Kumi Usui 九九

Kumi Usui (Born in Japan) graduated from Musashino Art University and Sichuan Art Institute, lives and works in Chongqing, Sichuan.

Kumi Usui’s work involves acrylic on paper, painting with mixed media, and installation. Her conceptual practice centres on everyday life and emotions. In the series of I’m Drawing & Drawing, she tries to return to the pure state by blurring the boundary between art and life when creating aimless paintings, questioning the meaning of drawing, the truth of life, and the connotation of self.

Kumi's work has been presented by ZHU QIZHAN Art Museum (Shanghai, 2021), The Galaxy Museum of Contemporary Art (Chongqing, 2020), OCAT Xi'an (Xi'an, 2016), etc. Her solo exhibitions include "Drawing and Drawing: Heading Out and Bending Down" (Don Gallery, Shanghai, 2021), "LIFE BOX 2020" (Organhaus, Chongqing, 2020), "Shi jindian & Jiujiu Duplex Exhibition" (D Space, Chengdu, 2019), "KUROE" (Art Shenzheng, Shenzheng, 2016) and "Line-no answer" (Organhaus, Chongqing, 2015).