Aki KONDO

I Love You

2023, acrylic on canvas, 227.3×363.6cm, [17099]

I Wanted to See You, 2023, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

 

I Wanted to See You, 2023, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

I Wanted to See You, 2023, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

Aichi Triennale 2022, 2022, Ichinomiya City, Aichi, Japan

Photo by ToLoLo studio

Circle of Light

2021, acrylic on canvas, 130.3x162cm, [15837]

Small Seed Will Become a Big Tree

2021, acrylic on canvas, 162×130.3cm, [15840]

Stars, Sparkling

2021, acrylic on panel, 181.8×545.4cm, [15836]

Napping under the Sun

2021, acrylic on panel, 181.8×454.6cm, [15835]

Stars, Sparkling, 2021, Yamagata Museum of Art

The Happiness that Exists Here, 2021, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

 

The Happiness that Exists Here, 2021, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

 

The Happiness that Exists Here, 2021, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

 

—INSIDE THE COLLECTOR’S VAULT, VOL.1— , 2020-2021, WHAT, Tokyo

Photo by Shigeo Muto

 

Takamatsu Art Museum Collection + Body and Movement, 2020, Takamatsu City Museum of Art, Kagawa

When I Think about My Mother

2020, acrylic on canvas, 72.7×60.6cm, [14942]

Day for Arranging Flowers

2020, acrylic on canvas, 53×45.5cm, [14979]

Sleeping Person

2020, acrylic on canvas, 53×45.5cm, [14923]

Flowers in the Heart, 2020, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

 

Mother’s Face

2018, acrylic on paper, 38x27cm, [13643]

Today Waiting for That Day and Tomorrow, 2018, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

Today Waiting for That Day and Tomorrow, 2018, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

 

HOUSE

2017, oil on panel, 227×362cm, [12775]

Fly, Piglet, Fly!

2016, oil on wooden panel, 182x91cm, [12615]

All Life is Change

2016, oil on canvas, 162x130cm, [12425]

Artist

2016, oil on canvas, 163x97c, [12197]

song for artist

2016, oil on panel, 227.3×409.1cm, [12208]

Artist, 2016, ShugoArts Weekend Gallery

Photo by Shigeo Muto

Artist in Hotel, Artist Room Otafuku Face, 2015, Park Hotel Tokyo

Artist in Hotel, Artist Room Otafuku Face, 2015, Park Hotel Tokyo

HIKARI

2015, Bluray Disc, 33 min. 35 sec. [11459]

HIKARI

2015, Bluray Disc, 33 min. 35 sec. [11459]

HIKARI, 2015, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

Secret of a moonlit night

2014, acrylic on cardboard chair, 74x40x62cm,  [10824]

PAPAKI CAFE PROJECT (Art Fair Tokyo 2014) 2014, Tokyo International Forum

Magic of the Moonlit Night

2013, oil on panel, diameter 150cm, [10671]

The Emperor of Las Vegas

2013, acrylic on cardboard box, 208x242x91cm,  [10438]

THE ECOLOGY OF AKI KONDO, 2014, JIKKA

Rice ball

2013, oil on panel, 227.3x362.6cm, [10678]

Can I be your hubby?

2012, oil on panel, 227.3×436.2cm, [10118]

An Earth of Eating

2012, oil on panel, 227.3×436.2cm, [10095]

The Homeland of Cherry Blossoms

2012, oil on panel, 227.3x909cm, [10096]

Forest of Breeding

2012, oil on panel, 227.3×363.6cm, [10264]

Portrait of a Family

2011-2012, oil on panel, 227.3×363.6cm, [9718]

Mountain Gods

2011, oil on panel, 227×1018.5cm, [9656]

Blue Mountain

2011, oil, oilbar on canvas, 154.6x126cm, [9849]

Meeting in a Dark Place

2011, oil, crayon on panel, 227.3×181.8cm, [9547]

The Mountain’s Loud Voice

2011, pencil, pastel crayon, acrylic, crayon on paper, 26x37cm, [11207]

Works on paper 2011-2014, 2014, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

 

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I Love You

2023, acrylic on canvas, 227.3×363.6cm, [17099]

I Wanted to See You, 2023, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

 

I Wanted to See You, 2023, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

I Wanted to See You, 2023, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

Aichi Triennale 2022, 2022, Ichinomiya City, Aichi, Japan

Photo by ToLoLo studio

Circle of Light

2021, acrylic on canvas, 130.3x162cm, [15837]

Small Seed Will Become a Big Tree

2021, acrylic on canvas, 162×130.3cm, [15840]

Stars, Sparkling

2021, acrylic on panel, 181.8×545.4cm, [15836]

Napping under the Sun

2021, acrylic on panel, 181.8×454.6cm, [15835]

Stars, Sparkling, 2021, Yamagata Museum of Art

The Happiness that Exists Here, 2021, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

 

The Happiness that Exists Here, 2021, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

 

The Happiness that Exists Here, 2021, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

 

—INSIDE THE COLLECTOR’S VAULT, VOL.1— , 2020-2021, WHAT, Tokyo

Photo by Shigeo Muto

 

Takamatsu Art Museum Collection + Body and Movement, 2020, Takamatsu City Museum of Art, Kagawa

When I Think about My Mother

2020, acrylic on canvas, 72.7×60.6cm, [14942]

Day for Arranging Flowers

2020, acrylic on canvas, 53×45.5cm, [14979]

Sleeping Person

2020, acrylic on canvas, 53×45.5cm, [14923]

Flowers in the Heart, 2020, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

 

Mother’s Face

2018, acrylic on paper, 38x27cm, [13643]

Today Waiting for That Day and Tomorrow, 2018, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

Today Waiting for That Day and Tomorrow, 2018, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

 

HOUSE

2017, oil on panel, 227×362cm, [12775]

Fly, Piglet, Fly!

2016, oil on wooden panel, 182x91cm, [12615]

All Life is Change

2016, oil on canvas, 162x130cm, [12425]

Artist

2016, oil on canvas, 163x97c, [12197]

song for artist

2016, oil on panel, 227.3×409.1cm, [12208]

Artist, 2016, ShugoArts Weekend Gallery

Photo by Shigeo Muto

Artist in Hotel, Artist Room Otafuku Face, 2015, Park Hotel Tokyo

Artist in Hotel, Artist Room Otafuku Face, 2015, Park Hotel Tokyo

HIKARI

2015, Bluray Disc, 33 min. 35 sec. [11459]

HIKARI

2015, Bluray Disc, 33 min. 35 sec. [11459]

HIKARI, 2015, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

Secret of a moonlit night

2014, acrylic on cardboard chair, 74x40x62cm,  [10824]

PAPAKI CAFE PROJECT (Art Fair Tokyo 2014) 2014, Tokyo International Forum

Magic of the Moonlit Night

2013, oil on panel, diameter 150cm, [10671]

The Emperor of Las Vegas

2013, acrylic on cardboard box, 208x242x91cm,  [10438]

THE ECOLOGY OF AKI KONDO, 2014, JIKKA

Rice ball

2013, oil on panel, 227.3x362.6cm, [10678]

Can I be your hubby?

2012, oil on panel, 227.3×436.2cm, [10118]

An Earth of Eating

2012, oil on panel, 227.3×436.2cm, [10095]

The Homeland of Cherry Blossoms

2012, oil on panel, 227.3x909cm, [10096]

Forest of Breeding

2012, oil on panel, 227.3×363.6cm, [10264]

Portrait of a Family

2011-2012, oil on panel, 227.3×363.6cm, [9718]

Mountain Gods

2011, oil on panel, 227×1018.5cm, [9656]

Blue Mountain

2011, oil, oilbar on canvas, 154.6x126cm, [9849]

Meeting in a Dark Place

2011, oil, crayon on panel, 227.3×181.8cm, [9547]

The Mountain’s Loud Voice

2011, pencil, pastel crayon, acrylic, crayon on paper, 26x37cm, [11207]

Works on paper 2011-2014, 2014, ShugoArts

Photo by Shigeo Muto

 

Biography

Born in 1987 in Hokkaido and currently residing in Yamagata, Japan. Aki Kondo continues to depict hope and compassion for all forms of life through bold colors and dynamic brushstrokes. For Kondo, who believes that “to paint is to live,” the act of creation is both a process of envisioning the world she wishes to see and a means of self-recognition through painting. Her artistic expression extends beyond canvases and panels, freely expanding into three-dimensional objects, walls, ceilings, and entire spaces. Additionally, Kondo has demonstrated her talent in various artistic endeavors, including writing, directing, and producing the short film HIKARI, which seamlessly blends approximately 14,000 oil-painted animation frames with live-action footage.

 

Selected exhibitions: Aki Kondo: What I Saw, When I Tore Myself Open, Art Tower Mito, Ibaraki, 2025; I Wanted to See You, ShugoArts, Tokyo, 2023; Aichi Triennale 2022, Aichi, 2022; Stars, Sparkling, Yamagata Museum of Art, Yamagata, 2021; The Happiness that Exists Here, ShugoArts/ Phillips Tokyo/ Contemporary Art Foundation, Tokyo, 2021; Takamatsu Art Museum Collection + Body and Movement, Takamatsu City Museum of Art, Kagawa, 2020; Flowers in the Heart, ShugoArts Online Show, Tokyo, 2020; Today Waiting for That Day and Tomorrow, ShugoArts, Tokyo, 2018; Paintings Here And Now, Fuchu Art Museum, Tokyo, 2018; HIKARI, Daiwa Foundation Japan House, London, 2016; HIKARI, ShugoArts, Tokyo, 2015; THE ECOLOGY OF AKI KONDO, JIKKA, Tokyo, 2013; PHANTOMS OF ASIA: Contemporary Awakens the Past, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 2012. VOCA 2022 Honorable Mention Award, 2022.