Born 1967 in Kyoto, Japan
Currently Lives and works in Kyoto

Education

2001~02
Participated for ISCP (International Studio & Curatorial Program) in New York, USA
1999
Scholarship of Daimler Chrysler Group in Japan Art Scope ’99, France
1990
Completed the postgraduate course of Saga Art College

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2012
MISA SHIN GALLERY, Tokyo
2010
MA2 Gallery, Tokyo
2009
The Museum of Modern Art, Kanagawa
Imura Art Gallery, Kyoto
2008
Gallery SUN Contemporary, Seoul
BASE GALLERY, Tokyo
eN arts, Kyoto
2006
MA2 Gallery, Tokyo
2005
Art Space Niji, Kyoto

Selected Group Exhibitions

2012
Going In/ Into the Painting, MA2 Gallery, Tokyo
2011
Tricks & Humor, Yokosuka Museum of Art, Kanagawa
Come Have a Peek at Some Contemporary Art, Shiseido Art House, Shizuoka
Art in an Office, Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Aichi, Japan
2010
Tsubaki-kai Exhibition 2010: Trans-Figurative, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo
29th Outstanding Rising Artists Exhibition in 2010 Presented by Sonpo Japan Fine Art Foundation, Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Museum of Art, Tokyo
2009
DOMANI: The Art of Tomorrow 2009, The National Art Center, Tokyo
Tsubaki-kai Exhibition 2007: Trans-Figurative, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2007
Tsubaki-kai Exhibition 2007: Trans-Figurative, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo
Between Here and There: from the Tokyo Opera City Collection, Art Gallery Tokyo Opera City, Tokyo
DIALOGUES: Painters’ Views on the Museum Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, Shiga, Japan
International Incheon Woman Artists’ Biennale. Incheon Muti-culture Arts Center, Incheon, South Korea
2006
Contemporary Form: Life & Arts “Yoi-no-katachi,” Higashihiroshima City Museum of Art, Hiroshima
2005
cororful! The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma, Japan
The Elegance of Silence: Contemporary Art from East Asia, MORI ART MUSEUM, Tokyo
RYOYONOM”, Matsuzakaya Museum, Nagoya, Japan ; Tanabe City Museum of Art, Wakayama, Japan; Mihara Rijon Plaza, Hiroshima, Japan; Hachinohe City Museum of Art, Aomori, Japan; Kawaguchiko Museum of Art, Yamanashi, Japan

Selected Awards

2010
The 20th Takashimaya Art Award, Takashimaya Culture Foundation
2003
Incentive Prize at The 21st Kyoto Prefecture Culture Prize

Public Collections

Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo    
Gunma Museum of Art, Gunma, Japan    
Obayashi Corporation, Tokyo, Japan    
The Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Company, Tokyo, Japan    
Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto, Japan