Profile
A contemporary artist who coined the term “SKINSHIP BURNY” to explore the complexities of human communication. Integrating insights from psychology and neuroscience, she translates these themes into painting, sculpture, and video.
The name “ShojonoTomo” signifies a “dialogue with one’s Inner Spirit (subconscious),” which serves as the fundamental driving force of her creativity.
Recommended by the late art critic and Musashino Art University professor Kenshiro Takami, she launched her career with scrap-iron sculptures supported by Gallery Fenice?a space renowned for showcasing the Gutai movement. After a period in commercial design, she was profoundly moved by theories on juvenile delinquency, which led her to discover her life’s theme and return to contemporary art in 2004.
By fusing seemingly incompatible materials, she actively challenges human preconceptions. Her wearable art, in particular, has gained extensive international acclaim. Adopted as costumes for American rapper Nicki Minaj since 2011, her works sparked significant cultural debate across the U.S. and the U.K., ultimately capturing the gaze of David Bowie.
Her signature works, the “love allergy mask” and “marry me socks,” were featured in a 2024 New York exhibition and selected by VOGUE MAGAZINE as one of “Nicki Minaj’s 16 Best Outfits of All Time.”
In 2026, she launched a groundbreaking project that transforms a pot?featuring a handle cast in the image of her mother?into a playable record, pioneering a new form of multidisciplinary expression.
The Artwork
| 1992 | GOLD youthquake ART category first prize winner |
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| 1992 | SOLO EXHIBITION at Gallery LA FENICE |
| 1993 | Karlsruhe Film Festival（GERMANY） |
| 1998 | National TV appearance, Austria（AUSTRIA） |
| 2000 | New York Underground Film Festival Winning a prize（USA） |
| 2006 | Fasion and Art Show for MODORRRA（SPAIN） |
| 2006 | SOLO EXHIBITION at BEAMS B GALLERY（JAPAN） |
| 2006 | Bunny Q Exhibition customized toys（HONG KONG） |
| 2007 | “Friendly Monster Alphabet Book”（AUSTRALIA） |
| 2008 | DESIGN TIDE TOKYO at Theory / Aoyama Bell Commons & Omotesando Hills（JAPAN） |
| 2008-2009 | Art Installation at ANALOU in London（UK） |
| 2009 | GROUP EXHIBITION at La coco in paris（FRANCE） |
| 2009-2010 | "KIMONO FUSION".EXHIBITION at at Ostasiatiska Museum in stockholm（SWEDEN） |
| 2010-2011 | "KIMONO FUSION".EXHIBITION2 at World Culture Museum in Goteborg（SWDEN） |
| 2010 | Idealistically Hypocritical 6 EXHIBITION in Portland（USA） |
| 2010 | Wedding show for lonely single socks at tokyu hand shibuya（JAPAN） |
| 2011 | NICKI MINAJ FASION AT MTV Video Music Awards（USA） |
| 2011 | Tainted Urbanism exhibiton（JAPAN） |
| 2012 | g40 exhibition in Art Whino Gallery in Detroit（USA） |
| 2012 | MY LITTKE PONY CUSTOM TOY EXHIBITION BY Hasbro's in Los Angeles（USA） |
| 2012 | SNOW WHITE EXHIBITION with ONCH MOVEMENT at royal/t in Los Angeles（USA） |
| 2012 | MY LITTLE PONY Project New York（USA） |
| 2013 | ART NOMINOICHI at Roppong hills UMU（JAPAN） |
| 2013 | Fight For Your Right EXHIBITION in Los Angeles（USA） |
| 2013 | Young Art Taipei 2013（TAIPEI） |
| 2013 | SKATE BOARD ART EXHIBITION at Gallery Conceal Shibuya（JAPAN） |
| 2013 | Tokyo Crazy Kawaii Paris（FRANCE） |
| 2013-2014 | Fonzo custom toy exhibition in La（USA） |
| 2013 | POWER RANGERS presents:"20 RANGERS FOR 20 YEARS" Los Angeles（USA） |
| 2014 | NHK WORD TV―STAGE SET（JAPAN） |
| 2014 | EDO TOKYO MUSUM ART&FASHION SHOW（WA-CORD） |
| 2014 | WHO BY ART vol.2 by Littlefan.net at SHIBUYA SEIBU |
| 2014 | HAND MADE KOREA 2014（KOREA） |
| 2015 | NEW CITY ART FAIR, Japanese Contemporary Art in NEW YORK（USA） |
| 2015 | SOLO EXHIBITION at TAV GALLERY（JAPAN） |
| 2015 | SPAIRL ART FAIR URUTORA（at SPIRAL GARDEN）（JAPAN） |
| 2016 | GROUP SHOW [NEO SYUNGA EXHIBITION]（Art Lab Tokyo GALLERY）（JAPAN） |
| 2016 | Kazuo Umezu collaboration Live Paint（Shibuya Loft） |
| 2017 | NACKT（which is naked）EXHIBITION in Hamburg（GERMANY） |
| 2017 | HANAMI EXHIBITION at Gallery ZeinXeno（KOREA） |
| 2017 | SAKURA EXHIBITION in Bruxelles（Kingdom of Belgium） |
| 2017 | KANAZAWA 21st CENTURY KOGEI FESTIVAL（by Gallery Rempah-Rempah）（JAPAN） |
| 2018 | FLAT EXHIBITION at TERRATORIA |
| 2018 | YUKATA&MATSURI PROJECT LIVE（ON-1 / EDGEof） |
| 2019 | LIVE PERFORMANCE PAINT[DOUBLE T-SHIRT for ART BIRTHDAY]（at Art Lab Tokyo GALLERY） |
| 2020 | DOUBLE T SHIRT BY KENDO（for ART BIRTHDAY） |
| 2021 | INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR（TAIPEI） |
| 2022 | LIVE PERFORMANCE PAINT[DOUBLE] at KOCA |
| 2022 | SOLO EXHIBITION at TETOKA（Ras and Scotoma） |
| 2022 | MOVIE[EROTION] COSTUME WORK PRODUCTION（at EURO SPACE） |
| 2023 | SOLO EXHIBITION AT GALLERY ZAVA（BACK TO THE 90’S[NIKU]） |
| 2023 | ART PROJECT TAKASAKI 2023 |
| 2024 | FASHION EXHIBITION CELEBRATING NICKI MINAJ 2024NYC（USA） |
| 2024 | MOVIE[EROTION] 15th New Media Film Festival（USA） |
| 2024 | SOLO EXHIBITION AT EXCUBE GALLERY8（BONDAGE CAMERA） |
| 2025.1 | solo exhibition at ART GOLDENGAI（by NOX Gallery（JAPAN） x SUPERCHIEF Gallery（USA）） |