祝世界遺産 朝陽日本一富嶽清流 30号
| 1943年 | 奈良県奈良市に生まれる |
| 1966年 | 東京芸術大学絵画科油画卒業、大橋賞を受賞、第34回独立展、独立賞受賞（同67年） |
| 1968年 | 同大学院修了 独立美術協会会員に推挙される |
| 1971年 | 渡伊しヴェネツィア・アカデミア入学。アフレスコ画を研究（〜73年) |
| 1974年 | 第17回安井賞受賞 |
| 1977年 | 昭和52年度文化庁派遣芸術家在外研修員として渡欧（〜78年) |
| 1987年 | 第19回日本芸術大賞受賞 |
| 1989年 | 第30回毎日芸術賞受賞 |
| 1997年 | 長野冬季五輪公式ポスター原画制作 |
| 2001年 | 第57回日本芸術院賞受賞、日本芸術院会員に任命 |
| 2009年 | 絹谷幸二賞が毎日新聞社主催で創設される |
| 2010年 | 東京藝術大学名誉教授に就任 |
| 2014年 | 文化功労者に顕彰される |
| 2015年 | 第66回日本放送協会 放送文化賞受賞 |
| 1943 | Born in Nara, Japan |
| 1966 | Graduated the Oil Painting Department of Tokyo National University of Fine Art and Music |
| 1968 | Finished the post graduate course on murals at Tokyo National University of Fine arts and Music; became a member of Dokuritsu Bijutsu Kyokai |
| 1971 | Entered the Academy in Venice and studied classical and contemporary fresco techniques under Professor Bruno Saetti |
| 1974 | Awarded the 17th Yasui Prize (Prize awarded to rising stars in fine arts) |
| 1987 | Awarded the 19th Nihon Geijutsu Taisho (Grand Prize for Japanese Fine Arts) |
| 1989 | Awarded the 30th Mainichi Geijutsu Prize (Mainichi Newspaper Fine Arts Prize) |
| 1993 | Became Professor at the Art Department of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music |
| 1997 | Commissioned to design the official poster for the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano and individual posters for seven different sports |
| 2001 | Awarded the 57th Japan Art Academy Prize, became a member of the Japan Art Academy |
| 2009 | Created the Koji Kinutani Prize hosted by Mainichi Newspaper Company |
| 2010 | Became Professor Emeritus of Toyo National University of Fine Arts and Music |
| 2014 | Became Bunkakorosha (Outstanding Cultural Merit by the Government of Japan) |
| 2015 | The 66th, Cultural Award, by Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) |
