Born in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward and raised in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, she grew up immersed in subcultures such as manga, anime and rock’n’roll music.
While working as a professional illustrator in Japan for various media including op-ed pieces and advertisings, she was active in group exhibit circuit and commercial art for a theater group, receiving numerous awards.
After moving to the United States in 2001, she started employing calligraphy techniques as she showed her works at Sci-Fi/fantasy/game conventions in and around US.
Her first solo exhibit took place in 2005 in New York.
Later, she switched from analogue paintings to digital using pen tablet in 2008, but continues her works in haunting fantasy-based portraitures that are both homage and her own creation.
Exhibitions
- 2011 JaNet Hall (with Yumiko Furukawa) (Manhattan, NY)
- 2005 National Art Museum (Canberra, Australia, Conflux Art Show)
- 2005 NYCOO Gallery : Solo Exhibition (Manhattan, NY)
- 2005 ASFA Exhibition (Echo Gallery: Chicago, IL)
- 2004 Fall Art Show, Zellner Gallery. (Wilton, CT)
- 2004 Borders: Solo Exhibition (Wilton, CT)
Honors
- 2005, 2004 Chesley Award Nominee
- 2003 Conflux Best International Artist (Canberra, Australia)
- 2003 AHA! Call for Art Expo Finalists
- 2003 World Fantasy Convention 2003 (Best of Show: “Black and White”)
- 2003 Best Fantasy Artist 2003 (Ad-Astra, Canada)
- 2003 SONO Art Celebrate
- 1999 SHIFT MAGAZINE
- 1998 HKDA DESIGN 98 SHOW grand-pries
- 1996 Nika Exhibition Japan
- 1995 Franco-Japon Hall Poster Biennale: Merit
- 1994 N.Y. Art Directors Club International: Merit Bruno International Graphic Biennale
