Yoko Nakamura

Awards
In Japan
Born in Hyogo Prefecture
Now independent
Junior College Department of Art(Unfinished undergraduate degree)
Studied under the artist Kakuya Oishi for 3 years After that educated myself till now.
1990~2010 member of Ichiyo-kai / TOKYO METROPOLITAN ART MUSEUM / OSAKA CITY ART MUSEUM
1986 The 24th Kansai Ichiyo Exhibition(New Comer Award) / OSAKA
1987 The 38th Municipal Exhibition of Nishinomiya(The Very Best Award) / NISHINOMIYA
1988 The 26th Kansai Ichiyo Exhibition(Encouraging Award) / OSAKA
1988 The 6th Ueno no Mori Museum Grand Prize Exhibition(Won a prize) / TOKYO
1988 The Prefectural Exhibition of Hyogo(Won a prize) / KOBE
1988 The 34th Ichiyo Exhibition(Honor Prize) / TOKYO&OSAKA
1989 The 35th Ichiyo Exhibition(Honor Prize) / TOKYO&OSAKA
1989 Renaissance Square Group Exhibition in Himeji / HIMEJI
1990 The 36th Ichiyo Exhibition(Recommended as a member of the company) / TOKYO&OSAKA
1990 The Municipal Exhibition in Nishinomiya of the winners of The Very Best Prize and of The Best Prize. At City Gallery of Nishinomiya.(Invited to show) / NISHINOMIYA

2005 Kamakura Art Exhibition Gallery of Kamakura Art Building / KAMAKURA
2007 Awaji Oiso Mt.Art and the 4th Pleasant Company Exhibition Municipal Higashiura Culture Building of Awaji Sunshine Hall Gallery / AWAJI
2008 Artists in Hyogo of Ichiyo- kai Exhibition Prefectural Art Museum of Hyogo Harada no Mori Gallery / KOBE
2009 The 14th Art Academy Japan Ueno no Mori Art Museum / TOKYO
2009 Ichiyo-kai Artists in Kansai Exhibition The Prefectural Art Museum of Hyogo Harada no Mori Gallery / KOBE
2009 The 26th Fukui Thumb-hole Art Exhibition(Won a prize) / FUKUI
2009 GALLERY EDEL Project Exhibition in Fall 2009 / TAKARAZUK
2010 Withdrawal from Ichiyo-kai
2010 The 27th Fukui Thumb-hole Art Exhibition(Won a prize) / FUKUI
2012 The 2nd Creative Expressionists Exhibition At Scott Hall Gallery, Waseda / TOKYO
2012 The Pleasant Company Exhibition in Yume Butai, Awaji The 10th Anniversary of Mt. Art 2F Gallery International Convention Hall, Yume Butai, Awaji / AWAJI
2013 The 4th The Grand Exhibition of Little Paintings DORADO GALLERY / TOKYO
2013 The 3rd Contest, “Let’s show and choose your favorite pictures” Exhibited on The Street Gallery, Kofu Gaen(Won a Prize) / NISHINOMYA
2013 Individual Show “The World of Painter Aria The Forest of Devil-Mirror” The Street Gallery, Kofu Gaen / NISHINOMYA
2013 The 3rd Creative Expressionists Exhibition At Scott Hall Gallery, Waseda(Won a DORADO Judge Special Prize) / TOKYO
2014 ”After Korin: A New trial” DORADO GALLERY / TOKYO
2014 The 5th The Grand Exhibition of Little Paintings DORADO GALLERY / TOKYO
2014 THE Exhibition of the fantastic paintings In memory of the publication of The BOOK of The Imaginative Paintings, DORADO GALLERY, 2014 / TOKYO
2014 The 4rd Creative Expressionists Exhibition At Scott Hall Gallery, Waseda / TOKYO
2014 Acknowledged as a Member of Artists : A.M.S.C. Main branch in Spain, 2014
2015 The Exhibition of The Motives of Fairy Tales DORADO GALLERY / TOKYO
2015 The 9th Art Salad Exhibition SoHo Art Gallery / OSAKA
2015 The 1st Exhibition “I LOVE The GLOBE” DORADO GALLERY / TOKYO
2015 Exhibition ”Life 2015” GALLERY ART POINT / TOKYO
2015 The 5rd Creative Expressionists Exhibition DORADO GALLERY / TOKYO
2016 New Year Selection 2016 GALLERY ART POINT / TOKYO
2016 Fantasia 2016 GALLERY ART POINT / TOKYO
2016 TRANSNATIONAL ART 2016　 SoHo Art Gallery / OSAKA
Enokojima Art, Culture Creative Center
2016 The 10th Art Salad Exhibition SoHo Art Gallery / OSAKA

2008 Appeared on Almanac of Painters
2014 Appeared on Art Annual 2014

Publications
2003 Published a book of paintings and poems, Art Pen name: Aria
2014 Lawrence Durrel: SAPPHO, A play in verse: Translated into Japanese by Michiko Kawano Cover Picture, “Brilliance: A Ring of Light”
2014 Appeared in THE BOOK of The Imaginative Paintings, DORADO GALLERY, 2014

On the Book
2008 International Prize for Glorious Art 2008 Given Grand Prize(On BIFROST, vol.9 ) Introduced by Society of Art Academy of Japan, U.S, and the Nether lands
2013 CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS IN JAPAN vol.5 ART BOX international INC.
2014 Talking Head Series 57 (ATELIER Third) Exhibition Neo-Rimpa Introduced as one of displayed works

Competition in Poetry in Japan
2011 The 7th Prize in Contemporary Poetry by Asia Culture Company BUNGEISHICHOO Passed the 3rd preliminary selection On website Pen name: Aria
2012 The 8th Prize in Contemporary Poetry by Asia Culture Company BUNGEISHICHOO Passed the 3rd preliminary selection Pen name: Aria

On the Book of Poetry
2013 THE ESSAY COSMOS & THE POEM GALAXY vol.7 Special Edition by THE BUNGEISHICHOO Pen name: Aria

Competition abroad
2011 The1st INTERNATIONAL ART COMPETITION for PEACE. Held by Harmony for Peace Foundation New York, U.S.A. Won a prize and was exhibited on website

ART FAIR
2010 artbygeneve 2010 / PALEXPO GENEVE, Switzerland(By means of Edel)
2010 ART SANTA FE 2010 / Santa Fe Convention Center / U.S.A.(By means of Edel)
2011 RED DOT NEW YORK 2011 / 82 Mercer, Soho, N.Y. / U.S.A.(By means of Edel)
2011 ART SANTA FE 2011 / Santa Fe Convention Center / U.S.A.(By means of Edel)
2012 VERGE ART NYC 2012 / 159 Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village / U.S.A.(By means of Edel)
2012 Daegu Art Fair 2012 / EXCO(DAEGU Exhibition & Convention Center) / Korea(By means of Edel)
2013 ART SHOW BUSAN 2013 / BEXCO Exhibition Hall 2, Meeting Room / Korea(By means of Edel)
2013 RED DOT MIAMI 2013 / Wynwood art district / U.S.A.(By means of Edel)
2014 SELECT FAIR 2014 / Altman Building / U.S.A.(By means of Edel)
2014 ART SANTA FE 2014 / Santa Fe Convention Center / U.S.A.(By means of Edel)
2014 RED DOT MIAMI 2014 / Wynwood art district / U.S.A.(By means of Edel)
2015 Art Shopping 2015 / Carrousel du Louvre, Paris / France(By means of SoHo Art Gallery)
2016 Art Shopping 2016 / Carrousel du Louvre, Paris / France(By means of SoHo Art Gallery)

Manufacturing of Sun-Catchers
2013 Formation of Ari & Ann studio(Creating Sun-Catchers)
2014 ART&CRAFT FAIA SoHo Art Gallery / OSAKA
2015 ART&CRAFT FAIA SoHo Art Gallery / OSAKA

Yoko Nakamura 2013　Movie