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Noriko Nakamura

Born 1986, Japan

Education

2020 – 2022

Master of Visual Arts – La Trobe University, Bendigo AUS

2011 – 2011

Bachelor of Fine Art, Honours – Victoria Collage of the Arts, Melbourne AUS

2008 – 2010

Bachelor of Fine Art, Painting – Victoria Collage of the Arts, Melbourne AUS

2006 – 2007

Fine Art Foundation – Byam Shaw School of Art in Central Saint Martins College, London UK

Solo Exhibition

2020

Soil, Water, Stone, Artist In Residence Yamanshi, Kofu Yamanashi Japan (Cancelled Due to Covid19)

2019

The force that the warrior adopts during the evolution of the pale pink rose, Caves, Melbourne VIC

2017

Erosion, Gertrude Glasshouse, Collingwood VIC

Harvest, Daine Singer, Melbourne VIC

2016

Motherland, Sutton Projects, Melbourne VIC

2015

Staring down my hands, West Space, Melbourne VIC

2014

I have to walk home the long way to avoid seeing the ghost, TCB art inc., Melbourne VIC

2013

Sing a song of a map when a little bird told me macaroni, Tarpspace, Cairns QID

2012

In search of where tigers are melting as butter… , Seventh Gallery, Fitzroy VIC
Liquid Rock, Platform artists group inc., Melbourne VIC

2011

STONE SOUP, rearview gallery, Collingwood VIC
Bedrock, North west project, Corburg VIC
Vapour, Bus Projects, Melbourne city VIC

Group Exhibition

2020

Spring 1883, Caves Gallery, The Hotel Windsor, Melbourne VIC (Cancelled Due to Covid19)

2019

Ode to Marion, Incinerator Gallery, Aberfeldie VIC

2018

Floor Plan, C3 Contemporary Art Space, The Abbotsford convent VIC

2017

Princesse de Broglie, Caves, Melbourne VIC
Gertrude Studios 2017, Gertrude contemporary, Melbourne VIC
‘9×5’, Margaret Lawrence Gallery, Melbourne VIC

2016

Your work in my dreams, Bus Projects, Melbourne VIC, Duo exhibition with Gilad Ratman who was represented in the Israel Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2013.
Gertrude Studios 2016, Gertrude contemporary, Melbourne VIC
Cabal, Aperto, Montpellier France

2015

From the Collection: Gertrude Contemporary Regional Residencies, Warrnambool Art Gallery, Curated  by Emily Cormack, Warrnambool VIC

2014

Interrupted Expenditure, RM gallery, Auckland New Zealand
Kofu Art Festival, Yamanashi Japan
Tarp West Space, West Space, Melbourne VIC
(object object), DUD Space, Melbourne VIC
One hundred Sleepers, Kings ARI, Melbourne VIC
Thin Air, Slopes, Melbourne VIC

2013

Brimming Dissolution, Buoyant Expenditure, Dog Park Art Project Space, Christchurch New Zealand
Singular Plural, BUS projects, Melbourne VIC
What Has(Has not), TCB art inc., Melbourne VIC
Future Now, Cowwarr Art Space, Gippsland VIC (regional Victoria Tour)
Future Now, B1 Contemporary Art Space, Ballarat (regional Victoria Tour)

2012

Future Now, Substation, Newport, ICU, Castlemaine VIC (regional Victoria Tour)
Ménage à Trois , XYZ Collective, Tokyo Japan

2011

Group 04, Murray White room, Melbourne VIC
Mainly Everything, TCB art inc., Melbourne VIC
Consultancy, NGV studio, Melbourne VIC
Because we are all animals, Disco beans art space, Northcote VIC
Faxination Japan, XYZ Collective, Tokyo Japan

Grants, Awards, residency and Professional Experience

2019

Artist in residency at AIRY, Yamanashi Japan

2017

Maddocks Art Prize (VIC)
Australian Council Arts Projects program funds
Sessional Lecturer at Victorian College of the Arts
Teaching associate in Fine Arts, Faculty of Art Design and Architecture at Monash University

2016-2018

Gertrude Contemporary studio artist

2015

Youkobo Art Sapce, Tokyo Japan

2013

The Sainsbury Sculpture Grant

2012

Australia Council. ArtStart

2011

Ceramic commission & install assistant for Mikala Dwyer – “The Silvering” Anna Schwartz Gallery
TCB Art Inc. Committee member
Substation graduate art prize

2010

Maude Glover Fleay Award art for shark – event assistant

Workshops and Educational Talks 

2018

Sessional Lecturer at Victorian College of the Arts
Sessional Lecturer at Victorian College of the Arts
Limestone carving workshop at Melbourne University
Guest lecture for Art Forum at Bendigo Campus, La Trobe University
Guest lecture for Departed Acts at Australian Center for Contemporary Art
 Limestone carving workshop at Gertrude Contemporary

2017

Members Art Class at National Gallery of Victoria
Limestone carving workshop at Melbourne University
Limestone carving workshop at Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School

2016

Contemporary Art on the Road; Professional Development workshop for secondary teachers at Latrobe Regional Gallery organised by Gertrude Contemporary
Artist in Residence at Fitzory Primary School; 7 weeks limestone carving workshop with grade 5 and 6 students organised by Gartrude Contempoary
Lecture for 1st year Professional Practice at Victoria University
FAST program artist Talk for high school art students conducted by CCP
Artist talk for Melbourne Girls Grammar art students

2015

Art Kids ; One day felt making workshop at Momoi 4th Primary School, Tokyo Japan
Limestone carving workshop at North Melbourne Primary OSHC

Publications

Amelia Wallin, Review, Artlink, 11 July 2019, https://www.artlink.com.au/articles/4772/noriko-nakamura-the-force-that-the-warrior-adopts-/

Fayen d’Evie, Mother-Hooded, 2019, exhibition essay

Jaqueline Hanlin, Erosion exhibition essay, 2017

Georgina Criddle, Your work in my dreams exhibition essay, 2016

Brooke Babington, I have to walk home the long way to avoid seeing the ghost exhibition essay, 2014

Ménage a Trois, TCB art inc., XYZ Collective and Enjoy Gallery, exhibition catalogue, 2013