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Fumiko Nakajima

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Fumiko Nakajima

Born in Tokyo, Japan
Moved to Barcelona in 1990 - 2004

Formal Education

Degree in Art History from Waseda University, Tokyo

2002
Title of Degree training cycle in artistic jewelry, Escola d'art del Treball in Barcelona

Art Courses

1990 - 92
Printmaking techniques at the studio of Silvia Pagliano, Barcelona

1991 - 92, 1995 - 96
Printmaking techniques at School of Art and Design, Llotja, Barcelona

1993 - 94
Printmaking techniques at the School of Art del Treball, Barcelona

1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2013
Realized the printworks with Giorgio Upiglio's Atelier (Grafica Uno) in Milan

1994 - 95
Lithography techniques at School of Art and Design, Barcelona

1996 - 97
Typography techniques at School of Art and Design, Llotja, Barcelona

1998 - 2000 Jewelry techniques at School of Art del Treball, Barcelona

1998
Urushi techniques at School of Art and Design, Llotja, Barcelona

1998 - 2000
Gemology course at the School of Art del Treball, Barcelona

Diplomas

Diploma in Bibliology from Waseda University in Tokyo
Diploma in Museistics from Waseda University in Tokyo
Diploma in Gemology from the Escola d'Arts i Oficis, Barcelona

Awards and Scholarships

1996
Scholarship for a short course in etching techniques at the workshop of the Fundacio Pilar i Joan Miro, Palma de Mallorca

1999
Finalist at The International Urushi Design Exhibition '99 in Japan

2000
Finalist at the Premi en Enjoia't

2002
Special Award from the Yamanaka-Shikki Director of Cooperation at The '02 International Urushi Design Exhibition

2003
Finalist at the 2003 International Craft Exhibition Itami, Theme: “Jewellery” (Japan)

2004
Finalist at the XI Designer award in Euro-Bijoux & Accessoires 2004 in Menorca

2007
Finalist at the XIV Designer award in Euro-Bijoux & Accessoires 2007 in Menorca.

2009
Finalist at the 2009 International Craft Exhibition, Itami, Theme: “Jewellery” (Japan)

2012
Selected 32 Mini Print International of Cadaques (Spain)
Selected 7th International Triennial of Graphic Art Bitola (Republic of Macedonia)

2013
Selected 33 Mini Print International of Cadaques (Spain)
Global Print 2013 Douro (Portugal)

2014
Selected 34 Mini Print International of Cadaques (Spain)
7th International Printmaking Biennial Douro 2014 (Portugal)

2015
Selected 35 Mini Print International of Cadaques (Spain)
2nd Global Print 2013 Douro (Portugal)

2016
Selected 36 Mini Print International of Cadaques (Spain)
8th International Printmaking Biennial Douro 2016 (Portugal)

2017
Selected 35 Mini Print International of Cadaques (Spain)
3rd Global Print 2017 Douro (Portugal)

2018
Selected 250th Summer Exhibition Royal Academy of Arts (London)

Collaboration

2011
Designer for the Japan Brand "Sea Lovers" with Uwajima Akoya pearls

2012
Mizuhiki Jewellery Design for Aritaka-Senzando Company, Ehime, Japan

2011 - 2016
Judge for the 5th - the 10th Uwajima Pearl Design Contest at Uwajima city (Ehime, Japan)

Collection

Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts (Tokyo, Japan)

Jewellery solo exhibitions

JUN 2006
Zephire Gallery (Omiya, Japan) with printworks

SEP 2006
Malle Gallery (Tokyo, Japan) with paintings

MAY 2007
Galery Hyomon (Kyoto, Japan)

OCT 2008
"Barcelona Shock" Sagio (Tokyo, Japan)

MAR 2009
Odo art (Barcelona)

MAY 2009
"Tokyo shock" School of Applied Art of Zaragoza (Spain)

JUL - AUG 2009
"Barcelona Shock 2" Plaza Gallery (Tokyo,Japan)- Printing, painting and jewellery

DEC 2010
"Bo" Plaza Gallery (Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan)- Printings and jewellery

SEP 2014
Malle Gallery (Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan) with printworks

MAY 2015
Sagio (Tokyo, Japan) with printworks

NOV - DEC 2015
1010 Art Gallery (Yokohama, Japan)

DEC 2016
1010 Art Gallery (Yokohama, Japan)

Jewellery Collective expositions

1998 & 2001
Sample of the work of the students at the Espai Novajoia of the Fira Barnajoya

2001
Encadena’t, exhibition in the program of the spring Design (Barcelona, Spain)

2003
Anella’t, exhibition in the program of l’Any del Disseny (Barcelona, Spain)

23 OCT - 4 NOV 2007
“Winks of Spain ´07” Malle Gallery (Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan)

11 DEC - 7 JAN 2008
“Hipòtesi” (Barcelona, Spain)

14 - 26 JUL 2009
“Winks of Spain ´09”Malle Gallery (Tokio, Japan)

SEP 2009
“Mukoujima Art” (Tokyo, Japan)

JUL 2011
Winks of Spain ’11 GALERIE Malle (Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan)

MAY 2012
Over the windows GALERIE Malle (Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan)

MAY 2012
Encuentros Museum Galerie Rosmolen-Universart (Netherlands)

JUN 2013
East-West 400 anniversary of the relation with Spain and Japan - Ra del Rey (Madrid, Spain)

JUL 2013
East-West Combination 400 anniversary of the relationship GALERIE Malle (Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan)

FEB 2016
Contemporary Art Jewellery from Spain in Tokyo Sagio (Tokyo, Japan)

8 - 11 NOV 2018
International Jewellery Art Fair SIERAAD Edition 17 Wester gas fabriec (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

23 MAR - 27 APR 2019
”Eloquence of paper, Jewelry” Galerie caractère (Neuchatel, Switzerland)

30 MAY - 3 JUL 2019
”Eloquence of paper, Jewelry” Galería lalabeyou (Madrid, Spain)

2 - 31 OCT 2019
”Eloquence of paper, Jewelry” Galería CONTEXT (Sant Cugat de Vallès, Barcelona, Spain)

17 NOV - 28 DEC 2019
”Eloquence of paper, Jewelry” Galerie Beeld & Aambeeld (Enschede Netherlands)

12 FEB - 10 MAR 2020
”Eloquence of paper, Jewelry” Galería Autoría (Porto, Portugal)

22 MAY - 3 JUL 2021
“Beauty and Wonder, jewelry” Galería CONTEXT (Sant Cugat de Vallès, Barcelona, Spain)

28 AUG - 2 OCT 2021
“Beauty and Wonder, jewelry” Galerie caractère (Neuchatel, Switzerland)

12 NOV - 15 DEC 2021
“Beauty and Wonder, jewelry” Galería lalabeyou (Madrid, Spain)

19 MAR - 30 APR 2022
“Beauty and Wonder, jewelry” Tincal lab Contemporary jewelry work+shop space (Porto, Portugal)

Print works and Paintings Solo Exhibitions

DEC 1992
Unesco (Barcelona, Spain)

JUL 1993
L'Espai de la Caixa (San Pol de Mar, Spain)

JUL 1994
“El Devenir”, Sala Almirall (Barcelona, Spain)

MAY 1995
“La Melodia”, Sala Almirall (Barcelona, Spain)

JUN 1995
Circle Artistic Sant Lluc (Barcelona, Spain)

JUN 1997
School of Art del Treball (Barcelona, Spain)

JUL 1997
Presentation of a book of her etchings, “El Devenir”, and exhibition at the Sala Almirall

AUG 1997
Nihon Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)

MAR 2000
Centre Civic Casa Groga (Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona)

JUL 2000
Sala Almirall (Barcelona)

JUL 2005
Shoei Space (Nagano, Japan)

JUN 2006
Zephire Gallery (Omiya, Japan)

SEP 2006
Malle Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)

DEC 2007
Sala Almirall (Barcelona, Spain)

JUL 2008
Calvo i Mayayo (Zaragoza, Spain)

JUN 2009
Barcelona Shock 2 Plaza Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)

JUL 2014
"Hommage to Giorgio Upiglio" Mita station gallery (Tokyo, Japan)

SEP 2014
Malle Gallery (Tokyo, Japan) with Jewellery

MAY 2015
Sagio (Tokyo, Japan) with print works

NOV - DEC 2015
1010 Art Gallery (Yokohama, Japan)

DEC 2016
1010 Art Gallery (Yokohama, Japan)

DEC 2017
1010 Art Gallery (Yokohama, Japan)

JAN 2018
1010 Galerie Shimon (Ginza, Tokyo, Japan)

MAY 2018
GALERIE Malle (Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan)

11 - 28 JUL 2020
1010 Art Gallery (Yokohama, Japan)

13 - 28 MAY 2023
1010 Art Gallery (Yokohama, Japan)

27 SEP - 8 OCT 2023
GALERIE Malle (Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan)

Paintings and print works Collective Exhibitions

MAR 1994
Estudio de la Luna (Sitges, Spain)

DEC 1994
Llantiol (Barcelona, Spain)

MAY 1995
“Young female print artist” Galeria DUNA (Barcelona, Spain)

DEC 1995
“Eight painters and one star” Sala Almirall (Barcelona, Spain)

APR 1996
“5 x 5” Sala Almirall (Barcelona, Spain)

JUL 1996
Sala Almirall (Barcelona, Spain)

OCT 1996
Barra de Ferro 8 (Barcelona, Spain)

JAN 1997
“Ataulfo, 10” Pati Llimona Central Public Hall (Barcelona, Spain)

MAR 1997
“Genso” (5 elements) Picasso Museum (Horta de San Joan Tarragona, Spain)

APR 1997
Barra de Ferro 8 (Barcelona)

JUL 1997
“Genso” (5 elements) Ecomuseum, (Deltebre, Tarragona, Spain)

SEP 1997
“Genso” (5 elements) Casal Solleric (Palma de Mallorca, Spain)

DEC 1997
Biblioteca Municipal en Vilaseca (Tarragona, Spain)

JAN 1998
Art Espai (Barcelona, Spain)

MAR 1998
“Print works and fertility” Barbier-Mueller Museum (Barcelona, Spain)

APR 1998
Sala Almirall (Barcelona)

JUN 1998
“Signatures” Premià de Mar Textile Printing Museum (Barcelona, Spain)

JUL 1998
Sala Almirall (Barcelona, Spain)

OCT 1998
“ESTAMPA” International Contemporary Print Trade Fair (Madrid, Spain)

DEC 1998
Sala Punt i Ralla (Valencia, Spain)

APR 1999
Barra de Ferro 8 (Barcelona, Spain)

APR 2000
Barra de Ferro 8 (Barcelona, Spain)

APR 2001
Barra de Ferro 8 (Barcelona, Spain)

SEP 2002
“Japanese URUSHI” in Barcelona “La Caixa” space (Pg. Manuel Girona, Barcelona, Spain)

JUL 2003
XXV Anniversary of Almirall (Barcelona, Spain)

APR 2004
2nd Positivo y Negativo-2004 Galeria Aunkan (Barcelona, Spain)

JUN 2004
Japanese artists in Catalonia Caixa Penedes (Vilafranca del Penedes, Spain)

SEP 2007
Winks of Spain ’07 GALERIE Malle (Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan)

SEP 2008
Oriente & Occidente (Valencia, Spain)

JUL 2009
Winks of Spain ’09 GALERIE Malle (Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan)

MAY 2011
Encuentros Museum Galerie Rosmolen-Universart (Netherlands)

JUL 2011
Winks of Spain ’11 GALERIE Malle (Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan)

MAY 2012
Over the windows GALERIE Malle (Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan)

MAY 2012
Encuentros Museum Galerie Rosmolen-Universart (Netherlands)

SEP - OCT 2012
Paper - Ra del Rey (Madrid, spain)

APR 2013
100th anniversary of Nankichi Niimi GALERIE Malle (Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan)

APR - JUN 2013
100th anniversary of Nankichi Niimi Nankichi Niimi Museum (Handa, Aichi, Japan)

JUN 2013
East-West 400 anniversary of the relation with Spain and Japan - Ra del Rey (Madrid, Spain)

JUL 2013
East-West Combination 400 anniversary of the relationship GALERIE Malle (Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan)

OCT 2013
East-West Combination Matsuyama Sake Museum (Osaki, Miyagi, Japan)

OCT 2013
East-West Combination the festival of 400th anniversary (Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan)

APR - MAY 2016
Five Artist's Books - Inspired by "Diario de un poeta recien casado", Juan Ramon Jimenez, CAI-ASC foundation (Zaragoza, Spain)

SEP - OCT 2016
Five Artist's Books - Inspired by "Diario de un poeta recien casado", Juan Ramon Jimenez, Instituto Cervantes in Moscow (Russia)

APR - MAY 2017
Five Artist's Books - Inspired by "Diario de un poeta recien casado", Juan Ramon Jimenez, Juan Ramon Jimenez foundation (Moguer, Spain)

SEP - Oct 2017
Five Artist's Books - Inspired by "Diario de un poeta recien casado", Juan Ramon Jimenez, Instituto Cervantes in Chicago (USA)

MAR 2018
Artist Book Drastic Diversity 1010 Art Gallery (Yokohama, Japan)

JUN 2018
Este-West Hotel Miguel Angel (Madrid, Spain)

JAN 2019
Posting Exhibition Tsugino Curve (Tokyo, Japan)

MAR 2019, MAR - APL2020, AUG 2021
Fascination of handmade Japanese paper "Washi" Galerie Shimon (Ginza, Tokyo)

JUL 2020
COVID-19 Artist's Perspective Galerie Shimon (Ginza, Tokyo, Japan)

JUL 2021
 “Taking Off” Biseika- Galeria Dos (Kyoto, Japan)

AUG - SEP 2021
 Duo exhibition “Resonancia” GALERIE Malle (Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan)

AUG - SEP 2022
Duo exhibition “Resonancia” Gallery Saki (Nagoya, Aichi, Japan)

25 FEB - 5 MAR 2023
”Sakura” 1010 Art Gallery (Yokohama, Japan)

 

Publications

1995 - 2003
Creation of the posters for the Japanese Speech Contest 2009 in Barcelona

1997 - 2003
Artist Book of printmaking “El Devenir” on sale at the Maeght Gallery