BORN: - - 1967, JAPAN, LIVES AND WORKS IN LONDON - - - - - EDUCATION: - - 1994-1997 City & Guilds School of Art, London BA Fine Art, Painting 1998-2001 Royal Academy Schools, London MA Fine Art, Painting 2001-2002 Royal Academy Schools, London Fellow in Fine Art - - - EXHIBITIONS: - - 2007 Blyth Gallery GIRE and GIMBLE 2007 THE FUTURE CAN WAIT ---- 2007 Domo Baal OYSTER GRIT 2007 The Nunnery Gallery BATS Summer Show 2007 Marksman Gallery, Reading MIHO SATO & CLAUDE TEMIN-VERGEZ 2007 Domo Baal MIHO SATO Solo Show 2006 Contemporary Art Projects, London SALON CONNEXIONS 2006 Sotherby's New York BRITISH PAINTING NOW 2005 Wooser Projects, curated by Simon Rumley ,New York NEW LONDON KICKS 2005 Biennale, Italy PAINTING LONDON 2005 Domo Baal, London AMNESIA 2005 YOUNG MASTERS Art Fortnight, London ---- 2005 ARCO PAINTING TODAY, A CAT AMONG THE PIGEONS 2005 Jerwood  Space, London RADICAL ART 2004 The Walker Gallery,  Liverpool, UK JOHN MOORES 23 2004 John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, UK NEW BRITISH PAINTING 2003 Kyubido Gallery, Tokyo,  Japan MINIATURE 2003 Embassy of Japan, London DOUBLE VISION 2003 James Colman Gallery, London LONE RANGER 2003 Nunnery, London CHAIRMAN'S choice 2002 Llandudno, Wales, UK MOSTYN OPEN 12 2002 The Nunnery Gallery, London SO' 02 2001 Royal Academy Schools, London THE ROYAL ACADEMY SCHOOLS 1999 Cheltenham, UK CHELETENHAM OPEN DRAWING 1999 Royal Academy of Art, London ---- 1999 Royal Academy of Art, London BRAINSTORM - - - AWARDS & RESIDENCIES: - 2005 The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation grant 2001 Andre Decoyer de Sedona Award 2001 Fellowship in Painting, Royal Academy Schools 2000 Royal Academy Schools Premiums Prize 1998 Debenham Scholarship - - - COLLECTIONS: - - Graham Norton,  Charlotte & Dennis, Lord and lady Stevenson,  Debenhams - Department for Education & Employment,  Max Wigram, Neil Tenant, London - Michael Janssen, Cologne -