BIOGRAPHY

aica was born in Osaka, Japan, a city where rich cultural traditions co-exist within modern high-rise buildings and cutting edge factories. Started her artistic journey at an early age by drawing family portrait narratives on the back of her father’s electrical engineering blueprints.
She received a BFA from F.I.T. after initially studying traditional drawing, She moved into 3D animation, but became disenchanted with the 3D medium as being too explicit, and ultimately rediscovered the power of simple painting and drawing to expand the viewer's imagination beyond the canvas.
She has shown her work at Chelsea Art Museum, The NoLita Art Walk at the Rebecca Taylor boutique in New York, The Korus House of the Embassy of Republic of Korea and among others. She was featured on Juxtapoz Magazine online, The Korea Times News Paper, and SoHo Journal. She was interviewed by WMBC-TV Good News segment about her painting during the art show at Curious Matter. Her work have been featured on T-shirts, bags, accessories, and jewelries for Rebecca Taylor and have sold worldwide.
She currently lives and works in New York where she paints happily with her muses, beautiful twin kittens.

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ARTIST STATEMENTS

“MEMORIES OF THE MOMENTS OF LOVE”

aica invites the audience to join the love she finds in the simple and often overlooked moments of life.

"These moments could be from someone next to me, or even something without a soul like gems. Even if these memories scar my heart in some way, it comforts me to embrace that scar, and surround it with warm sun light. Like witnessing a young girl's isolated emotions being released into air, I hope through my work to inspire someone who may hold sadness within to start loving someone or something around them."

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EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS

06/03 - 06/05/2011 : 1st International Juried Peace Art Competition & Exhibition at Chelsea Art Museum.

UTGP 2011: I am selected to the Top 50 of the UTGP 2011, the design competition presented by UNIQLO and DISNEY.

SPRING 2010: Collaboration between aica and Rebecca Taylor's collection is released.

07/28 '09: "LA Shorts Fest" our film "Logue" will be screening on Program #25 at Sunset 5 Laemmle’s Theatre in L.A.

06/06 - 06/14'09 : "The NoLita Art Walk" selected exhibition at the Rebecca Taylor's flagship boutique!

"ART DISCOVERY IN SEOUL" Invited international event by the Hun Gallery.
06/12 - 06/18 '09 : "The Concept of Contemporary Art" Gallery Meepyung, S.Korea.
04/28 - 05/04 '09 : "A&C Art Fair Seoul 2009" Seoul Art Gallery, S.Korea.

04/05 - 05/17 '09 : "POISON" selected group show at Curious Matter in New Jersey.
02/27 - 06/15 '09 : "The Sketchbook Project" 6 city tour to galleries and museums across the U.S.
10/25 - 11/08 '08 : "Election 2008" The Square Foot Show at Art Gotham Gallery in New York.
11/07 - 11/20 '08 : "The Chorus Project" selected group show at Korus House in Washington D.C.
11/21 - 12/04 '08 : "The Chorus Project" selected group show at Hun Gallery in New York.

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PRESS

WMBC-TV: I was interviewed by Ms. Nicole Israel for the Good News segment on WMBC-TV at Curious Matter - 2009 The SoHo Journal: An article about me and my participation in the Nolita Art Walk - 2009
Art Discovery in Seoul: brochure produced and widely distributed in worldwide - 2009
STUDIO VOICE magazine: Our short animation won an Editor's Choice Award in the STUDIO VOICE competition.
The Korea Times News Paper: group photo and article about art show titled "The Chorus Project" - November 2008
Hun Gallery: Featured artist - November 2008
babysusu online shop: designed baby boy t-shirts - Fall 2008 collection
ART GOTHAM Gallery: Featured art work on the website - November 2008
Cookie magazine: Featured the babysusu tee that i designed. September 2008
babysusu: designed baby boy t-shirts -Fall 2008 collection and a cashimire sweater - Spring 2009
ILLUSTRATIVO: Featured artist - June 2008
Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine Online: Featured artist - June 2008

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NEWS

Please visit here for the latest news!

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OTHER RESOURCES

Behance Network: aica's another portfolio site.