Mayu Kanamori
Mayu Kanamori was raised in Roppongi, Tokyo where her family still lives. She was educated at the American School in Japan and grew up bilingual in English and Japanese. She migrated to Australia in 1981. Starting in a journalism career in 1992, Mayu has since made a reputation as a freelance photojournalist, writer, radio broadcaster and much-nominated and awarded photo media artist based in Sydney. As an artist, she employs her experience as a journalist to create multi media art documentaries, working in collaboration with artists from other disciplines, including theatre and installation works. She is the creator and director of The Heart of the Journey. Her radio feature Chika was a finalist for the 2004 Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism. In 2005, Mayu's digital and photographic works have been chosen as finalist for 2005 Harries National Digital Awards, 2005 Olive Cotton National Photographic Portrait Awards, and 2005 Conrad Jupiter's National Art Prize. She is a member of Sydney based photographic group Broken Bench and is a board member of The Koto Music Institute of Australia.
Asian Australian Studies Research Network
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