MARI ISHIWATA (1983, Yokohama, Japan)
Grants
2008 (jan.-dec.) BilbaoArte (Bilbao, Spain)
Artist in Residence
2009 (april) Taktkunstprojektraum ( Berlin, Germany)
2009 (jan.- feb.) L'MONO (Bilbao, Spain)
2008 (jan.-dec.) BilbaoArte (Bilbao, Spain)
2007 (oct.-dec.) Arteleku (Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain)
Formation
2002-2006 Keio University - B.A. Sociology / Cultural Anthropology (Tokyo, Japan)
2001-2003 Setsu Mode Seminar (Institute for Ilustración) - Portraits (Tokyo, Japan)
Exhibitions ( principal )
2009 “Personally Pplitical”, Arthouse Tacheles (Berlin, Germany)
2008 “Belcro#2 Contemporary Grafic Art”, Arteleku (Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain)
2008 “T-shArt”, BilbaoArte (Bilbao, Spain)
2006 “Artsbang!”, Cafécity (Bordeaux, France)
2006 “Tabi no otona tachi, ohana party”, Galería POINT (Tokyo, Japan)
2006 “Spirit Butter”, Miramar Palace (Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain)
Live Painting Performance / Intervention of Space ( principal )
2009 “Neukoelln Art and Cultur Festival”, Künstlerhof Rue Bunte (Berlin, Germany)
2008 “Basque Bienal of Experimental Poem”, BilbaoArte (Bilbao, Spain)
2008 “Mari Ishiwata open studio+ Rirkrit Tiravanija”, Guggenheim Museum (Bilbao, Spain)
2008 “Artitadeto”, Ernesto Erkoreka Plaza (Bilbao, Spain)
2008 Experimental space “The Refugee Camp of Ishiwata”, BilbaoArte (Bilbao, Spain)
2007 “Asahi Art Festival (+ dancer Maki Morishita)”, Turistic Boat of Sumidagawa (Tokyo, Japan)
2007 “The Tree of Life”, School of Planning and Architecture (New Delhi, India)
2006 “Plastic Animal Party!”, Tabacalera (Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain)
2006 “Tenrin Festival”, Baku Genjin Village (Fukushima, Japan)
Workshop
2008 “Let's paint together in the Refugee Camp of Ishiwata”, BilbaoArte (Bilbao, Spain)
2007 “Painting the Bus (for people with developmental disabilities)”, Shobu Gakuen (Kagoshima, Japan)
2007 “The Gift Artisan (for Children and Parents)”, Keio University (Tokyo, Japan)
2007 “The Gift Artisans(for Children)”, Deer Park Institute (Kangra, India)
2006 “Painting Picnic with Curry (for Children)”, Keio University (Tokyo, Japan)
Colaboration Work for the Educational Project
2007 “Mita House”, Keio University (Tokyo, Japan)