| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | |
| 1998 | Independent Animator Valencia, CA :hand-drawing, Computer, Stop-Motion, Cutout. - Animation Stills, GIF Animations |
| 1996-98 | Freelance Illustrator :designed and illustrated textile, posters, and CD covers. - Paintings |
| 1997 | Assistant to a sculptor Farley Tobin New Haven CT :carving, mold-making, terra-cotta firing for architectural reliefs. |
| 1994-96 | Textile Designer / Tie Design Remington Apparel Co.,Inc., New Haven CT |
| 1994-95 | Visiting Artist Comprehensive Arts Program, New Haven Board of Education, CT |
| 1994 | Mentor of ARTSPACE / Summer Arts for Youth program New Haven CT :published a comic book with students |
| 1985-89 | Assistant Art Director FromA Joho Center, advertising agency, Tokyo Japan |
| 1982-85 | Reviewer and Columnist of a local music magazine Kiryu Onkyo, Gunma Japan |
| EXHIBITIONS | |
| 1997 | The Chris Butler Group :group exhibition. Audart, NewYork NY |
| 1997 | Fluid series 3 Art Gallery, Branford CT |
| 1996 | Confluence Grace Gallery, New York Technical College, Brooklyn NY |
| 1996 | query :transforming installation. Yale School of Architecture, New Haven CT |
| 1995 | Second Hollycroft Invitational / Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition Ivorytown CT |
| 1995 | Special Olympics World Games, Sight in the Sound sculpture exhibition New Haven CT |
| 1994 | Some Other Place Windows Gallery New Haven CT |
| 1994 | New Haven Paint & Clay Club 93rd Annual Juried Art Exhibition
The John Slade Ely House, New Haven CT |
| 1994 | Fluid :transforming installation. Yale University, New Haven CT |
| 1992 | Move 1,2,3,4 :inside and outside installation. Tyler School of Art, PA |
| 1991 | Trees :inside and outside installation. Tyler School of Art, PA |
| 1991 | Spook House :sculpture group show. Penrose Gallery, Tyler School of Art, PA |
| 1984 | Comic Illustration Show :group exhibition. Kiryu Cultural Center, Gunma Japan |
| COMMISSIONS | |
| 1994 | Floating Giant / speaking in the first language
:sculptural installation for Spirit of Asia/ Exhibition & Festival, also coordinated the event. New Haven CT |
| 1993 | Mural residence, Wyncote PA :painted on a round wall and a ceiling in a children's playroom. Mayan/Mexican ruins as the theme. |
| 1993 | Sand Box Ken Crest Childhood Development Centers, Villanova PA :designed to provide a space for individual and group interactions as well as physical challenges appropriate for handicapped children. |
| SELECTED SPECIALIZED SKILLS |
| Drawing, Painting, Sculpting, Mold-making, Model-making, Set Design, Flatbed Editing, 3/4Video Editing
Computer Software ; Softimage, Macromedia Director / Lingo Programming, HTML, Adobe PhotoShop, Illustrator, Premiere, QuarkXpress |
| EDUCATION | |
| 1997-present | Candidate, Master of Fine Arts
Major: Experimental Animation, School of Film/Video, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia CA |
| 1990-93 |
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Major: Sculpture Magna Cum Laude, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia PA |
| 1987-89 | Arts and Sciences, Temple University Tokyo Japan |
| GRANTS AND AWARDS | |
| 1998 | CalArts Scholarship California Institute of the Arts |
| 1997 | CalArts Scholarship California Institute of the Arts |
| 1995 | Direct Grants to Artist Program
City of New Haven, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, CT |
| 1993 | Bertha Lowenburg Prize Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park PA |
| 1992 | Dean's List Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park PA |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| 1997 | Kitchen :a comic book. CT |
| 1994 | The Bird and The Sun :an illustrated story book. PA |
| 1993 | River :an illustrated story book. PA |
| 1985 | Time :a comic book, collaboration of six artists, edited, designed and distributed. Tokyo Japan |
| 1983 | Aryu (epigonen) :a comic book, collaboration of twenty artists, edited, designed and distributed. Gunma Japan |
| PERFORMANCES | |
| 1988 | Right Hand in Blue
:collaboration, message with music to people who were depressed. Shibuya Jyan-Jyan, Tokyo Japan |
| 1986 | Bee Wiggle
:directed and performed, people (seven performers) in a cage-like setting; wiggled, whispered, struggled, talked to the audiences, hit, climbed... no script, but performers were required to say and/or to do something in the given time. Shibuya Yaneura, Tokyo Japan |
| MEDIA COVERAGE | |
| 1997 | New York Times 2/16 Connecticut Weekly page 18 |
| 1995 | New Haven Advocate 7/13 page 15 New Haven CT |
| New Haven Register 4/11 page A-3 New Haven CT | |
| 1994 | New York Times 9/4 Connecticut section |
| New Haven Register 8/21 Arts section, cover page CT | |
| Citizen's Television May, 'Artist Gallery' CT | |
| Citizen's Television April, 'For Art Sake' CT | |