CHiKA is a New York-based, Japanese artist who works in light sculptures, audiovisual performances, and technology. As an educator, she is the founder of a projection mapping and LED pixel mapping workshop, Mappathon™, teaching students projection mapping techniques, from conceptualizing to finalizing the installation. She has been showing her artwork and teaching in both the US and abroad.Her experience working as a real-time visual artist, VJ with experimental sound composers, 8-bit musicians, and club DJs, experimenting with improvisational communication with an audience in real-time highly influences her light installation artwork that evolved from Photography, Graphic Design, VJing, Projection-Mapping, to Light Sculpture.Her installations revolve around the Japanese homophone revealing the hidden meanings. It has a unique combination of meanings that are pronounced the same as another word but differs in purpose in Chinese characters. This concept expands herCHIKA’s experiences are a Paseo Festival advisory Council from 2017 - present, a Visible Future Lab Resident at the School of a Visual Arts in 2019, a New Media resident at Mana Contemporary in 2018, a Harvestworks Workspace resident, an Elsewhere Artist Resident in 2017, the Bronx Museum AIM Program, a Laboratory Resident a BRIC Media Arts Fellow, a Triangle Workshop Resident in 2016, Made in NY Media Center by IFP Resident in 2015, an Eyebeam Spring Summer Resident in 2013, and an Experimental TV Center Resident in 2009.Her work has been shown in the US as well as numerous international venues and festivals. Some sites include the American Museum of Natural History, the Museum of Art and Design, NY Hall of Science, Bronx Museum, Eyebeam, Harvestworks, the Hammer Museum (San Francisco), San Francisco Art Institute ( San Francisco ), Centre d ’Art Contempo rain (Geneva), Museo Regional de Guadalajara ( Mexico ), Matador Madrid ( Madrid ), and International Biennial Contemporary Art ULA-2 (Venezuela), Mapping Festival (Geneva), Mute (Montreal), Dumbo Art Festival, World of Light ( Los Angels ), Arcadia Earth and amongst others