Artist

AKIYAMA was born in 1971 in Hyogo Prefecture and now lives and works in Kanagawa Prefecture. She creates artworks based on her experience of living and walking in different locations. From these experiences she explores “footpaths of time,” sewing threads onto maps to trace the routes she has taken, or making installations consisting of materials collected in the course of her travels. This unique method of expression demonstrates a strong and deep relationship between herself and the many locations she visits. Akiyama completed a Master of Fine Arts at Joshibi University of Art and Design in 2001. Major exhibitions include “MOZU-NO-HAYANIE” (solo exhibition, Joshibi Art Gallery and M-50, Shanghai, China, 2014), “Waiting for the First Train” (Tokyo Station Gallery, Tokyo, 2012) , “Berlin-Tokyo/Tokyo-Berlin” (New National Gallery, Berlin, Germany, 2006), Maison Hermès Window Display(Tokyo, 2015), and “Nissan Art Award 2015” (BankART Studio NYK, Yokohama, Japan). Selected public collections include the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Kirishima Open-air Art Museum and the Niigata Prefectural Museum of Modern Art. She was the recipient of the Philip Morris Art Award (2000) and the 21st Takashimaya Art Award (2010).

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