Doctoral Degree Program
Master’s Degree Program
Departments, Courses and Faculty
KUMAIRI Shunsuke
Assistant Professor
Born in Okayama, Japan.
Completed the Doctoral Program (Ph.D.) in Fine Arts at the Graduate School of Art and Design, Tama Art University in 2022. Ph.D. (Art).
He conducts practice-based research on the nature of “improvisation,” primarily from the perspectives of musical performance and composition, as well as from the perspective of “the body in the context of painting.” For achievements in the field of fine arts, please refer to researchmap (https://researchmap.jp/kumairishunsuke).
For information on the activities of his band, “LA SEÑAS: The Frenetic Percussion Collective,” please visit the website (https://lasenas.ryzm.jp).
JANG Bitna
Assistant Professor
Born in Busan, South Korea.
Completed the Doctoral Program (Ph.D.) in Fine Arts at the Graduate School of Art and Design, Tama Art University in 2020. Ph.D. (Art)
From the perspective of both creator and researcher, focuses on ceramics to explore the temporality and material memory of matter, and engages in artistic practice and research that gives form, through abstract expression, to the accumulation of time and emotion emerging within the relationships between humans, nature, and materials.
For further details on career and achievements, see Web-site (https://www.jangbitna.com) and researchmap (https://researchmap.jp/jangbitna).
SUWA Aoi
Assistant Professor
Born in Tokyo.
Completed the doctoral program at the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts in 2025. Suwa produces experimental installations and two-dimensional works that explore a range of phenomena, and is also engaged in interdisciplinary practices. With support from The Support Program for Emerging Media Arts Creators by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, she presented the self-curated exhibition Unfelt Threshold in both Japan and Germany in 2024.
For more information on her career and research activities, please refer to her website (http://aoisuwa.info/) and Researchmap (https://researchmap.jp/aoisuwa).
WAGA Midori
Research Associate
Born in Tochigi, Japan.
Graduated from Master’s Degree Program of the Graduate School of Art and Design, Tama Art University, Sculpture course, 2016. (M.A.)
Waga is an artist specialized in sculpture. Her practice explores the relationship between memory and records through construction of space interwoven with elements of fiction, referring to literature and archival materials.
For more information on her career, see her website(https://www.midoriwaga.com)。
