About

Yuji Kumon is a physician, public health researcher, and artist based in Kyoto, Japan. His work spans medicine, public health, and art, with a particular interest in the relationships between individuals, society, and everyday life.

Trained in medicine in Japan, Kumon later earned an MFA in Painting and Drawing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His artistic practice explores everyday experiences, human relationships, and the tensions between individuals and society.

His interest in the social dimensions of human experience also informs his medical and public health work. After pursuing an MPH at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, he began doctoral research in social epidemiology at Kyoto University, focusing on social isolation, loneliness, health equity, and arts and cultural engagement.

Through clinical practice, research, and artistic inquiry, Kumon seeks to understand how social and cultural environments shape people's experiences of connection, dignity, and well-being.