About

Kazu Umeki was born and raised in Tokyo until going off to boarding school in Massachusetts. He continued his education at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. He is also a recipient of the Award of Excellence from the graduate design studies at RISD.

In his atmospheric yet intimate work, Kazu employs several media to contemplate moments of beauty stolen from everyday life and from the natural world.

His work has been exhibited in a museum, galleries and various commercial buildings in the U.S. including SFMOMA Artists Gallery, AMOCA, 425 Market Street and 555 California Street in San Francisco.

Kazu lives and works in San Francisco.

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Additional works:
studioumeki.com
blechmeki.com