About The Artist
Kaori is an artist based in Japan and the U.S. She has been passionate about drawing, painting, and dreaming up stories since childhood. Her artworks have been showcased in many media, from painting, illustration, and animation to apps. She has exhibited her personal works in galleries and museums from New York to Berlin. She hopes to dedicate her life to creating art that makes a difference in world peace and protecting wildlife.
■ Parsons School of Design,
New York, U.S.A. / Paris, France, Bachelor
of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)
■ Sophia Junior College,
Tokyo, Japan, A.A. in English
■Editorial Illustration
The Economist, NPR, Atlas Obbscura, Time Out New York, Interview Magazine, Google, Time Out New York, New York Press, Mademoiselle, Cosmo Girl!, New Times, Bikini, Boston Weekly Dig, Cyzo Magazine
■Children's Illustration
"Kappa Jizo" for Apple Store and Google Play Store, "Firefly Princess" for Google Books, "Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters" for Atmosphere Press, and "Reach For The Stars" for Bright Future EDG.
■T-shirts Design
Anna Sui, Liquid Sky Records, Patricia Field, and others
■Product Design
Mesa International, Home Goods, Costco, Sam's Club
■Character Design/ Animation
•MTV Networks- Character Designer for "Down Town" Beavis & Butt-Head" TV Series & Movie, "Celebrity Deathmatch", "Daria"
•Nickelodeon - Character Designer for "Gary The Rat" "Captain Itch"
•Oxygen Media LLC- Creator/Animator for "Bootie Boogie"
•United Nations, 75th Anniversary Peace Poster Exhibition, New York (2021-2022)
•Fukuoka Asian Museum,Group Show, Fukuoka (2022)
•A'Design Award, Museo del Design, Como, Italy (2021)
•Art Festival in Kobe Hankyu Department, Kobe, Japan (2021)
•Gallert Iyn, Osaka, Japan (2021)
•Mique,Tokyo, Japan (2019)
•Creation Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (2016)
•Loft, Osaka, Japan (2015)
•Loft, Fukuoka, Japan (2014)
•Erebuni
Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2012)
•Gettigloss,
Los Angeles, CA (2010)
•Royal/T,
Los Angeles, CA (2009)
•The
Gallery in The Woods, Brattleboro, VT (2009)
•Brattleboro
Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro, VT (2008)
•Titmouse,
Hollywood, CA (2008)
•My
Plastic Heart NYC, New York, NY (2008)
•Bellevarado
Studios, Los Angeles, CA (2008)
•Copro Nason
Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (2007)
•The
Gallery in The Woods, Brattleboro, VT (2007)
•Live With Animals
Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2006)
•Amerasia Bank Gallery, New York, NY (2005)
•Zentralbuero
Gallery, Berlin, Germany (2004)
•Zakka,
New York, NY (2004)
•Future Is
Now Gallery, New York, NY (2003)
•The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, Santa Monica College,
Los Angeles , CA (2003)
•Culture
Cache, San Francisco, CA (2002)
•New
Image Art Gallery, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA (2002)
•Winner of United Nations 75th Anniversary AR Peace Poster Competition, Futuring Peace, 2021
•A' Design Award Winner Print and Published Media Design, 2020
•A' Design Award Winner Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design Category, 2020
•Competition War on Virus, Emerald Award, 2020
•Altpick Awards, Illustration Series, Altpick New York, 2008
•Silver Awards, The Illustration West 41 Annual Awards, The
Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, 2013