Biography

Born in Osaka, Japan in 1981. After graduating from medical school, moved to New York to pursue further studies in the medical field. During this time, an encounter with art led to attending art school as a hobby. This experience inspired a deeper commitment to artistic practice, culminating in formal graduate study in painting at an art school in Chicago. Currently based in the Kansai region of Japan, continuing an interdisciplinary artistic practice while balancing medical work, research, and family life.

Exhibitions

  • 08/14 – 08/25/2025: Everyday Eden, Gallery Neutral, Kyoto, Japan

  • 11/09 – 11/15/2020: Side By Side, Gummies Gallery, Seoul, South Korea

  • 11/28 – 12/05/2019: Desperate Surface, Untitled Space, Shanghai, China

  • 10/01 – 10/31/2019: Homesick Remedy, Kimura Clinic, Yamaguchi, Japan

  • 08/16 – 08/20/2019: Work in Progress, Camden Art Centre, London, UK

  • 09/21 – 10/17/2018: A City to Wear 2.0, The Research House for Asian Art, Chicago, USA

  • 04/28 – 05/14/2018: MFA Thesis Exhibition, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, USA

Artist in Residence / Other Art Programs

  • 2021 – 2022: DOOR – Diversity on the Arts Project, Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan

  • 2019: The London Summer Intensive, Slade School of Fine Art / Camden Art Centre, London, UK

  • 2019: Artist-in-Residence, Untitled Space, Shanghai, China

Artist Talks

  • 2017: MFA Student Lecture, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA

Education

  • Master of Public Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA

  • Master of Fine Arts, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA

  • MD, Tokai University School of Medicine, Japan