Takako Kido

Takako Kido (Japanese, b. 1970) received a B.A. in Economics from Soka University (Japan) in 1993 and graduated from ICP full-time program in 2003. She is currently based in Kochi in Japan. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions both in Japan and internationally, including Sprengel Museum Hannover (Germany), Candela Gallery (Virginia US), Foley Gallery (New York), Griffin Museum of Photography (Massachusetts US), Sendai City Museum (Japan), and elsewhere. Kido was one of Photolucida Critical Mass 2021 Top 50 and a recipient of 2022 Women Photograph Grant, LensCulture Summer Open 2022 Award, 3rd place for VONOVIA Award fur Fotografie 2022, 2023 Daylight Photo Awards. She was a Finalist for the 2023 Arnold Newman Prize. Her work also has been featured in De Morgen, Kochi Newspaper, NHK World – JAPAN, Musee Magazine, CLAN Magazine, Milk Art Journal vol.2, Art and Asia, and more. Her first photobook The Unseen was published by Formare la luce in 2021.