Minako Asakura is a Japanese artist born in 1973 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. As graphic designer & art director, she was involved for more than 10 years in the production of prints and promotional materials at TV stations, record companies & public offices in Tokyo & its suburbs. Since 2013, she went back to contemporary art which is origin of her creative activity and still studying painting under some contemporary artists as Teppei Ikehila and works with many prestigious galleries as KOWA, Vivid Design Studio or Bright Gallery in Japan and galerie bruno massa for international art markets.