Mosaics by Aya
About
Aya Kinoshita is originally from Tokyo, Japan. After living in and traveling to many different cities and countries, she has happily become a Pennsylvanian. She has enjoyed working with visual/performing artists, and researching/teaching about arts management. Now she also finds a joy of making art herself. Art is always at the heart of her curiousity.
Artist, researcher, and instructor.
Professional Affiliations:
Society of American Mosaic Artists (SAMA) International Council of Museums (ICOM)
Mosaic Art Association in Japan American Alliance of Museums (AAM)
Mosaic Society of Philadelphia (MSoP)
Employments:
Jan. 2020 to Mar. 2020 Production Assistant, Carole Choucair Oueijan's studio, Los Angeles, CA
Oct. 2016 to Mar. 2020 Studio Assistant, Open Studio/Community Project, Piece by Piece, Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 2018 to Feb. 2020 Adjunct Faculty Member of Anthropology, Fullerton College, CA
Apr. 2018 to Jan. 2020 Instructor, Long Beach Japanese Language School, CA
Sep. 2016 to Jan. 2018 Art Teacher of Master Mosaic After-school Program and Summer Camp,
All the Arts for All the Kids, Fullerton School District, CA
Oct. 2015 to Oct. 2016 Visiting Scholar/Researcher, School of Art, College of the Arts,
California State University, Long Beach, CA
Apr. 2011 to Sep. 2015 Junior Associate Professor (tenured)
Tokai University, Tokyo/Kanagawa, Japan
Apr. 2009 to Mar. 2011 Adjunct Lecturer
Musashino University, Tokyo, Japan
Kanagawa University, Kanagawa, Japan
Sep. 2007 to Oct. 2008 Intern Research Fellow, Curatorial Department
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark
Nov. 1996 to Oct. 2000 Managing Director of Contemporary Art Exhibitions and Sales,
Galerie Deux Co. Ltd, Tokyo, Japan
Jun. 1995 to Oct. 1996 Assistant to Producer of Contemporary Dance Programs
Kanagawa Arts Foundation, Kanagawa, Japan
Apr. 1990 to Jun. 1992 Assistant Director of Entertainment Programs
Nippon Television Network Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
Fellowships and Grants:
2014 to 2017 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) “New Strategy for the Welfare States: Tourism Industry Development and Job Creation in Scandinavian Countries” <Group Research Project>
2013 to 2015 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) “International Comparative Study on Language Educational Programs at Art Museums: Proposal of Multicultural Art Museums”
2009 The Scandinavia-Japan Sasakawa Foundation 2009 Grant for Research “Management of a Dialogic Museum, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (Denmark)"
2008 to 2009 Agency for Cultural Affairs Fellowship to Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark
Degrees:
Apr. 2006 to Mar. 2011 Ph.D. candidate (ABD, coursework completed for Ph.D.)
International Comparative Study of Art Museum Management
Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo
Sep. 2002 to Jun. 2005 Master of Arts in Anthropology
American Sign Language Storytelling (Visual Vernacular and Video Recording)
Department of Anthropology, Hunter College, City University of New York
Apr. 1986 to Mar. 1990 Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences
School of Social Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo