Born in Osaka, Japan
lives and works in Düsseldorf and Los Angeles
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 | Graduated from the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, M.A., Germany |
Prizes / Scholarships
| 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 Scholarship, Duisburg, Germany |
| 2003 | Studio Scholarship from the city of Mönchengladbach, Germany |
| 2002 | "Chilufim/Transfer" Artist in residence in Israel |
| 2000 | Peter Mertes Scholarship, 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
| 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
| 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) |