Kanako is a PhD candidate specializing in the intersection of Japanese and American modern art. Her dissertation focuses on the transnational feminist art practice by women artists from Japan in the 1970s to 1980s. She is a 2024-2025 graduate fellow at the Institute for the Study of Sexuality and Gender, where she also earned a graduate certificate. Kanako obtained her MA in Japanese Studies from Sophia University and has held internships at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, and Yayoi Kusama Museum. Her research has been generously supported by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Turza Family Endowment Fund, and Fulbright Grant for Graduate Study.
