Education

2008 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI Master of Fine Arts with honors, U.S.A.

2000 Tama Art University, Japan Bachelor of Fine Arts, Craft Design, Tokyo, Japan

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Non-degree program
2007-2008 Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, U.S.A.
2007 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME, U.S.A.
2003-2004 Ezra Glassblowing School, One-year glassblowing concentration program, Fukui, Japan

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Solo Exhibitions

2017 "Anicca/Infinity", Papabubble, Ginza Six, Tokyo, Japan

2017 "C12H22O11-A Journey around Sucrose", Telling Arts Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

2015 "yukaotani x Papabubble Collaborative Project 2015", Papabubble, Tokyo, Japan

2014 "VITREOUS", Oriental Design Gallery, Hiroshima, Japan

2014 "Wonder of Sugarglass", Akioshidai International Art Village, Mine, Japan

2012 "Study for Hojoki", Camel Project Space, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.

2012 "Sweet Vessels@PAPABUBBLE", Papabubble, Tokyo, Japan

2011 "Edible Glass Window", Papabubble, New York, NY, U.S.A.

2010 "Rock Garden Disco", Pepper’s Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2008 "Irrationally Exuberant", Gallery Catacomb Central Falls, RI, U.S.A.

2004 "Out of Pod-Adventures of Broad Beans", Morita Bank, Fukui, Japan

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Group Exhibitions

2018 "TIME CAPSULE" Selected Works Exhibition, Telling Arts Gallery, Taipei

2017 "Nakanojo Biennale", Nakanojo Town, Gunma, Japan

2017 "Fluidness", THE PIER-2 ART CENTER, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

2016 "BEST IF USED BY", Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX, U.S.A.

2016 "Emancipation", Soul Full Cup, Corning, NY, U.S.A.

2016 "Whereabouts", Glazen Huis, curated by Hyperopia Projects, Lommel, Belgium

2015 "Alchemy: Sugarcane & Rum", Kio-A-Thau Sugar Refinery Artist Village, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

2015 "Pilchuck Glass School 2014", Emerging Artists in Residence Exhibit, Schack Art Center, Everett, WA, U.S.A.

2015 "Kojimachi Loves Arts", Kojimachi Collection, Tokyo, Japan

2015 "Nuit Blanche Akiyoshidai", Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Yamaguchi, Japan

2015 "COExist", Pop-up Exhibition on Market Street, Corning, NY, U.S.A.

2014 "Art Festival", Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Mine, Japan

2014 "Quotidiaen", CelerySpace gallery, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

2013 "Open Call for Art Project Ideas", Hiroshima Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima, Japan

2013 "Shiro Oni Open Studios", Shiro Oni Studio, Onishi, Japan

2013 "Modern Times", Lesley Heller Workspace, New York, NY, U.S.A.

2012 "Watarase Art Project 2012 Parade", Nikko City and Midori City, Japan

2012 "Mediated Realities", COHEN GALLERY:GRANOFF Center for the Arts, Brown University, Providence, RI, U.S.A.

2012 "Toothsome" Bulletspace, New York, NY, U.S.A.

2011 "Urban Glass Pop-Up Shop", Museum of The City of New York, New York, NY, U.S.A.

2011 "Weather Show", Creative Glass Center of America, Millville, NJ, U.S.A.

2011 "The Secret Life of Sand", Hachatory, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.

2011 "GLASS IN ALL SENSES", Brattleboro Museum of Contemporary Art, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.

2010 "InLight 2010", 1708 Gallery, RI, U.S.A.chmond, VA, U.S.A.

2010 "Last Supper Festival", 3rd Ward, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.

2010 "TRANSITION: Artists of UrbanGlass", UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.

2010 "The Business of Aura", Elga Wimmer Gallery and Broadway Gallery New York, NY, U.S.A.

2010 "Factory Fresh", Public Art Academy, Williamsport, PA, U.S.A.

2010 "Hand+Made", Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston, TX, U.S.A.

2010 "Heed The Machine, Illustrious", The Former Convent of St. Cecilia's Parish, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.

2010 "Full Disclosure", Tompkins Projects, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.

2009 "Earth, Fire, Wind, WA, U.S.A.ter, Heart", The Lower East Side Dance Academy, New York, NY, U.S.A.

2009 "Objective Affection", Boffo, New York, NY, U.S.A.

2009 "Will It Happen?", Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York, NY, U.S.A.

2009 "BIGG: Breakthrough Ideas in Global Glass", OSU Urban Art Space, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.

2008 "OVS No.7", CRG Gallery, New York, NY, U.S.A.

2008 "Wright Biennial 2008", University of California, Los Angeles(UCLA) Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.

2008 "RISD Graduate Thesis Exhibition", Providence Convention Center, Providence, RI, U.S.A.

2007 "Eidolon-Exploring The Ephemeral-", Three Rivers Art Festival Gallery Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.

2007 "How Is This Glass?", Hillell Gallery at Brown University Providence, RI, U.S.A.

2007 "Rain or Shine", Sol Koffler Gallery(RISD) Providence, RI, U.S.A.

2007 "Women Looking East", University of Rhode Island Gallery Providence, RI, U.S.A.

2006 "RISD Triennial", Woods Gerry Gallery(RISD) Providence, RI, U.S.A.

2006 "VERSUS", Sol Koffler Gallery(RISD) Providence, RI, U.S.A.

2006 "UMASS Exchange", University of Massachusetts Student Gallery Amherst, MA, U.S.A.

2005 "Site/Sight", Westminster Gallery Providence, RI, U.S.A.

2004 "Arekoreten", Gallery Ichinosato Toyama, Japan

2004 "Ezra Glassblowing School Exhibition", Gallery 291, Tokyo, Japan

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Awards/Grants

2016 Nominee, Irwin Borowsky International Prize in Glass Art

2013 Oriental Hotel Hiroshima Prize/Audience’s Prize Hiroshima Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima, Japan

2009 Creative Capital/Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program

2005-2008 RISD Fellowship

2005-2008 RISD Graduate Assistantship

2007 RISD Friends of Glass Scholarship

2007 RISD-Pilchuck Glass School Partner Scholarship

2007 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Technical Assistantship

2005 Kanazu Forest of Creation Scholarship

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Residencies

2017 THE PIER-2 ART CENTER, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

2015 Kio-A-Thau Sugar Refinery Artist Village, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

2015 Fellowship, Akiyoshidai Interanational Art Village, Yamaguchi, Japan

2015 Open Studio Residency, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME, U.S.A.

2015 Artist in Residence at The Studio at the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, U.S.A.

2014 Pilchuck Glass School Emerging Artist in Residence Program Stanwood, WA, U.S.A.

2013 Shiro Oni Art Residency Gunma, Japan

2011 CGCA Fellowship, Creative Glass Center of America, Millville, NJ, U.S.A.

2011 Watrase Art Project Artist in Residence program, Nikko, Japan

2010-2011 Open Studio Residency Program, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY, U.S.A.

2010 Artist in Residence program, The Pajama Factory, Williamsport, PA, U.S.A.

2008 Chashama North Artist in Residence Program, Chashama Inc, Pine Plains, NY, U.S.A.

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Lecture

2015 Professional Development Lecture, Glass-no-Terakoya, Tokyo, Japan

2014 Artist Lecture, Cornish Collage of the Arts, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.

2011 Artist Lecture, WheatonArts, Millville, NJ, U.S.A.

2009 Visiting Artist, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.

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Collections

Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ, U.S.A.

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Teaching

2016 "Sweet Pate de Verre", Hagi Museum, Yamaguchi, Japan

2014 "Sugarglass Workshop", Glass Studio MARu, Hayama, Japan

2014 "Wonder of Sugarglass workshop", Akioshidai International Art Village, Mine, Japan

2012 "Sugar Glass Workshop", Jogashima Maguro Mart, Nakano, Tokyo

2012 "Sugar Glass with Yuka Otani", Workshop Instructor, Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY, U.S.A.

2011 "Studio Sundays", Workshop Instructor, Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY, U.S.A.

2011 "Edible Glass Workshop/Trade School: Coincidence of Wants", Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, U.S.A.

2011 "Edible Glass Workshop", Trade School, New York, NY, U.S.A.

2008 Instructor for "Beginning Glass" Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, U.S.A.

2004 "Drawing Workshop", Fukuno Ichinosato Art Festival, Tonami, Japan

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Curatorial

2016 "Emancipation", Soul Full Cup, Corning, NY, U.S.A.

2015 "Nuit Blanche Akiyoshidai", Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Yamaguchi, Japan

2010 "The Post-Glass Video Festival", Heller Gallery, New York, NY, U.S.A.

2009 "How Is This Glass?", Multiple pop-up galleries in downtown Corning, Corning, NY, U.S.A.

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Publication

2008 Group Effort-Collaboration As Process and Form UCLA Art Department, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.