Rica Takashima
| Rica Takashima/Aozora Art | |
|---|---|
 Aozora Art Peek-a-Boo Board (TM) in Tokyo | |
| Born | Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education | Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music |
Rica Takashima (高嶋リカ Takashima Rika; born in Tokyo, Japan) is a prolific pop artist/performer and manga artist who has had exhibitions and shows in museums and galleries in Paris, Moscow, and Hong Kong, as well as across Japan.
Art and career
After graduating with a Design Degree from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Takashima worked as a stage set artist and a freelance illustrator before she founded and launched the avant-garde street art show troupe and studio Aozora Art on Tokyo’s Harajuku Pedestrian Street.
In 1995, Takashima started drawing the semi-autobiographical manga Rica 'tte Kanji!?, which initially ran in Anise, a Japanese magazine for lesbians. Rica 'tte Kanji!? was compiled and released as an English-language graphic novel by ALC Publishing.[1]
Exhibits
2012 "Celebrating Women" Fort Lee Public Library, New Jersey
2010 "To Tugaru from New York" Aomori Museum of Art, Japan
2009 "Instant Gender" New York, New York
2008 "Feeling Much Better Through Manga Art" Secaucus, New Jersey
2006 "Who Are You?" Tachikawa City, Japan
2005 "Peek-A-Boo Meeting" Suginami City, Japan
2004-1996 "Happy New Year in Ema" Various venues, Japan
2000 "Who is Miura?" Aomori Museum of Art, Japan
2000 "Photos of Aozora Art" Moscow, Russia
1999 "Order Made Family" Inokashira Park, Japan
References
- ↑ Friedman, Erica (2004-02-05). "Okazu: Yuri Manga: Rica 'tte Kanji!?". Okazu. Yuricon. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
External links
- Aozora Art official home page
- Snap Happy Photo Aliens from New York Exhibit (Japanese)