AKIRA RACHI

b.1980, Shizuoka, JAPAN


EDUCATION
2004-2007 　 BA (Hons) Photography, The Arts Institute at Bournemouth, UK
1999-2003 　 BA (Hons) Social Science, Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan

EXHIBITIONS
2008 　　　　place, gallery 176 (Osaka, Japan)
2008　　　　 laboratory for place, gallery 176 (Osaka, Japan)
2007　　　　 gravity, neunplus gallery (Berlin, Germany) supported by Japan Foundation

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 　　　　freshfacedandwildeyed 08, the photographers' gallery (London, UK)
2007　　　　 nexus, La Viande (London, UK)
2007　　　　 Degree exhibition, text and works gallery (Poole, UK)
2006　　　　 New Visions of Japanese Photography, Refined Nest Gallery (Shanghai, China)
2005　　　　 AOP Student Award 2005, AOP Gallery (London, UK)

ART FAIR
2006　　　　 Shanghai Art Fair, China

RESIDENCIES
2007　　　　 residency in the Estonian Artists' Association(EEA), Tallinn, Estonia

AWARDS/GRANTS
2008 　　　　freshfacedandwildeyed 08 Award by the photographers' gallery, London
2007　　　　 grants from The Japan Foundation
2005　　　　 finalist, AOP Student Award 2005

PUBLIC COLLECTION
2006　　　　 Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts

PUBLICATION
2006　　　　 catalogue "New Visions of Japanese Photography"
2006　　　　 "stakitt"(ed. Marthe Fjellestad, limited edtion 40 copies)

BIBLIOGRAPHY
2008　　　　 STUDIO VOICE Octber 2008
2006　　　　 STUDIO VOICE July 2006
2005　　　　 IMAGE, 357 June 2005