Mayuko
OKADA
KIMONO REBORN
(Artist statement)
I create my art with Oshi-E (押し絵).
Oshi-E is traditional Japanese craft technique with Kimino silk
started over 1000 years ago.
A kimono starts with making a single silk thread and is created with the dedicated work and skill of many craftsmen. Many of them are passed down lovingly from generation to generation- this is the essence of Japanese culture.
However, as life styles change, many unknown kimonos
stay asleep in the closet and sometimes begin decaying.
I want to give new life to abandoned antique kimonos that are
too beautiful to throw away.
It is my great pleasure to see them being loved again.
Biography
1974 born in Kyoto Japan
2010 move to NewYork
2015 move to Bern Switzerland
Selected Solo Exhibition
2020
Case Gallery in Château Gütsch Luzern Switzerland
2016
AKANE Gallery Tokyo
2015
Reso Box Gallery, NY
2014
Reso Box Gallery, NY
AKANE Gallery Tokyo
Gallery Karahashi, Shiga Japan
2013
AKANE Gallery Tokyo
Gallery Karahashi, Shiga Japan
2012
Reso Box Gallery, NY
The Nippon Gallery, NY
(Sponsored by the Consulate General of Japan)
Selected Group Exhibition
2009 − 2020
Sankei Japanese calligraphy exhibition
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Tokyo Japan)
2018
Soloturn Kunst Super Markt Switzerland
2015
Cool Japan World Trial in Mexico.
Centro Comercial Plaza ( Mexico City)
2012 − 2013
Kizuna Exhibition Charity for Tsunami victim (Shiga Japan)
2006
Tokyo Wonder wall 2006 Exhibition
of award-winning works.
Museum of Contemporary Art of Tokyo (Tokyo Japan)
Education and Membership
Graduated from Kyoto Seika University
[Japanese Classical Painting] ( Japan)
Completed PERSONS School of Design Certificate program [Interior design] ( US )
Advanced Member of Sankei international
Japanese calligraph organization
Obtained O-1 visa for the United States of America
as an Artist, 2011-2014
Media
Berner Zeitung
Gallery Guide ( NY)
Queens Chronicles (NY)
Weekly Biz (US)
Numero (Russia)
The Mainichi News Paper
The Sankei News Paper
Osaka Yomiuri Terevision
Shiga Terevision