b. 1971, Fukuoka, Japan
Education
2003-2006 MA Fine Art, Royal College of Art, London
1993-1996 BA (Hons) Fine Art, Bower Ashton Art College, Bristol
Recent Exhibitions
2012
   Over the Parched Field, solo show, Daiwa Anglo Japanese Foundation, London  
2011 
Japanese Mythology, J-Collabo N. Y
   
   2009
   Barock Plastik, I-Myu-projects, London
 2008 
   J-Collabo, Arts web based galler y, New York
   Ar ts London Ar t Fair (with TAG fine arts), London 
   Twenty, Dazed and Confused Gallery, London 
   
   Foto8 Summer Show, Host Gallery, London 
  
   Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London
   Through The Lens, Royal West of England Academy, Brisrol
  
   
   Black Light, UCLHS Arts & Jetslag, London 
  
  
   2007	
   Hitotsubo-ten Guardian Gardens Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
   Committed to Print, Royal Academy of West of England
   
   Royal Academy Summer Exhibition (invited artist)	
   
   London Original Print Fair, Royal Academy of Arts
  
   Sea Change, Mark Jason Gallery London
  
   2006 	
   Collotype – Past. Present and Future, St. Bride Library,
   London 	
   Bloomberg New Contemporaries: Liverpool Biennial
  
   Berlin Art Fair, ‘Preview’
  
  
   2004	
   International Collotype Exhibition: UWE Bristol
  
  
   2002 	
   Dundee Print Open: Dundee Contemporary Art Centre
  
   In Print: Bookcase Gallery, Cumbria
  
   2001 	
   Out of Japan: Beldam Gallery, Uxbridge
  
  
   2000 	
   5th Open Print Exhibition: Royal West of England Academy
   
   
   
  
  
  Awards
  
   2007 	Hitotsubo-ten Japanese photography competition, artist selected for 
   final 10 
  
   2006    Bloomberg New Contemporaries
  
   2006 	Shortlisted for the Conran Prize at RCA Final Show
  
   2002 	The University of Abertay Visual Arts Prize
  
   2002 	The Dundee Contemporary Arts Print Studio Residence Prize 
  
   2000 	The London Print Studio Award
   2000 	The Printmaking Today Award
   
   
  
  
  Residencies
  
   2000 – 2001	Artist in Residence: Intaglio Printmakers, London
   
   
  
  
  Collections
  
   UBS, London
  
   Royal College of Art, Printmaking Archive                         
   www.J-collabo.co.jp ( N.Y based Shiseido 資生堂Arts site )