1968

Born in Tokyo

1993

Graduated from Corcoran School of Art, Washington DC,USA

1996

Completed Master Course at Maryland Institute College of Art, Hoffberger School of Painting, Baltimore, MD USA

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2003

"Beautiful Place", Space Kobo & Tomo, Tokyo

2004

"Studies", Space Kobo & Tomo, Tokyo

"project N 19", Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery

2005

"Dream Days", Space Kobo & Tomo, Tokyo

2006

"Summer Island", Space Kobo & Tomo, Tokyo

"Monkey Beach & Ryugu", Space Kobo & Tomo, Tokyo

"Kinkazan", Space Kobo & Tomo, Tokyo

2007

"Nowhere in Particular", Dai-ichi Life Gallery / ARATANIURANO, Tokyo

Selected Group Exhibitions

1993

"Walk the Goddess Walk – Multi Media Exhibition", DCAC Washington DC

1995

"Superbia – Biennial Emerging Artists Exhibition", WPA, Washington DC

1999

"DC Commission on the Arts Fellowship Recipients Exhibition", Washington DC

2005

"A Lunch", AXIS Gallery ANNEX, Tokyo

"24th Outstanding Rising Artists Exhibition by Sompo Japan Fine Art Foundation", Seiji Togo Sompo, Japan Museum of Art Tokyo

2006

"VOCA 2006", The Vision of Contemporary Art Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo

Awards

1994

Maryland Institute International Graduate Fellowship – Tuition Award

Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore MD USA

1995

The Graduate Painting Award Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD USA

1998

"Grants in Aid Fellowship", DC Commission for the Arts and Humanities, Washington DC

2002

"The S&R Washington Award", The S&R Foundation, Washington DC

2006

VOCA Award, Committee for the Exhibition, ‘VOCA’, Tokyo

Public Collections

2004

Gakushuin Women's College, Tokyo

2005

Hoju-en, Hospital, Aichi, Japan

2006

The Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Company, Tokyo

2007

Kazankaikan, Tokyo

Awesome Rocks　2007　194 × 194 cm　Oil on canvas

Gray Lake　2007　130 × 162 cm　Oil on canvas

"nowhere in particular" exhibition view, ARATANIURANO, 2007