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| PERSONAL | 1948 Born April Fool’s Day, Chicago, Illinois, third generation Japanese-American
1960-64 Trained at The Art Institute of Chicago School from twelve years old
1965 Won college scholarship, National Scholastics Art Competition
1969 Received B.F.A., Summa Cum Laude, Illinois Wesleyan University
1969 Relocated to London.
1977-78 Attended life classes at Heatherley’s School of Art and Byam Shaw School of Art.
1980-81 Participated in painting seminars in N. Ireland
1985-92 Mural artist, Palladio Interiors
1986-95 Acquired studio at ACME, exhibiting in East London Open Studios
1988 Art instructor at Queen’s College, London
1995 Relocated to Miami, Florida
2001-02 Opened Vera & Yamamoto Fine Art Gallery, Miami Beach, Florida
2001-03 Art and art history instructor at The Winston Academy, Davie, Florida
2003 Returned to England
| | SOLO EXHIBITIONS | 1992 Black Bull Gallery, London, England
1992 Alba Gallery, Kew, Surrey, England
1993 Atlantis Gallery, London, England
1998 Open House Exhibition, Miami, Florida
1999 Ryals Gallery, ‘Images Beyond Material’. Boca Raton, Florida
2000 Brickell Square Lobby Gallery, Miami, Florida
2000 The Datran Center Gallery, ‘Not On This Earth’, Miami, Florida
2000 The Wallflower Gallery, ‘Really Ethereal’, Miami, Florida
2001 The Miami City Club, Miami, Florida
2001 The Tabernacle Gallery, London, England
2001/2 Vera and Yamamoto Fine Art Gallery, Miami Beach, Florida
2002 Gallery Vincent, ‘London to Miami’, Miami, Florida
2002 Regatta Show, Henley on Thames, England
2002 Gallery Vincent, ‘London to Miami II’, Miami, Florida
2003 Orangery Gallery, Holland Park, London
2003/4 A&D Gallery, London, England
2004 Gallery Vincent, ‘Relationships’, Miami, Florida
2004 The Henley Exhibition Centre, Henley-on-Thames
2005 The Ice House, Holland Park, London
2005 Henley Music and Arts Festival, Henley-on-Thames
2006 The Gallery In Cork Street, Simply Being, Cork Street. London, W1
2007 Imagebox Gallery, Miami, Florida
2007 The Ice House, Holland Park, London
2007 Hepsibah Gallery, London, W6 0BD, UK
2007 Henley Exhibition Centre, Henley-On-Thames, Oxfordshire, UK
2008 Galeria Dasto, Oviedo, Spain
2009 The Ice House, Holland Park, London, UK
2010 The Ice House, Holland Park, London, UK
| | GROUP EXHIBITIONS | 1986-1995 East London Open Studios, London, England
1992 A.D. Fine Art, Barbican Center, London, England
1999 Ryals Gallery, Two-Women Show, Boca Raton, Florida
2000 Ibero Americana Exposition, Wirtz Gallery, Miami, Florida
2000 City Link Annual Artfest Exhibition, Artserve Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2001 Gallery Yes! Wilton Manors, Florida
2001 Barrio Museum, Miami, Florida
2001 The Schacknow Museum, Plantation, Florida
2002 One Ear Society, Miami, Florida
2003 Festival of the Arts, North Miami Beach
2003 Baxter Gallery, Miami, Florida
2004 Artist In Residence, Miami, Florida
2004 Autumn Fair, New Artist Competition NEC Birmingham
2004 On The Wall, Olympia, London
2005 Art Fair Extravaganza, Ft Lauderdale, Florida
2005 Festival of the Arts, Miami Beach, Florida
2005 The Craft and Design Experience, Henley-on-Thames
2005 Blackheath Gallery Early Summer Exhibition
2005 ICHF Fair, Henley-on-Thames, UK
2005 Inspired Art Fair, London
2006 Beaux Arts Festival, Coral Gables, Florida
2006 Festival of the Arts, Miami Beach, Florida
2006 The Barn Gallery, Aston, Henley-on-Thames
2007 Beaux Arts Festival, Coral Gables, Florida
2007 Pinecrest Festival of Art, South Miami, Florida
2007 Festival of the Arts, Miami Beach, Florida
2008 St Stephen's Art Fair. Coconut Grove, Florida, USA
2008 Festival of The Arts, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
2008 Prelude Art Fair, London, UK
2009 Pinecrest Festival of Art, Miami, USA
2009 St Stephen's Art Fair, Coconut Grove, Florida, USA
2009 Festival of The Arts, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
2010 Pinecrest Festival of Art, Miami, Florida, USA
2010 St Stephens Art Fair, Coconut Grove, Florida, USA
2010 Festival of The Arts, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
| | PUBLIC COLLECTIONS | Atlantis European Fine Art, PLC, London, England
Columbus Holdings, PLC, London, England
Ryals Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida
First Arabian Financial, Miami, Florida
| | PRIVATE COLLECTIONS | United Kingdom, Italy, Netherlands, USA, Canada, Spain, France, Belgium, Switzerland. Germany. Poland. Brazil. Colombia. Saudi Arabia and Taiwan.
| | AWARDS AND HONORS include | 2004 First place winner New Artist Competition, Autumn Fair, Birmingham
2001 One Ear Society guest juror for Flower Power Exhibit, Miami, Florida
2000 Best of Show Winner, City Link Artfest Exhibition, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
2000 Miami-Dade Certificate of Appreciation, Mayor Alex Penellas, Miami, FL
2000 City of South Miami, Certificate of Special Recognition, Mayor Julio Robaino
| | PUBLICATIONS include | The Hill Magazine, London, UK May / June 2010
The Hill Magazine, London, UK May 2007
Art Business Today, October 2004
New York Spirit Magazine, Cover Artist, December
The Village Magazine, August 2003
Nexus Magazine, Cover Artist, July / August 2003
Natural Awakenings, Cover Artist, June 2003
Natural Awakenings, Cover Artist, February 2003
Nexus Magazine, Cover Artist, March 2003
Biscayne Bay Tribune, Featured Artist, July 2002
The Hill Magazine, London, July 2001
Miami Herald (El Nuevo Herald), May 6, 2001
Boca Raton News, February 2, 2001
Art Business News, Featured Emerging Artist, January, 2001
Selecta Magazine, En Miami Feature, September 2000
City Link Magazine, The Art Issue, August 30, 2000
City Link Magazine, Featured Artist, July 26, 2000
Ibero Americana Internacional, vol.5, no. 16, 2000
Sunpost, Art Section, August 2000
Diario de la Mujer, August, 2000
East Sider Magazine, August, 2000
Boca Life, Featured Artist, March 19, 1999
Boca Life, Art Beat Featured Artist, March 19, 1999
Thursday Times, March 18, 1999
Art Connoisseur Magazine, Featured Artist, vol. 1, no. 3. 1999
New Art International, vol. 4, 1998-9
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