1987 Born in Gunma, Japan

Lives and works in Tokyo


Education

2012 Tokyo University of the Arts, M.A. in Design

2010 Musashino Art University, B.A. in Visual Communication Design


Solo exhibitions

2023 Topophilia, Tomioka City Museum / Fukuzawa Ichiro Memorial Gallery, Gunma, JP

2022 A Fire on My Palm, Tokyo Arts and Space, Tokyo, JP

2020 The Pioneers, Viento Arts Gallery, Gunma, JP

2018 The Herds, S.Y.P Art Space, Tokyo, JP

2015 Onto a Vacant Lot, Gallery HAM, Aichi, JP


Selected group exhibitions

2021 Nakanojo Biennale 2021 Prelude, Isamamura, Gunma,JP

2021 ARCHEtypus - Utopien sozialer Architektur, Kunsthalle Hannover, Hannover, Germany

2021 Arche’ - Architecture of Universe, Pavilion 0, Venice, Italy

2020 Nakanojo Artist in Residence Open Studio, Isamamura, Gunma,JP

2019 That Which Is Gone Is Never Gone, RAW Labs, London, UK

2019 ART IN ROMNEY MARSH 2019, St George’s Church, Kent, UK

2017 End of Summer, Yale Union contemporary art center, Portland, OR, US

2016 Do building dream of waking?, Hayano BLDG, Tokyo, JP

2016 An examination for Upcoming Artists Exhibition, ATLIA, Kawaguchi Art Gallery, Saitama, JP

2016 Site/Specific/Object, Kyu-Kadoya old elementary school,Aichi, JP

2015 Around the visibles, Kyu-Kadoya old elementary school, Aichi, JP

2014 From Shichi-Inn, yamakiwa gallery, Niigata, JP

2014 Nakanojo/Nagoya, Gallery HAM, Aichi, JP

2013 NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2013, Iwamoto-Kami-Gumi community center, Gunma, JP

2013 Setouchi Triennale 2013, Minami-Kamano community center, Kagawa, JP

2012 ART Kameyama, Mie, JP

2011 Sanae Yamada, Kyoko Momosaki, Chiko Takei, Gallery KINGYO,Tokyo, JP

2011 NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2011, Akaiwa community center, Gunma, JP

2011 Exhibition of traditional and contemporary, The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo,JP

2011 J-ART, 4th Annual Emerging Japanese Artist’s Exhibition, WAH center, NY, US

2010 SHIDE contact, Selected graduate works Exhibition, The Artcomplex center of Tokyo, Tokyo,JP


Screenings

2022 MINIKINO Film Week 5, Bali International Short Film Festival, Irama Indah Minihall / MASH Denpasar, Denpasar, Indonesia

2020 Interdisciplinary Art Project Kobe 2020 vol.5/Motomachi Eigakan theater, Kobe, Hyogo, JP

2020 Image Forum Festival Selection 2018-2019, Student’s City Cultural Center, Belgrade, Serbia

2019 MINIKINO Film Week 5, Bali International Short Film Festival, AF Bali / UMA SEMINYAK / UMAH NUSADUA, Bali, Indonesia

2019 Yamakiwa gallery, Niigata, JP

2019 The Other Cinema, Times Museum, Guangzhou, China

2019 Tampere Film Festival 2019, Niagara / Plevna, Tampere, Finland

2018 Maebashi Media Festival 2018, Maebashi College of Fashion Culture Art Space, Maebashi, Gunma, JP

2018 Wathann Film Festival #8, Goete Institut Myanmar, Yangon, Myanmar

2018 Image Forum Festival 2018,

- Theater Image Forum, Tokyo, / Spiral Hall, Tokyo / Lumen Gallery, Kyoto, / Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama,

/ Aichi Arts Center, Nagoya, / Fukuoka City Public Library Movie Hall Cine-la, Fukuoka, JP


Residencies

2021 NES Artist Residency, Skagaströnd, Iceland

2020 Nakanojo Artist in Residence, Isamamura, Gunma, JP

2019 Centre for the Study of Substructured Loss, RAW Labs, London, UK

2017 End of Summer, Yale Union contemporary art center, Portland, US

2013 NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2013, Nakanojo town, Gunma, JP

2013 Setouchi Triennale 2013, Shodoshima town, Kagawa, JP

2011 NAKANOJO BIENNALE 2011, Nakanojo town, Gunma, JP


Awards / Fellowships

2020 COVID-19 Emergency Grant (Contemporary Art), Ogasawara memorial foundation, JP

2018 a-n Mentoring 2018, a-n The Artists Information Company, UK

2018 Nominated, Image Forum Festival 2018, Image Forum, Tokyo, JP

2016 Selected, Upcoming Artists Exhibition, ATLIA, Tokyo, JP


Commissions

2019 Art work production for ART IN ROMNEY MARSH 2019


Collaborations

2022 Editier and Cinematographer, The Desert Moon Directed by Kyoko Ebata

2020 Scenograph, Nyu-sui, theatre performance directed by Torikouen / Strange Seed 2020, Shizuoka, JP

2019 Collaboration video production ON HER MARSH with Kaori Homma for ART IN ROMNEY MARSH

2019 Video editing, WORK FROM WORK collaboration video work with Zlatan Zlaja Hadzifejzovic / Stone Space, London, UK

2018 The Venice Vending Machine(a.k.a. Kaori Homma and Sanae Yamada) / Tate Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

2018 Video production, Playing with Fire promotion video for Kaori Homma / Blockeley Open Studio, London, UK

2016 Video production, 2020 theater performance Directed by Kaori Nishio / Tokyo Wonder Site Hongo, Tokyo, JP