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　伽井丹彌　KAI Akemi　Profile 　　　　● Japanese

Born in Hokkaido, Japan.
1980- Studies a modern dance under MATSUMOTO Michiko in Obihiro (-2005).
1984- Provides dance performances under the theme of "Doll and Self".
1985 Starts doll-making.
1988- Has solo exhibitions in Tokyo, Kyoto, Sapporo and Obihiro.
1991 Opens KAI Akemi Creative Doll School.
1998 Submits to "Gather of Excellence" exhibition in New York.
1999 A piece of her doll work is selected to be part of the collection of Hokkaido Obihiro Museum of Art.
2000 "New Age of Tokachi III: KAI Akemi Exhibition" at Hokkaido Obihiro Museum of Art.
Receives the Obihiro Civic Theater New Face Award.
2002 Receives the 11th Arts Encouraging Prize of Dogin Cultural Foundation.
Dance performance "HOKORA" ("Small Shrine") as a related event of "The Tokachi International Contemporary
Art Exhibition: DEMETER"in Obihiro.
2004 Participates in "Dolls of INNOCENCE: Ball Jointed Doll Art Exhibition" at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo.
2005 Dance performance "KAI" ("Marionette") at the Lecture Hall of Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art Sapporo.
2009 Tokachi cultural group conference culture encouragement prize winning.

Solo exhibition
1988	"PSYCHE-NO-KEIHU" (“Lineage of Psyche”) at Gallery Shinokawa, Obihiro
1991	"KAI Akemi Doll Exhibition"at Art Gallery C'est Rare, Tokyo "KAI Akemi Doll Exhibition"at Mukashi-ningyo AOYAMA/K1, Kyoto
1992	"KAI Akemi Doll Exhibition" at Kachimai Salon, Obihiro
1994	"KAI Akemi Doll Exhibition" at Gallery Eureka, Sapporo
	"IMAGE-NO-HAKO" (“Box of Images”) at Kohbundo Gallery, Obihiro
1996	"NINGYOTAN: Myth of Doll" at LA CAMERA, Tokyo
1997	"NINGYOTAN: Myth of Doll" (the 3rd exhibition for “K1-doll” opening commemoration) at AOYAMA/K1, Kyoto
1998	"NINGYOTAN: Myth of Doll" at Rokkatei Gallery, Obihiro
1999	"NINGYOTAN: Myth of Doll" at TEMPORARY SPACE, Sapporo
2000	"New Age of Tokachi III: KAI Akemi Exhibition” at Hokkaido Obihiro Museum of Art, Obihiro
2004	"Monthly K1-Doll:KAI Akemi doll exhibition" at Mukashi-ningyo AOYAMA/K1, Kyoto
2005	"KAI Akemi Doll Exhibition" at UTSUWA Gallery and TEMPORARY SPACE, Sapporo
	"KAI Akemi　Stage record exhibition”at FLOWMOTION,Obihiro
2006	"KAI Akemi exhibition”at Kohbundo Gallery, Obihiro
2011	"KAI Akemi exhibition”at Sinsyoukaku of Manabe garden.Obih"iro
	"KAI Akemi exhibition”at Monma Gallery.Sapporo

Group exhibition
1992	The 1st exhibition of KAI Akemi Creative Doll School at Kachimai Salon, Obihiro
1993	Exhibition of Hokkaido Craftswomen’s Forum "ICHI-NO-KAI" at Obihiro Fujimaru Culture Hall, Obihiro
	The 2nd exhibition of KAI Akemi Creative Doll School at Kachimai Salon, Obihiro
1994	The 3rd exhibition of KAI Akemi Creative Doll School at Kachimai Salon, Obihiro
1995	The 4th exhibition of KAI Akemi Creative Doll School at Kachimai Salon, Obihiro
1997	The 5th exhibition of KAI Akemi Creative Doll School at Kachimai Salon, Obihiro
	Commemoration exhibition for 10th Art Grand Prize of Kohbundo Art Gallery, Obihiro
1998	Gather of Excellence exhibition in New York
	The 6th exhibition of KAI Akemi Creative Doll School at Obihiro Fujimaru Culture Hall, Obihiro
1999	Gather of Excellence exhibition in New York
	“Mekas and his friends: A small international exhibition” at YACHIYO, Obihiro
	The 7th exhibition of KAI Akemi Creative Doll School at Fujimaru Hureai Hall, Obihiro
2000	Exhibition of Hokkaido Craftswomen’s Forum "ICHI-NO-KAI" at Obihiro Fijimaru Culture Hall, Obihiro
2001	The 8th exhibition of KAI Akemi Creative Doll School at Fujimaru Hureai Hall, Obihiro
	Collaboration with YAMADA Isao "Fragments of June Dream" at LA CAMERA, Tokyo
	“Shikaoi-cho Window Art Exhibition” in Shikaoi
	Collaboration with SHUTO Mikio for his photograph exhibition “Doll and Vigeoneel" at LA CAMERA, Tokyo
2002	The 9th exhibition of KAI Akemi Creative Doll School at Hoshi Building 2F, Obihiro
2003	"new year K1-doll exhibition" at Mukashi-ningyo AOYAMA/K1, Kyoto
	“Traveling exhibition of KAI Akemi Creative Doll School in Taiki”　at Oak Hall of Taiki-cho Center, Taiki
	“The 3rd Shikaoi-cho Window Art Exhibition” in Shikaoi
	Art exhibition “YUME-NO-HAKONIWA” ("Miniature Garden in Dreams”) at Kavc Gallery of Kobe Art Village Center, Kobe
2004	"Dolls of INNOCENCE: Ball Jointed Doll Art Exhibition"at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
	The 10th exhibition of KAI Akemi Creative Doll School at Obihiro Fujimaru Culture Hall, Obihiro
2006	The 11th exhibition of KAI Akemi Creative Doll School at Obihiro library exhibition corner, Obihiro
	Obihiro Contemporary Art party "Medical treatment and art" at Obihiro library exhibition corner, Obihiro
2007	"Doll symphony in Kyoto" at Kyoto
2008	The 12th exhibition of KAI Akemi Creative Doll School at Obihiro library exhibition corner, Obihiro
	“Flower and environment and art scene 2008” at Shitiku garden.Obihiro
	“Frontier Present of The east Hokkaido art”at Hokkaido Obihiro Museum of Art, Obihiro
2009	Obihiro citizens gallery opening special exhibition The second stage. at Obihiro citizens gallery
	Obihiro citizens gallery opening special exhibition The third stage. at Obihiro citizens gallery
	"Art camp art story love" at Obihiro citizens gallery
	Ten days of genuine Sinsyoukaku" at Sinsyoukaku of Manabe garden.Obihiro
	"Hitogata exhibition" at Maruzen gallery. Tokyo
2010	The 13th exhibition of KAI Akemi Creative Doll School at Obihiro library exhibition corner, Obihiro
	The 29th Obihiro citizens art festival. at Obihiro Tokachi plaza gallery
	Intersecting aspect or departure Vol.4 at Continental gallery.Sapporo
2011	"Alchemist's dream world" at parabolica-bis.Tokyo
	The 30th Obihiro citizens art festival. at Obihiro citizens gallery
	"JR tower art planets 2011" at JR tower planis holl.Sapporo

Dance performance
1984	“ASA-NO-KAMI-NO-TOIKI” (“Sighs of Linen Hair”) in the 25th Michiko Matsumoto modern dance performance at Obihiro Citizens' Culture Hall, Obihiro
1985	“KEYOU” (“Pupation”) at OBIHIRO SENTAKUSEN, Obihiro
1986	“MAYONAKA-NO-AME” (“Midnight Rain“) in New Face and Junior Modern Dance Festival at Obihiro Citizens' Culture Hall, Obihiro
1987	“KONTON-NO-UMI-KARA-MEZAMERU” (“Awake from Chaotic Sea“) in the 28th Michiko Matsumoto modern dance performance at Obihiro Citizens' Culture Hall, Obihiro
1992	“KAGAMI-NO-NAKA-NO-JYUNIN” (“ Inhabitants in the Mirror”) in the 32nd Michiko Matsumoto modern dance performance at Obihiro Citizens' Culture Hall, Obihiro
1993	“KAGAMI-NO-NAKA-NO-JYUNIN (Part II)” (“ Inhabitants in the Mirror, Part 2”) in the 33rd Michiko Matsumoto modern dance performance at Obihiro Citizens' Culture Hall, Obihiro
	“Angelic Transmutation” in the 637th performance stage work 1993 “KATACHI KATARI” at Obihiro Citizens' Culture Hall, Obihiro
1994	“KAGAMI-NO-NAKA-NO-JYUNIN –YOI–” (“Inhabitants in the Mirror –Evening–”) in All Hokkaido Modern Dance Festival In Obihiro” at Obihiro Citizens' Culture Hall, Obihiro
1995	“KAGAMI-NO-NAKA-NO-JYUNIN (Part III)” (“Inhabitants in the Mirror, Part 3”) in the 34th Michiko Matsumoto modern dance performance at Obihiro Citizens' Culture Hall, Obihiro
1997	“MATURU” ("Enshrining –Those Arising and Falling–") in OBIHIRO-NO-MORI Art Camp '97, Obihiro
1998	Screen-image performance “NAGAREYUKUMONO” ("Those Flowing Away”) in TOKACHI-NO-KAWA RYUBOKU Art Camp '98 at Hokkaido Hotel, Obihiro
2000	Art performance "NINGYO-YUGI" ("Doll Play") at Hokkaido Obihiro Museum of Art, Obihiro
2002	"HOKORA" ("Small Shrine") in "The Tokachi International Contemporary Art Exhibition: DEMETER" in Obihiro
2005	“Le Miroir” at TEMPORARY SPACE, Sapporo
	"KAI" ("Marionette")at the Lecture Hall of Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo
2006	"KAIRAI" ("Marionette")　at Kohbundo Gallery, Obihiro
	"MEGURU" at MODORIGAOKA park,Obihiro
2007	Hokkaido Obihiro Museum "Art week" Art performance"TAYUYAU" at Hokkaido Obihiro Museum of Art, Obihiro
2008	Flower and environment and art scene 2008 Art performance"HIGAN" at MANABE garden,Obihiro
2009	Ten days of genuine Sinsyoukaku Art performance"KAGEROHU"at Manabe garden,Obihiro
2010	Art performance"KAIRAI" at Continental gallery.Sapporo
2011	Art performance"KE＋HA＋I" at Manabe garden,Obihiro
	Art performance"AWAI" at Monma gallery.Sapporo
	Art performance"closing performance" at Monma gallery.Sapporo

Others
1987	Accepted at the 3rd "NINGYO-TACHI" Exhibition ("Dolls" Exhibition)
1994	Receives the Art Award of the 7th Kobundo Art Grand Prize
1998	Appearance of her doll in YAMAZAKI Mikio's film "Like Heavenly Edge"
1999	A piece of her doll work appears in cover of specialized journal " Dolls" published in USA
	A piece of her doll work is selected to be part of the collection of Hokkaido Obihiro Museum of Art
2000	Receives the Obihiro Civic Theater New Face Award
2002	Receives the 11th Arts Encouraging Prize of Dogin Cultural Foundation
	Makes masks for YAMADA Isao's film "JYOHATSU-TABI-NIKKI" ("Logbook of Disappearance")
2004	Makes masks for SUZUKI Seijyun's film "OPERETTA TANUKIGOTEN" (International Title: "PRINCESS RACCOON")
2007	Site of transformed 〈 NINGYOUTAN 〉= creation. at Hokkaido Obihiro Museum of Art, Obihiro
2009	Tokachi cultural group conference culture encouragement prize winning.

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