Born in Tokyo, Japan
Lives and works in New York
EDUCATION
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, USA
Master of Fine Arts Degree 2010
Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Science of Design 2001
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 Soho20 Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY, USA: Holey Space
2011 CAM Raleigh-Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh, NC, USA: Urban Nature
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013 Bronx Calling: The Second AIM Biennial (forthcoming)
2012 The Shirey, Brooklyn, NY, USA: The Standard Deviation
Cuchifritos, New York, NY, USA: Bivalence
Ise Cultural Foundation, New York, NY, USA: Making Landscapes Speaks
Soho20 Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY, USA: Matchmaker
2011 Soho20 Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY, USA: Folles d' Hiver
2010 Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York, NY, USA: Plus One
Yasashii Yokan Gallery, Tokyo, Japan: Color Party-Orange
Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY, USA: Serial Intentions, That's Just It
The Affordable Art Fair NYC 2010, New York, NY, USA
Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY, USA: Multiplex
2009 Westside Gallery, New York, NY, USA: A Legacy Revised
Yasashii Yokan Gallery, Tokyo, Japan: Color Party-Purple
2008 Ozone Gallery, Tokyo, Japan: Color Party-Blue
2007 DIC Color Square, Tokyo, Japan: Color Party-Red
2004 White Box/The Annex, New York, NY, USA: White Box Local 525
GRANTS/AWARDS/RESIDENCIES
2013 The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico, Taos, NM, USA: The Foundation Fellowship
2012 The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY, USA: The Artist in the Marketplace Program
Artists Alliance Inc., New York, NY, USA: The Lower East Side-Rotating Studio Program
Nomura Foundation, Tokyo, Japan: Grants
2011 Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA: Residency Program
2010 Chashama, Brooklyn, NY, USA: Studio Program
Soho20 Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY, USA: Artists Residency Program
School of Visual Art, New York, NY, USA: School of Visual Arts Graduate Department Award
School of Visual Art, New York, NY, USA: The Alumni Society of School of Visual Arts Scholarship Award
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Wilmott, Francesca. “Standard Deviation at The Shirey,” temporaryartreview.com, November 12, 2012
"Urban Nature 2011," online magazine thisispaper, thisispaper.com, 2011
"Glass Gardens-Urban Nature," the Banff Centre Press’ online journal BOULDERPAVEMENT issue 4, boulderpavement.ca, 2011
Kellner, Chelsea. “Create your own art at First Friday,” Midtown Raleigh News, June 29, 2011
Connolly, Tara L. “Contemporary Art Engages the Community at the Newly-Opened Contemporary Art Museum in Raleigh,” Quarterlife Tango Blog, June 13, 2011
Lea, Diane. "Long-Awaited Contemporary Art Museum Opens With A Flourish," Metro Magazine, May 2011
McKim, Devin. "First Friday-May 2011," Goodnight, Raleigh!, May 14, 2011
Quillin, Martha. “Contemporary art showcase opens in Raleigh,” News & Observer, May 1, 2011
Delcambre, Dave. “CAM’s Time Arrives,” nc artblog, April 30, 2011
“CAM Raleigh opens with two amazing shows,” The Herald Sun, April 29, 2011
Vitiello, Chris. “Years in the works, Raleigh's Contemporary Art Museum opens,” Independent Weekly, April 27, 2011
Chandler, Stacy. “New Contemporary Art Museum aims to stir Raleigh's artistic pulse,” News & Observer, April 24, 2011
Donahue, T.S. “CAMera Ready,” artsee Magazine, March-April, 2011
Interview and Photo: "Time After Time,” Blend Magazine (The Netherlands), #02 July- September 2010
Review: Gloss Magazine (Brazil), March 2010
Zhang, Yujing. "Cold Body-Cherishing Lives", a+a Magazine (China), March 2010
Levy, Alison. artslant.com, May 2009