Lives and works in Niseko Japan
1968 Born Mito-city, Japan
1996 Completed the Master Course at Tama Art University,
Majored in Sculpture
2001-2002 MoMA PS1 International Studio Program on a fellowship grant from the Asian Cultural Council
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2019 “HONGOUSHINZYURIN”
at Hongo Shin Memorial Museum of Sculpture, Sapporo, Hokkaido
2014 “smile in the mirror” at JR Tower ART BOX, Sapporo
2004 “hide-and-seek in Yokohama” at BankART1929, Yokohama
2002 “telescopic viewing” at Hillside Gallery, Tokyo
2001 “Flip Flip – Easing the traffic jam -” at Zoom, Tokyo
1998 “Someday Somewhere,Otherwise On And On …”
at Gallery NIKKO, Tokyo
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019 A Land of Happiness－2019 at Treasure Hill Light Festival, Taipei Taiwan
2017 TRANS ARTS TOKYO 2017 / at 3331 Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo
ICHIHARA ART x MIX 2017 /at Ichihara, Chiba
2015 Art and City in Yokohama and Taipei / at BankART NYK, Yokohama
2014 “North Line” at 500-m Underground Walkway Gallery, Sapporo
2013 “Embracing the land：reframing textiles” at Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama
Museum of Contemporary Art, KINARE, Niigata
2011 BankART Life III “Shin Minatomura” at Shinko Pier (BankART1929),
Yokohama
“Approaching Art by Leaving Art Behind” at Hokkaido Museum of
Modern Art, Sapporo
2010 “ROKKO MEETS ART: ARTWALK 2010”
at Mount Rokko Nathinal Park, Koube
2009 Aqua Metropolis Osaka 2009/ at Nakanoshima Park, Osaka
2008 BankART Life II “Machines with Heart” at BankART1929, Yokohama
2007 “All about Laughter: humor in contemporary art”
at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
2006 “ECHIGO-TSUMARI ART TRIENNIAL 2006”
at various sites in the Echigo-Tsumari region, Niigata
“Contemporary Art for Children”
at Hamada Children’s Museum of Art, Shimane
2005 “BankART Life” at BankART 1929, Yokohama
“IIMAWASHI” at MERZ GALLERY, Edinburgh, Scotland
2004 “The 2nd Fuchu Biennial 2004” at Fuchu Art Museum, Tokyo
“A MUSE LAND 2005” at Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo
“CAFE in Mito 2004″at Art Tower Mito, Mito
2003 “ECHIGO-TSUMARI ART TRIENNIAL 2003”
at various sites in the Echigo-Tsumari region, Niigata
2002 “Listening to New Voices” at MoMA PS-1, NY
2001 “TRANSIT” at La Fore Harajuke Kokura, Hukuoka
2000 “TERMINAL.00” at CAI , Sapporo
2000 “ECHIGO-TSUMARI ART TRIENNIAL 2000”
at various sites in the Echigo-Tsumari region, Niigata
“Performance Art !” at University Art Museum, Tokyo National
University of Fine Arts and Music, Tokyo
1997 “SUPER BODY” at Koyama Tomio Gallery , Tokyo
Selected projects
2019 Nuit Blanche / at Taipei, Taiwan
2017 Tomakomai Art Festival 2017 / at Tomakomai Hokkaido
2015 Another DATE san / at Uwazima-city, Oosak-city, Toubeteu-thuo
2012 “Smile on the desk” at ARCUS Project, Moriya-shi, Ibaraki
“Spider web for Luc Ferrari” at Sapporo Concert Hall, Sapporo
2011 “MAKIO Parade” at Kochi-shi city area, Kochi
2010 “Sapporo 2” Sapporo, Hokkaido
“ECHIGO-TSUMARI 2010 Winter” Niigata
2009 “Sakura on The Other Side” (2008 – 2010)
at Sakura City Museum of Art , Chiba and Shihoro, Hokkaido
2008 “Herb field project” at Natural History Museum Kutchan, Hokkaido
2007 “Sleeping Forest” at Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
“Zokin Zo project”
at ZOORASIA Yokohama Zoological Gardens, Yokohama
2006 “Parachute and MAKIO in Ueno”
at The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo
“Artist I School’ at Oukishi Elementary School, Hokkaido
2005 “Artist in School“ at Niseko Elementary School, Hokkaido
“Wi-CAN project“ at Chiba City
“the hard sole party” at Bytheway Projects, Amsterdam
2003 “ARCUS PRJECT Community program” at Mriya-shi, Ibaraki
“Long snake, Long way” at Sapporo Art Park, Sapporo
2002 “Dia del Mar/By the Sea” a day for families
at MoMA PS1, NY
2000 “How are you doing? I’m O.K.”
at Keiyu Nishimura Museum of Art, Hokkaido
“Creating Islands here and there, how’s your side ?” at Hoya-shi , Tokyo
1999 “Hop,step,and jump into the Sky”at Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
“All along the Watchtower at Sakura” at Sakura City Museum of Art ,
Chiba
Artist in Residence
2014 Taipei Artist Village, Taipei
2004 Foundation B.a.d Guest Studio, Rotterdam
2004 Duende Studio Program, Rotterdam
2004 BankART1929 Studio Program, Yokohama
2001-2002 P.S.1/MoMA International Studio Program, NY
2000 S-AIR : Sapporo Artist in Residence, Sapporo
Grants
2004 HOKKAIDO FOUNDATION FOR CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, Japan
2002 ASAHI BREWERIES, LTD. Japan
2001-2001 Asian Cultural Council, NY
2000 TOYOTA MORTOR CORPORATION, Japan
Commissions
2009 Nishiwaki Municipal Hospital, Nishiwaki-city, Hyogo
2007 HOKKAIDO MEDICAL CENTER FOR CHILD HEALTH AND REHABILITATION, Japan
2004 BankART1929, Yokohama