Education

• 1990Rhode Island School of Design, Rhode Island, U.S.A. MFA in Sculpture.
• 1986The Banff Centre School of Fine Arts, Alberta, Canada. Visual Arts.
• 1982Junior College of Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan. Graphic Design.
• 1978Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. BA in Social Science.

Appointments

• 1996-PresentUniversity of Hartford. Hartford, Connecticut. Assistant Professor.
• 1993-1996Kansas City Art Institute. Kansas City, Missouri. Assistant Professor.
• 1992/1993Carnegie Mellon University. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Visiting Assistant Professor.
• 1990-1992University of California at Santa Barbara. Visiting Lecturer, Full time.
• 1986/1988Freelance. Graphic designer/ Illustrator. Tokyo, Japan.
• 1982-1986Core Plan Inc. Graphic designer. Tokyo, Japan.

Exhibitions

• 1999Hampden Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst: Solo show, Amherst, MA.
• 1998University Gallery, University of Bridgeport; Solo show, Bridgeport, CT.
  Huntington Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art; Solo show. Boston, MA.
• 1996ARC Gallery, Raw Space; Solo show. Chicago, IL.
  Musée d'art et d'histoire;249 Projets pour Uni Dufour(competition), Geneve, Switzerland.
  Campanella Gallery, Park College; Solo show. Parkville, MO.
• 1995Grand Arts Studio and Gallery; Solo show. Kansas City, MO. Sponsored by the Margaret Hall Silva Foundation.
  Holt-Russell Gallery, Baker University; Solo show. Baldwin City, KS.
  Union Gallery, Kansas State University; Solo show. Manhattan, KS.
• 1994Hewlett Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University; Solo show. Pittsburgh, PA.
• 1993Pittsburgh Center For Arts; Group show. Pittsburgh, PA.
  Phipps Conservatory; Group show. Pittsburgh, PA.
• 1992Pittsburgh Center For Arts, National Gallery: Solo show. Pittsburgh, PA.
• 1991The University Art Museum, U.C.S.B.; Group show. Santa Barbara, CA.
  Coastal Project/Collaborative installation. Leadbetter Beach, Santa Barbara, CA.
• 1990Curt Marcus Gallery; Group show. New York City, N.Y.
  The Museum of Art; Group show. Providence, RI.
  Chamber of Commerce; Group show. Providence, RI.
• 1989David Fraser Studio; Solo show. Providence, RI.
  Sol Koffler Gallery; Solo show. Providence, RI.
  Sol Koffler Gallery; Solo show. Providence, RI.
• 1988The Tokyo Museum of Art; Group show. Tokyo, Japan.
  Gallery Alpha M, Musashino Art University; Group show. Tokyo, Japan.
• 1987Tokiwa Garo Gallery; Solo show. Tokyo, Japan.
• 1986The Gallery of Valley City State College; Group show. Valley City, North Dakota.
  Collaborative performance at the installation site; The Banff Center School of Fine Arts, The Banff Center, Solo show. Banff, Alberta, Canada.
  
• 1986The Eric Haervie Theatre Gallery; Solo show. Banff, Alberta, Canada.
  The Walter J, Philip Gallery; Group show. Banff, Alberta, Canada.
  Sally Borden Building Racquetball Court; Collaborate installation with musicians. Banff, Alberta, Canada.
  The Ground Round Theatre; Group show. Banff, Alberta, Canada.
• 1984Muramatsu Garo Gallery; Solo show. Tokyo, Japan.
  Asahi-Seimei Gallery; Group show. Tokyo, Japan.
• 1983Gallery Hinoki; Solo show. Tokyo, Japan.

Performance/ Workshop

• 2000 Artist Residence; State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.
• 1998Coordinate and Interpret Lectures; Seian University of Art and Design, Ohtsu, Japan.
• Coordinate and Interpret Lectures; Seian Junior Collage of Art and Design, Kyoto, Japan.
• Visiting Artist; Trinity College, Hartford, CT.
• Visiting Artist; Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA.
  
• 1997Visiting Artist; Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI.
  Visiting Artist; University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT.
  Workshop; Seian University of Art and Design, Ohtsu, Japan.
• 1995Workshop; Seian University of Art and Design, Ohtsu, Japan.
  Lecture; Kansas State University; Manhattan, KS.
• 1994Lecture; Seian Junior Collage of Art and Design, Kyoto, Japan.
  Lecture; Seian University of Art and Design, Ohtsu, Japan.
• 1992Lecture; Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.
• 1988Installation with 16 children; Iwaki Museum of Art. Iwaki, Japan.
• 1986Visiting Artist; The Valley City State College. Valley City, North Dakota.

Grants/ Awards

• 1997International Center Grant; University of Hartford, Hartford, CT.
• 1997First International Installation Art Award/Angel Orensanz Foundation Center for The Arts; New York City, NY.
• 1995Mid-America Arts Alliance/National Endowment for the Arts Regional Fellowship Award; Kansas City, MO.
• 1995Faculty Development Grant; Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO.
• 1994Faculty Development Grant; Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO.
• 1993Faculty Development Grant; Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO.
• 1993The New Form Regional Grant Program; The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts/ Interdisciplinary Arts Program, The National Endowment for the Arts/Inter-Arts Probram, The Rockefeller Foundation and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. by The Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA.

Publications

• Brochure: Hampden Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, September 1999, by Sherry Buckberrough.
• Article: The Scribe, September 24, 1998, by Geetha Tharmaratnam, University of Bridgeport.
• Article: Art New England/July 1998, by Harvey Blume.
• Catalogue: Huntington Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art, May 1998, By Roberta Lord.
• Article: sticks and stones, March 1998, by Mary Brigitte McNeil and Eric Drury. The MassArt Free Press.
• Review and Interview: The Boston Sunday Globe, February 1, 1998, by Christine Temin and Cate McQuaid.
• Catalogue: Mid-America Arts Alliance/ National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship Recipients 1994, 1995, 1996. March, 1997, Mid-America Art Alliance, Kansas City, MO.
• Catalogue: 249 projet pour Uni Dufour; June, 1996, Commissariat de l'exposition et realisation du Catalogre Musee d'art et d'histoire, Geneve, Switzerland.
• Review: New Times, April, 1996, by Roberta Lord.
• Review: New Art Examiner, October, 1995, by Roberta Lord.
• Review: Kansas City Star, July 21, 1995, by Alice Thorson.
• Catalogue: Grand Arts Gallery, June 1995, Essay by Barbara Bloemink.
• Review: Pittsburgh Tribune Review, August 19, 1994, by Graham Shearing.
• Review: In Pittsburgh; volume 9, Number 10. October 15-21, 1992, by John Bender.
• Review: Santa Barbara News-Press/Scene, October 4, 1991, by Joan Crowder.
• Essay: Ryusei; volume 340, August 1988, by Hirokazu Fukawa.
• Essay: Ryusei; volume 339, July 1988, by Arata Tani.
• Article: Atelier; volume 733 March 1988, P. 67.
• Catalogue: Gallery Alpha M; volume 2, March 1988, by Arata Tani and Hirokazu Fukawa.