Biography

 

Masako is an award winning artist, her works have been curated in contemporary galleries in NY, selected by juried exhibitions globaly, and also her paintings are featured in public collections in Japan.

 

She was born in the west of Kyushu region Japan, growing up with natural scenery around her was always magnificent and limitless, stimulating her five senses as the core of her production of paintings. She realized her passion for paintings in early teenage and developed her skills by studying at Art Universities in both Japan and USA. 

 

She’s been based in New York City since 2019, continued expressing herself in abstract paintings with sense of Japanese beauty. 

 

 

 

 

Juried Exhibition / Group Exhibitions

2024.    Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

               Loft Artists Association, CT

               Usagi NY Gallery, DUMBO Brooklyn, NY

               European Museum of Modern Art, Spain

2023.    Kota Alliance, Sugar Hill, NY, NY

2022.    RedFox Contemporary Gallery, NY

               KuroKirin Espresso & Coffee, NY, NY

2021.     KuroKirin Espresso & Coffee, NY, NY

2020.     Northern Manhattan Arts Alliances, NY, NY

2019.     Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, AUS

 

 

 Online Exhibitions

  • Royal Blue Gallery Sweden, Gallerium Canada, Las Laguna Gallery CA.
  • Artsy, Artsper, Curator Japan, NoMAA

 

Awards

  • Art Collide, NY NY - Honorable Mention Award
  • LST Gallery, NM - Paintings & Other Media Special Recognition Artists Award

 

Public Displays in Japan

  • Tangible Cultural Property ・ Cafe Akashiya
  • Tangible Cultural Property ・ Sumiya
  • Fukuoka City Art Museum
  • Hirado City Library
  • Kitagawa General Hospital
  • Ainosono Kindergarten
  • Flower Design School Kaka
  • Arkas Sasebo Music Hall
  • Gallery Monne Porte
  • Kousyungama Gallery
  • Restaurant Ottan-Totto
  • Restaurant Aozora
  • Café Boeki

 

Auxiliary Project 

  • 24th and York Mini Park - Mosaic Sculpture - San Francisco, CA
  • Uptown Artist Stroll - Ring Garden - NYC

     

Education

  • Kyoto University of the Arts - Bachelor of the Arts
  • Academy of Art University San Francisco CA - New Media and Fine Art Study
  • New York School of the Art - Abstract Painting 

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