Akiko Ban


Born in Tokyo, Japan 1975
Lives and works in London

Education
2006 - 2008 MFA in Fine Art (Sculpture), Slade School of Fine Art, London
2003 - 2006 BA (Hons) Drawing, Camberwell College of Arts, London
2002 - 2003 Foundation, Camberwell College of Arts, London
1994 - 1998 BA in English Literature, Meijigakuin University, Tokyo


Solo Exhibition
2003 Ichiza, The Family Business, London


Group Exhibition
2010 Get on. Get in. Get out, Holster Projects, London
2009 Interplay, Nolias gallery at the Thomas aBecket, London
2009 Natural Recurrence Akiko Ban and Yun-Kyung Jeong, Nolias gallery, London
2009 Vol.9, The Sassoon Gallery, London
2008 Degree Show, Slade School of Fine Art
2007 Interim Show, Slade Research Centre, London
2007 Japanese Artists and the Slade: Past, Present and Future, Slade Research Centre, London
2007 Experience the image - an investigation of sculptural practices in photography, Nolia's gallery at the Thomas aBecket, London
2006 Degree Show, Camberwell College of Arts, London
2005 Drawn Back To This, BA Drawing show, Camberwell College of Arts, London
2003 100 Views of Tokyo/London - A Tale of Two Cities Through Paintings, Tokyo


Awards
2007 Slade Project Award
2007 Wigan Public Art Competition shortlisted


Projects

2009-2010 Yamabushiyama Hotel Project, Kyoto, Japan

2009 zero - the aroma of technology the flavour of art to savour being inter-active and immersive installation,
Gakushuin Women's College, Tokyo, Japan

2009 garden at goldsmiths, Goldsmiths University of London


Work Experience
2009-2010 ‘8’ Project, Goldsmiths, University of London - Research fellow
2009 Interplay, Nolias gallery at the Thomas aBecket, London - Curator and organizer
2009 Kader Attia 'Ghost' Project, The Saatchi Gallery, London - Project assistant
2007 Demons&Angels, Kids Company, Shoreditch Town Hall, London - Exhibition assistant
2007 REFLECTIONS - Contemporary Japanese Paintings and Prints by Shinichi Nakazawa
Daiwa Foundation Japan House, London - Exhibition assistant
2004 INSIDE OUT works by morino, Daiwa Foundation Japan House, London - Exhibition assistant

Skills and interests
Qualified master of Japanese calligraphy


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