Ayako Kataoka is a multidisciplinary artist originally from Tokyo. Born into a family of Buddhist priests and artists, she grew up immersed in an atmosphere of shaka drawings, chant depicted in japanese calligraphy, and the milieu of traditional Japanese temples.

Realized in sound, video, installation, and dance performances, her works are often embodied with her heritage dealing with the concept of bringing invisible to visible. Her selected works have been performed and exhibited at spaces including; Tokyo Dance Video Festival, San Francsico International Arts Festival, and High Zero Festival.

Kataoka holds MFA from Mills College, Oakland, CA, where she also worked as a technical assistant at the Center for Contemporary Music Center (former San Francisco Tape Music Center). She is a resident of Baltimore, MD since 2009.

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