Biography

 

Born         Saitama, Japan

Resides     Chiba, Japan

2003-2006 Residence in Australia

 

Education

1998-2000 Master of Fine Arts              Musashino Art University, Tokyo

1994-1998 Bachelor of Fine Arts           Musashino Art University, Tokyo

 

Teaching Experience

2021-       Adjunct Instructor of iCLA, Yamanashi Gakuin University  (Drawing)

2020-       Organizes and runs figure drawing classes

2007-       Course Leader, Senior Lecturer of International Art and Design Preparatory Course,                     >2017- present SOKEI ACADEMY OF FINE ART & DESIGN

                >2007-2016    SUDOBATA fine art Academy

 

2007-2009 Adjunct Instructor of Art, SEISA Kokusai high school

2006-2008 Management and instruction of “Tajima Atelier” Children's arts and crafts class

 

Supervising the Japanese edition of drawing books 

2020 『人物デッサン パーフェクトノート』”Life Drawing for Artist” by Chris Legaspi

2020 『クイックポーズデッサン』”The Quick Pose” by Erin Meads

2017 『素描から始めよう』“Beginning Drawing” by Alain Picard

 All published by Graphic-Sha, Tokyo.

 

 

Solo Exhibitions

2013         SAKuRA GALLERY                   Tokyo,Janualy

2012         MAKIIMASARU FINEARTS        Tokyo,February

2010         MAKIIMASARU FINEARTS        Tokyo,December

2009         Gallery YAMAGUCHI               Tokyo, April

2007         Gallery YAMAGUCHI               Tokyo, December

2006         Exhibit Live & Moris Gallery     Tokyo, November

2004         First Draft Gallery                   Sydney, September

                Seventh Gallery                     Melbourne, April

2003         Exhibit Live & Moris Gallery     Tokyo, September

                Gallery YAMAGUCHI               Tokyo, April

2002         Gallery YAMAGUCHI               Tokyo, May

2001         Galleria RASEN                      Tokyo, April

 

Group Exhibitions

2020         "Signal" Centrespace Gallery                                Bristol (UK), January

2009          Gallery Natsuka                                                 Tokyo, August

2008         "Art Jam" at Gallery YAMAGUCHI                          Tokyo, February

2005         "Gallery Review vol.5" at Art Space RASHINBAN    Tokyo, July 

                "Japonica Eclectica"  at Miwa Cybele Gallery          Melbourne, March

2003         "Art Jam" at Gallery YAMAGUCHI                          Tokyo, March

2001          Garelia RASEN                                                   Tokyo, August

1997          Mitaka City Art Gallery                                        Tokyo, June

 

Awards

2005  “Linden Postcard Show2005” Linden St.Kilda Center of Contemporary Arts, Melbourne 

 

2004 “Linden Postcard Show2004” Linden St.Kilda Center of Contemporary Arts, Melbourne 

2003         "Tokyo Wonder Site Zero-Exhibition                      Tokyo, March

2001         "Showa Shell Sekiyu Contemporary Art Prize         Tokyo,July / Osaka,September