Maiko Kikuchi
Maiko Kikuchi (b.1983, Tokyo, Japan) received her B.A in Theater Arts and Fashion Design from Musashino Art University, Japan in 2008, her M.F.A in Sculpture from Pratt Institute, in 2012.
She is a multidisciplinary artist working in illustration, painting, drawing, collage, sculpture, animation and puppetry/ performance. Her object theatre pieces include DAYDREAM TUTORIAL(Work in Progress) as part of Under The Radar Festival 2020 (INCOMING! Program) at The Public Theatre, LaMaMa and FiveMyles Gallery, PINK BUNNY at Japan Society and St.Ann’s Warehouse, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENSE at Dixon Place, NO NEED FOR A NIGHT LIGHT ON A LIGHT NIGHT LIKE TONIGHT at LaMaMa, DAYDREAM ANTHOLOGY at St. Ann’s Warehouse. She is currently in artist residency program at HERE collaborating with Spencer Lott and also one third of the curator members at a puppetry residency program Object Movement Festival at The Center at West Park in NYC.
She presented her visual art works in “Crown Heights Film Festival”, group exhibition“In Time/Out of Place” at Parasol Project(NY), “NO PARKING” at Ca’d’ Oro Gallery(NY), “Unwritten stories” at HERE art center(NY), “To See or Not To Be Seen” at Hot Wood Art(NY), Online exhibition” Dear You” at Field Project (NY), “Four and twenty Black Birds” at Jamestown Artcenter(RI), “By Chamber 02” at CITAN (Tokyo), WWW(Tokyo) etc. She has also committed to musicians and bands for creating their music videos.
EDUCATION:
M.F.A., Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, 2012.
Major: Sculpture
B.A., Centenary College, Hackettstown, New Jersey, 2009.
Major: Individualized Studies, Fine Arts Concentration
B.A., Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan, 2008.
Major: Theatre Arts/Design, Fashion Design
Additional Study: Aoyama-Juku Technical College, Tokyo, Japan, 2008.
Emphasis: Drawing and Illustration
EXHIBITIONS / PERFORMANCES:
2020
Live Performance Show “Daydream Tutorial(work in progress)”(director/Performer) as part of INCOMING! program at Under The Radar Festival 2020 , The Public Theater, New York, NY (January 12th, 19th)
2019
Live Performance Show “Excerpt from Daydream Tutorial”(director/Performer) as part of La MaMa Puppet Slam curated by Jane Catherine Shaw at LaMaMa, New York, NY (October 25th, 26th, November 16th, 17th)
Solo Exhibition “Swallow Cafe” at Swallow Cafe, Brooklyn, NY (Sep.12th-)
Live Performance Show “Object Movement puppetry festival 2019” (Curator) at The Center at West Park, New York, NY (May 17th- May 26th)
Live Performance Show “Excerpt from 9000 Paper Balloons” (Creator/Performer) as part to HERE Arts Center’s GALA, at City Winery, NY (May 13th)
Solo Exhibition “Maiko Kikuchi’s Art Works” at WWW, Tokyo, Japan (April 8th)
Solo Exhibition “Maiko Kikuchi’s Art Works” at CITAN, Tokyo, Japan (April 7th)
Live Performance Show “9000 Paper Balloons” By Maiko Kikuchi & Spencer Lott (Director/Creator/Performer) as a part of a Performance Festival “Culturemart2018” at HERE ARTS, New York, NY (March 19th, 20th)
2018
Live Performance Show “9000 Paper Balloons” By Maiko Kikuchi & Spencer Lott (Director/Creator/Performer) as a part of puppetry program “Puppet Blok” at Dixon Place, New York, NY
(December 18th)
Live Performance Show “Daydream Tutorial”(director/Performer) as part of Puppet Festival program”Jump Start” at LaMaMa, New York, NY (November 23rd, 24th)
Exhibition/Concert “Bariton no Yu-be” by Maiko Kikuchi (Visual art works) & Shun Kikuchi (operatic performance) at Topos, Tokyo, Japan(September 12th - October 3rd)
Live Performance Show “9000 Paper Balloons work in progress show” By Maiko Kikuchi & Spencer Lott (Director/Creator/Performer) at HERE ARTS, New York, NY (August 28th)
Group Exhibition “Four and Twenty Black Birds” at Jamestown Arts Center, Jamestown, RI (May11th-June 16th)
Live Performance Show “Daydream Tutorial” (Director/Performer) at The Wild project New York, NY (March 10th, 11th 2018)
Live Performance Show “9000 Paper Balloons” By Maiko Kikuchi & Spencer Lott (Director/Creator/Performer) as a part of a Performance Festival “Culturemart2018” at HERE ARTS, New York, NY (March 5th, 6th, 2018)
Live Performance Show “Daydream Tutorial” (Director/Performer) as a part of a Performance event “Puppetry Performances” at FiveMyles, Brooklyn, NY (January 25th, 2018)
Live performance show “Daydream Anthology” (Director/Performer) as a part of Performance festival “Special Effects Festival NYC: CLUSTERF*CK! 2018” curated by Lisa Cliar at The Wild Project, New York, NY(January 13th, 2018)
2017
Asian Society of Arts Annual Exhibition 2017 “In Time/ Out Of Place” curated by Katya Grokhovsky at Parasol Project, New York, NY (November 21st- 26th)
Film Festival “Crown Heights Film Festival” at FiveMyles Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (October 26th- 28th)
Live Performance Show“Co.Incident” by Pepper Fajans/Brooklyn Touring Outfit (Direction/Performance) at JACK, Brooklyn, NY (August 22nd-25th)
Live Performance Show “Co.Incident (in process)” by Pepper Fajans/Brooklyn Touring Outfit (Creation/Performance), at Triskelion Arts, Brooklyn, NY (April 1st)
Group Exhibition, “Unwritten Stories” at HERE Art Center, New York, NY (January 17- March 10)
Live Performance Show, “On The Other Side Of The Fence” (Direction/Creation/Performing) at Dixon Place, New York, NY(January 11th)
2016
Live Performance Show “Fuzzy Wuzzy Was A Bear” (Direction/Creation/Performance), at “Winter Wonder Land” at LaMaMa, New York, NY(December 17th)
Live Performance Show “Blood Wedding” By Theodora Skipitares (Mask Creation), at Teatro LATEA, New York, NY(December 4th)
Live Performance Show “PINK BUNNY” (Direction/Creation/Performance), at Japan Society, New York, NY (December 10th, 11th)
Live Performance Show “Co.Venture” by Brooklyn Touring Outfit (Visual set design/Creation) at Baryshnikov Art Center, New York, NY(November 16th- November 18th)
Live Performance Show, “Daydream Anthology” (Direction/Creation/Performing) at In Flux Festival, Five Myles, Brooklyn, NY(November 11th)
Live Performance Show, “Chimney-holic” (Direction/Creation/Performing) at Dixon Place, New
York, NY(September 28th)
Live Performance Show, “The Freight Project Performance” directed by Rachael Shane (Puppeteer), Cloud City Brooklyn, NY(August 29th)
Live Performance Show “Repeat After Me As Fast As You Can”
at Center for Performance Research, Brooklyn, NY(May 14th)
Workshop“Uses of Object in Performance and Storytelling” at Center for Performance Research, Brooklyn, NY(May 14th)
Live Performance Show “Six Characters” directed by Theodora Skipitares, (Visual Art, Puppeteer) at LaMaMa, New York, NY(March 31 - April 16)
Live Performance Show “Discrepancies”directed by Amanda Friou, (Puppeteer) at “Labapalooza” at St. Ann’s Warehouse, Brooklyn, NY(January 28th- January 31st)
Live Performance Show “Co.Venture” by Brooklyn Touring Outfit (Visual set design/Creation) as a Part of Wildside Festival, Montreal, Canada(January 7th - January 17th)
2015
Live Performance Show “No Need For A Night Light On A Light Night Like Tonight” (Direction/Creation/Performing) at LaMaMa, New York, NY(November 19 - November 22)
Group Exhibition “No Parking”, Ca’ d’ Oro Gallery, New York, NY(July 23 – August 11)
Live Performance Show “Co.Venture” by Brooklyn Touring Outfit (Visual set design/Creation) as a Part of Montreal Fringe Festival, Montreal, Canada(June 13- June 20)
Live Puppet Performance “Daydream Anthology” (Direction/Creation/Performing) as a part of “Friday Night at BKSD”, Brooklyn Studio for Dance, Brooklyn, New York(May 7th)
Online Group Exhibition “Show #25” presented by Field Projects URL: fieldprojectsgallery.com
(April 9- )
Live Puppet Performance “Daydream Anthology” (Direction/Creation/Performing) as a part of “OPEN” curated by Aki Sasamoto, at Livingston Arts Building, Piscataway, New Jersey (April 24th)
Live Puppet Performance “The Erdos Discrepancy”directed by Amanda Friou, (Performer), Dixon Place, New York, New York(April 22nd)
Group Exhibition(Charity Auction) “Without A Safety Net” presented by Weill Corell Community Clinic, Midtown Loft & Terrace, New York, New York(March 13th)
Group Exhibition “The Artist as Provocateur. Pioneering Performance at Pratt Institute”, The Rubelle & Norman Schafler Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY(February 5th )
2014
Group Exhibition “Grab Bag”, Trestle Projects, Brooklyn, NY(December 10th)
Live Puppet Performance “Daydream Anthology” plus “PINK BUNNY”, (Direction/Creation/Performing) as a part of “Puppet Slam” curated by Jane Catherine Shaw, LaMaMa, New York, NY(September 29th)
Live Painting Performance “Rainbow Transistor”(Direction/Performing),Hot Wood Arts, Brooklyn, New York(July 25th)
Group Exhibition “Kaleidoscope2” Space 776, Brooklyn, NY (July 17th- July 31st)
Live Painting “30minutes memorandum”, Northside Festival, Brooklyn, NY(June 14th)
Live Puppet Performance “PINK BUNNY”, (Direction/Creation/Performing) at “Labapalooza!”, St. Ann’s Warehouse, Brooklyn, NY (May 29th - June 1st)
Improvisational Collaboration Live “Music and Visual Arts”, (Live Painting), Blue Building, New York, NY, (May 7th)
Two Person show “To See, or Not to be Seen”, Hot Wood Arts, Brooklyn, NY,(April 26th- June 1st)
Live Puppet Performance “The Chair” directed by Theodora Skipitares”, (Creation/Performing,) CUNY Graduation Center New York, NY (March 17th)
Group Exhibition “Kaleidoscope” Space 776, Brooklyn, NY,(February 13- February 26th)
Group Exhibition “Ambush Market Show” Brooklyn Flea, Brooklyn, NY, (Feb 8th-Feb 16th)
2013
Group Exhibition “Winter Salon Show” Space 776, Brooklyn, New York,
Live Puppet Performance“La MaMa Kids: Following The Wind - Tales From The New World /directed by Jane Catherine Shaw” (Performing/Creation.), La MaMa, New York, New York,
Live Puppet Performance“The Chair” directed by Theodora Skipitares” (Performing/ Creation) Whitney Museum ,New York, New York
Live Puppet Performance “The Guy I Met in Japan” (Directed/Creation/Performing.) Presented by Puppet Slam, La MaMa, New York, New York,
Art Benefit Group Exhibition “NURTUREart Benefit” Bernarducci Meisel Gallery, New York, New York,
Group Exhibition “Selected Illustrations of TIS Competition vol.11” Gallery 5610 ,Tokyo,
Live Puppet Performance “Daydream Anthology” (Direction/Creation/Performing.) Presented by Puppet Blok, Dixon Place, NewYork, New York,
Live Puppet Performance“The Ionesco Project directed by Theodora Skipitares” (Creation/Performing, ) Humanities Gallery, Brooklyn, New York,
Live Puppet Performance“Daydream Anthology”, (Direction/Creation/Performing) Presented by “Labapolooza!” St. Ann’s Warehouse, Brooklyn, New York,
Group Exhibition “Gallery HANA Selection- Reconstruction 1”, Gallery Hana Shimokitazawa
Tokyo, Japan
2012
Solo Exhibition, “My Neighbor Always Pretends Not to be Home” Pratt Institute Studio Gallery ,Brooklyn, New York,
2011
Group Exhibition, “No Trend”, curated by Jamillah James, Stuben South Gallery, Pratt Institute,
Brooklyn, New York,
Group Exhibition, “Welcome Show”, Stuben South Gallery, Pratt Institute,Brooklyn, New York,
Group Exhibition, “The Pratt Harlem Project”, 2280 Frederick Douglass Blvd,
New York, New York,
Group Exhibition, Hadas Gallery, Brooklyn, New York,
2009
Solo Exhibition, “Super Twins House”, Agee Salon Daikan-yama,Tokyo, Japan,
Group Exhibition, Aoyama Book Center Gallery, Tokyo, Japan,
2008
Group Exhibition, Aoyama Book Center Gallery, Tokyo, Japan,
Solo Exhibition”Box- Garden” Musashino Art University Gallery,Tokyo, Japan,
2007 Solo Exhibition “Fuyu-No-Onnshitu”, Andon Café Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2006 Group Exhibition“Deko-Zakka”, Mushashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan,
2005 Group Exhibition , “The Frame”, Gallery ES, Tokyo, Japan,
COMISSIONED WORK:
2018
Music Video “Diu Diu Deng” (Visual Direction/creation) for Singer song writer Elena Moon Park
Logo Design for Company “Chamber”
T-shirts Design for Music Band The Sharp Shadows
Music Video “PUSH PUSH PUSH”(Visual direction/creation) for Music Band The Sharp Shadows
2017
Music Video “Barren Grove”(Visual direction/creation) for Singer song writer Matt Pless
2016
Music Video “YOUR SONG”(Visual direction/creation) for Singer song writerZachary Field
2015
Kokoronomori Shinjuku clinic, Creating illustration works for doctor’s blog on their website (On going)
http://www.kokoronomori.jp/cat-26/
2014
Walls Tokyo (online art gallery) (on going)
http://www.walls-tokyo.com/interview/detail.php?no=0
2013
TUUUM (the first artist-run community for supporting, buying and collecting art.) (On going)
http://www.tuuum.com
2012
“FFFFFF Walls” (Interviewed)
2009
Homer-Faber Fashion Designer’s Community Group, Created Invitation to Fashion Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan,
Coffee no Kaori, Created Marketing/Advertising Post-Card for Coffee Company,Tokyo, Japan,.
2008
Lamutee Cosmetics, Created Identity Campaign Illustration and Leaflet for Cosmetics Company, Tokyo, Japan, http://www.lamutee.jp/
2007
Go-do-shuppan Publications, Created Book Cover and Illustrations for Book: Watashi Cacaobatake de Hatarakitudukete (I’m Eight Years Old and Working in a Field of Cacao), Authors: Yuka Iwatuki, Tomoko Shiroki, and Tomoko Mizuyori,. http://www.godo-shuppan,co.jp
ACE (Action Against Child Exploitation) Organization, Created Illustration for the Product Design of a Children’s Game, to raise capital funds for this group’s cause. http://acejapan.org/