Exhibitions
2023 | Group Exhibition, INTERIORS, 14 Bells Fine Art Gallery, Halifax NS
2022 | Sculpture Studio Exhibition, NSCAD University, Halifax NS
2022 | Ceramics Studio Exhibition, NSCAD University, Halifax NS
2021 | Solo Exhibition, WOMAN, Java Blend, Halifax NS
2019 | Sculpture Studio Exhibition, NSCAD University, Halifax NS
Commissions
2022 | Album Cover Artwork: In Touch
Original artwork: Oil painting on canvas
Touched (Band), Halifax NS
2022 | Lyric Video Illustrations
Original artwork: Ink and watercolour on paper
Yousef Mousavi, Halifax NS
2021 | Website Design & Digital Assets
Layout and custom graphics
Open Borders Band, Halifax NS
2021 | Album Liner Illustration: I Promise
Song: “Goldie” (Ink drawing on paper)
Cailen Pygott, Halifax NS
2019 | Miyo Mori Project Asian Heritage Month (Ink drawings on paper)
Touchstones Museum of Art & History (Amy Bohegian – Watershed Productions), Nelson BC
Additional Work
2025 – Present | Treasurer and Director
Halifax Japanese Culture Collective, Halifax NS
2022 – Present | Owner & Lead Designer | Citrus Atelier
Handcrafted jewellery design and mixed media, Halifax NS
2023 – 2025 | Arts Coordinator
Sakura Japanese Pop-up Market, Halifax NS
2019 | Foundation Assistant
NSCAD University, Halifax NS
Education
2019- 2021 | BFA Major in Interdisciplinary Arts
NSCAD University, Halifax NS
(Completed two years)
Awards
2025-2026 | NAJC Capacity Building Grant | Capacity Building Initiative
Amount awarded: $15,000.00
National Association of Japanese Canadians,
Halifax NS
2026 | Showa Ikeda Memorial Foundation Scholarship
Showa Ikeda Memorial Foundation, Tokyo JP
2025-2026 | Diversity and Community Capacity Fund | Japanese Cultural Market 2026
Amount awarded: $3,600.00
Communities Nova Scotia, Halifax NS
2025 | Event Sponsorship | Japanese Cultural Market
Amount awarded: $2,500.00
Downtown Halifax Business Commission, Halifax NS
2024 | Event Sponsorship | Japanese Cultural Market
Amount awarded: $2,000.00
Downtown Halifax Business Commission, Halifax NS
2023 | Endowment Fund | Japanese Holiday Market
Amount awarded: $2,500.00
National Association of Japanese Canadians,
Halifax NS
2020 | Robert Pope Foundation Painting Scholarship | Recipient of merit-based award for excellence in painting
NSCAD University, Halifax NS
2018 | Horie Family Bursary
L.V. Rogers Secondary, Nelson BC
2018 | District Authority Award
British Columbia School District, Nelson BC
KIKUNO SHIMPO MAJOR
Visual artist based in Tokyo.
KIKUNO SHIMPO MAJOR 