Makiko Nakamura b. 1951
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Rondo
Makiko Nakamura 1 Mar - 8 Apr 2022Throughout her fourteen years in Ireland and ever since her return to Japan in 2013, Makiko Nakamura’s studio practice has remained constant. She refers to her canvases as her ‘slow...Read more -
Cassini's Journey
Makiko Nakamura 9 - 31 May 2019In April 2017, after 13 years in orbit around Saturn and 20 years since it was launched, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft began its final journey. The ‘Grand Finale’ took place over...Read more -
Moons of Jupiter
Makiko Nakamura 8 Mar - 8 Apr 2017Makiko Nakamura at the John Martin Gallery, 2017Read more
Solo Exhibtions
2023 Paintings from Ireland, Spirit Studios, Suffolk
2022 Rondo, John Martin Gallery, London
2019 Cassini’s Journey, John Martin Gallery, London
2017 Moons of Jupiter, John Martin Gallery, London
2014 Room, John Martin Gallery, London
2013 Paintings 2011-2013, John Martin Gallery, London
2012 Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2012 Marchand d’art, Zurich, Switzerland
2011 ‘passage’ Taylor Galleries, Dublin, Ireland
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
Group Exhibitions
2020 Preview, Cromwell Place, London
2019 The Winter Show, John Martin Gallery, London
2018 The Summer Show, John Martin Gallery, London
2012 Fiera, Bologna, Italy, John Martin Gallery ( ’11)
, Silvers and Golds, John Martin Gallery, London, UK
2011 group show, Taylor Galleries, Dublin, Ireland
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
Education
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 Arts Course, Gifu, Japan
Awards & Residencies
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”
Public Collections
Irish Museum of Modern Art, The Gate Theatre, Wexford Opera House, The Office of Public Works, Ireland, National Self-Portrait Collection, Univ. of Limerick, Limerick City Gallery of Art, Boyle Civic Collection, AXA insurance
The American College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
Certre Culturel Lutherien de Paris, France
