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高知県生まれ。大阪成蹊大学芸術学部で絵画を学び、在学中に１年間イギリスの美術学校に交換留学。

卒業後は関西で展示活動や銅版画工房に通うなど制作を続ける。

2016年に夫婦で１年間の世界一周旅行に出発。友人やWorkawayなどを通して現地の人の生活に混ぜてもらう形の旅を楽しむ。当時つけていた日記はnoteで公開中。

https://note.com/minami_creative/m/m46f04e5b2246

帰国後は高知県で、iPadによるイラスト制作、販促物デザインなど、創作活動を続けている。

趣味は読書、語学学習、洋裁。影響を受けた作家はミヒャエル・エンデ、トーベ・ヤンソン、宮沢賢治、銀色夏生、司馬遼太郎、ムットーニ、モンゴメリ。応援しているのはBTSとコテンラジオとジェーン・スーと宝塚歌劇団。

Born in Kochi, Japan, she studied painting at the Faculty of Art at Osaka Seikei University. During her studies, she spent one year in Norwich, UK, as an exchange student at an art school.

After graduating, she continued her artistic practice in the Kansai region, exhibiting her works and working at a copperplate printmaking studio.

In 2016, she and her husband embarked on a one-year journey around the world. In addition to visiting new places and friends, they traveled in a way that allowed them to take part in local daily life through programs such as Workaway.

She has a particular fascination with cemeteries around the world, which inspire her to reflect on people’s lives and histories. During her travels, she documented many of them through photography.

After returning to Japan, she continues her creative practice in Kochi.She enjoys working with her hands across a wide range of mediums, including drawing, copperplate printmaking, woodblock printing, watercolor painting, picture book making, clay doll sculpting, embroidery, and dressmaking.