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The first name is pronounced as ree-echo like “echo again.” The stress is on the first syllable like the word, disco.

Rieko Chacey is a Baltimore-based multimedia artist who has a professional background in graphic design, motion design, video editing, interactive design and illustration. For her detailed background, please read this article: Conversations with Rieko Chacey on VoyageBaltimore.com

Her story as a Japanese American Artist has been also featured on Greater Baltimore Asian Community History by the Asian Arts & Culture Center.

Her works have been exhibited at Brentwood Arts Exchange, SNF Parkway Theater, the gallery at 16 W. North Ave., Baltimore Visitor Center, NYC Big Screen Plaza, The Asian Arts Culture Center and Kawasaki City Centennial Anniversary Concert in Japan. For more details about her artist activity, please see exhibitions.

Over the years, she has taught many design, animation, digital art and UI/UX courses in various higher education institutions. As she has been a full-time lecturer in the past, she has experiences as a program director, academic adviser, lecture series director, and a bridge between scholarship donors and the department.

Growing up in Tochigi, Japan, Rieko came to the U.S. as an international student to study at Towson University in Maryland when she was eighteen years old. After receiving a bachelor’s degree in fine art, she worked as a professional graphic designer, motion graphic designer, E-pub designer, and web designer. While working full time during the day, she studied at the University of Baltimore at night. After receiving a Master of Fine Arts, she shifted her career to teach time-based media, interactive media, and design. Please view her curriculum vitae.

She currently teaches at Towson University and Pennsylvania College of Art & Design.