Born and raised in Fukushima located in the northern Japan, moved to New York City in 1998 as a college student. Majored in Fine Arts, mainly in academic studio art classes such as figuartive drawing, painting, sculpture, and B&W photography. A year after graduation, entered the Art Students League of New York, and was introduced to abstract painting. Has studied with the artist Bruce Dorfman, mainly in the realm of combined media.

Grants and Awards

Suki Kurjian Memorial Scholarship 2007
Vytracil Residency Grant 2007
Permanent collection : the Art Student League of NY (2007)
Permanent collection : Grace Institute. (2003)

Exhibition
2008 Group exhibition "On the lighter side"
Gallery 100, Saratoga Springs, NY
2008 Group exhibition "Merit Scholarship 2008"
The Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York, NY
2007 Vytlacil Residency Award exhibition
Sparkill, New York
2007 Solo exhibition "My kind of flavor"
Club house, L.I.C. NY
2006 Group exhibition "tower 49"
Tower 49, New York, NY
2003 Group exhibit "east side"
Grace Institute, New York, NY
2000 Mural painting
Restaurant, "Asian," Fukushima, Japan