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Chihiro Honda
Chihiro Honda is an artist based in Kyoto, Japan.
Following spinal surgery in her teens, she has lived with metal inside her body—a physical condition that informs her ongoing use of iron as both material and conceptual tool.
She works across sound sculpture, installation, performance, and printed matter,
grounded in improvisation and play as central methods.
She began her artistic practice in 2020 after a decade in graphic design.
Solo Exhibitions
Dec. 2025 (Scheduled) – Solo Exhibition, Bangkok Tokyo Architecture, Bangkok, Thailand
2025 – Time, River, Bridge, MIKAWA (SOTO), Kyoto, Japan
2024 – cell, STUDIO STAFF ONLY, Tokyo, Japan
2023 – The Island, The White, Tokyo, Japan
2023 – When Where, CAGE GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
2020 – Kukei no Ku-do, The White, Tokyo, Japan
Group Exhibitions
2019 – Rain or Shine (雨にもまけず), BankART R16 Studio, Yokohama, Japan
Residencies
Dec. 2025 (Scheduled) – Bangkok Tokyo Architecture, Bangkok, Thailand
2022 – LAKE HARUNA ARTIST RESIDENCE, Gunma, Japan – MFA in Graphic Design, Graduate School of Art and Design, Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan
Education
2012 – MFA in Graphic Design, Graduate School of Art and Design, Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan
Professional Background
2022–Present – Lecturer, Department of Design, Kyoto Seika University, Kyoto, Japan
2018–2021 Art Director / GINZA (fashion magazine), Tokyo
2016–Present Freelance Graphic Designer
Publications
2025 – The Island, Parts (self-published artist book)
Statement
Chihiro Honda’s work explores the shifting boundaries between body, sound, and space through iron as both material and metaphor.
Her practice is rooted in improvisation and play, shaped by her personal experience of living with metal inside her body.