Tama Personal Information |
Born in Fukui prefecture. Living in Osaka. |
Natural born ame-onna. 「生粋の雨女」 |
Blood type: A |
Likes: cats, cloudy weather, winter, the beach and mountains, Inari-sama, occult objects, movies, alcohol, sea urchin (uni), salmon roe (ikura), grilled liver, natto, avocado, cheese, hamburgers, dried figs, Henry Darger, Jan Svankmajer, Kazuo Ishiguro, Banana Yoshimoto, Sagan, Yoko Ogawa, Paulo Coelho, Shunji Iwai, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Sofia Coppola, Cocco, GO!GO!7188, MAXIMUM THE HORMONE 「マキシマムザホルモン」, X, Bjork, Bump of Chicken. |
Dislikes: hairy caterpillars and bugs, thunder, fat, unexpected phone calls, the beginning of spring, clear weather, pork miso soup, pork cutlet 「とんかつ」, soft boiled egg whites, celery, raw liver, mochi 「餅」, tempura, tokoroten 「ところてん」. |
Tama Career History | ||
2000 | March | Graduated from Osaka University of the Arts |
2001 | June | Created home page 「スイギョノマジワリ」 |
November | "Gift from the Palm of Your Hand" 「手のひらからの贈り物」 exhibition at Gallery G2 in Tokyo | |
2003 | March | Won 5th place in popular vote at Geisai-3 |
2004 | March | Solo exhibition "Red Fingernail" 「赤い爪」 at Galleria Cello 「ガレリア・セロ」 in Osaka |
2005 | February | Group exhibition "Home Pic" at Design Festa Gallery 「デザインフェスタギャラリー」 in Harajuku |
July | Solo exhibition "alkaloid" 「アルカロイド」 at Gecko Cafe in Fukui prefecture | |
August | Group exhibition "Japanese" 「Japanese」 at CURACUBE in Osaka | |
2006 | July | Solo exhibition "Knitting Honey" 「蜜編み」 at Gecko Cafe in Fukui prefecture |
July | Began selling goods at ARTHOUSE in Osaka | |
August | Group exhibition "Culminate" 「CULMINATE」 at Minascapes 「マイナスケイプス」 in Osaka | |
October | Participated in "Art Stream - River Place 2006" 「アートストリーム・リバープレイス2006」 at Minato-chou River Place 「湊町リバープレイス」 in Osaka | |
November | Participated in "Year of the Boar Good Luck Calendar & New Year's Card" 「いのしし年のためのカレンダー&年賀状展」 exhibition at ARTHOUSE in Osaka | |
2007 | January | Participated in "New Year Daruma" 「新春だるま展」 exhibition at ARTHOUSE in Osaka |
May | Participated in "Design Festa Vol. 25" 「デザインフェスタvol.25」 at Big Sight 「ビッグサイト」 in Tokyo | |
September | Solo exhibition "Animalism" at ARTHOUSE in Osaka | |
September | Images added to "Gothic & Lolita Bible" 「ゴシック&ロリータバイブル」 official mobile website | |
September | Original goods sold at NOOKART in Australia | |
November | Participated in "2008 Calendar & New Year's Card" 「2008年カレンダー&年賀状展」 exhibition at ARTHOUSE in Osaka | |
November | Participated in "Design Festa Vol. 26" 「デザインフェスタvol.26」 at Big Sight 「ビッグサイト」 in Tokyo | |
November | Won 4th place in craftsmanship for "POSTCARD CONTEST Vol.3" at Big Sight 「ビッグサイト」 in Tokyo | |
December | Participated in "INFOCUS" exhibition 2007-2008 | |
2008 | January | Participated in "Year of the Rat Good Luck Fortune" 「ねずみ年のおみくじ展」 exhibition at ARTHOUSE in Osaka |
April | Participated in Lolita exhibition "Romantic A La Mode" | |
May | Participated in "Design Festa Vol. 27" 「デザインフェスタvol.27」 at Big Sight 「ビッグサイト」 in Tokyo | |
June | First monograph "Under the Rose" 【under the Rose -少女主義的水彩画集-】 printed by Atelier Third | |
July | Signing event for "Under the Rose" book at ARTHOUSE in Osaka | |
July | Solo exhibition "Rosary" at Vanilla Gallery in Ginza | |
July | Guest appearance on "Kenzo Saeki's Pod Hunter" 「サエキけんぞうのポッドハンター」 (episodes 222 & 223) | |
July | Front cover of magazine "Pyun" 「ピュン」 | |
October | Group exhibition "Blue Heaven" at ARTHOUSE in Osaka | |
October | Participated in "Condensed Vanilla" 「CONDENCED VANILLA ヴァニラコレクション展」 exhibition at Vanilla Gallery in Ginza | |
November | Participated in "Art Stream" at Tempozan Suntory Museum in Osaka | |
November | Participated in "Design Festa Vol. 28" 「デザインフェスタvol.28」 at Big Sight 「ビッグサイト」 in Tokyo | |
2009 | March | Second monograph "Ame Iro Romance" 【飴色ロマンス -少女主義的水彩絵詞集-】 printed by Seishinsha |
March | Signing event for "Ame Iro Romance" book at ARTHOUSE in Osaka | |
May | Participated in "Homage to the Existence of Fantasy Girl Stories(?)" 「少女幻想奇譚ーその存在に関するオマージュー」 at Bunkamura Gallery in Shibuya | |
June | Signing event for "Ame Iro Romance" book at BIGSTEP in Osaka | |
June | Lecture "Tama Meets SAGA UNIVERS" at Kyoto University of the Arts | |
July | Signing event for "Ame Iro Romance" book at BIGSTEP in Osaka | |
October | Solo exhibition "Gallows" at Vanilla Gallery in Ginza | |
November | Participated in "Visions of Alice" 「アリス百花幻想」 exhibition at Span Art Gallery in Ginza | |
November | Participated in "Condensed Vanilla Collection" 「CONDENCED VANILLA ヴァニラコレクション」 at Vanilla Gallery in Ginza | |
2010 | April | Participated in "Alternative Gothic" 「オルタナティブ・ゴシック」 at Vanilla Gallery in Ginza |
April | Participated in "'My Splendid Horse' Illustration Exhibition" at Huistenbosch 「ハウステンボス」 in Nagasaki | |
April | "Tama's Tea Party 'Moony Afternoon'" 「Tamaお茶会 ~Moony afternoon~」 at A-TOYS CAFE in Osaka | |
May | Participated in "Design Festa Vol. 31" 「デザインフェスタvol.31」 at Big Sight 「ビッグサイト」 in Tokyo | |
August | Participated in "10th Anniversary Ojyubako Forum" 「10th Anniversary "ojyubako" -箱-」 at ARTHOUSE in Osaka | |
December | Third monograph "Lidocaine Drop" 【リドカイン★ドロップー少女主義的水彩画集Ⅱー】 printed by Atelier Third | |
December | "Lidocaine Drop Launch Commemoration" 「リドカイン★ドロップMemorial Fair」 exhibition at ARTHOUSE in Osaka | |
December | "Splendid Horse Art Talk & Cosplay Show" 「龍馬でアート!爆<トーク&コスプレ>SHOW」 at the Kyoto International Manga Museum 「京都国際マンガミュージアム」 | |
2011 | February | Solo exhibition "Epitaph" 「エピタフ」 at Vanilla Gallery in Ginza |
February | Package design for doll "Isul" 「イスル」 manufactured by Groove Inc. | |
May | Participated in "Design Festa Vol. 33" 「デザインフェスタvol.33」 at Big Sight 「ビッグサイト」 in Tokyo |
Works Published In |
KERA January 2008 issue Talking Heads TH series No. 33 Gothic & Lolita Bible Boudoir KERA April 2008 issue Talking Heads TH series No. 34 Asahi Shinbun July 27, 2008 Talking Heads TH series No. 36 Pyun Magazine No. 6 (September 2008) front cover Fu-D March 2009 issue Gothic Lolita Punk (America Collins Design) Talking Heads TH series No. 38 XFUNS Magazine No. 42 Talking Heads TH series No. 39 Talking Heads TH series No. 40 anan No.1705 "The Complete Sex Manual" Talking Heads TH series No. 44 KERA February 2011 issue Gothic & Lolita Bible Vol. 39 |
Source: translated from Tama's website