Asuka Iida
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Asuka Iida, Untitled, mixed media on canvas, 16 x 20″,2007 (courtesy of artist)
Born and raised in Japan, Asuka Iida completed her BFA at the National School of Painting, Sculpture and Printmaking “La Esmeralda.” She uses a variety of material including beads, buttons and sequins on a painted surface to create fantastic landscapes and portraits that relate to popular culture and events in her daily life. Iida Casino Metropolitano and MUCA Roma in Mexico City, and McNish Gallery and 643 Project Space in Southern California. She is also a founding member of the artist collective Cacahuetes Japoneses who have exhibited their work in venues such as Laboration Arte-Alameda in Mexico City and Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires.
