Born in Osaka, Japan
lives and works in Kyoto, Osaka, and Düsseldorf
2021- Associate professor, Kyoto City University of Arts

Education

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
2001 Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Diploma, Germany

Awards and Grants

2015 Artist exchange Germany – Finland, Artist in Residence in Tampere
2014. Visiting Artist Program, The 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica, USA
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
2011 1st prize of private field sculpture "Rheigasse 934- Beethoven’s house 1776-1785", Bonn, Germany
. 65th Bergischer Kunstpreis, Solingen
2009 Artist exchange Germany – Croatia, Artist in Residence in Zagreb
2005/2006 Wilhelm Lehmbruck Fellowship, Duisburg, Germany
2003 Studio Fellowship from the city of Mönchengladbach, Germany
2002 "Chilufim/Transfer" Artist in residence in Israel
2000 Peter Mertes Fellowship, Bonn, Germany

Collections

"ORIENTATION" Wilhelm-Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg, Germany
"Nail-bitter memory" City of Mönchengladbach, Germany
"ORIENTATION" Collection Schürmann
"make the way" Municipality Raeren, Belgium

Solo Exhibitions, Projects

2023 "Second Stage" +1 art, Osaka, Japan
2021 "Open fence" RAUM_fuer_RAUM, Düsseldorf, Germany
2019 "Open fence" Commonwealth and Council, Los Angeles, USA
2018 "Day by Day" SG1 Kunstraum, Duisburg, Germany
2016 "Early Bord/Night Owl" Matthias Erntges Galerie, Düsseldorf, Germany
. "Back from" with Hyojin Jeong, Atelier am Eck, Düsseldorf, Germany
2015 "A little bird told me." Commonwealth and Council, Los Angeles, USA
. "Light & Sight" Emil Gallery Studio, Tampere, Finland
2014 "Priority Required" The 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica, USA
2013 "this summer" Schuebbe Projects, Düsseldorf, Germany
. "done" Schuebbe Projects, Düsseldorf, Germany
2012 "Präzision und Veränderungsmöglichkeiten" Field Sculpture, Bonn, Germany
2011 "Schmuck & Zweck" Vitrine in Malkasten, Düsseldorf, Germany
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
2008 "Praise your job, praise your bonus" Schuebbe Projects, Düsseldorf, Germany
2007 "Yukako The Ripper" artist pages: artist Kunstmagazin, Bremen, Germany (Project)
2006 "notice" Galerie von der Milwe, Aachen, 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)
2004 "Motivation Hammer" Galleria Traghetto, Venice, Italy
. "Motivation Hammer" Galerie von der Milwe, Aachen, Germany
. "make the way" KuKuK VoE, Raeren, Belgium (Project)
2002 "inside wall" Galerie von der Milwe, Aachen, Germany
. "Brain-child Pot" Mehrwert e.V. Interfood Vitrine, 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)
1999 "GO HOME" Galerie Christa Schübbe, Düsseldorf, Germany
1998 "ORIENTATION" Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen, Germany

Selected Group Exhibitions

2023 "Sphere Salon International de Arte Contemporáneo" Mexico City, Mexico
2022 "Onomatopoeia" +1 art, Osaka, Japan
. "normansland.academy" Alternative Artspace IPO, Seoul, Korea, RAUM für Kunst, Düsseldorf, Germany
. "Vor den Bildern" NKR-Neuer Kunstraum, Düsseldorf, Germany
. "HIDDEN_Messages" Hashi Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
2021 "Tomodachi to/ Mit Freund*innen" Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
. "HIDDEN_Messages" AllArtNow, Stockholm, Sweden
2019 "CUBES & BOXES" RAUM für Kunst, Düsseldorf, Germany
2017 "Mülheim/Ruhr und die 1970er Jahre" An exhibition of/with Alice Könitz, Kunstmuseum Mülheim an der Ruhr, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
2015 "OpenART 2015" Public art biennial, Örebro, Sweden (Cat)
. "INCOGNITO 2015" Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, USA
2014 "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 "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 "landscapes" Schubbe Projects, Düsseldorf, Germany
2011 "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
2009 "Jetzt und Damals: Ida Gerhardi Föderpreis 2009 und 20 Jahre Ida Förderpreis", Städtischen Galerie Lüdenscheid, Lüdenscheid, Germany (Cat)
2008 Group exhibition, Galerie von der Milwe, Aachen, Germany
. Group exhibition, Schuebbe Projects, Düsseldorf, Germany
2007 "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 "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 "Se(h)quenzen" Galerie von der Milwe, Aachen, Germany
2004 "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 "Chilufim / Transfer" The Israel Museum, Jerusalem / Herzliya Museum of Art, Herzliya, Israel (Cat)
. "Photo Foto" Galerie von der Milwe, Aachen, Germany
2000 "Continental Shift" Ludwig Forum, Aachen, Germany (Cat)
. "ATOPIE" Entre Deux, Maastricht, Netherlands
1999 "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)

Curatorial Practice

2012 "5x3 2012/ part IV" Kunstraum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany (Cat)
2011 "5x3 2011/ part II" Kunstraum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany (Cat)