手塚愛子

Born in Tokyo in 1976. Creates works in both Berlin and Tokyo.
In 2001, he completed the graduate school's oil painting course at Musashino Art University (studied under Shigeo Toya).
In 2005, he completed his doctoral studies in oil painting at the Kyoto City University of Arts Graduate School (studied under Keiji Usami).
In 2010, he went to the UK on the Gotoh Memorial Culture Award for New Artists, and later went to Germany on the Agency for Cultural Affairs' overseas training program for emerging artists.

In 1997, he began creating works that unraveled woven fabrics, and continues to create works using a unique method that quotes and edits historical objects to create new structures.
His work has been exhibited both in Japan and abroad, and his major collections include those of the National Museum of Art, Osaka, National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Fukuoka Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Okazaki City Museum of Art, Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto, Takamatsu Art Museum (all in Japan), Asian Art Museum Berlin (Germany), Museum of Arts and Crafts Hamburg (Germany), Textile Museum (Netherlands), Johan Jacobs Museum (Switzerland), National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (Korea), and many others.

Profile image: Photographed by Yuki Moriya
Photo: Photographed by Shintaro Yamanaka (Qsyum!)

Born in Tokyo in 1976. Mainly active in Berlin and Tokyo.
In 2001, Aiko Tezuka completed the Master's Degree program in Painting at Musashino Art University, Tokyo (studied under sculptor Toya Shigeo). In 2005, she completed a PhD in Painting at the Art Research Department of Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto (studied under pain ter Usami Keiji). In 2010, she moved to London, UK, with the support of the Gotoh Memorial Cultural Foundation. Then, she began to live in Berlin with the support of a fellowship from the Japanese Government's Overseas Study Program for Artists.

In 1997, Aiko Tezuka embarked on a work unravelling readymade fabric. She has continued to create new structural forms by referencing and editing historical objects using her unique methods.
Her recent exhibitions have been held in Japan and countries including the Netherlands, Switzerland, South Korea, the UK, Germany, Singapore, China, the United States and many others. Aiko's works are included in the collections of the National Museum of Art, Osaka; the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto; the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo; TextielMuseum in the Netherlands; the Museum of Asian Art, Berlin; and the Museum of Art and Design Hamburg, among many others.

Profile credit：Photo by Yuki Moriya
Artwork credit: Photo by Shintaro Yamanaka (Qsyum!)

Aiko Tezuka_CV(JP)
AIKO TEZUKA_CV(EN)