Artist Note:


My paintings are made of a series of cut-out collage works. I paint paper, cut it with scissors, and then glue the cut pieces together. This process is repeated continuously until the artwork is complete. This type of collage activity was my favorite childhood pastime, and I continue to play this game as an artist.

The themes of my paintings are about "roles and individuality." Even if our roles in life change, our individuality remains the same. Individuality is like a piece of freely painted colored paper before it is collaged together with other pieces. Even if we are given a particular role in society and even if our existence is controlled and shaped, the colors that have already been applied to us do not change. Each piece of colored paper, without losing its individuality, makes its own unique contribution to the overall painting scheme when they are collaged together, just as we individuals play various roles in larger society without losing our own individuality. 


Education:


2023 -- BA(Honors), Illustration, Arts University Bournemouth, UK

2016~2017 -- Arts and English, Japan College of Foreign Language, Japan


Exhibition History:


Nov 2025 -- 'Mapping Connections' Urasando Garden (Tokyo)

Jul 2025 -- 'Blooming Exhibition' Den Gallery (Tokyo)

Jun 2025 -- Booth Exhibition: UiAF (Ulsan, Korea)

Apr 2025 -- 'Food over Flowers' Fratello (Osaka)

Dec 2024 -- 'Like a Picture Book', Gallery Filmo (Tokyo)

Dec 2024 -- ‘Solo Exhibition’ Sainte Anne (Tokyo)

Nov 2024 -- 'A PEEK INSIDE' Urasando Garden (Tokyo)

Nov 2024 -- 'Who aRe You?' nagame (Miyagi, Japan)

Jul 2024 -- 'Mini Art Exhibition Vol8: PART2', Gallery 2511 (Tokyo)

Apr 2024 -- Booth Exhibition: BAMA (Busan, Korea)

Apr 2024 -- 'Two-Person Show: Sakura Fujii, Haruka Saiga' Gallery Upkas, (Daegu, Korea)

Jul 2023 -- 'AUB Summer Show' Arts University Bournemouth (Bournemouth, UK)

Jun 2023 -- 'New Design Fair' Business Design Center (London, UK)


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