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SHOKO
Artist. Born in Tokyo, Living in London.
Studied fashion design in Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo, and after graduating moved to London and did her BA major in Graphic Design and MA Communication Design both in Central St. Martins College of Art and Design (University of the Arts, London), graduated in 2008. SHOKO's artworks are varied, mostly based on illustrations, photography, installations but has also taken part in performing in poetry readings, using of her skills of a fashion model when she was in her teens. Since her student days, she has been working on some CD jacket cover, Musicians photographic portraits, Illustrations on magazines etc, London Underground poster design, Exhibition graphic design in 2009 etc. In spring/summer 2008, SHOKO joined "agnes b. T-shirt d'artiste" project in France and two of her artworks are printed and producted as T-shirts, sold all over the world. In spring/summer 2010, she works with a new label in agnes b. named "To b. by agnes b." with her artworks.
Master of Art,
University of the Arts London
(日本語プロフィールは下記)
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PRIZES
2003 CANON digital graphic creators contest 2003, Digital Graphics/Illustration Division Brond Prize
2004 Cecil Collins Memorial Drawing Competition 2004, U.K. overall winer
EXHIBITIONS
SHOKO for agnes b. Feel the Warm Heart Exposition, Tokyo 2008 (SHOKO's first solo exhibition)
Dates: 31st May to 16th June Place: Agnes b. Aoyama, Tokyo
At opening reception of the exhibition, SHOKO did a poetry reading performance with musicians.
Dates: 21st June to 15th July Place: Kyoto Isetan Agnesb., Kyoto
Central Saint Martins M.A. Degree Show 2008 in Mall Galleries, London
Dates: Friday 13 - Thursday 19 June Place: The Mall, 17 Carlton House Terrace, SW1Y 5BD
Central Saint Martins B.A. Degree Show 2006 in Back Hill, London
St Brides Library Exhibition 2006
A showcase of selected works by soon-to-be graduating BA Graphic Design students in Central Saint Martins College of
Art and Design. SHOKO's dissertation and the visual artwork "Feminism Through Art" had been selected for the show by tutors.
Undergraduate Direction 04/05 A showcase of selected works by students and graduates in Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.
SHOKO's typography work "Philip Glass CD booklet" had been selected for the show by tutors (Catherine Dixon and Phil Bains).
CANON Digital Creaters Contest Winning Artwork Exhibition 03/04
An exhibition of the award-winning works was held in eight places in Japan.(Spiral Building, Tokyo etc.) CANON, Co. Ltd.
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日本語プロフィール:
アーティスト。東京都出身。ロンドン在住。
文化服装学院卒業後、渡英、セントマーティンズ・ロンドン芸術大学でグラフィックデザイン&アート
を専攻し卒業後、2008年夏、同大学院コミニュケーションデザイン修士課程修了。
アート作品は、イラスト、写真、インスタレーション、パフォーマンス等様々な表現に及び、
CDジャケットアートワーク、2009年ロンドン地下鉄ポスター、展覧会ポスターデザイン等に携わる。
2008年フランスにてアニエスベー春夏コレクション・アーティストTシャツプロジェクトに参加、
2010年春夏はアニエスベーからのNewライン「To b. by agnes b.」に携わる。
受賞歴
2004年 Cecil Collins Memorial Drawing Competition 2004最優秀賞受賞(イギリス)
2003年 CANONデジタルクリエーターズコンテスト2003
デジタルグラフィックス/イラストレーション部門ブロンズ賞受賞
展覧会
2008年5月31日〜6月16日 SHOKO for agnes b. Feel the Warm Heart展
初の個展をアニエスベー青山店にて開催、オープニングレセプションでは
ポエトリーリーディング・パフォーマンスを披露。
2008年6月21日〜7月15日 巡回展 京都伊勢丹アニエスベー
2008年6月 ロンドン芸術大学院卒業展(Mall Galleries, ロンドン)
2006年6月 ロンドン芸術大学卒業展(Backhill, ロンドン)
2006年3月 St Brides Library グループエキシビジョン ロンドン
2005年1月 Undergraduate Direction 04/05 ロンドン
2003-2004年 CANON デジタルクリエーターズコンテスト受賞作品展
12月6日東京・青山スパイラルホールを始めとし、日本全国8カ所にて1年間かけて展示。
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