Biography
Profile
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- 1978
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Born in Tokyo, Japan
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- 2001
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Diploma at Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa, Cork
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- 2005
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BA in Fine Art, National College of Art and Design (NCAD), Dublin
Solo Exhibitions
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- 2022
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“your memorabilia floats in the air” mother’s tankstation, London
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- 2021
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“It always comes; a solace in the cat.” MAHO KUBOTA GALLERY
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- 2020
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“Melancholy with vegetables surrounded by miracles” mother’s tankstation, Dublin
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- 2018
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“The Search For Languorous Magic” MAHO KUBOTA GALLERY, Tokyo
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- 2015
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“I am here with you” Jack Hanley Gallery, New York
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- 2013
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“happily skipping backwards(2013-1978)” mother’s tankstation, Dublin
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- 2010
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“Rest with us in peace” mother’s tankstation, Dublin.
“Project Room” Artists Residency Programme, Irish Museum of Modern Art,
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- 2009
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“Why can we keep going forward? Because we forget the problem of yesterday” Galeria LEME, São Paulo, Brazil
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- 2008
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“I want to give love to socially neglected parts of you, that is my mission” Butler Gallery, Kilkenny
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- 2007
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“Bunny’s Darkness and Other Stories” mother’s tankstation, Dublin
Group Exhibitions
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- 2022
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“Under Current: The New Future of Japanese Contemporary Art” Powerlong Art Musuem, Shanghai
“SUMMER SHOW” MAHO KUBOTA GALLERY
“GUIDES” The Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, co. Mayo, Ireland
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- 2021
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“All Creatures Great and Small, Office of Public Works, Ireland” Touring Exhibition in partnership with Belfast Department of Finance, various venues
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- 2020
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“TOKYO 2X2X” MAHO KUBOTA GALLERY
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- 2017
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“The Way Things Go” The Butler Gallery, Kilkenny, Ireland
“It just happens to be” Pallas Projects, Dublin
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- 2015
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“Friends Of Devil” Jack Hanley Gallery, New York
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- 2014
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“SED TANTUM DIC VERBO (JUST SAY THE WORD).” Blain | Southern, Berlin
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- 2012
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“I love those paintings (art, natural and social science)” mother’s tankstation, Dublin
“One and Many” Location One, New York
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- 2011
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“Astatic” Sandra and David Bakalar Gallery, MassArt, Boston
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- 2008
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“Winter Salon” Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin
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- 2007
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“Timelines” Mermaid Centre, Wicklow, Ireland
“Visual Fictions” Fenton Gallery, Cork, Ireland (Curated by Cliodhna Shaffrey)
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- 2006
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“The Square Root of Drawing” Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin
“Getting on Mother’s Nerves” Mother’s Tankstation, Dublin
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- 2005
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“A Moment in Time” Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin
Performance
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- 2012
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“Nerd Bag Project at Miami Basel” Miami
“Death, Void and Sometimes My Mother” Location One, New York“Nerd Bag Project in New York” Location One, New York
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- 2010
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“Nerd bag Project in Dublin” IMMA, Dublin
Awards
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- 2020
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Visual Arts Bursary, Arts Council of Ireland
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- 2016
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Visual Arts Bursary, Arts Council of Ireland
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- 2013
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Visual Arts Bursary, Arts Council of Ireland
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- 2012
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Project Studio Award, Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, Dublin
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- 2011
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Travel Bursary, Arts Council of Ireland
Mont Blanc Young Artist World Patronage Award
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- 2010
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Project Studio Award, Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, Dublin
Visual Arts Bursary, Arts Council of Ireland
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- 2009
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Visual Arts Bursary, Arts Council of Ireland
Cultural Ireland’s grant
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- 2007
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Visual Arts Bursary, Arts Council of Ireland
Residency Programs
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- 2021
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Steep Rock Arts Residency, Steep Rock Arts Association, Washington, Connecticut
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- 2019
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Tony O’Malley Residency, Callan, Kilkenny, Ireland
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- 2012
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Location One, New York: Awarded by The Arts Council of Ireland 2011-12
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- 2011
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International Studio & Curatorial Program, New York
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- 2010
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Irish Museum of Modern Art, Artist’s Residency Program, Dublin
Galerie Eduardo Leme, São Paolo
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- 2009
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The Fountainhead Residency, Miami, Florida
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- 2006
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International Studio, Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, Dublin