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The charity exibit is over.
Every day many people came and it was a great success.
Thank you very much!


Introduction

A charity exhibition to support Maro who has cancer.
A Japanese illustrator, Maro, has been undergoing difficult cancer treatments for the last few months. All of us, her friends, want to do something to show support for her.  Many artists have volunteered to participate and organize this event.
All the donations and proceeds of this charity will be used only for Maro's treatment and for her 3 year-old daughter, Yukuri.


Date and Place
Date: November, 18.19.20.21.22.23 (12pm – 7pm, until 5:00pm on the 23rd)
Place: “Galerie Juillet” at Koenji in Tokyo, Japan, originally planned for Maro's exhibition. We were able to rent this space for the event, thanks to the kindness of Ms Fukuda.

About Maro

Immediate Family: Maro, her husband (Masao), and only daughter (Yukuri 3 years old) She started studying Illustration in the USA when she was 17 years old (1991).
She worked as an illustrator and designer in Ohio, California, New York and returned to Japan in May 2003.
She has been working on many projects in illustration, animation, design work, and pottery, etc. as an artist after she came back to Japan.



Her Illness
·Around February of this year, she went to the hospital several times because of coughing and fever. She was diagnosed with bronchitis and pneumonia. However, her condition did not improve.
·She underwent further evaluations in early July, and was told that she had lung cancer on July 14. She moved from Tokyo to Okayama prefecture on July 15, to be admitted to the hospital.
·She canceled her pottery work shop “Pottarin 3”, scheduled for October 27, and her exhibition scheduled for November 18. Currently, she is hospitalized in Fukuyama nearby her parents' home.