Yoko Ono

Born in Japan's Aichi Prefecture, Yoko Ono attended the Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music, Department of Japanese Art. After graduating, she assisted in the reproduction of National Treasure artwork at the university and worked part-time as an art teacher at Aichi Prefectural Asahigaoka High School. In 1999, while in Hokkaido for a change of air, she met and studied nature photography with Masahiro Wada, realized she had found her calling, and went on to study black-and-white photography and darkroom technique with Satoru Watanabe. In 2004, Ono and her husband (also a photographer) opened their own studio, Tokai Studio. Ono's work includes architectural, stage, and reportage photography, and photos and essays of her travels at home and abroad have appeared in a wide range of media. Recent photo exhibitions include "Dong Village," at Fuji Photo Salons in Tokyo and Nagoya in May 2006, and "Yemen - The Arabian Homeland," at the Olympus Gallery in January 2007.