Makita Ai

Biography

1985  Born in Chiba, Japan

2008  Tsukuba University, B.F.A. in Art and Design

2010  Tokyo Gakugei University, M.F.A. in Oil painting

2013  Tokyo University of Arts, M.F.A. in Art and Education

Solo Exhibitions

2022  Tectonic Shifts, The Something Machine, New York

　　   Species, Tsutaya Books Roppongi, Tokyo

2021  Luminous Beings, haku kyoto, Kyoto

　　   Hyperdimension, mhPROJECTnyc, New York

2020  Artifact, Mitsukoshi Nihombashi, Tokyo 

2019  Ai Makita solo exhibition, Chiba bank gallery, Tokyo

2018  “Reflect on 10 years- Ai Makita”, Karuizawa New Art Museum, Nagano

2017  “Gradation”, Gallery Vask, Manila

 　　  “Moving”, Gallery Inage, Chiba

2015  “Behave as a Named Existense”, Roentgen Kunst Institut von Tsutomu Ikeuchi Gallery AG, Tokyo

2013  “13・17”, Ai Kowada Gallery, Tokyo

          “SIGNS OF LIFE”, Isetan Shinjuku, Tokyo

2012  “jewels”, Gallery Kunimatsu, Tokyo

Group Exhibitions

2019  Self-Portrait as Mirror-Mirror as Self-Portrait, Artinformal, Manila

　　   Assorted chocolates, ANA Inter Continental Tokyo, Tokyo

2018  “Shuttlecock”,ANA Inter Continental Tokyo, Tokyo

 　　   “Mumyo to Kashi”, POLA Museum Annex, Tokyo

2017  “Silos”, ART3 Gallery, New York

 　　   “In Organic: Japanese Artist in New York - Curated by Eric Shiner and Miwako Tezuka”, Consulate General of Japan in New York

2016  “Chronicle,Chronicle! ”, Creative Center Osaka, Osaka

2015  “Speak Soft, Listen Hard ”, Gallery Underground, Manila

     　 “RAN-SHO KOH-JUTSU chapterⅥ curated by Tsutomu Ikeuchi”, Gallery Ten, Kanazawa

          “Sou-zou Kaigan INAGE”, Gallery Inage, Chiba

          “18th. Taro Okamoto Award”, Okamoto Taro Museum, Kanagawa 

2014  “1st. Terrada Art Award”, T-Art Gallery, Tokyo

          “HYOH-BYOH KOH-JUTSU chapterⅤ curated by Tsutomu Ikeuchi”, Spiral Garden, Tokyo

          “Summer Art Festival”, Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi, Tokyo

          “The Future”, Gallery Nichido, Tokyo

2013  “TOH-KAI KOH-JUTSU chapterⅣ curated by Tsutomu Ikeuchi”, Spiral Garden, Tokyo

           Graduation Show, Tokyo National University of The Arts, Tokyo

2012  “Art Award Next 2012”, Tokyo Art Club, Tokyo

          “C-DEPOT 2012 Tokyo-Yokohama”, Red Brick Warehouse, Yokohama

2011  “Nine Colors”, Seibu Shibuya, Tokyo

          “Ai Makita and Yoshiharu Makita: Parent and Child Exhibition”, Tokyu Nagano, Nagano

          “Exhibition C-DEPOT 2011 gravity”, Spiral Garden, Tokyo

Art Fair

2019  Taipei Dangdai, Taipei Nangang District, Taipei

2018  Art Miami, One Herald Plaza, Miami

　　   Art Fair TOKYO2018, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo

2017  Art Taipei 2017, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei

2016  Art Taipei 2016, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei

2015  Infinity Japan Contemporary Art Show, Shin Kong Mitsukoshi, Taichung

2014  Art Nagoya 2014, Westin Nagoya Hotel, Nagoya

2013  Art Fair TOKYO2013, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo

2012  Art Fair TOKYO2012, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo

          Art Taipei 2012, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei

2011  Art Kyoto 2011, Hotel Monterey Kyoto, Kyoto

Residency

2020  Art Cake, New York

2019  Shortlisted for Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam

　　   Varda Artist in Residency, Sausalito

2018  Varda Artist in Residency, Sausalito

2017  Residency Unlimited, New York

Awards

2017  Fellowship grant from Pola Art Foundation

2015  Prize at the 18th. Taro Okamoto Award, Taro Okamoto Museum

　　   Artistic Cultural Award in Chiba city, Chiba city foundation

2014  Prize at the 1st. Terrada Art Award, Warehouse Terrada

2013  “Selected for Collection” Prize at Graduation Show, Tokyo National University of The Arts

Important Private and Public Collections

Museum of Tokyo National University of Arts

Takahashi collection

Press and Interview

Toru Kitahara “Drawing A Wonderful Light” PLEASE12 September 2019

Robert Anton Patterson ”Interview: Ai Makita” Leafbox 

January 2019 https://www.leafbox.com/interview-ai-makita-2022/

Ronald Mabanag, Christopher Juan “Sublime rage against the machines: Ai Makita” Handpicked by Ron and

Chris: https://handpickedbyronandchris.blogspot.com/2017/01/sublime-rage-against-machines-ai-makita.html,

January 2017

Taisuke Shimanuki “Contemporary Sublime” ART NAVI, October 2013