1972
Born in Japan
Lives in New York
Education
1998
M.F.A. at Queens College in Painting
1995
B.F.A. at Tyler School of Art in Painting
1990
La Guardia High School of Music and Art, New York
Group Exhibitions
2010
SWIPE 25CPW Gallery, New York
2009
"Collective Clarity" Macy Art Gallery, Columbia University
Oakland Underground Film Festival, Oakland California (Screening of "Last Days of Hotel Pennsylvania" documentary by Yoichiro Yoda
2008
"Group Show" at Windows / PSII Gallery, Curated by Kim Babcock, Long Island City, New York
2007-08
"The Measure of a Few Notes" at Windows / PSII Gallery Curated by Kim Babcock, Long Island City, New York
"Making A Home Contemporary Japanese Artists in New York" Japan Society, New York
2006
"Ides of March" show at Abcnorio, New York
2004
"Momenta Art Benefit" 2004 Momenta Art & White Columns, New York
2003
"Recession 2003: $99 Show at Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York
1998
"Summer Group Show" Derek Eller Gallery, New York
1997
"Hold it Now, Hit It" curated by Derek Eller, Brooklyn
Solo Exhibitions
2010
Nantenshi Gallery, Tokyo
2006
"It All Came True" FACIAL INDEX NEW YORK, New York
2004
"Last Days of 42nd Street" at Queens Theatre in the Park, New York
2003
"One Person Show" at TIXE Gallery, 42nd Street, New York
2001
"Last Days of 42nd Street" at Gallery Te, Tokyo
2000
"42nd Street" at HEREArt, New York
Projects
2009
"Last Days of Coney Island" video documentary project
2007
"Last Days of Hotel Pennsylvania" video documentary project
1994-2003
"Last Days of 42nd Street" (1994-2003) video documentary
Residencies
2006
Visiting Artist Residency at SUNY Brockport for NYSSSA (New York State Summer School for the Arts), Summer
2004
TIXE Gallery Residency Program, 42nd Street, NY
Publications
NYTimes: SWIPE, 2010
"Making A Home Japanese Contemporary Artists in New York" catalog, Japan Society, New York, 2007-2008
The New York Art World (M) Magazine review, November,