{"id":2949,"date":"2015-09-03T09:03:09","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T00:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?page_id=2949"},"modified":"2025-12-17T09:34:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T00:34:34","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?page_id=2949","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?page_id=2736\">JP<\/a> \/ <strong>EN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?page_id=2736#anchor08\">Bio<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?page_id=2736#anchor07\">Education<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?page_id=2736#anchor01\">Current and Upcoming Exhibitions<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?page_id=2736#anchor02\">Solo Exhibitions<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?page_id=2736#anchor03\">Group Exhibitions<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?page_id=2736#anchor04\">Awards<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?page_id=2736#anchor05\">Public Collections<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3552 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/profile2016-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"profile2016\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/profile2016-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/profile2016-145x145.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/profile2016-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/profile2016-785x785.jpg 785w, https:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/profile2016-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/profile2016.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Maya WAKABAYASHI<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>1983\u3000Born in Tokyo<br \/>\nLives and works in Saitama<\/p>\n<p><strong><a name=\"anchor08\"><\/a>Bio<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nWith a father who was a glass artist, Maya Wakabayashi was exposed from an early age to the vivid colors and transparency, the delicacy and strength, the very dichotomies of the medium of glass; a beauty which she felt was not present in other expressive media. She was also attracted by the hammer wielding forging techniques of metalwork and honed her craftsmanship at the Tokyo University of the Arts through graduate school. During her studies, she became singularly obsessed with the \u201cpresence which cannot be seen\u201d such as &#8220;spirit&#8221; or &#8220;mind&#8221;, creating works that represent the image of how people have come to embrace nature.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a name=\"anchor01\"><\/a>Education<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n2013\u3000M.F.A Metal Hammering, Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan<br \/>\n2011\u3000B.F.A Metal Hammering, Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan<\/p>\n<p><strong><a name=\"anchor01\"><\/a>Current and Upcoming Exhibitions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"anchor02\"><\/a><strong>Solo Exhibitions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2015<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=2801\">SOLO Exhibition \u201cOut of Control\u201d \/ JIRO MIURA GALLERY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2013<br \/>\n<a title=\"\u82e5\u6797\u771f\u8036\u5c55\u3000\u7a7a\u6a21\u69d8\u30fb\u5fc3\u6a21\u69d8\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=1807\">SKY \u00d7 Human Mind\u00a0 \u7a7a\u6a21\u69d8\u30fb\u5fc3\u6a21\u69d8 \/ JIRO MIURA GALLERY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2012<br \/>\n<a title=\"\u82e5\u6797\u771f\u8036\u5c55\u30fbMetal &amp; Glass Works 2012\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=173\">Maya WAKABAYASHI -Metal &amp; Glass Works- \/ GALLERY SAKAMAKI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a name=\"anchor03\"><\/a>Group Exhibitions &amp; Workshops<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2016<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=3284\">From area 5<\/a> \/ Shibuya Hikarie \/8<\/p>\n<p>2015<strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=3053\">BANK ART FAIR Singapore 2015<\/a><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><a title=\"ART NAGOYA 2014\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=2702\">ART NAGOYA\u00a0\/ WESTIN NAGOYA CASTLE<\/a><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=2695\">ART OSAKA \/ HOTEL GRANVIA OSAKA<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Young Art Taipei 2015\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=2641\">Young Art Taipei 2015<\/a><a title=\"\u85dd\u5927\u30a2\u30fc\u30c8\u30d7\u30e9\u30b6\u5927\u8cde\u53d7\u8cde\u8005\u62db\u5f85\u5c55 2015\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=2540\"><br \/>\nExhibition by the winners at GEIDAI ART PLAZA ART AWARD 2015 \/ GEIDAI ART PLAZA<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"\u3044\u307e\u306e\u3061\u3066\u3093 since 2007 ver.2015\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=2520\">\u00a0\u3044\u307e\u306e\u3061\u3066\u3093 since 2007 ver. 2015 \/ \u5929\u738b\u6d32\u30bb\u30f3\u30c8\u30e9\u30eb\u30bf\u30ef\u30fc<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"\u30cd\u30aa\u30fb\u30ab\u30a6\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc\u30fb\u30b7\u30a7\u30a4\u30d7 vol.\u2162 \u30d7\u30ec\u30df\u30cd\u30a4\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=2327\">NEO COUNTER SHAPE vol.\u2162 <span class=\"sub\">PREMINATION !<\/span> \/ Shibiya Hikarie \/8<\/a><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2014<br \/>\n<a title=\"ART NAGOYA 2014\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=2196\">ART NAGOYA\u00a0\/ WESTIN NAGOYA CASTLE<\/a>\u3000<strong><strong><strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><a title=\"ART OSAKA 2014\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=2184\">ART OSAKA \/ HOTEL GRANVIA OSAKA<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"\u85dd\u5927\u30a2\u30fc\u30c8\u30d7\u30e9\u30b6\u5927\u8cde\u53d7\u8cde\u8005\u62db\u5f85\u5c55 2014\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=2120\">Exhibition by the winners at GEIDAI ART PLAZA ART AWARD 2014 \/ GEIDAI ART PLAZA<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"FACES and HEADS @\u307f\u3046\u3089\u3058\u308d\u3046\u30ae\u30e3\u30e9\u30ea\u30fc\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=2095\">FACES and HEADS \/ JIRO MIURA GALLERY<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=1948\">Bright Future<\/a> \/ the 130th anniversary of <span class=\"st\">SHOEI Girls&#8217; Jr.&amp; Sr. High School<\/span><\/p>\n<p>2013<br \/>\n<a title=\"\u737a\u796d\u30fb\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u5c55\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=1927\">\u737a\u796d\u30fb\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u5c55 \/ \u9280\u5ea7\u304b\u308f\u3046\u305d\u753b\u5eca<\/a><strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><a title=\"Daegu Art Fair in Korea 2013\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=1887\">Daegu Art Fair 2013<strong><strong> \/<\/strong><\/strong> JIRO MIURA GALLERY<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"\u771f\u590f\u306e\u7f8e\u5973\u56f3\u9451\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=1775\">\u771f\u590f\u306e\u7f8e\u5973\u56f3\u9451 \/ \u9280\u5ea7\u304b\u308f\u3046\u305d\u753b\u5eca<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3068\u4e00\u4f53\u2606\u7acb\u4f53\u5c55\u30fb\u9280\u5ea7\u304b\u308f\u3046\u305d\u753b\u5eca\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=1670\">\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3068\u4e00\u4f53\u2606\u7acb\u4f53\u5c55 \/ \u9280\u5ea7\u304b\u308f\u3046\u305d\u753b\u5eca<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"\u9280\u5ea7\u304b\u308f\u3046\u305d\u753b\u5eca\u30aa\u30fc\u30d7\u30f3\u8a18\u5ff5\u5c55\u30fb\u5c71\u672c\u51ac\u5f66\u306e\u307e\u306a\u3056\u3057\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=1579\">\u5c71\u672c\u51ac\u5f66\u306e\u307e\u306a\u3056\u3057 \/ \u9280\u5ea7\u304b\u308f\u3046\u305d\u753b\u5eca<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"\u85dd\u5927\u30a2\u30fc\u30c8\u30d7\u30e9\u30b6\u5927\u8cde\u53d7\u8cde\u8005\u62db\u5f85\u5c55 2013\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=1561\">Exhibition by the winners at GEIDAI ART PLAZA ART AWARD 2013 \/ GEIDAI ART PLAZA<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a title=\"\u7b2c61\u56de\u3000\u6771\u4eac\u85dd\u8853\u5927\u5b66\u5352\u696d\u30fb\u4fee\u4e86\u4f5c\u54c1\u5c55\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=1221\">The 61th Graduation Works Exhibitions \/ Tokyo University of the Arts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2012<br \/>\n<a title=\"\u7b2c\uff17\u56de\u30fb\u85dd\u5927\u30a2\u30fc\u30c8\u30d7\u30e9\u30b6\u5927\u8cde\u5c55\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=1045\">The 7th Geidai Art Plaza Art Award <\/a><a title=\"\u7b2c\uff17\u56de\u30fb\u85dd\u5927\u30a2\u30fc\u30c8\u30d7\u30e9\u30b6\u5927\u8cde\u5c55\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=1045\">\/ Geidai Art Plaza<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"\u90f7\u571f\u306e\u7f8e\u8853\u4f5c\u5bb6\u5c55\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=727\">\u90f7\u571f\u306e\u7f8e\u8853\u4f5c\u5bb6\u5c55 \/ \u753b\u5eca\u300c\u4e07\u4e21\u300d<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"\u5c71\u672c\u51ac\u5f66\u304c\u9078\u3076\u3000\u73e0\u7389\u306e\u5973\u6027\u30a2\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30b9\u30c8\u5c55\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=568\">Exhibition by female artists selected by Mr. Fuyuhiko YAMAMOTO\/ 8th floor Gallery, Ginza Mitsukoshi <\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"\u6cd5\u52d9\u7701\u4e3b\u5531\u30fb\u5320\u306b\u5b66\u3076\u30ef\u30fc\u30af\u30b7\u30e7\u30c3\u30d7in\u6771\u4eac\u85dd\u8853\u5927\u5b66vol.10\u30002012\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=476\">\u6cd5\u52d9\u7701\u4e3b\u5531\uff1a\u5320\u306b\u5b66\u3076\u30ef\u30fc\u30af\u30b7\u30e7\u30c3\u30d7in\u6771\u4eac\u85dd\u8853\u5927\u5b66vol.10<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2011<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.city.taito.lg.jp\/bunka_kanko\/culturekankyo\/kyoikurenkei\/renkeijigyo\/gtsart.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GTS \u30a2\u30fc\u30c8\u74b0\u5883\u30d7\u30ed\u30b8\u30a7\u30af\u30c8 2011 \u201c<strong>Reflect scape<\/strong>\u201d \/ \u58a8\u7530\u533a\u7acb\u5927\u6a2a\u5ddd\u89aa\u6c34\u516c\u5712<\/a><br \/>\n\u53d6\u624b\u5e02\u30b9\u30c8\u30ea\u30fc\u30c8\u30a2\u30fc\u30c8\u30b9\u30c6\u30fc\u30b8 2011 \/ \u53d6\u624b\u99c5<br \/>\n<a title=\"\u6cd5\u52d9\u7701\u4e3b\u5531\u30fb\u5320\u306b\u5b66\u3076\u30ef\u30fc\u30af\u30b7\u30e7\u30c3\u30d7in\u6771\u4eac\u85dd\u8853\u5927\u5b66vol.9\u30002011\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=393\">\u6cd5\u52d9\u7701\u4e3b\u5531\uff1a\u5320\u306b\u5b66\u3076\u30ef\u30fc\u30af\u30b7\u30e7\u30c3\u30d7in\u6771\u4eac\u85dd\u8853\u5927\u5b66vol.9<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=213\">The 10th Selected Metal Sculptors &#8211; PRANA- \/ Metal Art Museum<\/a><a title=\"\u7b2c10\u56de\u3000\u91d1\u5c5e\u5f6b\u523b\u4f5c\u5bb6\u65b0\u92ed\u5c55\u300cprana\u300d\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=213\"> Hikarinotani<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"\u6771\u4eac\u85dd\u8853\u5927\u5b66\u935b\u91d1\u7814\u7a76\u5ba4\u30fb\u935b\u91d1\u5c55\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=1250\">\u6771\u4eac\u85dd\u8853\u5927\u5b66\u3000\u935b\u91d1\u7814\u7a76\u5ba4\u3000\u935b\u91d1\u5c55 \/ \u5929\u738b\u6d32\u30bb\u30f3\u30c8\u30e9\u30eb\u30bf\u30ef\u30fc\u30fb\u30a2\u30fc\u30c8\u30db\u30fc\u30eb<\/a><br \/>\nThe 59th Graduation Works Exhibitions \/ Tokyo University of the Arts<\/p>\n<p>2010<br \/>\n\u7b2c5\u56de\u30a2\u30fc\u30c8\u30d7\u30e9\u30b6\u5927\u8cde\u5c55 \/ \u6771\u4eac\u85dd\u8853\u5927\u5b66\u85dd\u5927\u30a2\u30fc\u30c8\u30d7\u30e9\u30b6<br \/>\n\u516c\u52df\u5c55\u3000Glass Craft Triennale 2010 \/ \u4f0a\u4e39\u5e02\u7acb\u5de5\u82b8\u30bb\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc<br \/>\n\u6cd5\u52d9\u7701\u4e3b\u50ac\u3000\u5320\u306b\u5b66\u3076\u30ef\u30fc\u30af\u30b7\u30e7\u30c3\u30d7in\u6771\u4eac\u85dd\u8853\u5927\u5b66vol.8<br \/>\n\u935b\u91d1\u5c55 \/ \u6771\u4eac\u85dd\u8853\u5927\u5b66\u85dd\u5927\u30a2\u30fc\u30c8\u30d7\u30e9\u30b6<\/p>\n<p>2009<br \/>\n\u6cd5\u52d9\u7701\u4e3b\u50ac\u3000\u5320\u306b\u5b66\u3076\u30ef\u30fc\u30af\u30b7\u30e7\u30c3\u30d7in\u6771\u4eac\u85dd\u8853\u5927\u5b66vol.7<br \/>\n<a title=\"\u91d1\u5de5\u5c55\u30fbThe many face of metal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=217\">\u91d1\u5de5\u5c55\u3000- The many face of metal \u2013 \/ \u5929\u738b\u6d32\u30bb\u30f3\u30c8\u30e9\u30eb\u30bf\u30ef\u30fc\u30fb\u30a2\u30fc\u30c8\u30db\u30fc\u30eb<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"\u6771\u4eac\u85dd\u8853\u5927\u5b66\u306e\u5b66\u751f\u304c\u304a\u308f\u305b\u30d2\u30ce\u30ad\u3067\u3064\u304f\u308b\u30fb\u3053\u3069\u3082\u6905\u5b50\u3068\u30cf\u30f3\u30ac\u30fc\u5c55 \/ \u7d00\u5317\u753a\u7acb\u6d77\u5c71\u516c\u6c11\u9928\uff08\u4e09\u91cd\u770c\uff09\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=1069\">\u6771\u4eac\u85dd\u8853\u5927\u5b66\u306e\u5b66\u751f\u304c\u304a\u308f\u305b\u30d2\u30ce\u30ad\u3067\u3064\u304f\u308b\u30fb\u3053\u3069\u3082\u6905\u5b50\u3068\u30cf\u30f3\u30ac\u30fc\u5c55 \/ \u7d00\u5317\u753a\u7acb\u6d77\u5c71\u516c\u6c11\u9928\uff08\u4e09\u91cd\u770c\uff09<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2008<br \/>\n\u300c\u3046\u308b\u3057\u3080\u3057\u5c55\u300d \/ \u6771\u4eac\u85dd\u8853\u5927\u5b66\u6f06\u85dd\u7814\u7a76\u5ba4\u30ae\u30e3\u30e9\u30ea\u30fc\u30b9\u30da\u30fc\u30b9<br \/>\n\u300c\u3044\u307e\u306e\u3061\u3066\u3093\u300d \/ \u6771\u4eac\u85dd\u8853\u5927\u5b66\u5b66\u751f\u4f1a\u9928<\/p>\n<p>2007<br \/>\n\u6771\u4eac\u85dd\u8853\u5927\u5b66\u85dd\u8853\u796d\u3000\u5de5\u82b8\u79d1\uff11\u5e74\u751f\u5236\u4f5c\u5fa1\u8f3f\u5c55\u793a \/ \u4e38\u306e\u5185\u30d3\u30eb\u30c7\u30a3\u30f3\u30b0\u3000\u30de\u30eb\u30ad\u30e5\u30fc\u30d6<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a name=\"anchor04\"><\/a>Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2013<br \/>\nToride Mayor&#8217;s Prize<\/p>\n<p>2012<br \/>\n<a title=\"\u7b2c\uff17\u56de\u30fb\u85dd\u5927\u30a2\u30fc\u30c8\u30d7\u30e9\u30b6\u5927\u8cde\u5c55\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=1045\">2nd prize, The 7th Geidai Art Plaza Art Award, Tokyo University of the Arts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2010<br \/>\nSelected, Glass Craft Triennale 2010<br \/>\n1st prize , The 31th International Takifuji art award<\/p>\n<p>2009<br \/>\nFujino Prize, Tokyo University of the Arts<\/p>\n<p>1998<br \/>\nThe Asahi Shimbun Prize, The 26th Photo &amp; Art Exhibition held by Junior and Senior High Schools of Tokyo Association<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a name=\"anchor05\"><\/a>Public Collections<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2013<strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><a title=\"\u5b88\u8b77\u8005\u30fbGuardian\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=1366\">Guardian<\/a> \/ Toride City, Ibaraki, Japan<\/p>\n<p>2011<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Matoi \/Toride City, Ibaraki, Japan<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monument<\/strong><br \/>\n2014<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.atelier-vis-a-vis.com\/mayasworks\/?p=1948\">Bright Future<\/a> \/ the 130th anniversary of <span class=\"st\">SHOEI Girls&#8217; Jr.&amp; Sr. High School<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JP \/ EN Bio Education Current and Upcoming Exhibitions Solo Exhibitions Group Exhibitions Awards Public Collections Maya WAKABAYASHI 1983\u3000Born in Tokyo Lives and works in Saitama Bio With a father who was a glass artist, Maya Wakabayashi was exposed from an early age to the vivid colors and transparency, the delicacy and strength, the very dichotomies of the medium of glass; a beauty which she felt was not present in other expressive media. She was also attracted by the hammer wielding forging techniques of metalwork and honed her craftsmanship at the Tokyo University of the Arts through graduate school. 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