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絹谷 幸二（きぬたに こうじ、1943年生まれ）は、日本の画家。東京藝術大学を経て1971年のイタリア留学によってアフレスコ（壁画技法）をさらに深め、帰国後、歴代最年少にて画家の登龍門である安井賞を受賞。多彩な技法を駆使し、エネルギーに満ちあふれた独自の画風を確立した。1997年には長野冬季オリンピック・ポスターの原画制作、2008年には渋谷駅の壁面にパブリック・アートを設置、2014年には文化功労者に選出され、美術と社会を結びつける幅広い活動も行っている。

Koji Kinutani (1943-) is a Japanese painter. He mastered fresco technique at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice. In 1974, Kinutani became the youngest winner of the Yasui Prize, a touchstone for young Japanese painters. Since then, his works have been awarded other important prizes, such as the Nihon Geijutsu Taishō (Grand Prize for Japanese Fine Arts), Mainichi Art Award, and an award from the Japan Art Academy. He also designed the official poster of the Nagano Winter Olympics in 1998 and installed public art on the walls of Shibuya Station in 2008. In 2014, he was designated a Person of Cultural Merit for his innovative contributions to Japanese culture and society. Kinutani has created uniquely energetic works by a rich variety of techniques.