Curriculum Vitae
Lives and works in Toronto Canada
Education
1993 - 1995
New York Academy of Art – M.F.A. – New York, the U.S.A.
1990 - 1993
School of Visual Arts – B.F.A. – New York, the U.S.A.
1989 - 1990
Wagner College – Liberal Arts Studies – New York, the U.S.A.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2012
” GOD Loves Japan,” The Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art – Toronto, Canada
Christopher Cutts Gallery – Toronto, Canada (Up coming)
2011
” No. w. here,” James Baird Gallery (opening live painting with cellist Vernon Regehr) - St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
” Everybody Loves You 2,” St.John’s downtown Water Street storefronts – St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
2010
” PERFECT WORLD (opening performances: deVah String Quartet/ sushi by the artist),” Christopher Cutts Gallery – Toronto, Canada
” Beautiful Japan,” Showcase/ Megumi Ogita Gallery – Tokyo, Japan
” Beautiful Kyoto,” Shibunkaku Gallery – Kyoto, Japan
2009 - 2010
Roppongi Hills Club (organized by Fumio Nanjyo)- Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 51st floor, Tokyo, Japan
2008
Pouch Cove Foundation – St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
” Kara ~ Daisuke Takeya,” The Embassy of Japan in Canada (Canada-Japan 80th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations event) - Ottawa, Canada
” Kara (lecture by Gordon Hatt),” The Japan Foundation, Toronto (Canada-Japan 80th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations event) - Toronto, Canada
2007
” Everybody Loves You 2,” Pages Window Gallery – Toronto, Canada
2006
” eyes of a child,” Christopher Cutts Gallery – Toronto, Canada
2005
” eyes of a child,” Wagner Collage Gallery – Staten Island, New York, the U.S.A.
” eyes of a child,” Galeria Punto – Okayama prefecture, Japan
” eyes of a child,” Kyoto Art Centre – Kyoto, Japan
” eyes of a child,” Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art Annex – Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
2004
” eyes of a child (opening performance by Hideo Arai),” Prince Takamado Gallery at the Embassy of Canada (Japan-Canada 75th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations event) – Tokyo, Japan (catalogue)
2001
” Everybody Loves You,” Christopher Cutts Gallery – Toronto, Canada
” Everybody Loves You,” Pages Window Gallery – Toronto, Canada
2000
” Everybody Loves You,” Saison Art Program Gallery / Saison Museum of Modern Art – Tokyo, Japan (catalogue)
1999
Tate Tokyo Residency – Tokyo, Japan
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012
Fukushima Biennale, Fukushima International Airport – Fukushima, Japan (Up coming)
” A Day in the Park @ Kwun Tong (curated by Cybil Chiu), “ OSAGE Foundation - Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (Up coming)
2011
“ Tohoku Daishinsai Tsunami Relief Charity Exhibition ~ Art for Life (organized by Fumio Nanjyo),” Mori Art Museum - Tokyo, Japan
“ Looking Backward to the Future: 50 Years of Art at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, an exhibition of selected award winners (curated by Jennifer Rudder),” First Canadian Place Gallery – Toronto, Canada
” Artbound Project,” Kisaruni School for Girls - Masai Mara, Kenya
” Bakers Dozen,” Christopher Cutts Gallery – Toronto, Canada
Galerie St Laurent + Hill – Ottawa, Canada
2010
” Star Portraits wrap-up party and exhibition,” Edward Day Gallery – Toronto, Canada
” Confessions of Love (with Tad Hozumi),” XPACE Cultural Centre – Toronto, Canada
” TITLES VI (traveling artist book exhibition, organized by WAY UP WAY DOWN collective),” Musée d’art de Joliette – Quebec, Canada
” NO ISBN, Salon für Kunstbuch. An Artwork as enterprise,” Neue Kunst Galerie – Leipzig, Germany
Galerie St Laurent + Hill – Ottawa, Canada
2009 – 2010
“BAGART (with BIRDHEAD),” Art Metropole – Toronto, Canada
Galerie St Laurent + Hill – Ottawa, Canada
2008
” Art in Hospital Project,” Okayama Municipal General Hospital – Okayama prefecture, Japan
Galerie St Laurent + Hill – Ottawa, Canada
2007
” Everybody loves you 2 (curated by Michelle Jacques),” Nuit Blanche – Toronto, Canada
” Super PHAT (curated by Marshal Arisman, Reà Sato-Manni, and Retsu Takahashi, organized by Elaine Chow),” School of Visual Art Gallery – New York, New York, the U.S.A.
” 20th Anniversary Group Show,” Christopher Cutts Gallery – Toronto, Canada
2006
” Humans,” James Baird Gallery – St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
” Island Hopping (with A Collection of Foreign Objects, curated by Jessica Rose),” My Secret city, Nuit Blanche - Toronto, Canada
” Generated Habitat (a site-specific installation, curated by Aleksandra Rdest, Steve Newberry, and Leiko Shimizu),” A Collection of Foreign Objects – Toronto, Canada
2005
Galeria Begona Malone-Madrid, Spain
” Good in Bed,” James Baird Gallery – St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
2003
” Woman,” James Baird Gallery – St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
2001
“ Et in Arcadia Ego,” milk, bedroom gallery – Toronto, Canada
2000
” Figuratively Speaking,” Michael Gibson Gallery – London, Ontario, Canada
” Still/Motion,” Edward Day Gallery – Toronto, Canada
” HUGS-Self Reflection (curated by Tiff Izsa),” Art System – Toronto, Canada
” Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition,” Toronto City Hall – Toronto, Canada
Selected Live Paintings/ Poetry Readings/ Collaborative Projects
2012 – 2013
” A Dream Called Laundry (with writer Sang Kim),” - Toronto, Canada (Up coming)
” The Piazzolla Project/ Arte Infinitus (live painting with violinist Lynn Kuo, dancer/ choreographer Jeremy Nasmith, and dancer Tomoe Yamasaki),” - Toronto, Canada (Up coming)
2012
” Light from 311/ Kesennuma (coordinated by Michiari Saito),” the official project image painting, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
” Mini Art Koinobori + Daichi Capsule (with Koichi Watanabe and Fukushima University),” – Fukushima International Airport, Japan/ the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Magic Pony, and various locations – Toronto, Canada/ OSAGE Foundation - Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
2011 – 2013
” Travelling into your bookshelf project by Movana Chen” - Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (On going)
2011
“Friend Me, FaceBook profile paintings by Carole Freeman,” Edward Day Gallery – Toronto, Canada
” Viva La Vida (a Coldplay variation), Live painting with deVah String Quartet featuring Emily Hau, Moira Burke, Liza McLellan, and Sharon Lee,” Evolution of POP/ ARTBOUND pARTty - Toronto, Canada
” Opening live painting with cellist Vernon Regehr,” James Baird Gallery – St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
” Fencer vs. Samurai (with fencer/ painter Nils Fischer),” Bloor Alternative Art Fair (coordinated by Johnson Ngo), Big on Bloor Street Festival – Toronto, Canada
” Seven Samurai directed by Akira Kurosawa (opening live painting with VPV),” The Japanese Canadaian Cultural Centre – Toronto, Canada
” Akes Waves Makes Wakes (live poetry reading with VPV),” Ashita: Artists for Japan, a disaster relief event for Japan, The Great Hall- Toronto, Canada
” Akes Waves Makes Wakes (live painting and poetry reading with Tatsu),” Humber College fundraising dinner, Humber College – Toronto, Canada
” 311 (live painting with VP+V),” Soul For Japan, a disaster relief event for Japan, Hart House (Amber Room), University of Toronto – Toronto, Canada
Bibliography
2012
Fane, Kate: “ On Now >> Tasman Richardson, Peter Doig, Tim Gardner, Sarah Anne Johnson, and Daisuke Takeya at the MOCCA,” ArtSync – Toronto, Canada
Grigorescu, Alexsandra: “Hot Art: Immersive Experiences at MOCCA,” Where.ca, February 3 - Toronto, Canada
Reheel, Jason: “Five things to do this week: Feb.4-10,” POSTED TORONTO, National Post, February 3 - Toronto, Canada
2011
Haire, Cecil: “I Love You,” interview with Daisuke Takeya, The St. John’s Morning Show, CBC Radio, September 9 – NewFoundland and Labrador, Canada
Bradbury, Tara: Daisuke Takeya, Japanese artist presents three new works, Entertainment section, The Telegram, September 9 – NewFoundland and Labrador, Canada
Uddin, Farhana: Art Show benefit victims of Japan earthquake and tsunami, The Toronto Observer, March 28 – Toronto, Canada
Chen, Marcia: Drinking tea, buying art for Japan, City TV News Toronto, March 24 – Toronto, Canada
Iromoto, Noriko: Soul for Japan, Nikka Times, March 31 – Toronto, Canada
Hirata, Makoto: ASHITA: Artists for Japan, Nikka Times, March 31 – Toronto, Canada
Hirata, Makoto: PechaKucha Night in Toronto, Nikka Times, April 21 – Toronto, Canada
2010
Interview with an artist Daisuke Takeya, Star Portraits, Bravo TV – Toronto, Canada
Purvis, Matthew: Daisuke Takeya at Christopher Cutts, Art Agenda, BlogTO, July – Toronto, Canada
Dick, Terence: Daisuke Takeya at Christopher Cutts, AKIMBLOG, June 24 – Toronto, Canada
Sandals, Leah: Unedit my heart, June 01 – Toronto, Canada
Neave, Marissa: Confessions of Love: Interview with Tad Hozumi & Daisuke Takeya by Marissa Neave, XPACE Cultural Centre, February – Toronto, Canada
Dick, Terence: Daisuke Takeya at XPACE, AKIMBLOG, March 04 – Toronto, Canada
BITS Magazine: Confessions of Love, Topics, February – Toronto, Canada
Iromoto, Nobuo: 10th Anniversary in Toronto, 40 years old, Daisuke Takeya at Christopher Cutts Gallery, Nikka Times – Toronto, Canada
2008
Milanovic, Maja: On a journey with curious mind, Current, cover story, September 4-15 – St.John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Milanovic, Maja: On a journey with curious mind, exhibition catalogue, The Japan Foundation, Toronto – Toronto, Canada
Jagger, David: Outsider Takeya looks in, Japanese artist bridges cultures in works full of double meanings, NOW MAGAZINE, ART section, March 20-26 – Toronto, Canada
Thérrien, Marie-Josée: Interview with Daisuke Takeya, Metro Morning, CBC Radio, March – Toronto, Canada
2006
Special Dialogue: Artist Daisuke Takeya x York University professor Ted Goosen, Cover story, BITS Magazine, March – Toronto, Canada
2005
Book ‘Em, Visual Arts Briefs, School of Visual Arts, December 16th - New York, U.S.A.
Zushi Hayama Akiya Newspaper: Welcome back elder brother as a teacher, p11, March 1st – Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
2004
Satterthwaite, Julian: Artist’s inner child comes out to play, THE DAILY YOMIURI, ART section p7, December 2nd- Tokyo, Japan
Kuriyama, Fumiko: Daisuke Takeya’s eyes of a child, MADO -The Window of Arts, Exhibitions Preview, p169, October 21 – Tokyo, Japan
Croissant: Welcome to exhibitions, p147, November 25th – Tokyo, Japan
Asahi News paper: Exhibitions, November 30th – Tokyo, Japan
The Japan Times: Artist views world with child’s eyes, December 17th - Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo News Paper: Take a walk with art, eyes of a child: by Daisuke Takeya, p22, October 28th – Tokyo, Japan
2001
Farkas, Suzanne: TORONTO’S WINDOW GALLERIES- All you need is love - YEAR 01 FORUM: ISSUE#8, Spring 2001 - Toronto, Canada
Sato, Sumi: Everybody Loves You: Mixed media installation by Daisuke Takeya, The New Canadian, English p1, February 15th – Toronto, Canada
Sato, Sumi: Everybody Loves You: Mixed media installation by Daisuke Takeya, The New Canadian, Japanese p7, February 8th – Toronto, Canada
Gordon, D: Sheets come off &, Toronto Star, February 25th-Toronto milk.bedroom gallery: Bravo! News, March 22nd – Toronto, Canada
2000
Purvis, Jennifer: Untruly, unmadly, shallowly in love, The Japan Times, Art section, August 6th – Tokyo, Japan
Ishii, Masanobu: Everybody Loves You, Saison Art Program exhibition catalogue, Saison Museum of Modern Art,
August – Tokyo, Japan
Saison Museum of Modern Art: Everybody Loves You, Newsletter #14, August – Tokyo, Japan
Neumann, Peter: Everybody loves you, Art Reviews(independent) – Tokyo, Japan
Zushi Hayama Akiya Newspaper: Emerging Artist Daisuke Takeya, August – Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Awards
2011, 2009
Canada Art Council Art Bank Purchase Award, Canada Arts Council, Canada
2009
Mid career grant (Visual Arts), Ontario Arts Council, Canada
2000
Ken Purvis Best Portrait Award, The Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Canada
1997
Special Prize, Tama Sogo Bijyutsuten Competition, Japan
1995, 1991
Liquitex Excellence in Art Award, the U.S.A.
1993 - 1995
New York Academy of Art Scholarship, the U.S.A.
1993
Dean’s Award, School of Visual Arts, the U.S.A.
1992
Hachette Filipacci Award, Society of Illustrators, the U.S.A.
Publications
2012
” Waveless Ocean (essays by Fumio Nanjyo and more TBA),” Toronto, Canada (Up coming)
2005
” eyes of a child,” Ikkei Shobo Press- Tokyo, Japan, ISBN 4-87074-137-7 C3037
Texts
2007 - 2010
” Daisuke Sensei no Zatsugaku Art (Teacher Daisuke’s Art Trivia),” monthly column, BITS Magazine (Toronto’s No.1 Japanese language free paper) – Toronto, Canada
2011
” BAGART Toronto shopping guide,” an essay inclusion, BAGART/ Gendai Gallery - Toronto, Canada
2010
Catalogue essay, ” New Creators Series 03: Bungalow Colony,” Gendai Gallery – Toronto, Canada
2009
Catalogue essay, ” New Creators Series 02: EXTENSIONS,” Gendai Gallery – Toronto, Canada
2007
Catalogue essay, ” New Creators Series 01: Photo Lab,” Gendai Gallery – Toronto, Canada
2006 - 2008
” Children’s artwork selected by Daisuke Takeya,” monthly column, MADO – The Window of Arts -Tokyo, Japan
2006
” My attempt to teach art- effective use of starter in class,” Jijitsu to Sozo (Reality and Creativity, a critical educational journal in Japan), pp17-24, March, Ikkei Shobo Press – Tokyo, Japan, ISSN – 0285-208X
2004
” Life and works of artist Kazuo Nakamura,” The New Canadian -Toronto, Canada
2002
“ Risa Campaign in Toronto – Big in Japan: 6 Japanese contemporary art stars,” introductory essay, Nikka Times - Toronto, Canada
TV Appearances
2012
” Interview with Daisuke Takeya at the MOCCA – Museum Hop February 2, 2012,” ArtSync, Rogers TV channel 10, February 10 – Toronto, Canada
2011
” Artbound pARTy – Interview with visual artist Daisuke Takeya,” CP24, September 23 – Toronto, Canada
” ASHITA: Artists for Japan,” Wai Wai Wide, Japanese TV program, Station CFMT, April – Toronto, Canada
2010
” Star Portraits – portrait of Craig Kielburger,” Bravo TV, October 16th – Toronto, Canada
” Interview with an artist – Daisuke Takeya,” Wai Wai Wide, Japanese TV program, Station CFMT, February 21st and 28th – Toronto, Canada
2008
Rogers Cable 10, Interview with Daisuke Takeya, Asian Inspiration, April – Toronto, Canada
Omura-Harkness, Eri: Interview with an artist – Daisuke Takeya, Wai Wai Wide, Japanese TV program, Station CFMT, March 23rd – Toronto, Canada
2001
” Interview with an artist – Daisuke Takeya,” Wai Wai Wide, Japanese TV program, Station CFMT, March 18th – Toronto, Canada
Auctions
2011
” The 13th Cutting Edge,” Seoul Auction – Seoul, South Korea
2010
” The 12th Cutting Edge,” Seoul Auction – Seoul, South Korea
Art Fairs
Art Toronto (2010), with Christopher Cutts Gallery
Up Art Contemporary Art Fair (2010), with BAGART / Gendai Gallery
SCOPE Miami (2009), with Christopher Cutts Gallery
Art Fair Tokyo (2009, 2010), with Christopher Cutts Gallery
Art Chicago (2009), with Christopher Cutts Gallery
Selected Collections
Canada Art Council Art Bank Collection, Ottawa, Canada
Jeffrey E. Epstein Collection, New York, the U.S.A.
Taylor Thompson Collection, Toronto, Canada
Yoshiko Mori Collection, Tokyo, Japan
Dr. Horst Melcher, Berlin, Germany
Josh Coger, the United Kingdom
Craig Kielburger, Toronto, Canada
Seamus O’Reagan, Toronto, Canada
Dale Haddon, New York, the U.S.A.
Ron Murphy, Toronto, Canada
Christopher Cutts, Toronto, Canada
William Halkiew, Toronto, Canada
Fumio Nanjyo, Tokyo, Japan
Sanae Yamauchi, Kyoto, Japan
Dai Tanaka, Kyoto, Japan
Art Collector Magazine, Tokyo, Japan
Artist in Residence
Pouch Cove Foundation – St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (2008, 2006)
Curatorial Studies
2012
Coordinator, ” A Day in the Park @ Kwun Tong (with Cybil Chiu), “ OSAGE Foundation - Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (Up coming)
2011- Present
Co- director, ” DAICHI Projects (with Daichi Takeya),” on going disaster relief projects for children in Japan – Japan/ Canada
2011
Co- director, ” Ashita: Artists for Japan, a disaster relief event for Japan (with Rafi Ghanaghounian),” The Great Hall- Toronto, Canada
2010
Co- curator, ” New Creators Series 03: Bungalow Colony (with Siya Chen),” Gendai Gallery – Toronto, Canada
2009
Co- curator, ” New Creators Series 02: EXTENSIONS (with Meiko Maruyama),” Gendai Gallery – Toronto, Canada
Co- curator, “ Extension II: SKETCHES, MODELS + PROTOTYPES Documentation (with Meiko Maruyama),” The Japan Foundation, Toronto library – Toronto, Canada
2007
Co- curator, ” New Creators Series 01: Photo Lab (with Maiko Tanaka),” Gendai Gallery – Toronto, Canada
Additional Education
2006
Bachelor of Education in Adult Education course, the Brock University – St.Catherine, Canada
” Building Effective Programs from Quality Assessment,” Certificate of Professional Learning, Curriculum Services Canada - Toronto, Canada
2006, 2002
International Baccalaureate Visual Art Instructor Workshop – Toronto, Canada
2005
” Seikatsuga wo Kangaerukai,” pedagogy workshop for art teachers, Hayama International Exchange Centre – Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
2003
The 10th Summer Pedagogy Workshop for K-12 Teachers of Japanese Language in North America, The Japan Foundation Language Centre – Los Angeles, the U.S.A.
Teaching Experience / Lecture / Workshop
2012
” A Talk Show at Roppongi Art Night,” Roppongi Art Night, Roppongi Hills – Tokyo, Japan (Up coming)
Guest presenter, ” Pecha Kucha night ( coordinated by Vivien Leung),” Venue TBA – Toronto, Canada (Up coming)
Art workshop for children, ” GOD Loves Japan ~ We will build our city!,” The Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art – Toronto, Canada (Up coming)
” Listen with your eyes, A Musical Life-Drawing Class (featuring Music in the Barns Chamber Ensemble, coordinated by Carol Gimbel),” Music in the Barns/ Theatre Direct – Toronto, Canada
Art workshop for children with Artbound in support of Free The Children, Kisaruni School for Girls - Masai Mara, Kenya (Up coming)
” DAICHI Projects,” -Tohoku region, Japan (Up coming)
2011
” DAICHI Projects,” -Tohoku region, Japan
” Best painting ever! – first time in life,” painting workshop and mural for children with Artbound in support of Free The Children, Kisaruni School for Girls - Masai Mara, Kenya
Guest presenter, ” Global Pecha Kucha Day + Inspire Japan / a presentation of ASHITA: Artists for Japan (with Rafi Ghanaghounian, coordinated by Vivien Leung),” Toronto Design Exchange – Toronto, Canada
2010
Panelist for a symposium, “Extracurricular Part I: Panel 1 – Between the Classroom and Studio (organized by Maiko Tanaka and moderated by Carmen Mörsch),” Justina M Barnicke Gallery (Hart House), University of Toronto – Toronto, Canada
2009
Co- moderator for a panel discussion, “Extension I: Natural/ Intervention, featuring works by Heather Keung, John McMinn, Yam Lau, and Haji Nakamura (with Meiko Maruyama),” The Japan Foundation, Toronto – Toronto, Canada
2007 - 2008
Faculty (painting and figure structure), Avenue Road Arts School – Toronto, Canada
2008
Lecture,” Artist Daisuke Takeya, On a journey with curious mind,” The Japan Foundation, Toronto – Toronto, Canada
Lecture,” Artist Daisuke Takeya, On a journey with curious mind,” The Embassy of Japan in Canada – Ottawa, Canada
2006
Workshop and lecture “The Third Annual Okayama Children’s Art Book Festival” – Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Lecture “eyes of a child (with Laura Horne),” Christopher Cutts Gallery – Toronto, Canada
2005
Lecture “eyes of a child,” Wagner College Gallery – Staten Island, New York, the U.S.A.
Workshop and lecture ” Nihongo Art Contest 2005,” The Japan Foundation, Toronto – Toronto, Canada
Art workshop, Galeria Punto – Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Art workshop, Kyoto Art Center – Kyoto, Japan
Art workshop for G1-G9 students, Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art – Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Invitational lectures on self-portrait, Hayama Municipal Elementary School – Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
2002 - 2007
Faculty (visual art: pre-kindergarten – Grade 12), La Citadelle International Academy of Arts & Science – Toronto, Canada
1997 - 1999
Faculty (anatomical drawing, painting, figure structure), Tokyu Seminar BE Shibuya – Tokyo, Japan
Other Activities
2010 – Present
Artist and Ambassador, ARTBOUND
2001- Present
Executive member, {president (2002, 2003), advisor (2004- present)}, Japanese Visitors Association (JAVA) – Toronto, Canada
2006 – 2010
Executive member, {member of the board of directors (2006-2009), programming director (2010), the programming committee member (2006- 2010)}, Gendai Gallery – Toronto, Canada
1991- Present
Freelance interpreter/ translator, Japanese and English
1991- Present
Independent art writer
2005 – 2009
Executive member, {chair judge (2005), vice president (2006, 2008), president (2007)}, Nihongo Art Contest Organizing Committee, The Japan Foundation Toronto (2005), Gendai Gallery (2006 – Present) – Toronto, Canada
2009
Official interpretor / assistant for Kyohei Sakaguchi, ” Nuit Blanche (curated by Makiko Hara),” Liberty Village – Toronto, Canada
2007 – 2008
Japanese language instructor, Toronto District of School Board – Toronto, Canada
2008
Official interpretor / assistant for Takahiro Fujiwara, ” Nuit Blanche (curated by Gordon Hatt),” Eaton Centre – Toronto, Canada
2002 – 2007
Japanese language instructor, the third language department {department head (2004 – 2006)}, La Citadelle International Academy of Arts and Science – Toronto, Canada
2002 – 2004
Japanese literature and history instructor, Nisshu Gakuin Japanese Heritage School – Toronto, Canada
2004
Official translator / interpreter of Shoichi Aoki lecture, ” No Kimono ( Japan – Canada fashion show curated by Rafi Ghanaghounian)” Toronto Design Exchange - Toronto, Canada
2002
Assistant painter, Jeff Koons Studio - New York, the U.S.A.
Official interpretor / assistant for Hiroyuki Matsukage, Takahiro Fujiwara, and Risa Sato, ” BIG in Japan (curated by Catherine Osbourne),” Cambridge Gallery – Cambridge, and Gendai Gallery – Toronto, Canada
1998 – 1999
Gallery assistant, Nishimura gallery – Tokyo, Japan
1996 – 1998
Art director, Yomi Studio – Osaka, Japan
1995 – 1996
Mural painting specialist, MODE WORKS – New York, the U.S.A.
1991 – 1995
Apprentice, sushi and tempura chef, Genji Japanese Restaurant – New York, the U.S.A.