Kyoko Kimura Morgan | Clovelly - Cape Town | Pottery, Stitching & Sumi-e Paintings
Kyoko Kimura Morgan is a Japanese paper artist and origami teacher living in Cape Town. She is the founder of Origami For Africa (OFA), a platform dedicated to using origami as a tool for creativity, connection, and transformation.
Guided by the belief that meaningful change—social, emotional, and artistic—can begin with something as simple as a square of paper, Kyoko creates participatory art experiences that foster dialogue and agency across cultures and communities.
Artistic Practice
A unique element of Kyoko’s work is the fusion of Japanese cultural traditions with the natural beauty of Cape Town. This is expressed across a range of artmaking techniques, including ceramics, mosaics, embroidery, Boro (ボロ) mending, Yotsume Toji (四つ目綴じ) book-binding, and Sumie (墨絵) ink painting.
Each piece reflects her commitment to collaboration, accessibility, and the power of handmade processes to bring people together.
Kyoko also conceptualised and illustrated the Open Studios Route Map.
Website: www.kyoko.co.za
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