BIOGRAFIE
1972 | Born in Osaka, Japan |
1994 | Graduated from Kyoto Seika University, B.A., Department of Sculpture, Kyoto, Japan |
1994 - 2001 | Studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under Professor Magdalena Jetelová, Germany |
2000 | Completed Meisterschülerin from Magdalena Jetelová Peter Mertes Scholarship, Bonn, Germany |
2001 | Graduated from the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, M.A., Germany |
2002 | "Chilufim/Transfer" Artist in residence in Israel |
2003 | Studio Scholarship from the city of Mönchengladbach, Germany |
2005 - 2006 | Wilhelm Lehmbruck Scholarship, Duisburg, Germany |
2009 | Artist exchange Germany – Croatia, Artist in Residence in Zagreb |
2011 | 1st prize of private field sculpture "Rheigasse 934- Beethoven’s house 1776-1785", Bonn, Germany |
2013 | Overseas Study Program for Artists, Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunka-cho), Japan . US-Japan Creative Arts Fellowship, Japan-US Friendship Commission . Grant for new media, Künstlerdorf Schöppingen Foundation |
2014 | Visiting Artist Program, The 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica, USA |
2015 | Artist exchange Germany – Finland, Artist in Residence in Tampere |
AUSSTELLUNGEN
2015 | "A little bird told me." Commonwealth and Council, Los Angeles, USA "Light & Sight" Emil Gallery Studio, Tampere, Finland "OpenART 2015" Public art biennial, Örebro, Sweden (Cat) "INCOGNITO 2015" Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, USA |
2014 | "Priority Required" The 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica, USA "Hans in Luck–Art & Capital" Wilhelm-Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg, Germany "35. Duisburger Akzente/ Klebewesen" Duisburg, Germany (Cat) "Everyday Life / Off the record" Kanagawa Arts Theatre (Kanagawa Prefectural Gallery), Yokohama, Japan (Cat) "sublime submission" Weltkunstzimmer, Düsseldorf , Germany (Cat) |
2013 | "this summer" Schuebbe Projects, Düsseldorf, Germany "done" Schuebbe Projects, Düsseldorf, Germany "Approach to realities" Organhaus Art Space, Chongqing, China (Cat) "Open call" Olomouc Museum of Art, Olomouc, Czech Republic "works on paper" Schuebbe Projects, Düsseldorf, Germany |
2012 | "Präzision und Veränderungsmöglichkeiten" Field Sculpture, Bonn, Germany "landscapes" Schubbe Projects, Düsseldorf, Germany |
2011 | "Schmuck & Zweck" Vitrine in Malkasten, Düsseldorf, Germany "65th Bergische Kunstausstellung" Kunstmuseum Solingen, Solingen, Germany (Cat) "VOCA- The Vision of Contemporary Art" The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japan (Cat) "Schadow performers" Gallerie de Expeditie, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
2010 | "Dialog" with Wolfgang Lüttgens, Japanisches Kulturinstitut (The Japan Foundation), Cologne, Germany (Cat) "Back from" with Verena Freyschmidt, Atelier am Eck, Düsseldorf, Germany "She, sitting", Raum Oberkassel, Düsseldorf, Germany "between YOU & ME", die Vitrine, Düsseldorf, Germany |
2009 | "between YOU & ME" Galerija AZ̆, Zagreb, Croatia "works on paper" Schuebbe Projects, Düsseldorf, Germany (Cat) "Ge-mini" artist Künstlerbeilage: artist Kunstmagazin, Bremen, Germany "Jetzt und Damals: Ida Gerhardi Föderpreis 2009 und 20 Jahre Ida Förderpreis", Städtischen Galerie Lüdenscheid, Lüdenscheid, Germany (Cat) |
2008 | "Praise your job, praise your bonus" Schuebbe Projects, Düsseldorf, Germany Group exhibition, Galerie von der Milwe, Aachen, Germany Group exhibition, Schuebbe Projects, Düsseldorf, Germany |
2007 | "Yukako The Ripper" artist pages: artist Kunstmagazin, Bremen, Germany (Project) "Spitze" (Magazine Project) in: "Prop", nüans, Düsseldorf , Germany "Parc/ours" Theatergalerie, Mönchengladbach, Germany "7007 - Kunst der 70er Jahre" Galerie von der Milwe, Aachen, Germany |
2006 | "notice" Galerie von der Milwe, Aachen, Germany "end of season" Wilhelm-Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg, Germany (Cat) "straight stories" nüans, Düsseldorf, Germany "Maedels" Gabriele Rivet, Cologne, Germany "Internationale Videokunst", Niederrheinwerk Generator hall, Viersen, Germany |
2005 | "aus der Dampfzeit / from the steam age – a musical theatre performance in five scenes", Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, Germany (Projekt / Cat) BALD BIN ICH WEG" artothek des Kölnischen Stadtmuseums, Cologne, Germany (Cat) "Se(h)quenzen" Galerie von der Milwe, Aachen, Germany |
2004 | "Motivation Hammer" Galleria Traghetto, Venice, Italy "Motivation Hammer" Galerie von der Milwe, Aachen, Germany "Erst kommt das Fressen, und dann kommt die Moral", Galerie der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany |
2003 | "TRAFFIC- Ethnografie der Straße" Kunsthaus Essen, Essen, Germany (Cat) "Chilufim / Transfer" Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn / Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund, Germany (Cat) "Arche Noah" Gabriele Rivet, Cologne, Germany |
2002 | "inside wall" Galerie von der Milwe, Aachen, Germany "Brain-child Pot" Mehrwert e.V. Interfood Vitrine, Aachen, Germany "Chilufim / Transfer" The Israel Museum, Jerusalem / Herzliya Museum of Art, Herzliya, Israel (Cat) "Photo Foto" Galerie von der Milwe, Aachen, Germany |
2001 | "FAULWERK" with Patrick Jambon, Kunstraum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany (Cat) "Brain-child Pot" Galerie Christa Schübbe, Düsseldorf, Germany |
2000 | "Peter Mertes Stipendium" with Lucy Harvey, Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn, Germany (Cat) "Continental Shift" Ludwig Forum, Aachen, Germany (Cat) "ATOPIE" Entre Deux, Maastricht, Netherlands |
1999 | "GO HOME" Galerie Christa Schübbe, Düsseldorf, Germany "in de ban van de ring" Provinciaal Centrum voor Beeldende Kunsten – Begijnhof, Hasselt, Belgium "smokkelschmuggelsmuggle 19992000" Aktion "Pick up STREET" in Luxembourg, Supported by CASINO LUXEMBOURG Forum d'art contemporain, Luxembourg (Cat) |
1998 | "ORIENTATION" Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen, Germany |
Collections "ORIENTATION" Wilhelm-Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg, Germany "Nail-bitter memory" City of Mönchengladbach, Germany "ORIENTATION" Collection Schürmann "make the way" Municipality Raeren, Belgium |