She was born in Aomori, Japan, received her M.F.A. from the SF Art Institute and a B.A. in French Literature from Maiji Gakuin University, Tokyo. Her work has been exhibited extensively in the U.S. and Japan at spaces including the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo and the San Francisco MoMA. Kaneko is a recipient of the Santa Fe Prize for Photography 2009 and honorably mentioned in an International Photo Competition Celebrating En Foco’s 35th Anniversary, 2009. Her work can be seen here