Kaori Hamura Long is an artist born in Japan and based in East Coast U.S.. She has been drawing, painting and daydreaming since she can remember. Her art works have been showcased in many media-- from painting, illustration, animation, to product design.
Clients include: Nickelodeon, MTV Networks, Time Out, Interview, Mademoiselle, New Times, Ray Gun, New York Press, Cosmo Girl !, Anna Sui, Liquid Sky Records, Oxygen Media LLC, Teen Wire, Boston's Weekly Dig and others.
Profile in Japanese | Artist's statement | Contact Artist: kaori@kaorihamura.com
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EDUCATION
*Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Parsons School of Design, New York, U.S.A. / Paris, France
*A.A. in English, Sophia Junior College, Tokyo, JapanEXPERIENCEIllustration * Freelance Illustrator: Time Out, Interview, Mademoiselle, New Times, Ray Gun, New York Press, Cosmo Girl !, Anna Sui, Liquid Sky Records, Boston's Weekly Dig and others. * Product Designer: Wrought Iron and Ceramic Products, Mesa International * T-shirt designer: Anna Sui, Liquid Sky Records, Patricia Field, New York Character Design/ Animation * Guest Instructor: The Center for Cartoon Studies, VT * Flash Animator/ Director: Teen Wire, P.P.F.A., New York * Creator/ Director : Bootie Boogie, X-Chromosome Web animation and Television Pilot, Oxygen Media LLC, New York * Creator/ Director: MTV2 Station I.D. , New York * Creator/ Director: MTV Video Music Awards, Package Animation and Design, New York * Senior Character Designer: MTV's TV Series and Feature Films "Beavis&Butt-Head", "DownTown", "Daria", "Celebrity Death-Match", Nickelodeon's "Gary The Rat" and "Captain Itch" * Clay Model Maker: Celebrity DeathMatch, MTV AnimationEXHIBITIONS
• Bellevarado Studios, Los Angeles, CA (2008) • My Plastic Heart NYC, New York, NY (2008)
* Copro Nason Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (2007) * The Gallery in The Woods, Brattleboro, VT (2007) * Live With Animals Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2006) * Amerasia Bank Gallery, New York, NY (2005) * Zentralbuero Gallery, Berlin, Germany (2004) * Zakka, New York, NY (2004) * Future Is Now Gallery, New York, NY (2003) * The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, Santa Monica College, Los Angeles , CA (2003) * Culture Cache, San Francisco, CA (2002) * New Image Art Gallery, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA (2002)AWARDS* Altpick Awards, Illustration Series, Altpick New York (2007) * Silver Awards, The Illustration West 41 Annual Awards, The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (2003):::::::::::::: :::::::::::::: :::::::::::::: :::::::::::::: :::::::::::::: :::::::::::::: :::::::::::::: :::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::