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YOSHIAKI NAKAMURA

YOSHIAKI NAKAMURA
YOSHIAKI NAKAMURA

Yoshiaki Nakamura completed his PhD in Japanese painting at Tokyo University of the Arts in 2015 and his MFA at Maryland Institute College of Art in 2020. Nakamura's artistic vision aims to foster interconnectivity among individuals, transcending their differences and forging a harmonious understanding. He employs various mediums, such as painting, sculpture, physical space, sound, and performance, along with crafting musical instruments from everyday objects to express his creativity.

ARTWORKS

The Voice of the Butterfly in the Silent World, 4, YOSHIAKI NAKAMURA, 2024Acrylic on canvas60.8 × 50.0 cm
The Voice of the Butterfly in the Silent World, 4
YOSHIAKI NAKAMURA
Price: Private
Ambiguous words on the moon in the water 6, YOSHIAKI NAKAMURA, 2023Acrylic on canvas, panel130.3 × 130.3 cm
Ambiguous words on the moon in the water 6
YOSHIAKI NAKAMURA
Price: Private
Ambiguous words on the moon in the water 1, YOSHIAKI NAKAMURA, 2023Acrylic on canvas, panel53.2 × 53.2 cm
Ambiguous words on the moon in the water 1
YOSHIAKI NAKAMURA
Price: Private
Seeing the Sound, 1, YOSHIAKI NAKAMURA, 2024Acrylic on canvas91.0 × 91.0 cm
Seeing the Sound, 1
YOSHIAKI NAKAMURA
Price: Private
The Voice of the Butterfly in the Silent World, 3, YOSHIAKI NAKAMURA, 2024Acrylic on canvas117.0 × 91.0 cm
The Voice of the Butterfly in the Silent World, 3
YOSHIAKI NAKAMURA
Price: Private
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ARTICLES

Under the Moon, Butterflies Drift as Sound: Interview with Yoshiaki Nakamura
Under the Moon, Butterflies Drift as Sound: Interview with Yoshiaki Nakamura

2025.05.20
INTERVIEW

Yoshiaki Nakamura's Sound World and Communicative Possibilities Explored by Art Critic Meiji Hijikata
Yoshiaki Nakamura's Sound World and Communicative Possibilities Explored by Art Critic Meiji Hijikata
2023.02.22
ART NEWS

GALLERY EXHIBITIONS

YOSHIAKI NAKAMURA: Sound Borders
YOSHIAKI NAKAMURA: Sound Borders

Taipei
2024.07.13. - 08.24

YOSHIAKI NAKAMURA: Voices of the Forest
YOSHIAKI NAKAMURA: Voices of the Forest
Karuizawa Gallery 3
2023.06.24 – 07.23
YOSHIAKI NAKAMURA: In Between-Resonance
YOSHIAKI NAKAMURA: In Between-Resonance

Ginza New Gallery
June 3 - July 2, 2022

AWARDS

AWARDS & RESIDENCIES

2021
Fellowship Artist Residency Program, Franconia Sculpture Park, (Shafer, MN, USA)
2020
Mount Royal Friendship Graduation (Maryland Institute College of Art)
2019
Creative Arts Fellowship for Emerging Artists (Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japanese Government)
2018
The Leslie King Hammond Graduate Fellowship (Maryland Institute College of Art)
2009
The Ikuo Hirayama Fellowship (Tokyo University of Arts, Department of Japanese Painting)

MAJOR EXHIBITIONS, COLLECTIONS

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024
Sound Borders, Whitestone Gallery, Taipei (Taipei, Taiwan)
2023
Voices of the Forest, Whitestone Gallery, Karuizawa (Karuizawa, Japan)
2022
In Between-Resonance, Whitestone Gallery, Ginza (Tokyo, Japan)
2021
Wave Pool Gallery, (Cincinnati, OH, USA)
The Welcome Project (Cincinnati, OH, USA)
Visionaries + Voices gallery (Cincinnati, OH, USA)
Julio Fine Arts gallery, Loyola University (Baltimore, MD, USA)
2013
Rashinban Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
2011
Shinseido Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
2007
November Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025
Story Keepers: Tales and Traditions, Whitestone Gallery, Singapore (Singapore)
2024
Memory Fields, Weston Art Gallery (Cincinnati, OH, USA)
2021
木timberland木, Wave Pool Gallery (Cincinnati, OH, USA)
2013–2017
Group Horizon, Takashimaya (Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Japan)

 

COLLECTIONS

Ueshima Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts, Taito City Collection

 

EDUCATION

2020
Master of Arts, Interdisciplinary Program, Maryland Institute College of Art
2015
Doctorate, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts

 

IMAGES

Oto No Chashitu (public art) (2021) at Franconia Sculpture Park, 113 x 95 x 95 inches
Oto No Chashitu (public art) (2021) at Franconia Sculpture Park, 113 x 95 x 95 inches
The various rains converge on the sea(2021) at Julio Fine Arts Gallery, Wires, metal, natural material, Edison bulb, amplifiers, speakers, 800 x 1200cm
The various rains converge on the sea(2021) at Julio Fine Arts Gallery, Wires, metal, natural material, Edison bulb, amplifiers, speakers, 800 x 1200cm
A Pure Sound World (installation) (2021) at Wave Pool Gallery, Tree, found objects, resin, 710 x 710x 300cm
A Pure Sound World (installation) (2021) Performance
Tree Sprit (2021) at Visionaries + Voices, Tree, found objects, resin, 710 x 710x 300cm
Tree Sprit (2021) Performance
Tree Sprit (2021) Performance
Music scores (2020), INK, ACRYLIC PAINT, PICTURE, PENCIL, SPRAY, HEMP STRING, FEATHER, 124.5 x 142.2cm
Music scores (2020), INK, PICTURE, PENCIL, SPRAY, MIRROR SHEET, PAPER BOOK, 121.92 x 95.9cm
Music scores (2020),INK, PICTURE, PENCIL, SPRAY, MIRROR SHEET, PAPER BOOK, 120.65 x 90.8cm
Pinocchio’s Transformation (2019) at Maryland Institute College of Art, Chair, strings, acrylic, amplifier, speaker, guitar tuner, screw, 36.5 x 38 x 90cm
A World without Sound - 1 (2013) Japanese paper, acrylic, natural dye, 530 x 455mm
Timbre - 1 (2013, 2022) Japanese paper, acrylic, natural dye, black ink, 910 x 727mm

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