Artist statement

My art visualizes my soul.

I believe that our souls contain recorded information of the things we inherited from the ancestors. In other words, souls are data aggregation from our long personal histories and they make parts of who we are.

To resemble my soul, which contains many scars, bruises, wrinkles and stains, I scratch, erase, paste materials, add varieties of brush strokes, scrape paints with knives and needles, drop some ink and splash some water on canvas.

I consider my paintings as a mean to show my personal stories painted with a visual language that I created. I speak to my artworks through my personal iconography, symbols, scribbles and lines, which will also be spoken to the audience. Through my paintings, I love sharing my life with people from all ages, genders and nationalities without any cultural and language barriers.

Art saved my life in unspeakable ways, so to express my gratitude, I will keep painting until the day I leave this material world as I keep exploring and cherishing different dimensions of my deeper self.

Like a child trying to catch a beautiful butterfly and getting lost in a forest. I am traveling into my inner landscape searching for the beautiful butterfly.

Education

1997-2002
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, U.S.A
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Fine Art major, Concentration in Painting

1995-1997
Vantan Art Institute, Tokyo Japan
Contemporary Art Degree
Fine Art major, Concentration in Painting Exhibitions
 

Solo and Group exhibitions

2021
Participated in an exhibition at National Art Center(新国立美術館), “no borders-Kagaribi” in Tokyo, Japan

Participated in an international art exhibition “KROMATIC@RT” at m.a.d gallery in Milano, Italy

2020
Participated in an exhibition at National Art Center(新国立美術館), “no borders-Hanagatami” in Tokyo, Japan

2015-2016
Displayed works at Artikiya, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

2013-2015
Displayed works at “GALERÍA CASA COLÓN” Yucatan, Mexico

2013
Participated in an exhibition at the “Palace of the Captains” in Ascoli Piceno, Italy

2009-2010
Displayed works at Athr gallery in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

2008
6th self-exhibition “Gift” at House of Artist gallery, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

2005
5th self-exhibition “Color therapy” at Café Pensee in Japan

2004
4th self-exhibition “Recent works” at slightly flavored in Japan
3rd self-exhibition “Welcome to my world” at Café Pensee in Japan

2001
2nd self-exhibition at Asian Art Café, S.F., CA, U.S.A

2000
2nd group exhibition at Sutter St. Gallery, S.F., CA, U.S.A
1st self-exhibition at Asian Art Café, S.F., CA, U.S.A
1st group exhibition at Sutter St. Gallery, S.F., CA, U.S.A

1996-1997
Participated in various art events and group exhibitions in Tokyo, Japan.