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書家　久保 奈月

1984年、北海道共和町生まれ。7歳より依嘱作家・佐藤瑞鳳氏に師事。全道書道展、国際現代書道展にて奨励賞等受賞。
2025年　"第５回 中野北冥記念北の書みらい賞"奨励賞受賞


2012年より札幌を拠点に本格的な活動を開始。2014年に初の渡米を果たし、2018年までに計5回渡米。シカゴでは、在シカゴ日本国総領事館、CBREビルロビー、現地ギャラリーでの展示に加え、Links Hallにて音楽家・舞踊家との3日間のコラボレーションパフォーマンスにも出演した。

2019年、G20観光大臣会合（倶知安町開催）の高級実務者級会合祝賀会にて揮毫パフォーマンスを披露。2024年には木田金次郎美術館に作品が収蔵される。

音や光、チョコレートなどを用いたパフォーマンスや、文字を分解・再構築する〈解体創書〉シリーズなど、既存の枠にとらわれない書の表現を追究。百貨店、美術館、ギャラリーでの個展をはじめ、ホテル・旅館・飲食店・企業ロゴなどの商業デザインも多数手がけている。

現在は、結婚を機に移住した北海道月形町を拠点に、2022年に設立した複合アート施設「ツキガタアートヴィレッジ」を運営。清らかな水に恵まれた米どころであるこの土地に暮らしながら、米ぬかなどの副産物に着目し、“勿体ない”という視点からアート作品やプロダクトへの展開を行うなど、地域資源とアートを結ぶ活動を続けている。廃校を再生したアトリエを拠点に、日々、書の新たな可能性を探求している。


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Calligrapher Natsuki Kubo

Born in 1984 in Kyowa, Hokkaido, Natsuki Kubo began studying calligraphy at the age of seven under renowned commissioned calligrapher Zuho Sato. She has received numerous accolades, including the Encouragement Award at the All-Hokkaido Calligraphy Exhibition and the International Contemporary Calligraphy Exhibition.

In 2012, she launched her professional career in Sapporo. Following her first artist residency in Chicago in 2014, she traveled to the U.S. five times by 2018. During her time there, she exhibited at venues including the Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago, the CBRE Building lobby, and local galleries. She also took part in a three-day collaborative performance at the experimental arts venue Links Hall, working with local musicians and dancers.

In 2019, she presented a live calligraphy performance at the official reception for the G20 Tourism Ministerial Meeting held in Kutchan, Hokkaido. In 2024, one of her works was added to the collection of the Kinjiro Kida Museum of Art.

Her practice explores calligraphy beyond traditional boundaries, incorporating elements such as sound, light, and even chocolate. Her signature series, Kaitai-Sousho (“Deconstructed and Reconstructed Calligraphy”), involves breaking down and reimagining characters to create new visual expressions. In addition to holding solo exhibitions at department stores, museums, and galleries, she also engages in commercial design for hotels, restaurants, inns, and corporate branding.

Currently based in Tsukigata, Hokkaido, where she relocated after marrying into a rice-farming family, Kubo established the Tsukigata Art Village in 2022. This multidisciplinary art facility, housed in a repurposed former school, serves as her atelier and creative base. Inspired by the rich natural environment and pristine water of this renowned rice-producing region, she creates art and products from local by-products such as rice bran—exploring the potential of what might otherwise be discarded through the lens of “mottainai,” or mindful resourcefulness. Through these efforts, she continues to connect local materials and culture with contemporary art.