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Location:
Vancouver BC
"Being an immigrant has cut off my sense of attachment to
the old world of comfort and security that I once knew. Now the
reflection that I see in the work day after day makes me realize
that my solid ground is in myself; in the values that go beyond
time and place."
· Born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Education:
· Degree in Design and Glassblowing, Tama Art University, Tokyo
1983-87
· New York Experimental Glass Workshop, New York, NY 1984
· Pilchuk Glass School, Stanwood, WA 1993,1998
· Vancouver Contemporary Artworks, Vancouver, BC 1997
· Atlin Art Centre, Atlin BC 1999
Exhibitions, Awards, Achievements:
· "SOFA Chicago", Galerie Elena Lee, Chicago, Ill.
1999
· "V6" Material Matters, Toronto, ON 1999
· Award of Merit, "Glass Art XI", Vancouver, BC 1999
· Pilchuk Full Scholarship, Pilchuk Glass School, Stanwood, WA 1998
· Vice-president, British Columbia Glass Art Association, Vancouver,
BC 1999
· Guest Lecturer, Harbourfront, Toronto, ON 1995
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