Araki Koman (b. 1987, Paris) is an interdisciplinary artist working across drawing, collage, textile, ceramic, photography, and printmaking. Her work and life explore the notion of slowing down and its multidimensional expressions and possibilities in nurturing our inner and outer landscapes.

Her sensory language & guidance embrace raw, intuitive, and minimal expressions. Continuously learning, Araki’s inspirations are rooted in her interest in subtle beauty, the sacredness in the mundane, finding the quiet in the city, and her nomadic spirit and background.

Born 1987 in Paris (France), with a Guinean and Malian heritage, Araki has lived across Europe, Asia, and America including Japan, Iceland, the UK, Denmark, China, Canada, Indonesia, Belgium, and Portugal. She is now based in Antwerp, Belgium.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 BLOOM - BrauLab (Rathenow, Germany)
2018 BLOOM - Sapporo Tenjinyama Art Studio (Sapporo, Japan)

2018 Global Couture - Benk + Bo (London, UK)

2015 Soulful - Les Expos à la Maison, Edition #17 (Paris, France)

ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2019 Palazzo Pitti (Rathenow, Germany)

2018 Sapporo Tenjinyama Art Studio (Sapporo, Japan)

SELECTED WORKSHOPS
2025 Intuitive Collage workshop 
- Intā (
Antwerp, Belgium)
2018 The Londoners Community Live Drawing

- London Festival of Architecture
 (London, UK)
2018 Global Couture workshop 
- ELCAF (
London, UK)

SELECTED EDUCATION + KEY EXPERIENCES
2022 Hand-built pottery course at FICA (Lisbon, Portugal)
2021 Contemporary collage and mixed media: intensive course
with Simon English (London, UK)
2021 Ink: Colour and Mark course - Morley College, (London, UK)
2020 Hand-built pottery course (Hastings, UK)
2018 - 2022 Founding and directing PRECIOUSIMPLICITY
2014 Fashion Design, VIA TEKO (Herning, Denmark)
2013 Textile Design internship, JÖR (Reykjavik, Iceland)
2012 - 2016 Founding and directing OUM x YUKI
2011-2012 Graphic Design, Shillington College (London, UK)

Photograph by Saly D. (2025)

SELECTED COMMISSIONS
Penguin Random House
Ten Speed Press
Water Doulas
New York Times Magazine
Chronicle Books
Icebreaker
Shillington College
The Atlantic
Refinery29

SELECTED TALKS/PANELS
Adobe Live France (2020)
Ladies Wine Design London (2018)
Global Generation (2018)