AKIRA RACHI

Born in Shizuoka, Japan, 1980
Lives and works in Tokyo, Japan


Solo Exhibitions

2010　　　　sites. gallery GEN. Tokyo. produced by KABEGIWA
2009　　　　frames. taro nasu gallery, Tokyo, Japan
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 [C]
2005　　　　AOP Student Award 2005, AOP Gallery, London, UK


Educations

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


Awards / Grants / Residencies

2008　　　　freshfacedandwildeyed 08 Award by the photographers' gallery, London [A]
2007　　　　the Estonian Artists' Association(EEA), Tallinn, Estonia [R]
2007　　　　The Japan Foundation [G]
2005　　　　finalist, AOP Student Award 2005 [A]


Public Collections

2006　　　　Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts


Bibliography

2009　　　　INVISIBLE MAN PAPER vol.2
2008　　　　STUDIO VOICE Octber 2008
2006　　　　STUDIO VOICE July 2006
2006　　　　catalogue "New Visions of Japanese Photography"
2005　　　　IMAGE, 357 June 2005


Book Projects

2008　　　　Terrence Smith(ed.). Impossible Documents. (ed/9)
2006　　　　Marthe Fjellestad(ed.). stakitt. (remitted edtion 40 copies)