Special Thanks JUDGES Johnny Waldman
Founder & editor of Spoon & Tamago Japanese arts and culture blog
Katsura Yamaguchi
Managing director of Christies Japan
Kimiko Lupfer
Member, Board of Trustees at Brooklyn Botanic Garden Corporation
Kyoko Sato
Independent Curator and Director, East Asia Programming, WhiteBox
Mary Ann Roos
Art collector and philanthropist
Masako Shiba
Akiyo Yagyu
Project manager of Artothèque
Asako Iwasawa
2018 Ronin | Globus Artist-in-Residence
Everett Brown
Japanese culture promoter, writer, and photographer
Hiroko Ishinabe
Founder of the One Piece Club
Oz Keisuke Yamaguchi
2016 Ronin | Globus Artist-in-Residence
Joji Mita
Global Art Management Advisor
Director, Asian Cultural Council Japan Foundation | Director of Engagement and Outreach, Asian Cultural Council
Katsutoshi Yuasa
Miwako Tezuka
hpgrp GALLERY, Director
Consulting curator for Reversible Destiny Foundation, Co-director of PoNJA-GenKon
Nachi Das
Art collector & capital market executive
Yasuko Harris
Former gallery director at Honjo Gallery in Tokyo, Japan
Yukie Kamiya
Director of the Japan Society Gallery
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AMBASSADORS
2017 Ronin | Globus Artist-in-Residence
Kentaro Totsuka Kouji Hayashi
Manager of the Sato Sakura Museum
Noburu Tsubaki
Contemporary artist, professor, regional director of Setouchi International Art Festival
Toyomi Hoshina
Vice President, Trustee and Professor, Tokyo University of the Art