Born in Tokyo, Japan.
Graduated from Kuwasawa Design School.
Started STUDIO A. CRAFT in 2002.
Currently living in Kanagawa.
Works include picture books, magazine covers,
package design, stationaries and interior design,
and span various media - short stories of stop motion animation,
illustrations, mixed media and needle felting.

Every single piece of work is created with a narrative and
hopefully it will add a spoonful of fantasy to daily life.

<EXHIBITIONS>

2023　　T-BASE GINZA gallery　Ayako Kishi solo exhibition（JAPAN）
　　　　YOKOHAMA DOLL MUSEUM　"Ayako Kishi's world of art dolls and stop-motion animation"（JAPAN）
Au Temps Jadis gallery　Ayako Kishi solo exhibition（JAPAN）
　　　　*cafe&gallery LUPOPO*　Ayako Kishi solo exhibition（JAPAN）

2022　　Karuizawa New Art Museum　Ayako Kishi solo exhibition（JAPAN）
　　　　Giant Mango Selection vol.82 2022 ＠Wrong Gallery（台湾）
　　　　gallery ARCA　Ayako Kishi solo exhibition（JAPAN）

2021 「GIANT MANGO SELECTION」 Wrong Gallery (Taipei, Taiwan)
　　　 　Karuizawa New Art Museum　Ayako Kishi solo exhibition（JAPAN）
　　　 　X・CUTE BAZAAR@WRONG GALLERY BEIJING 怪可爱园游会@北京靠边走艺术空间（北京）

2020 「TAIWAN×JAPAN」Wrong Gallery (Taipei, Taiwan)
　　 「GIANT MANGO SELECTION」 Wrong Gallery (Taipei, Taiwan)
　galerie doux dimanche (Tokyo, Japan)
gallery ARCA (Kobe, Japan)

2019 cafe&gallery LUPOPO (Tokyo, Japan)
Wrong Gallery (Taipei, Taiwan))
Laundry graphics gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
galerie doux dimanche (Tokyo, Japan)

2018 Shibuya Hikarie 8/ CUBE1・2・3 (Tokyo, Japan)
gallery ARCA (Kobe, Japan)
ART FORMOSA 2018 (Taipei, Taiwan)
ISETAN (Tokyo, Japan)
FANTANIMA! (Tokyo, Japan)
CAFE ZENON (Tokyo, Japan)
2017 Attic Days (Osaka, Japan)
2016 galerie doux dimanche (Tokyo, Japan)
2014 galerie doux dimanche (Tokyo, Japan)

<WORKS>
2021　TV animation NHK『Poporisu&Friends』（director）
2022　TV animation NHK『Poporisu&Friends』（director）

<AWARDS>
2021 COPIC AWARD 2021 Judges' Awards
　　　Seisho Cinema Fes（JAPAN） official selection
2020 25th Aichi International Women’s Film Festival Grand Prix（JAPAN）
Kimiharu Film Festival (Japan)　優秀作品賞
BAMkids Film Festival 2020 (New York, USA) official selection
Children's Film Festival Seattle(Seattle, USA) official selection
Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival (Seoul, Korea) official selection
PLAY-Lisbon's International Kids Film Festival 2020（Lisbon, Portugal) official selection
Cinemagic（France） official selection

2019 Tsurukawa Short Movie Contest (Tokyo, Japan) 実行委員会賞
Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival (Seoul, Korea) official selection
CAMERA JAPAN Festival Rotterdam (Rotterdam, Netherlands) official selection
CERVINO CINEMOUNTAIN (Italy) official selection
28th Madrid Film Festival FCM-PNR (Madrid, Spain) official selection
ANIMAFEST ZAGREB (Zagreb, Croatia) official selection
YOKOHAMA INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL (Yokohama, Kanagawa） official selection
2018 KINEKO International Children’s Film Festival Tokyo, Japan) official selection