Five Of KINGAF 2026's Taiwanese Artists Will Visit Fukuoka In Person
The fair's lineup leans on artists with existing ties to Japan, and the five-person visit list turns a display of Taiwanese work into a live exchange between the artists and Fukuoka visitors.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
The first Kyushu International New Generation Art Fair, KINGAF 2026, runs from Friday, October 2 to Monday, October 5, 2026 at ONE FUKUOKA BLDG. in Tenjin, Fukuoka. Twenty-four emerging Taiwanese artists will participate, working in painting, ink painting, mixed media, and illustration. Five of them will visit Fukuoka during the fair and meet visitors: Lin Wei (Ivy), Huang Yu-Shan, Jeffrey, Maggie, and Tsai Mi-Tzu (Mitsuko).
The theme is "New Territory HORIZON - Opening New Perspectives and Futures Through Art." The participating artists span painting, ink painting, mixed media, and illustration.
Among the five who will travel to Fukuoka, two are based partly in Japan. Lin Wei (Ivy) works between Tokyo and Taipei, studied Chinese, Japanese, and Western painting, and now focuses on Japanese painting and gouache. Tsai Mi-Tzu (Mitsuko) is based in Tokyo and Fukuoka and makes work from oil paint and crayons.
Huang Yu-Shan, Jeffrey, and Maggie round out the visiting group. Huang Yu-Shan took the Ministry of Culture's MIT Newcomer Award in 2013; Jeffrey builds a character series from the pixiu motif; Maggie works in oil, acrylic, and acrylic fluid art.
- Lin Wei (Ivy): Based in Tokyo and Taipei, works in Japanese painting and gouache using mineral pigments, silk, Japanese paper, and gold leaf
- Huang Yu-Shan: Contemporary artist; won the Ministry of Culture's MIT Newcomer Award in 2013
- Jeffrey: Combines illustration, oil painting, and mixed media; known for a pixiu character series
- Maggie: Works in oil, acrylic, and acrylic fluid art on nature and life themes
- Tsai Mi-Tzu (Mitsuko): Based in Tokyo and Fukuoka; works in oil paint and crayons
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