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Lives and works in Toronto Canada
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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.
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Selected Solo Exhibitions
- 2016
Christopher Cutts Gallery – Toronto, Canada (Up coming)
Chongjiang Contemporary Art Museum (TBD, curated by Cai Qing) – Chongqing, China (Up coming)
First United Building, Escolta – Manila, the Philippines (organized by 98B COLLABoratory) (Up coming) - 2015
Najomon, Jomon Period Natural History Museum – Tsunan, Nigata Prefecture, Japan - 2013
GOLD ~ exspando (- over the letter o, organized by Naoaki Bab),” Block House – Tokyo, Japan
Beautiful Singapore,” INSTINC – the Republic of Singapore
Somewhere There (curated by Heather White) – Toronto, Canada (Postponed) - 2012
GOD Loves Japan,” The Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art – Toronto, Canada - 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 Nanjo), 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
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Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2014 – Present
” Field Trip Project Asia,” Shinjuku Creators Festa 2014 (Tokyo, Japan, coodinated by Testui Watanabe, sponsored by Shinjuku Ward), National Institute of Education Art Gallery (Singapore, co-curated with Twardzik Ching Chor Leng, sponsored by the National Arts Council of Singapore), The Philippines (UP Vargas Museum – Manila/Tanauan Elementary School – Layte/University of Philippines Baguio/Cafe Yagam – Baguio, co-curated with Laya Boquiren, sponsored by the Japan Foundation, Manila and the Asia Center) (New), Orange Gallery (Bacolod, the Philippines, co-curated with Noell El Farol) (Cencelled), Jakarta, Indonesia (Detail TBD), Aceh Tsunami Museum (Banda Aceh, Indonesia, coordinated by the director Tomy Mulia Hasan) (Up coming) - 2016
” City of Dream,” First Canadian Place Gallery (curated by Kelly McCray) – Toronto, Canada (New)
” Rebirth-Extensions,” Chongjiang Contemporary Art Museum (curated by Cai Qing) – Chongqing, China (Up coming)
” POWER TO THE PEOPLE (details TBD),” EARTH+GALLERY / EARTH+ cafe&bar – Tokyo, Japan (Up coming)
Contemporary Art Biennale of Fukushima 2016 (directed by Koichi Watanabe) – Fukushima Prefecture, Japan (Up coming) - 2015
” DIRECTOR’S CHOICE II,” Christopher Cutts Gallery – Toronto, Canada - 2014
” POWER TO THE PEOPLE (with Takashi Murakami, Eiji Moribe, Yozo Takada, Emelie Chhangur, Clara Venice, David Trautrimas, and Machida Power Station),” Green Plaza at Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc – Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Contemporary Art Biennale of Fukushima 2014 (directed by Koichi Watanabe) – Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
MEDI-ARTz Zushi (directed by Michiyuki Ishita) – Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
“Anti-War & Resistance against the Anticipated War (coordinated by Seiichi Tsuchiya, Kenji Kubota, and Mizuki Takahashi),” SNOW Contemporary – Tokyo, Japan
Shinjuku Creators’ Festa 2014 (coordinated by Tatsui Watanabe) – Tokyo, Japan
ARTabata Orihime Project (organized by Takashi Murakami) – Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
” Eighth Annual Summer Exhibition (juried by Matthew Flowers/ director of Flowers, Laura Hoptman/ curator of painting and sculpture department at the MOMA, and Patterson Sims/ president of the board of ICI),” Flowers – New York, the USA
” Landscape (with Kent Monkman, Kim Dorland and Holly Farrell),” Showcase Megumi Ogita Gallery – Tokyo, Japan
” Contemplation (curated by Peter Chan),” M Gallery – Toronto, Canada
Yoshiwara Super Art Service (organized by Keisuke Abe, Takumi Hashimoto, Azusa Kobayashi and Mina Osawa, coordinated by Mina Osawa) – Tokyo, Japan - 2013
” subtleties ~ expand (- over the letter o, organized by Naoaki Bab),” Block House – Tokyo, Japan
” Cloud Museum 2013 (directed by Isamu Muto, coordinated by Emiko Kato and AAN),” Nogoya TV Tower – Nogoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
” NIPPOOUUNPO – GODZILLA and the PHOENIX,” a curatorial project presented by OuUnPo, ten day event for Tokyo/ Yokohama, June 17 – June 27 (coordinated by Per Hüttner and Samon Takahashi, initiated in collaboration with Vision Forum, Global Art and the Museum (at ZKM) in Karlsruhe and Linköpings universitet in Sweden) – Japan
” Bridge Over Troubled Water ~ Izushima Project,” Onagawa Art Season (coordinated by Chie Kajiwara) – Town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
” Bell of Hope Shopping Street Art Museum (coordinated by Chie Kajiwara),” – Town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
” Light from 311/ Kesennuma memorial exhibition (coordinated by Michiari Saito),” – Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan (Postponed)
” Paint The Halls,” Women’s College Hospital Foundation and Art Battle Canada – Toronto, Canada
” Love ~ Life ~ Laugh: Field Trip Project (with Alex McLeod & Krystle Tabujara, David Trautrimas, and Michael Toke, coordinated by Maki Sato),” Roppongi Art Night 2013, co- presented by the Embassy of Canada in Japan and the Grand Hyatt Tokyo – Tokyo, Japan
” 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 (Postponed) - 2012
Contemporary Art Biennale of Fukushima 2012 (directed by Koichi Watanabe), Fukushima International Airport – Fukushima Prefecture, Japan - 2011
” Tohoku Daishinsai Tsunami Relief Charity Exhibition ~ Art for Life (organized by Fumio Nanjo),” 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 (catalogue)
” BAGART (with BIRDHEAD, curated by Yan Wu),” Up Art Contemporary Art Fair, Gendai Gallery booth, the Gladstone Hotel – Toronto, Canada (catalogue)
” TITLES VI (traveling artist book exhibition, organized by WAY UP WAY DOWN collective),” Musée d’art de Joliette – Quebec, Canada
” Artists’ Book of the Moment,” Art Gallery of York University – Toronto, 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),” on line project with Art Metropole/ Gendai Gallery – 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. (catalogue)
” 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
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Awards
- 2015, 2009
Mid career grant (Visual Arts), Ontario Arts Council, Canada - 2014
Grand Prize, Revive Japan Cup Art Section, Eco Japan Cup & Revive Japan Cup - 2013
Grant in Support of Art-Related International Exchange (curator, Field Trip Project), Pola Art Foundation, Japan - 2012
Canada Council for the Arts Travel Grant, Canada Council for the Arts, Canada - 2011, 2009
Canada Council for the Arts Art Bank Purchase Award, Canada Council for the Arts, 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.
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Auctions
- 2011
” The 13th Cutting Edge,” Seoul Auction – Seoul, the Republic of Korea - 2010
” The 12th Cutting Edge,” Seoul Auction – Seoul, the Republic of Korea
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Art Fairs
- Ultra (2014), with Lana Tran
- Kensington Market Art Fair (2014), with DAICHI Projects
- 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
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Selected Collections
- Canada Council for the Arts Art Bank Collection, Ottawa, Canada
- Sengokuyama Hills, Tokyo, Japan
- 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 Nanjo, Tokyo, Japan
- Sanae Yamauchi, Kyoto, Japan
- Dai Tanaka, Kyoto, Japan
- Art Collector Magazine, Tokyo, Japan
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Artist in Residence
- 2016
98B COLLABoratory Escolta – Manila, the Philippines (Up coming)
Chongjiang Contemporary Art Museum – Chongqing, China (Up coming) - 2015
Inaugural project at Najomon, Jomon Period Natural History Museum – Tsunan, Nigata Prefecture, Japan - 2013
INSTINC – the Republic of Singapore
Kamiyama Artist In Residence (KAIR: special short residency invitation at its 15th anniversary, coordinated by Emiko Kato and AAN) – Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
Onagawa Artist In Residence – Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan - 2008, 2006
Pouch Cove Foundation – St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Texts
- 2012 – Present
Monthly column, ” World filled with ART by Daisuke Takeya,” TORJA – Toronto, Canada - 2014
” Field Trip Project: traveling 3D Art Exhibitions,” Art Collectors Magazine – Tokyo, Japan
” Art directly connects the disaster affected areas and Canada,” TORJA Magazine – Toronto, Canada - 2013
” Field Trip Project: Connecting Canada and the disaster affected areas(co- text with Chie Kajiwara),” Maple Tohoku – Tohoku Canada-Japan Society, Miyagi, Japan
Exclusive interview, ” Rapidly, Beautifully, and Rhythmically. A fighter, artist Ushio Shinohara,” TORJA – Toronto, Canada
Exclusive interview, ” The making of David Liss, the artistic director of Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art by Daisuke Takeya,” TORJA – Toronto, Canada - 2012
Exclusive interview, ” What kind of person is Koki Tanaka? The representative of the Japanese Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biannual,” TORJA, July issue – Toronto, Canada
Article, ” Artists in Conversation – Max Dean and Hiraki Sawa at the AGO,” TORJA, June issue – Toronto, Canada
Article, ” What Toronto’s art needs,”TORJA, September issue – Toronto, Canada - 2011
Essay inclusion,” BAGART Toronto shopping guide,” BAGART/ Gendai Gallery – Toronto, Canada - 2007 – 2010
Monthly column, ” Daisuke Sensei no Zatsugaku Art (Teacher Daisuke’s Art Trivia),” BITS Magazine – Toronto, Canada - 2010
Catalogue essay, ” Problem Forward, New Creators Series 03: Bungalow Colony,” Gendai Gallery – Toronto, Canada - 2009
Catalogue essay, ” Never ending family, New Creators Series 02: EXTENSIONS,” Gendai Gallery – Toronto, Canada - 2007
Catalogue essay, ” New Creators Series 01: Photo Lab,” Gendai Gallery – Toronto, Canada - 2006 – 2008
Monthly column, ” Children’s artwork selected by Daisuke Takeya,” 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
Introductory essay, ” Risa Campaign in Toronto – Big in Japan: 6 Japanese contemporary art stars,” Nikka Times – Toronto, Canada
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Bibliography
- 2015
Soria De Veyra, Jojo: Kinds of Relief on Field Trip Project Asia’s take on the randoseru as relief carrier, diskurso, Filipino art magazine on line, November 23 – Manila, the Philippines (New) - 2014
Miyata, Ken: An art exhibit with energy issues opened after 3days delay, Kahoku Shimpo Publishing Co., Social section p25, October 10th – Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Ishibashi, Hideaki: Tohoku-Electric Power Co., Inc. requested the removal of an artwork from an exhibition, Asahi News Paper/ Miyagi section p29, October 13th – Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Miyata, Ken: Energy issue provoked by Art, Kahoku Shimpo Publishing Co., Culture section p22, October 5th – Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Okamoto, Sayaka: An interview with Daisuke Takeya about his work GOLD Coating, Shinjuku Creators Festa 2014 website, September 1st – Tokyo, Japan
Smart, Amy: Art exhibit at Maritime Museum honors tsunami relief effort, Times Colonist/ LIFE section p1, June 20th – Victoria, Canada
Saunders, Keiko Miyamatsu: Toronto artist Daisuke Takeya holds Field Trip Project exhibit in Victoria, July 24th – Toronto, Canada - 2013
Tokushima Shimbun Newspaper: Kamiyama Artist In Residence exhibition starts tomorrow, p17, October 28 – Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
Tokushima Shimbun Newspaper: Backpacks as relief suplies reused as artworks – exhibition starts tomorrow at Kamiyama, p18, October 26 – Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
Sankei News Paper: Backpack artwork makes cities and its people energetic – relief supplies for the Great East Japan Earthquake reused, p20, August 7 – Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Japan Today: Grand Hyatt Tokyo joins Roppongi Art Night in support of Tohoku recovery effort, March 22 – Tokyo, Japan
Fukushima Art Biennale 2012 Book – Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
TORJA, New Music Festival: Chamber Music of Steven Mackey II, p29, January 2013 issue – Toronto, Canada - 2012
ArtSync Book 2012-2013 – Toronto, Canada
Whyte, Ewan: GOD Loves Japan – Toronto, Canada
Morgenstern, Yoko: Nikkei Voice, Japanese section, May issue – Toronto, Canada
Lee, Kyungmin: Special feature: ‘ Making as Living,’ After 3.11 Great East Japan Earthquake ~ Takeya Daisuke, Wolganmisool Monthly Art Magazine, p94-95, March issue – Seoul, the Republic of Korea
White, Heather: On Now >> God Loves Japan @ MOCCA, ArtSync – Toronto, Canada
Kim, Sang: ” God Loves Japan,” installation by Daisuke Takeya, Toronto To Japan: Hope Blossoms, March 6th – Toronto, Canada
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 3rd – Toronto, Canada
Reheel, Jason: Five things to do this week: Feb.4-10, POSTED TORONTO, National Post, February 3rd – Toronto, Canada
Museum Publicity.com: Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art announces Daisuke Takeya. GOD Loves Japan, January 28
ART TORONTO: Daisuke Takeya: GOD Loves Japan – Toronto, Canada
Art Knowledge News: The Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art Features Three New Exhibitions
The Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art: Newsletter winter 2012 – Toronto, Canada
Iromoto, Nobuo: Daisuke Takeya, GOD Loves Japan, an exhibition on a theme of The Great East Japan Earthquake, Nikka Times, February 23rd – Toronto, Canada
BITS Magazine: GOD Loves Japan, February 17th – Toronto, Canada
Iromoto, Nobuo: Toronto artist Daisuke Takeya creates official poster for ” Light from 311/ Kesennuma,” Nikka Times, February 23rd – Toronto, Canada
TORJA: GOD Loves Japan, April issue – Toronto, Canada
Wén, J.C.: God Loves Japan raises awareness about Japan’s recovery efforts, Nikkei Voice, REVIEW, p10, March issue – Toronto, Canada
Academy on view: DAISUKE TAKEYA (MFA 1995), God Loves Japan, New York Academy of Art, January 9th – New York, the U.S.A. - 2011
Haire, Cecil: “I Love You,” interview with Daisuke Takeya, The St. John’s Morning Show, CBC Radio, September 9th – NewFoundland and Labrador, Canada
Bradbury, Tara: Daisuke Takeya, Japanese artist presents three new works, Entertainment section, The Telegram, September 9th – NewFoundland and Labrador, Canada
Uddin, Farhana: Art Show benefit victims of Japan earthquake and tsunami, The Toronto Observer, March 28th – Toronto, Canada
Chen, Marcia: Drinking tea, buying art for Japan, City TV News Toronto, March 24th – Toronto, Canada
Iromoto, Noriko: Soul for Japan, Nikka Times, March 31st – Toronto, Canada
Hirata, Makoto: ASHITA: Artists for Japan, Nikka Times, March 31st – Toronto, Canada
Hirata, Makoto: PechaKucha Night in Toronto, Nikka Times, April 21st – Toronto, Canada - 2010
Star Portraits: Interview with an artist Daisuke Takeya, Bravo TV – Toronto, Canada
ORBITAL – Roppongi Hills Club News: Gazing at the Japanese sky from just a little further beyond – Daisuke Takeya kara, Art at Roppongi Hills Club/ Lifestyle section, p18, January/February 2010 issue – Tokyo, Japan
Purvis, Matthew: Daisuke Takeya at Christopher Cutts, Art Agenda, BlogTO, July – Toronto, Canada
Dick, Terence: Daisuke Takeya at Christopher Cutts, AKIMBLOG, June 24th – Toronto, Canada
Sandals, Leah: Unedit my heart, June 1st – 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 4th – Toronto, Canada
KALONSNET: Daisuke Takeya: Beautiful Japan, March 25th – Tokyo, Japan
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 – 15th – St.John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Milanovic, Maja: On a journey with curious mind, exhibition catalogue, The Japan Foundation, Toronto – Toronto, Canada
Jager, David: Outsider Takeya looks in, Japanese artist bridges cultures in works full of double meanings, NOW MAGAZINE, ART section, March 20 – 26th – Toronto, Canada
Thérrien, Marie-Josée: Interview with Daisuke Takeya, Metro Morning, CBC Radio, March – Toronto, Canada
CFRA 580 Radio: Kara ~ Daisuke Takeya at the Embassy of Japan in Canada, July 12 – Ottawa, Canada - 2006
BITS Magazine: Special Dialogue: Artist Daisuke Takeya x York University professor Ted Goosen, cover story, March – Toronto, Canada - 2005
Visual Arts Briefs: Book ‘Em, 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 21st – 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
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TV/ Radio Appearances
- 2013
” HEART TO HEART～WE ARE ONE～,” JAM THE WORLD (hosted by Junya Hiura), 21:37 ~ 21:42, October 28, J Wave – Tokyo, Japan - 2012
A documentary directed by Tali Dudin, ArtSync, Rogers TV channel 10 – Toronto, Canada (Up coming)
” 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
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Publications
- 2016
” Daisuke Takeya Solo Museum Project (working title: essays by Fumio Nanjo, David Liss, and more TBA),” – Toronto, Canada (Up coming)
” Alice’s Adventures in Fukushima (working title),” – Canada and Japan (Up coming) - 2013
” Perfect World (essay by Fumio Nanjo),” Christopher Cutts Gallery – Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-927376-04-1 - 2005
” eyes of a child (essays by Goro Suzuki and Atsuko Harada),” Ikkei Shobo Press- Tokyo, Japan, ISBN 4-87074-137-7 C3037
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Curatorial Studies
- 2014 – Present
Representative/ Curator, ” Field Trip Project Asia,” Shinjuku Creators Festa 2014 (Tokyo, Japan, coodinated by Testui Watanabe, sponsored by Shinjuku Ward), National Institute of Education Art Gallery (Singapore, co-curated with Twardzik Ching Chor Leng, sponsored by the National Arts Council of Singapore), The Philippines (UP Vargas Museum – Manila/Tanauan Elementary School – Layte/University of Philippines Baguio/Cafe Yagam – Baguio, co-curated with Laya Boquiren, sponsored by the Japan Foundation, Manila and the Asia Center) (New), Orange Gallery (Bacolod, the Philippines, co-curated with Noell El Farol) (Cencelled), Jakarta, Indonesia (Detail TBD), Aceh Tsunami Museum (Banda Aceh, Indonesia, coordinated by the director Tomy Mulia Hasan) (Up coming) - 2012 – Present
Representative/ Curator, ” Field Trip Project (Canada – Japan joint traveling exhibitions, coordinated by Chie Kajiwara for venues in Japan),” Onagawa Temporary Housing, Birdo Flugas (Shiogama), Minamimachi cadocco (Kesennuma), Echigo Tsumari Triennale (guerilla exhibit, Nigata), TOKYO SOURCE preview room, Kofu Art Festival, Hiyori Art Center (Ishinomaki), Sagami Kazekko Children’s Outdoor Art Festival/Joshibi University Art Museum (Sagamihara), Sakuradai Elementary School Museum (Sagamihara), Maebashi Children’s Cultural Centre, Seishin Kindrgarten (Maebashi), Roppongi Art Night/Roppongi Hills Program (coordinated by Maki Sato, Tokyo), Enokojima Art, Culture and Creative Center Osaka Prefecture, Onagawa Art Season (coordinated by Chie Kajiwara, Onagawa), Artown in Misato 2013 (directed by Koichi Watanabe, Aizu Misato, Fukushima), Kamiyama Artist In Residence (coordinated by Emiko Kato and AAN, Tokushima), Cloud Museum (directed by Isamu Muto, coordinated by Emiko Kato and AAN, Nagoya), Prince Takamado Gallery at the Embassy of Canada in Japan, IDEA Exchange Design at Riverside (co-curated by Esther Shipman), The Maritime Museum of BC (coordinated by Jonathan Irwin, co- curated with Anissa Paulsen), The Textile Museum of Canada (Eutopia, an exhibition curated by Farah Yusuf) (New) and more locations TBA – Japan/ Canada - 2014
Curator, ” POWER TO THE PEOPLE (with Takashi Murakami, Eiji Moribe, Yozo Takada, Emelie Chhangur, Clara Venive, David Trautrimas, and Machida Power Station),” Green Plaza at Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc – Sendai, Japan/EARTH+GALLERY / EARTH+ cafe&bar – Tokyo, Japan (Up coming) - 2013
Curator, ” Love ~ Life ~ Laugh: Field Trip Project(with Alex McLeod & Krystle Tabujara, David Trautrimas, and Michael Toke, coordinated by Maki Sato),” Roppongi Art Night 2013, co- presented by the Embassy of Canada in Japan and the Grand Hyatt Tokyo – Tokyo, Japan
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 (Postponed) - 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 (catalogue) - 2009
Co- curator, ” New Creators Series 02: EXTENSIONS (with Meiko Maruyama),” Gendai Gallery – Toronto, Canada (catalogue)
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 (catalogue)
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Teaching Experience/ Lecture/ Workshop
- 2016
Presentation, ” Should we admit our failure in Multiculturalism (but still investigating it)? Case studies from Field Trip Project,” Cultural Typhoon 2016, Tokyo University of the Arts – Tokyo, Japan (Up coming)
Lecture, ” Field Tripping, Art Chats (organized by Farah Yusuf),” Textile Museum of Canada – Toronto, Canada (New) - 2015
Art workshop for grade one and two students, ” Trauma Release workshop ~ Field Trip Project Asia: Philippines (with Paul Albert Quiano, Aze Ong, Jason Domling, organized by Laya Boquiren)” Cabuynan Elementary School – Tnauan, Layte, the Philippines (New)
Lecture, ” Disaster Risk Management and Trauma Release Symposium~ Field Trip Project Asia (with Dr. Arnel E. Jovan, Dr. Arthur Joseph I. Vito Cruz, coordinated by Ria Cayton), ” the PLDT Hall, the Departments of Arts, History, and Asia Pacific Studies of the College of Arts and Sciences, University of Asia and the Pacific – Ortegas, the Philippines (New)
Lecture, ” Field Trip Project (with Joan Medrano, organized by Laya Boquiren)” University of Philippines Baguio, the Philippines (New)
Artist Talk, “Field Trip Project Asia (with Andres Jose Garcia Bolarda, Paul Albert Quiano, Aze Ong, Mervy Pueblo, Noell El Farrol, moderated by Marika B. Constantino, organized by Laya Boquiren and 98B)” 98B Escolta – Manila, the Philippines (New)
Artist Talk, “Field Trip Project Asia(with local artists, organised by Laya Boquiren and Mariko Sorimachi)” Cafe Yagam – Baguio, the Philippines (New) - 2012 – Present
Art workshop, ” Field Trip Project + DAICHI Projects” – Japan/ Canada - 2014
Lecture, ” Field Trip Project Asia (organized by Alexander Yang),” Independent Archive & Resource Centre – the Republic of Singapore
Opening special talk session, Shinjuku Creators’ Festa 2014 (with Noboru Tsubaki, Vincent Twardzik Ching, Twardzik Ching Chor Leng, Emiko Kato, Hiroko Nakayama/the mayor of Shinjuku Ward, moderated by Tetsui Watanabe) – Tokyo, Japan
Lecture, ” Takashi Murakami and his influence in Contemporary Japanese Art, and Mono-ha (coordinated by Janfer Chung),” A Selling Exhibition of Contemporary Asian Art, Waddington’s Auction House – Toronto, Canada
Art workshop for children with Artbound in support of Free The Children, Kisaruni School for Girls – Masai Mara, Kenya - 2013
Panelist for a symposium (TBA), Kamiyama Artist In Residence (KAIR) – Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
Presenter ” Hills Breakfast Vol. 29 (coordinated by Maki Sato),” Roppongi Hills – Tokyo, Japan
Facilitator/ live interpreter for ” Kamiyama Good!,” a children’s art workshop with Emelie Chhangur, Dyan Marie and Jon Sasaki, Kamiyama Artist In Residence (KAIR: special short residency invitation at its 15th anniversary, coordinated by Emiko Kato) – Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
Organizer/coordinator/moderator, ” Crossing boundaries: Possibilities of Field Trip Project – a symposium (with Shingo Yamano, Shinya Ominami, Kuniyoshi Katsu, Dyan Marie, Kazushi Mogi, Chihiro Nakadaira, Chie Kajiwara, Emelie Chhangur, Emiko Kato, Jon Sasaki and Yoko Kobayashi-Baker, co-organized with Reiko Kosaka and Waon Yoshihara),” Enokojima Art, Culture and Creative Center Osaka Prefecture – Osaka, Japan
Concept maker/instructor, Everyone’s ABC (Brand new art school for children) – Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Presenter, ” AAN Portfolio Meeting vol.8 (Critics: Hori Motoaki/ chief curator of Tokyo Opera City Gallery and Shingo Yamano/ director of Koganecho Area Aanagement Center),” Creative Hub 131 – Tokyo, Japan
Panelist for a symposium, ” Can art and culture bind communities’ need? (with Fumihiko Sumitomo, Kenichi Nagata, Chie Kajiwara, Yuta Nakajima, moderated by Kazuji Mogi),” Seishin Kindergarten – Maebashi, Japan
Art workshop for children, ” Smiling City Project,” OSAGE Foundation – Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (Postponed) - 2012
Panelist for a symposium, ” A year after : Artists talk on activities for recovery from Tohoku quake (with Katsuhiko Hibino, Yoshiaki Kaihatsu, Kensuke Miyazaki, moderated by Toshio Shimizu, and coordinated by Takahide Tsuchiya),” Roppongi Agora, Roppongi Art Night, Tokyo Midtown Atrium – Tokyo, Japan
Guest presenter, ” Pechakucha 14 (coordinated by Vivien Leung),” The Gladstone Hotel – Toronto, Canada
Art workshop for children, ” GOD Loves Japan ~ We will build our city! (coordinated by Katy Laird),” The Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art – Toronto, Canada
Lecture, ” GOD Loves Japan,” The Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art – Toronto, Canada
Art workshop for children, ” Listen with your eyes, A Musical Life-Drawing Class (featuring Music in the Barns Chamber Ensemble, coordinated by Carol Gimbel),” CLASSICAL FOR KIDS! (a series with Barry Shiffman and David Amram), Music in the Barns/ Theatre Direct – Toronto, Canada - 2011
” 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 Pechakucha 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 (with Amos Latteier, Stephanie Springgay on Diane Borsato’s work, moderated by Carmen Mörsch, and organized by Maiko Tanaka),” Justina M Barnicke Gallery, 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
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Selected Collaborative Projects
- 2014 – Present
” Fukushima NO ALICE Project (with Yukiko Sato),” Unknown Asia art fair- Osaka (New)/ 3331 salon des artistes independents – Chiyoda 3331 Arts Festival 2014 (directed by Masato Nakamura), 3331 Arts Chiyoda – Tokyo/ 311 Memorial Exhibition (organized by Takashi Murakami), Space Zero – Tokyo/ Yamagata central library – Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan/ Kensington Market Art Fair – Toronto, Canada - 2013
” Kangaeyo (Think) Project, 10th Anniversary Roppongi Hills (coordinated by Maki Sato),” a special message ~ hint to be inspired, to think, and to imagine – Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, Japan
” Bell of Hope Shopping Street Art Museum (coordinated by Chie Kajiwara),” the official poster image painting- Town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
” Debris,” original postcard created with OuUnPo, at ” NIPPOOUUNPO – GODZILLA and the PHOENIX,” Tokyo/ Yokohama – Japan
” University of Toronto New Music Festival,” live painting with violinist Lynn Kuo, featuring original composition Interior Design for solo violin by Steven Mackey, Walter Hall, University of Toronto Faculty of Music – Toronto, Canada
Somewhere There (curated by Heather White) – Toronto, Canada (Postponed)
” A Dream Called Laundry (theatrical play with writer Sang Kim),” – Toronto, Canada (Postponed)
Arte Infinitus (live painting with violinist Lynn Kuo, dancer/ choreographer Jeremy Nasmith, and dancer Tomoe Yamasaki),” – Toronto, Canada (Postponed) - 2011 – 2013
” Travelling into your bookshelf project by Movana Chen” – Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China - 2012
“ Elements of Essence,” Les AMIS concert, featuring Süsse Stille, sanfte Quelle from Neun Deutschen Arien fur Soprano by G.F. Handel, La Fontaine d’Aréthuse from Mythes for Violin and Piano by K. Szymanowski, and Jeux d’eau for Piano by M. Ravel, with Erin Cooper Gay(soprano), Lynn Kuo(violin), and Erika Crinó(piano), Gallery 345 – Toronto, Canada
” The Underdogs reading (coordinated by Sarah Beaudin),” live painting with poet Michael Scott as Wateredown, Culture Days, The Central – Toronto, Canada
” Acts of Poetry (coordinated by Dyan Marie),” BIG on Bloor Festival project with Toronto New School of Writing – Toronto, Canada
” Why Does Chocolate Taste So Delicious?,” live painting and story telling based on the titled book by Nodoka Handa with VPV, JAVA Pub Night, Alio Bar – Toronto, Canada
” Mini Art Koinobori + Daichi Capsule (with Koichi Watanabe and Fukushima University),” – Fukushima International Airport, Japan/ the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Magic Pony, the Art Metropole, and the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre – Toronto, Canada/ OSAGE Foundation – Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
” Light from 311/ Kesennuma (coordinated by Michiari Saito),” the official project image painting – Miyagi Prefecture, Japan - 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,” VIP reception, 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
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Additional Education
- 2012
” Poetry Chapbook Workshop (led by James Dewar),” The League of Canadian Poets – Toronto, Canada - 2011
” Influency Poetry Salon (led by Margaret Christakos),” Continuing eduction, University of Toronto – Toronto, Canada - 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.
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Other Activities
- 1991- Present
Freelance interpreter/ translator, Japanese and English - 1991- Present
Independent art writer - 2010 – 2013
Artist and Ambassador, ARTBOUND - 2013
Member, Onagawa Art Season organizing committee – Town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan - 2012
Official interpreter for Ando Masanobu, Mjölk – Toronto, Canada - 2001- 2012
Executive member, {president (2002, 2003), advisor (2004- 2012)}, Japanese Visitors Association (JAVA) – Toronto, Canada - 2006 – 2010
Executive member, {member of the board of directors (2006-2009), programming director (2009-2010), the programming committee member (2006- 2010)}, Gendai Gallery – Toronto, Canada - 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 interpreter/ 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 interpreter/ 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.
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