宇壽山貴久子
ABOUT KIKUKO USUYAMA
97年よりニューヨーク在住。現在はニューヨークと東京を
行き来する。
「犬道場」でキャノン写真新世紀奨励賞受賞。
宮城県のシャーマンを撮影した「オガミサン」(2007-2009)、ニューヨークのコミュニティーガーデンの四季を追った「Garden」(2009)など。
50歳以上の女性のワンピース姿を撮影する「ワンピースの
おんな」(2009〜)を「暮しの手帖」に連載中。
Based in New York and Tokyo, she focuses on portrait/lifestyle/documentary. Working on several projects such as "Inu-Dojo" (2002), "Ogamisan"(2007-2009), and "Woman in a dress"(2009-present). "Inu-Dojo" is composed of a series of dog pictures taken in NYC, awarded by Canon New Cosmos of Photography in 2002. "Ogamisan" followed a life of a shaman living near her hometown in Japan in 2007-2009. "Woman in a dress" is a fashion/life documentary of women in one piece dress. This series has been ongoing on "Kurashi no Techo" magazine bi-monthly since 2009.
Magazines
暮しの手帖 Kurashi no Techo
SPUR
giorni
BRUTUS
HUgE
GQ
Vogue
ku:nel
Tokion
Vice
Group Exhibitions
2011.5.18 - 6.15 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Benefit Exhibition@ Loupe Digital Studio
2009.5.1 - 31 Vacant "Wrong dance, right steps" (Tokyo, Japan)
2003.3.14 - 4.13 Cave (Brooklyn, NY)
2002.9.1 - 23 東京都写真美術館 写真新世紀展
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography (Japan)
Canon New Cosmos of Photography Group Exhibition
2001 Context Studio (Brooklyn, NY)
2000 FUN (New York, NY)
2000 Galapagos (Brooklyn, NY)
1999 VOID (New York, NY)
Judge
2008 第一回リトルモアBCCKS写真集公募 審査員
LittlemoreBCCKS Photo BCCK competition
Award
2002 キャノン写真新世紀奨励賞
The 25th Canon New Cosmos of Photography
Education
1999 Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York
Associate in Applied Science degree, Photography major
1996 早稲田大学第一文学部ドイツ文学専修卒業
Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
Bachelor of Arts degree, German Literature major
