1999   Live and works in Dublin, Ireland
1997-98   The Post Graduate of Fine Arts of the University of Pennsylvania, USA
1996   L'atelier Contre Point (print making) Paris, France
1982   Nagoya Art School, Nagoya, Japan
1970-72   Kyoto Seika Junior College, The Fine Arts Department, Kyoto, Japan
1967-70   Kanou Senior High School, The Art Course, Gifu, Japan


Awards / Residencies:
2003-06   Membership of Temple Bar Gallery & Studios, Dublin, Ireland
2000-01   Agency for Cultural Affairs Government of Japanese Research Fellowship
1999-2002   Residency at the Fure Station Artists' Studios, Dublin, Ireland
1997   Residency at Cite International Des Arts, Paris, France
1986   The Fine Work Prize, The 16th International Art Exhibition Japan
   The Fine Work Prize, The 7th contemporary Japan Art Exhibition
1980   The contribution Prize, Film-making, "Japan Advertising Committee"


Public Collections:
Irish Museum of Modern Art
Wexford Opera House
The Office of Public Works, Ireland
Limerick City Gallery of Art, Limerick, Ireland
Boyle Civic Collection, Ireland
AXA Insurance, Ireland
The American College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Cite Internationale Des Arts Foundation, Paris
Centre Culturel Lutherien De Paris, Paris
Takenaka Construction Company, Japan
Kobe International Intermediate School, Kobe, Japan

Private Collections:
Ireland, France, UK, USA, Japan & Germany


Solo Exhibitions:
2009   Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast, N Ireland
   Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2007   Glebe Gallery, Donegal, Ireland
2006   Farmleigh Gallery, Belfast, N Ireland
2005   John Martin Chelsea, London
2003   Ashford Gallery, RHA, Dublin, Ireland
2002, 05, 07   Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2002, 04, 06, 07   Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2001   Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland
1999   The American College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
1998   Morris Arboretum Gallery of The University of Pennyslvania, USA
1997   Cloitre Des Billettes, Paris
1996   Westbeth Gallery Kozuka, Nagoya, Japan (also in 1989, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 94)
1987   ON Gallery, Osaka, Japan
1986   Gallery SPACE TO SPACE, Nagoya, Japan
   Love Collection Gallery, Nagoya, Japan





Group Exhibitions:
2008   Artists' Choice, John Martin of London
   RUA Annual Exhibition, Belfast, N Ireland
   Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
   Fenderesky Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2002, 03, 04, 07, 08   RHA Annual Exhibition, Dublin, Ireland
2003, 04, 06   RHA Gala Banquet Exhibition, Dublin, Ireland
2003, 04, 05   Boyle Arts Festival, Ireland
2004   Invited Artists, Cavanacor Gallery, Donegal, Ireland
   Colour and Light, John Martin Chelsea, London
2002   20-20, Temple Bar Gallery & Studios, Dublin
   ART+action 2002, Rubicon Gallery, Dublin
2001   The Irish Connection - 8 Artists working in Ireland, View Two Gallery, Liverpool, UK
   Two weeks in another town, Catalyst Arts, Belfast, Northern Ireland
   Three Painters Show, Ashford gallery, RHA, Dublin
2000   The Group Exhibitions in Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin
1999   Summer Exhibiton '99, Hira Museum of arts, Shiga, Japan
   Japanese Artists in Neiman Marcus, King of Prussia, Pannsulvania, USA
1998   Large Print-making exhibition, Meyerson Hall Gallery of The University of Pennsylvania, USA
1997   Three Persons Show, Dean Gallery of The University of Pannsylvania, USA
   L'/exposition Collective, Cite International Des Arts, Paris
1995   Direction of Art '95, Osaka Prefectural contemporary Art Center, Japan
1989   The Sea of Japan Art Exgibiton '89, The Museum of Modern Art Toyama, Toyama, Japan
1988   The 17th International Art Museum, Japan,
   Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Japan
1980-   Many exhibitions at the museums in Japan in the '80s and '90s


Makiko Nakamura