Kayo Ume
- 1981
- Born in Ishikawa Prefecture
- 2000
- Received honourable mention for Danshi in the Canon New Cosmos of Photography awards
- 2001
- Received honourable mention for Junior High School Girls in the Canon New Cosmos of Photography awards
- 2002
- Graduated the Japan Institute of Photography and Film
- 2006
- Published her first photo book, Ume-me
- 2007
- Received the 32nd Kimura Ihei Award for Ume-me
Published the photo books Danshi and Umeban: Shinmeikai kokugo jiten x Kayo Ume - 2008
- Published the photo book Long Live Grandpa!
- 2010
- Published the photo book Umep
- 2013
- Latest photo book scheduled for publication in April.
Lives in Tokyo
[ Exhibitions ]
Solo
- 2006
- “Shutter Chance Festival” Gallery Eclectic, London
- 2010
- “Umep: Shutter Chance Festival” Omotesando Hills, Space O, Tokyo
Group shows
- 2006
- “Temporary Art Museum Soi Sabai” Silpakorn University and multiple locations, Bangkok
- 2008
- “Happiness in Everyday Life” Contemporary Art Gallery, Art Tower Mito, Ibaraki
- 2009
- “The Mitsubishi Ichigokan Album: Three Photographers (Ume Kayo, Honma Takashi, Kamiya Toshimi) Document the Restoration” Mitsubishi Ichigokan, Tokyo
“Art of Power Born of Pleasure” Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima - 2011
- “Hachinohe Review” Hachinohe Portal Museum "hacchi," Aomori; Shinko Pier (Yokohama Triennale 2011, affiliated program), Kanagawa
