Frestonian Gallery is excited to be showing for the first time at Asia NOW (Paris), where we will be exhibiting new works by Minami Kobayahi & Kristina Chan. Celebrating its 9th Edition, Asia NOW is the first Parisian art fair showcasing the diversity of Asia’s contemporary art scene, and this is the second time that it will occur in parallel with Paris+. The fair runs from 20th to 22nd October 2023, at Monnaie de Paris, 11 Quai de Conti, Paris 6e, with a VIP preview on Thursday, October 19.
Minami Kobayashi was born in 1989 in Nagoya, Japan, and lives and works in London. She holds an MFA in Painting and Drawing from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago (2018) and a BFA in Painting from Tokyo University of the Arts (2016).
Recent solo exhibitions include Goldfinch Gallery (Chicago) and Frestonian Gallery (London). She has exhibited in group shows at Tokyo Metropolitan Museum, Setouchi International Triennale 2019 (Japan), Western Exhibitions (Chicago), Stems Gallery (Belgium), Dongdaemun Design Plaza (South Korea) and Shulamit Nazarian (Los Angeles). Upcoming exhibitions include Et Al Gallery (San Francisco), NADA Miami (with Et Al) and Art SG, Singapore (with Frestonian Gallery). In 2024 Frestonian Gallery will host a major solo exhibition of Kobayashi's work accompanied by a major publication on the artists' career-to-date.
Kristina Chan is a Chinese-Candian artist, born in 1991 in Vancouver and lives and works in London. She graduated from the Royal College of Art (MA Print) in 2016. She received her BFA from Parsons The New School in both Paris & New York. She has exhibited at institutions such as the Musee du Louvre, Tate Modern & the Royal Academy (London). In 2022 she was awarded the Ingram Prize and a solo exhibition at the Lightbox Museum (UK).
Further exhibitions include Oseana Kunst og Kultursenter Bergen (2018), Museum für Moderne Kunst Bremen, Mindepartementet Museum of Art and Photography Stockholm, Hellingkreuzer HOF Venna (all 2016), Hancock Gallery (2021, 2023) and Litvak Contemporary Tel Aviv, Israel (2019, 2022).
