EDUCATION/QUALIFICATION

August 2006 - May 2008 (Expecting to graduate)
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH. USA
MFA: Metalsmithing


April 2004 - March 2006
Kanazawa College of Art
Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan.
MFA: Metalsmithing


September 1998 – May 2002
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Carbondale, IL. USA
BFA: Metalsmithing

January 1999 – May 1999
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA. USA

January 1997 – August 1998
John A. Logan College
Carterville, IL. USA

June 1995
West Linn High School
West Linn, OR. USA
H.S. Diploma

July 1995
Asahikawa Kita High School
Asahikana, Hokkaido JAPAN
H.S. Diploma


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

March 8 - March 14, 2006
“momo exhibition”
上へ下へ〜金属と植物の共存〜
Gin no Nami, Hakuza, Kanazawa Japan

April 18 - May 7, 2006
“momo exhibition”
上へ下へ〜金属と植物の共存〜
SA
KURA, Asahikawa, Hokkaido Japan

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

March 1 - March 5, 2006
“Kanazawa College of Art : Graduates’ Exhibition”
21st Century Museum, Kanazawa Japan

October 20 - 25, 2005
“Metals Department group exhibition”
Nigiwai Gallery, Kanazawa Japan

November 1, 2004 –January 10,2005
" Japanese Metals Exhibition"
Denmark Royal Craft Museum
Copenhagen, Denmark


October 21 – 26, 2004
"Metals department exhibition" ~ Ikimono~
Nigiwai Gallery, Kanazawa, Japan


January 2 – February 2, 2003
“Lunar Four” Four women show
Associated Art Gallery, Carbondale, IL.

April 29 – May 4, 2002
“Work in Glass and Metal”
Momoko Okada and Lawrence Millard
Saluki Plaza/901 South Illinois Ave. Carbondale, IL.

July 5 – 8, 2001
“New Designer’s 2001”
Business design Center, London U.K.

May 13 – June 9, 1999
“Red Tape”
I-Five Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.


JURIED EXHIBITIONS

April 2 - 28, 2002
Rickert-Ziebold Awards 2002
Southern Illinois University Museum
Carbondale, IL.

February 1-24, 2002
“5th Annual National Juried Show”
Gallery West
205 So. Union Street Alexandria, VA.


February 7-28, 2002
“All Media IV International Juried Art Exhibition”
Period Gallery
5174 Leavenworth Omaha, NE.

November 1999
“Undergraduate Art Show”
Student Center, Art Alley
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL.

May 1999
“Undergraduate Art Show”
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA.


AWARDS & GRANTS

August 2006 - 2008
Presidential Graduate Scholarship for Diversity Enhancement
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH.

January 23, 2003
Special Recognition Award
“All Media IV Exhibition”
Period Gallery
5174 Leavenworth Omaha, NE

April 1, 2002
Rickert - Ziebold Awards 2002
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL

Fall 2000 & Spring 2001
Dean’s List
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL

June 2000 - December 2001
International Undergraduate Tuition Awards
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL

May 1998
College Purchase Awards
John A. Logan College, Carterville, IL


Spring 1998
Vice- Presidents List
John A. Logan College, Carterville, IL




WORK EXPERIENCES


November 2- 6, 2004
Contemporary “Japanese Metal arts and Crafts”
The Danish Museum of Decorative Art
Copenhagen, Denmark

position: Gallery set up and simultaneous interpretation for my professor’s slide lectures at Japan house and Department of precious metal in Copenhagen Technique School


June 17, 2002- May 12, 2003
Brehm Preparatory School, INC.
1245 East Grand Ave. Carbondale, IL.
(618) 457-0371

Position: Art club teacher and Dorm Assistant

February – May 1999
BANGZOOM ENTERTAINMENT
1100 N. Hollywood way Suite B
Burbank, CA 91505
(818) 295-3939

Position: Production Assistant