Members

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  Kinan Art Week Executive Committee Chairman / General Producer

  Yabumoto Yuto

  Born in Shirahama City, Wakayama Prefecture
  Co-founder of One Asia Lawyers, President of AURA Contemporary Art Foundation, President of Artport Co.

  Yabumoto’s ancestors are buried in Nakaheji, Kumano Kodo, and his mother was the first female orca trainer at Adventure World. He founded JBL Mekong Group, the predecessor of One Asia Lawyers, in 2011, and he has lived and worked in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand for more than a decade, providing grants and exhibitions to artists, curators and art collectives across the region. His current research focuses on anthropology and art, with an interest in the myths, legends, fables and folklore of the Asia Pacific region. His research focuses on the Kumano region, where her ancestors lie, and on issues such as Zomia, highland civilisation and animism.

  His major exhibitions include “Zomi: Trans-immigrants on the Water -Contemporary Art from the Mekong Region-” (Osaka), “Silence is Golden” (Myanmar) and “Abstraction of Breathing” (Myanmar).

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  Kinan Art Week Executive Committee

  Yamamoto Reiko

  Director of Select Wakayama. Born in Kamiakizu, Tanabe City. Daughter of a mandarin orange farmer. Has lived in the U.S. for more than 10 years. Formerly engaged in product development, including nail care products, and investment in Japan. Returned to her hometown in 2020. Currently, she hopes to contribute to the development of companies in Wakayama Prefecture and Wakayama Prefecture aiming for overseas expansion by conveying the charm of Wakayama to the world. Dog lover.

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  Kinan Art Week Executive Committee

  Ogawa Misaki

  Born in Tanabe City, Wakayama Prefecture. Experienced planning and directing as a wedding planner at a foreign-owned hotel in Tokyo. Currently works for an IT company in Tokyo, while living in different locations as a remote worker. She has a grandfather and sister in the family who are painters, so she has a desire to disseminate artists’ works and production processes. Through his hobby of appreciating contemporary art, he has also been taught the philosophy and creativity to view the ephemeral moments of daily life from multiple perspectives. She would like to support rich art activities that enable people to listen to the ideas of others and build mutually affirming relationships.

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  Kinan Art Week Auditor

  Kimura Kodai

  Attorney admitted in Japan and New York (Partner at Kobayashi & Yugeta Law Office)and Washington DC. Mr. Kimura advises artists, art galleries, art related start-ups, curators, art consultants, collectors, public art consulting firms and various companies involved in art projects, and has contributed articles to reputable media such as Bijutsutecho and Forbes JAPAN. He received a Certificate in Art Business from Christie’s Education, New York, and a Diploma in Art Law from Institute of Art and Law, UK.
  @kodaikimura

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  Kinan Art Week Secretary General

  Shimoda Manabu

  Representative of Coamu Creative (Event Producer, Photographer)

  Born in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture and currently lives in Tanabe City, Wakayama Prefecture.

  After graduating from a photography school, in his twenties, he worked as a musician. After working for an events company and an agricultural (agricultural diversification) company, he became independent and moved to Tanabe. He was also involved in the utilization of vacant houses and the planning of public facilities as a Tanabe City Regional Revitalization Cooperation Team for three years, which started in March 2018. His mission is to be a “companion partner in the realization of ideas”, and he works with a group of wonderful creators in the region, listening deeply to the client’s story and weaving their ideas together.

  As a director, he has been involved in major events such as “Lohas Festa”, “Ramen EXPO”, “GREENROOM FESTIVAL” and “SUMMER SONIC”.