I use technology in art to make magic.
When we experience unexpected moments, our minds open up, and we remember a sense of wonder.
I practice this magic to engage participants with their true self.
Madoka Wada
Interactive Art & Design
Education
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore, MD
Interactive Arts BFA, 2016–2018
Berkeley City College (BCC), Berkeley, CA
Non-degree program for transfer students, 2014–2016
Teaching
France-Merrick Fellow Training, MICA
Developed and ran trainings as Community Arts & Service Coordinator
Baltimore, MD, 2018
Creator and facilitator, Interactive Mural Lab (IML), Patterson High School
Baltimore, MD, 2017–2018
Community Site Leader, School Mural, Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School
Baltimore, MD, 2017
Solo Exhibitions
Everyday Movements, Piano Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 2018
Traveling O, Porto Gallery, Yokohama, Japan, 2011
Rainbow People, Sangatsu no Hitsuji, Tokyo, Japan, 2005
Venus, Sone Bar, Tokyo, Japan, 2004
The Anthem of the Sun, Sone Bar, Tokyo, Japan, 2003
Group Exhibitions
For Your Inspiration: Baltimore City Public Schools Exhibition of Student Artwork (As IML), Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD, 2018
Break the Bubble (As IML), Rosenberg Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 2018
Transition, Piano Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, 2017
From Incarceration to Liberation / De la encarcelación a la liberación, The Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2015
Yasashisa ga tarinai, Bigakko, Tokyo, Japan, 2011
Pamir wo chacha seyo, Bigakko, Tokyo, Japan, 2011
Wonder Seed 2010, Tokyo Wonder Site, Tokyo, Japan, 2010
Chiyoda Art Festival 3331 Independent, Arts Chiyoda 3331, Tokyo, Japan, 2010
Yawoyorozu: Love!!, Sone Bar, Tokyo, Japan, 2006
Artist in Residence
La Casa de los Niños de Yucatán, Hoctún, Mexico, 2012
Kotobuki Creative Action, Yokohama, Japan, 2010–2011
Art & Design Skills
Interactive art & installation
Web & graphic design
Community art
event coordination
Social design
Mural creation
Video & sound editing
3D modeling & printing
Woodworking
Computer Skills
Adobe Creative Suite
HTML5 + CSS3
Python
Processing
JavaScript
Arduino
Raspberry Pi
Rhinoceros
Ableton Live
Twitter Bootstrap
Balsamiq Mockups
Languages
English, Japanese
Certificate
MITx: Intro to CS, 2017
Awards/Honors/Scholarships
Interactive Media Department Award, MICA, 2018
MICA Achievement Award, MICA, 2017–2018
A. Claire Gaskens Harper Scholarship, MICA, 2017–2018
Dean’s List, MICA, 2016–2018
Art and Cultural Studies Award, BCC, 2016
Bernard Osher Foundation Scholarship, Bernard Osher Foundation, 2016
Academic Honor Student, BCC, 2014–2016
Winning Team, Startup Weekend Tech for Good San Francisco, 2013