About

Yuji Kumon is a physician, public health researcher, and artist based in Japan. His work explores the relationships between health, society, and everyday life through clinical practice, public health research, and art.

After studying medicine, an encounter with art in New York led him to begin his artistic practice, which he later developed through graduate study in painting and drawing in Chicago. He subsequently pursued public health, focusing on the social determinants of health, health equity, and the ways social conditions shape individual well-being.

Working across art, medicine, and public health, Kumon’s recent work examines everyday life, social isolation, dignity and indignity, and the tensions between individuals and society. Bringing together clinical experience, public health perspectives, and artistic inquiry, he explores how social and cultural conditions shape experiences of care, connection, and well-being.