RUIJI AIBA was born in 1964 in Fukuoka, Japan and studied ceramic making in Aichi Prefecture Vocational School. While creating ceramic tablewares, Aiba became devoted to making ceramic dolls. Recent exhibitions were presented at SEIZAN Gallery (New York and Tokyo), Tsuboya Gallery (Kyoto), Gallery Kenbishi (Aichi), Ginza Mitsukoshi (Tokyo).

ASTRID KÖPPE was born in 1974 in Köthen, Germany. She earned her Fine Art diploma and Meisterschüler at Braunschweig University of Art in Brunswick, Germany. Köppe’s works have been included in exhibitions in Europe, the United States and Asia. Recent exhibitions include Berlinische Galerie Museum of Modern Art (Berlin, Germany), Sakura City Museum of Art (Chiba, Japan), Galerie Carolyn Heinz (Hamburg, Germany), LAGE EGAL (Berlin, Germany), Gallery Sekiryu (Tokyo, Japan), Arte Giani (Frankfurt am Main, Germany), LostGens Art Space (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), Galerie Inga Kondeyne (Berlin, Germany) and Tayloe Piggott Gallery (Jackson Hole, WY). Köppe’s works are included in numerous public collections including Hamburger Kunsthalle (Hamburg, Germany), Berlinische Galerie Museum of Modern Art (Berlin, Germany), Kupferstichkabinett (Museum of Prints and Drawings) at Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany) and Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum (Braunschweig, Germany).

YEN YEN-JUI LAI was born in Taichung, Taiwan in 1990. She completed her Master's degree in painting and drawing at Pratt Institute in New York, and eventually moved back to Taiwan. An important part of her practice are her daily line drawings. Lai creates drawings of minimal shapes in pencil and water color. The drawings sometimes evolve to become installation pieces with video and sound. While Lai’s works are delicate, dreamlike and whimsical, there is a sense of fear and menace underneath. “The process (of drawing) feels like a battle; after I finish the works, the fear still exists, but I can live with it,“ states the artist. Lai’s works have been shown in New York and in Taipei.

ASAKO TABATA was born in 1972 in Kanagawa, Japan. After graduating Tama Art University and soon after becoming a mother and a homemaker, she continued to make art. Not active on social media, Tabata seldom shows her work except for occasionally exhibiting in Tokyo. Tabata’s work has been included in exhibitions in SEIZAN Gallery (New York and Tokyo, Japan), and VOLTA New York.

After studying art and design at University of Toyama, MOTOHIDE TAKAMI (b. 1986) continued on to graduate school at Tohoku University of Art in Yamagata. The Great Earthquake of 2011 occurred while he was there. Viewers can see the inevitable impact of the disaster and its aftermath on his subject matter. Takami examines contradictory human behaviors when one faces disastrous events at different degrees of separation. Takami created a series of a house or car in flames by the riverside, referring to the Japanese expression, "fire on the other side of the river.” Going beyond its ironic meaning of “somebody else’s business,” Takami’s ominous and tranquil landscapes challenge us to consider our place in relation to the disaster or tragic events.