STAFF:

Director, Residency co-ordinator - Yuko Ozawa
Graduated from Gakushuin University, Faculty of Political Science. Received a diploma in contemporary art studies from the Sotheby’s Institute of Art. Has been working at NANJO and ASSOCIATES since 1996. Coordination, consulting and management of various art projects; “Arte Italiana 1945-1995”, “Obayashi Corporate Art Project”, and “San Paulo Biennale”.

MAD Programming, Events - Roger McDonald
Curator and tutor. Roger McDonald was born and brought up in Japan. MA in the Study of Mysticism and religious experience. He received his PhD in History and Theory of Art in 2000 from The University of Kent, England. He has curated a number of exhibitions since 1998 and was the assistant curator to Fumio Nanjo for The Yokohama Triennale 2001. Currently curates The portable Moving Collection which has travelled to Okinawa and New Zealand in the form of `Body Con`. He has lectured at Tokyo University for Fine Arts, Zokei University and Tate Britain. He DJ's at events.

Publications - Fumihiko Sumitomo
Curator and researcher. MA in Culture and Representation Course, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo. Formerly assistant curator of the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa. Currently curator at Inter-Communication centre ICC, Tokyo. Recently curated `Reactivity` exhibition there. He has contributed as a writer to various contemporary art magazines.

MAD Programming - Keisuke Ozawa
Director of The Kojimachi Gallery in Tokyo where he has organised exhibitions by artists such as Uri Tzaig and Saki Satom. He also works as the Head of International Communications at NICAF contemporary art Fair. Curated several exhibitions including `Your memorabilia` and `Paradise Views`, both video screening shows. He received an MA from the Art and Theory course at Goldsmith’s College, London in 1998.

International Communications - Yasufumi Nakamori
New York licensed Lawyer, specialized in art law including intellectual property law. Graduate of The University of Michigan and University of Wisconsin Law School. Was a MAD student on the 2001 curation course, after which he enrolled as a curatorial fellow at MIT List Visual Arts Center in the United States and curated their video wall. Assistant curator for `The American Effect` at The Whitney Museum of American Art. Currently researching towards a PhD. Lives and operates from New York City.

Yoko Miyahara and Mori Ishigami: support

Staff - Miho Nishikawa (assistant curator Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo), Kaneko Osamu, Naoki Kawamoto.