RESUME

Lives and works in New York

Education

1990    Setsu Mode Seminar, Tokyo, Japan

1988    B. S. Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

Solo Exhibition

2023    “WHERE I AM,” Store Front, Tokyo, Japan

            “Memory Lane,” Nairs Lab, Fundaziun Nairs, Scuol, Switzerland, curated by Stefanie

            Proksch-Weilguni

2021    "Savorscape," The Gallery, New York

2017    "Equivocal Landscape – The Color Annotation," Reid Hall, Paris, France, curated

             by Jean-Yves Coffre

2001    "Travel Agency Garden: A MANHATTAN TOUR," Ise Foundation, New York, curated

             by Reiko Tomii

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024    “Le Décathlon d’Apollon,” Château de Montsoreau – musée d’Art contemporain  Montsoreau, Montsoreau, France 

2018    “A Colossal World: Japanese Artists and New York, 1950s – Present,” WhiteBox, New York,

            curated by Kyoko Sato

2017    "Full House," White Columns Online, White Columns, New York, curated

            by Elizaveta Shneyderman

2012    "Views of Life," hpgrp gallery, New York, curated by Reiko Tomii

2010    "We are the islands," Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, Berlin, Germany

            "almost the same, but not quite," 48 Stunden Neukölln 2010, Damen Salon, Berlin, Germany

            "Landscape and Solitude," KUMUKUMU Gallery, New York, curated by Mako Wakasa

2007    "Making a Home: Japanese Contemporary Artists in New York," Japan Society Gallery,

            New York, curated by Eric C. Shiner (catalogue)

2006    "Perceiving Beauty: art, science and human nature," The Confederation Centre Art Gallery,

            Prince Edward Island, Canada, curated by Alexandra Keim

2005    "Influence," Centre d’Art. Marnay Art Centre, Marnay-sur-Seine, France

2003    "Japan: Rising," Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, Lake Worth, Florida, curated by

            Dominique Nahas and Michael Rush (catalogue)

2001    "Pioneering Spirit: Colbert Art Walk 2001," Hermès, New York, curated by Simon Watson

1999    "Outer Boroughs," White Columns, New York

1998    Asian American Arts Alliance’s 15th anniversary gala, St. Peter’s Church, New York

            "Big Art in small places ’98," Downtown Arts Festival 1998, Charas/El Bohio Cultural and

            Community Center, New York

1997    "First Look," Downtown Arts Festival 1997, Lucky Strike, New York

1996    Momenta Art, Brooklyn, New York

1994    Artist in the Marketplace Exhibition, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, New York (catalogue)

Performance

2022    Participation in the session “Got an Art Problem?” by Nayland Blake, June 10, 2022,

            Whiteny Biennale 2022 ("Quiet as It’s Kept"), Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

1997    "T*A*K*A* out of BUSINESS," Taka, New York

Artist Residency

2023    Künstlerhaus/Fundaziun Nairs, Scuol, Switzerland

2017    CAMAC (Centre d'Art. Marnay Art Centre), Marnay-sur-Seine, France

2016    Spring Workshop, Aberdeen, Hong Kong

            Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, Virginia, USA

            The Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz, NY, USA

2014    Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, USA

2009    Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany

2007    Sanskriti Kendra, Sanskriti Foundation, New Delhi, India

2006    The Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Parks Canada, Prince Edward Island, Canada

2004    CAMAC (Centre d’Art. Marnay Art Centre), Marnay-sur-Seine, France

Grants

2021    Grant. City Artist Corps Grants, New York Foundation for the Arts, New York

2017    Grant. Ténot Foundation, France

2016    Fellowship. Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, Virginia, USA

            Fellowship. The Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz, NY, USA

2009    Fellowship. Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan

2006    Fellowship. The Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Prince Edward Island, Canada

2004    Ténot Foundation, France, 2004

1999    Grant. Change, Inc., New York

1999    Grant. The Wheeler Foundation, Brooklyn, New York

Publication

2008    "Nectar's root as far as its Resonance reaches," Poetry by Mari Kashiwagi, Shichosha, the book

            cover image. Tokyo

2007    "Making a Home: Japanese Contemporary Artists in New York," the exhibition catalogue, Japan

            Society, New York, pp. 86-89. New York

2001    "Equivocal Landscape," Open City #12, Equivocal Landscape, pp. 43-48. New York

Public Collection

2018    The Columbus Museum, Columbus, Georgia

Bibliography

2006    "Perceiving beauty." The Guardian. C4. Prince Edward Island, Canada, July 18

2002    Wesley, Jay. "travel agency garden." Dutch 37, pp. 17. The Netherlands

2001    Roberta. "Art in Review." The New York Times. July 6

1994    Cotter, Holland. "A Showcase for Artists Learning Their Business." The New York Times.

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