Artist Tomoe Nakamura

Tomoe Nakamura

About

Artist Statement

Tomoe Nakamura
Born 1967 Osaka Japan

I have been doing photography since 1997 and I started learning painting since 2005. I have been travelling around the world and taking travel photography. I also became interested in conceptual photography since I started learning at art schools in the US from 2000.

I like to take fine art photography especially taking picture of reflection of window of modern buildings and capture interesting abstract design. I also take close-up micro still life mostly organic materials such as flowers, food, or modern architecture that is almost no longer comprehensively what it is, but more as abstract design.

In painting, I am also interested in close-up image as a theme. I use watercolor, acrylic and water soluble oil paint. I sometime combine these with charcoal or pastel as mixed media. I paint from my own photograph because my I have better eyes with making composition with a camera. I am also interested in monotype printing and decalcomanie to experiment happening of the process and abstract images.

Right now, I became interested in collage and recycle art. And I am belong to IUOMA (International Union of Mail Art) and exchange my collage postcard with mail artists around the world. (dada movement from 60s) … Read More

Website: http://alextomostudio.blogspot.jp/
http://www.absolutearts.com/tomoenk6/
http://www.redbubble.com/

Work

Group Exhibition
2012 6x6x2012, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
2012 Layers, The Brick Lane Gallery, London England
2011 Aka Marche, Contemporary Art Space Osaka (CASO), Osaka Japan
2011 2nd International Mail Art Exhibition of Indonesia. Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
2011 Art Benefit For Japan, San Francisco, CA, USA
2011 Postcard show, art space 'Aband', Osaka, Japan
2009 International Mail Art Exhibition of Indonesia, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
2006 White Salmon Art Walk, Along Jewett Boulevard, Roz Gallery, White Salmon, WA

Open Studio
2003 San Francisco Open Studio

Bibliography
2003 Hokubei Mainichi newspaper, Jpn., JA Artists to Participate in ‘Open Studios 2003’
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Education

Selected Education
2005 - Dec, 2010 BFA Fine Art, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
2002 – 2003 Interdisciplinary, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
2002 Fine Art in Photography, The College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
2001 Photography, Fine Art, Academy of University, San Francisco, CA
2000 Summer Schlorship, Academy of University, San Francisco, CA
1990-93 Studied at Santa Monica College, Chapman University, CA.
1986 - 1987 Osaka University of Arts, Literary Arts, Osaka, Japan

Grants/Awards
2005 President’s Honor List, Spring Semester, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
2001 Talent Scholarship, Art major, College of Santa Fe
2000 Summer Study Scholarship, Academy of Art University
1997 Shin Nihon Photographic Nationwide Award, Japan
1996 Shin Nihon Photographic Nationwide Award, Japan
1995 Beginner’s Award, Kocera-Contax Grant Photo Contest ’95, Japan
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