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Keiko Okamoto was born in Kyoto and raised in Kamakura, Japan.
She graduated Women's College of Fine Arts, majoring in textile dyeing and
weaving (B.F.A.)
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started her career as a fabric
designer experienced in Yuzen dyeing for kimonos and in western clothing. |
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In 2004, she
earned Master of Science at Ohio State University.
Her major was
Textiles & Clothing,
Human Ecology, where she viewed
fashion business of world famous apparel retailers. She learned that the present business
styles are deeply affected by the histories of the industries. |
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Her present interest is to review the Japanese
textile/fashion business in relation to global business trends.
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Book Project
Solar Plate Etching with Watercolor
pencils, 2004
MoMA
Contemporary Japanese textiles at Museum of Modern Art,
1998
Private Exhibition
at Hori Gallery, 1992
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