Born in Japan. Lives and
works in Toyama, Japan. |
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EDUCATION |
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2004-2006 |
Rhode
Island School of Design, Providence, RI |
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MFA
Sculpture |
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1999-2003 |
Purchase
College, SUNY, Purchase, NY |
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BFA
Sculpture |
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2002
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Haystack
Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME |
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EXHIBITIONS |
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2012 |
Art Garden 2012 Ooiwasan, Toyama, Japan | |
2011 |
Yatsuo Art Festival 2011, Toyama, Japan | |
2010 |
Ecchu Art Festival, Toyama, Japan |
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| I-95 Triennial Invitational, University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor, ME | ||
| Alchemy, Schiltkamp Gallery, Worcester, MA | ||
2009 |
Young
Artists Exhibition,
Tamada Projects, Tokyo, Japan |
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Color
Matters,
South Shore Arts Center, Cohasset, MA |
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2008 |
New
Art 2008, MPG Contemporary, Boston, MA |
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2007 |
The
Five Senses, Northbrook Public Library, Northbrook, IL |
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Essential
Elements, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI |
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Fresh
Perspectives in Studio Furniture, Silo Gallery, New Milford,
CT |
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2006-2007 |
RISD/Fidelity
Outdoor Sculpture Loan Program, Fidelity Investments, Smithfield,
RI |
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2006 |
New
Directions ’06, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie,
NY |
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30
Under 30, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI |
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Graduate
Student Exhibition, The RISD Museum, Providence, RI |
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Perfectly
Frank: MFA Row, Peerless Space, Providence, RI |
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Phenomena,
Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, RI |
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Curiouser,
Stay Gold Gallery, Brooklyn, NY |
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RISD
at UMASS, Student Union Gallery at UMASS Amherst, Amherst,
MA |
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2005 |
Expansion,
New Century Artists, New York, NY |
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Summer
Festival “Art Students’ Exhibition in NY” 2005,
Ise Cultural Foundation Gallery, New York, NY |
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Graduate
Sculpture, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, RI |
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2004 |
Wood,
Richard and Dolly Maas Gallery, Purchase, NY |
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2003 |
Ayumi
Ishii: Recent Work, Art + Design, Purchase College, SUNY,
Purchase, NY |
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SELECTED
EXPERIENCE |
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2012 |
Artist in Residence, The Wassaic Projects, Wassaic, NY | |
2009
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Artist in Residence, Sculpture Space, Utica, NY |
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2008 |
Artist
in Residence, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT |
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2006-2009 |
Crate
tech, ARTEX Fine Art Services, Somerville, MA |
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Construction
of fine art storage crates. |
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2006 |
Translator,
Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial 2006, Niigata, Japan |
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Japanese
to English subtitling for the video work “Water Tales” by
Pavel Mrkus. |
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| Graduate Teaching Assistant, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI | ||
Edifice:
introductory wood and metal construction for graduate students. |
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Instructor
of Record, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI |
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"Mmm….Molds”:
mold making and casting Wintersession studio course designed and
taught with Emily |
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Fleisher
and Dan Langston. |
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2005-2006 |
Gallery
Assistant, Sol Koffler Gallery/ Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence,
RI |
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2005 |
Graduate
Teaching Assistant, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence,
RI |
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Casting
Studio with Peter Soriano. |
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2003-2004 |
Artist
in Residence, Hurricane Mountain: A Center for Earth Arts,
Keene, NY |
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2003 |
Exhibition
Preparator Assistant, The Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase,
NY |
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2002 |
Intern,
Ursula von Rydingsvard Studio, Brooklyn, NY |
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Intern,
Wendy Ross Studio, Bethesda. MD |
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PRESS |
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Aug
17, 2006 |
“Fresh
views” by Bill Rodriguez, The Phoenix. |
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Jul
27, 2006 |
"Young
artists reveal edgy dimension” by Doug Norris, South County
Independent. |
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May
10, 2006 |
“The
Art of Investing at Fidelity” by Andrea L. Stape, The Providence
Journal. |
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AWARDS |
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2006 |
The
Artist’s Resource Trust Fund, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation,
Great Barrington, MA |
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2005 |
Honorable
Mention, 2005 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture
Award, International |
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Sculpture
Center, Hamilton, NJ |
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Sylvia
Leslie Herman Young Scholarship, RISD, Providence, RI |
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2004 |
Jeanne
Stahl Webber Scholarship, RISD, Providence, RI |
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2001-2003 |
Art
+ Design Merit Scholarship, Purchase College, SUNY, Purchase, NY |
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2002 |
Elena
Prentice Rulon-Miller Scholarship, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts,
Deer Isle, ME |
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