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2009

8.23.09
Pictures of Aya and I from the opening in Metropolis Gallery are in Juxtapoz Magazin September issue~!!!
I"m so happy to be in the issue with my favorite artists Yoshitomo Nara and Travis Louie~!
woo hee~!

7.03-7.31.09
Aya Kakeda & MIHA
Metropolis Gallery, Lancaster, PA

New Works by Aya Kakeda & Miha Tanaka
July 3rd through 31st, 2009

Aya Kakeda:

Following up on her beloved Dunny for Kidrobot as well as a Showstoppers piece in Juxtapoz, Aya presents her third appearance at Metropolis, eschewing her popular silkscreens for a rare all-new collection of original paintings. Embracing a love of children's illustration and a deft knowledge of the fables from her native Japan, Aya's work tells a story of mysterious mutated creatures and clever little kids.

Miha Tanaka:

Longtime friend and collaborator with Aya Kakeda, Miha is a Brooklyn based fine artist and graphic designer. Her original work has appeared in galleries throughout the US and Europe, and has been featured in major group shows alongside Shepard Fairey, Jeremy Fish, Kidrobot designer Tristan Eaton, and Ron English. Miha shares an affinity with Aya for childlike depictions of creatures and fantasy nature scenes, though her work has a bright pastel color palette all its own.

6.06-6.07.09
"Renegade Craft Fair!"
www.forwardroll.net
we made lots of things!!

4.03-5.10.09
"Regime Change Show "
Swarm Gallery, Oakland CA
www.swarmgallery.com

1.16-2.15.09
"Delineations"
Ad Hoc Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
www.adhocart.org
a collection of drawings and illustrations from a diverse group of international artists.

Participating artists include: Alley Cat, John Breiner, Kevin Caplicki, Adam William Carnes, Gigi Chen, Fernanda Cohen, Molly Crabapple, Adam Collison, CYCLE, Paul D'Agostino, Deseo, Bonnie Durham, Ezra Li Eismont, Ewelina Ferruso, EZO, Nate Frizzel, Yoko Furuso, Bob Gibson (TLP), Mark Gibson, GROW, Joshua Hagler, Fred Harper, HAZE, Peter Herpich, Thomas Herpich, Nevada Hill, Phil Hollenbeck, Mike Houston (Cannonball Press), isuel isuel, Hongseon Jang, Kyung Jeon, Jeremyville, Katie Kaplan, Hee Soo Kim, Jane Kim, Hiro Kurata, Rafael Ladesma III, Laura Lee, Sangsu Lee, Tim Hon Hung Lee, Tae Lee, Brian Life, Tommii Lim, Daniel Hyun Lim (Fawn Fruits), David MacDowell, Drew Maillard, MARE139, Sara Antoinette Martin, Martin Mazorra (Cannonball Pres), MIHA, Melissa Murray, Gilbert Oh, Logik One, Pagan, Don Pablo Pedro, Nathan Lee Pickett, LADY PINK, Lilly Piri, Anthony Pontius, Devin Powers, Dorthy Royle, Martina Secondo Russo, Frank Russo, Allison Sommers, Robert Steel, Kevin Earl Taylor, TheDirtyFabulous, Elisabeth Timpone, TOOFLY, James Turek, Connie Wang, Jaeran Won, Pippi Zornoza plus Mikey & Doyle of the Black Label Bike Club

2008==================================================================

12.5-1.25.09
"Charishables"
Bambi Gallery, Philladelphia, PA
www.bambiproject.com
Three persons show with
Amy Stevens
Kim Alsbrook
I will be showing painting series "...of forest"

9.19-10.11
Diverse Chorus
Neurotitan Gallery, Berlin Germany
www.neurotitan.de
Curated by Kevin Earl Taylor
Here Iam showing my"Little Drawers-chiisana hikidasi"
Couple of new paintings and my new ceramics!

8.25
Munny Show
Redux Studio, Charleston SC
http://www.reduxstudios.org/
I made a clock out of munny

2007=========================================================

9.1 - 9. 30
The Hive Gallery
729 S. Spring St.
LA, CA 90014
www.thehivegallery.com
Group show... :)

8.4 - 9. 6
Young Blood Gallery, Atlanta GA
"v/a: A collection of works from a collection of friends"
www.youngbloodgallery.com
I made 44 little paintings of animals in Japanese alphabetical order!
I also made a little book with them titled. "Little Drawers-chiisana hikidasi"

7.27 - 8.31
Outer Edge Studio, Monterey, CA.
"The Favorite Show"
www.outeredgestudio.com
Great line up of artists! Two of my favorite paintings are in the
show.

7.7-8.13
No Regrets art Gallery, Naugatuck, Connecticut
"The art of Propaganda"
The show is still going on and my two big paintings are in the show.
The paintings were featured in Play Magazine out of New Haven!

6.9-opening
"Collabro Show"-cureated by Poor Al and Tristan Eaton
The Showrrom (Above Toy Tokyo)
Curated by Poor Al and Tristan Eaton
117 Secound Avenue 2nd Floor
NY, NY 10003
The Showroom, NY NY
Presented by Thunderdog Studios and Toy Tokyo
Artists from alll over collaborated in paintings.
I collaborated with SAKE from San Diego!

5.12-5.27
"Sk8 or DIE!!" Young Blood gallery, Atlanta, GA
65 Local and National artists create artwork on skateboards!

May
"Yo What happened to Peace"
http://yowhathappenedtopeace.org/
Book Published!!
The Yo! book catalogs the 220+ handcrafted anti-war and pro-peace posters by 120+ artists that have come to define the touring Yo! What Happened to Peace? exhibition.
Edited by artist and curator John Carr.
The Yo! show had its beginnings in 2002 during the march to war in Iraq. Starting originally with 14 posters, it has since grown into an international exhibition, featuring work from a growing roster of over 130 artists. Past shows have included Tokyo, San Francisco, New York, Milan, Rejkyavik, Washington D.C., Boston and Chicago. The book is a complete companion catalog to the stunning exhibitions.
Click to Purchase the Book!
http://www.yowhathappenedtopeace.org/yo_book_retail.html

3.16-4.14
"Time Capsule "
Toy Room Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Group Art Show: Featured Artists Include: Lauren M. Wong - Andrew Klein - Kevin E. Taylor -
James Hunter - John Casey - Miha - Jessica Serran - Philip White - Charlie McAlister -
Jacob Arden McClure - Shepard Fairey - Anne Faith Nicholls - John Pundt - Mullet Pony - Kim Alsbrooks - Steve Pomberg - Ben Venom - Justin Waugh - Camille Howe - Gale Hart - Patrick Segui - Andy Junge

2007

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12.31
"New Year's Revolution II "- Old Navy Base, Charleston SC
Group Show cureated by Kevin Earl Taylor.

10.01
Halloween Show at Plaza Theatre, Atlanta GA

7.15
"Sick and Loaded "
San Francisco-Hush Hush gallery and Lounge
496 14th Street, San Francisco

7.12
"La Foret Rustique-Salon Sombre "-The dark parlor in the rustic forest
CBGB Gallery- NY NY
Group Art Show

5.27
ART PARTY AT THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY!
500-504 East 63rd Street, 38th Fl, New York City, NY
6pm-11pm
Curated by:
Cai Qing
Drew Ford

5.26
Munny Show! @ 53 Cannon Gallery
53 Cannon Street, Charleston SC

Feb- www.kidstough.com website up!
Three minds, Johnny, Miha and Kevin got together to create something fun!
Silk screen leather and cuff! Check out the website and be a part of kidstough!

2.04
Flux Factory Auction & Gala - at Lennon, Weinberg gallery, NY
Found raising event for Flux Factory!

2005

12.3-12.24
"Seasons"-Group Art show at Young Blood gallery, Atlanta, GA
My season was "Spring"

10.27-11.27
"SAWAGUZO" Festival- Redux Art Studio, Charleston, SC
Curated by Kevin Henley
Collaboration with my friend, Aya Kakeda! We did over 40 paintings and
we created big monstor and little creatures and stop animation! Our team name is "Pao Pao"!
The show won the Best Art Show in Charleston SC!
We also did lectures at College of Charleston, wearing costumes.
The show was chosen for "The best art show of the Year 2005" by city paprt in Charleston.

Oct
“Yo! What Happened to Peace?” - Charleston SC
International Traveling group art show.
Focused on silk screen prints with anti-war messege.
My poster was printed by John Pundt.
Curated by John Carr

Jun
“Artspeak” - Charleston SC
Group art show with anti-war concept.