Artist Bio 

 

mai ide is an artist from Tokyo, now based in Portland, OR. Their multidisciplinary art investigates their own cultural intersectionality and deep ambivalence as an immigrant, mother, and woman. Ide's use of salvaged fabric and sashiko stitches conveys their simultaneous vulnerability, fragility, and ferocity under a constrained and volatile society. Ide holds a BFA in Art Practice from Portland State University (OR) and an MFA in Visual Studies at Pashipoc Northwest College of Art, as well as degrees in sewing, pattern making, and textile design in Japan, where they worked for ten years as a material designer. Previous exhibitions and performances include the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum and the Museum of Kyoto in Japan, and the Jordan Schnitzer Museum in Oregon.