Makiko Nakamura was born in Japan in 1951, she currently lives and works in Dublin.
| 2010 | | place, John Martin Gallery, London |
| 2009 | | Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| | Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin, Ireland |
| 2007 | | Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| | Glebe Gallery, Donegal, Ireland |
| | Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin, Ireland |
| 2006 | | Farmleigh Gallery, Dublin, Ireland |
| | Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin, Ireland |
| 2005 | | John Martin Chelsea, London, UK |
| | Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 2004 | | Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin, Ireland |
| 2003 | | Ashford Gallery, RHA, Dublin, Ireland |
| 2002 | | Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| | 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 Pennsylvania, USA |
| 1997 | | Cloitre des Billette, Paris, France |
| | (In the Japan Year in France) |
| 1996 | | Gallery Kozuka, Nagoya, Japan |
| | (also in '95, '94, '93, '89) |
| 1995 | | Gallery 16, Kyoto, Japan |
| | (also in '94, '91, '90, '89, '88, '87, '86) |
| 1987 | | ON Gallery, Osaka, Japan |
| 1986 | | Gallery Space to Space, Gallery Love collection, Nagoya, Japan |
| 2011 | | ART ATHINA, John Martin Gallery, Greece |
| 2011 | | Arte Fiera, John Martin Gallery, Bologna |
| 2010 | | ART ATHINA, John Martin Gallery, Greece |
| | RHA Annual Exhibition, Dublin, Ireland |
| | (also in '09, '08, '07, '04, '03, '02 ) |
| | Boyle Arts Festival, Boyle, Ireland |
| | (also in '09, '05, '04, '03 ) |
| 2009 | | Storylines, John Martin Gallery, London, UK |
| 2008 | | Familiar Faces, Bourn Vincent Gallery, Univ.of Limerick, Ireland |
| | RUA Annual Exhibition, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 2006 | | Art in State Buildings, Tour Exhibition of Government of Ireland |
| | RHA Gala Banquet Exhibition, Dublin, Ireland |
| | (also in '04, '03 ) |
| 2004 | | Colour and Light, John Martin Gallery, London, UK |
| | invited artists exhibition, Cavanacor Gallery, Donegal, Lreland |
| 2001 | | Two painters show, Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin, Ireland |
| | The Irish Connection, View Two Gallery, Liverpool, UK |
| | Three painters show, Ashford Gallery, RHA, Dublin, Ireland |
| 1999 | | Summer Exhibition, Hira Museum of Arts, Shiga, Japan |
| 1998 | | Large Print Exhibition, Meyerson Hall Gallery of the Univ.of Pennsylvania, USA |
| 1997 | | Three persons show, Deans Gallery of the Univ.of Pennsylvania, USA |
| | L'Exposition Collective, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, France |
| 1995 | | Direction of Art 95, Osaka Prefectural Contemporary Arts Centre, Japan |
| 1980-94 | | Various exhibitions at Museums, Galleries in Japan in the '80s and '90s |
| 2010 | | Per Cent for Art Scheme at the Gate Theatre, Dublin, Ireland |
| 2003 - 06 | | Membership of Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, Dublin , Ireland |
| 2000 - 01 | | Agency for Cultural Affairs Government of Japanese Research Fellowship |
| 1999 - 2002 | | Residency at the Fire Station Artists' Studios, Dublin, Ireland |
| 1997 - 98 | | The post graduate school of Fine Arts of the University of Pennsylvania (as a visiting artist ) Philadelphia, USA |
| 1997 | | Residency at Cite Internationale des Arts Studios, Paris, France |
| 1986 | | Fine work prize " the 16th International Art Exhibition Japan" |
| | Fine work prize " the 7th Contemporary Japan Art Exhibition" |
National Self-Portrait Collection, Univ. of Limerick, Ireland