“Ayaka nakamura” creates paintings and video works under the theme of “the existence of life”, aiming to create delicate yet strong visuals.
She was featured in “100 Filmmakers 2015” (BNN Publishing).
Her live painting on a 7m wide and 3m high panel at Roppongi Art Night in 2016 was well received, and he began to do live painting at events. She is active both in Japan and abroad, and has had solo exhibitions at Bunkamura Box Gallery (Tokyo), Enatsu Gallery (Tokyo), and EPIC (Tokyo). She has participated in group exhibitions at EPICENTRO ART (Berlin), White Box (NY), WAH Center ¥ (NY), Anthology Film Archives (NY), ART FORMOSA (Taipei), and OLA Galleri & Ateljé (Sweden). In recent years, She has also been active in the United States, Denmark, and China. She won the Grand Prix in the first edition of “ARTIST NEW GATE”, an art contest to discover new largescale artists.
2009-2013 attended Musashino Art University, Tokyo JP (BA Fine Art, Printmaking). Staying artist in residency and working all over the world, US, Denmark, Shanghai and Tokyo and Kyoto in Japan.
2009-2013 | Musashino Art University, Tokyo JP (BA Fine Art, Printmaking) |
2005-2006 | Going to Missouri USA, as an Exchange student. |
2021 | |
Aug.24-Sep.13 | ayaka nakamura exhibition ”wind” / Hankyu Men’s Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
Mar.24-Mar.31 | ayaka nakamura exhibition / Bunkamura Box Gallery, Tokyo JP |
2020 | |
Nov.20-Nov.29 | “Somewhere” Gallery Enatsu, Roppongi Tokyo JP |
2018 | |
Jan.10-Jan.23 | “Shine” Gallery Enatsu, Roppongi Tokyo JP 2013 |
Dec.02-Dec.07 | “hereafter” Pepper’ s Gallery, Ginza Tokyo JP |
2022 | |
Dec.01-Dec.14 | “ONE ART Taipei 2022” / The Sherwood Taipei, Taipei CN |
2021 | |
Dec.01-Dec.14 | “CORE part1” / Hankyu Men’s Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
Oct.02-Oct.22 | Two artists show ”LIFE” / MU gallery, TERRADA ART COMPLEX ii, Tokyo JP |
Apr.21-May.18 | NIPPON fine STREET / Bunkamura Box Gallery, Tokyo JP |
Apr.23-May.15 | WHAT CAFE POP UP SHOW with tremolo/ WHAT CAFE, Tokyo JP |
Mar.19-May.09 | Art Liberation Zone Nihonbashi TAGBOAT/ Fukushima bldg. Tokyo JP |
Mar.06-Mar.07 | TAGBOAT ART FAIR/ Tokyo Port City Takeshiba, Tokyo JP |
Dec.21-Jan.13 | U-35 Exhibition(Exhibition of new product monitoring work)/ TURNER Gallery, Tokyo JP |
2020 | |
Jan.17-Jan.20 | “0101Art Fair “ Auction Center Taipei, Taipei CN |
2019 | |
Dec.12-Jan.26 | “On the blank space “ OLA Gallri & Ateljé, Lund SE |
Dec.21-Dec.22 | “Art Liberated Area DAIKANYAMA “ Daikanyama noel, JP |
2018 | |
Jul.16-Jul.24 | “Forsaking Pop “ WhiteBox NY |
Jul.13-Jul.15 | “ART FORMOSA (Art Fair) “ TAIPEI Songshan Cultural and Creative Park x eslite hotel, Taipei CN |
May.25-May.30 | “IAG ARTISTS SELECTION” Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre JP |
2017 | |
Nov.15-Nov.17 | “Independent NY 2017 “ ASHOK JAIN GALLERY, NY |
Aug.19-Aug.20 | “Independent TOKYO 2017 “ Hulic Hall, Tokyo JP |
Jun.19-Jun.25 | “MA A TO MI MI” Reve Gallery, Yokohama JP |
May.19-Jul.25 | “Art gathering IKEBUKURO” Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre JP |
Apr.25-Jul.25 | at Spin Hair Woks, Tokyo JP |
2016 | |
Nov.11-Dec.04 | “Gaze Cosmos” Gallery Enatsu, Tokyo JP |
Oct.12-Oct.23 | live art “ROPPONGI ART NIGHT” , Tokyo JP |
2015 | |
Dec.15-Dec.20 | “Border” 3331 Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo JP |
Nov.22-Nov.28 | “MA A TO MI MI” Gallery EGG, Tokyo JP |
Jun.06-Jun.21 | “TOKYO art crossing BERLIN” neurotitan gallery, Berlin DE |
Jun.06-Jun.11 | “5 different landscapes” EPICENTRO ART, Berlin DE |
2014 | |
Jul.26-Jul.27 | “BAPA (Both Art and Programming Academy)” Hikarie,Tokyo JP |
Feb.28-Mar.09 | “JART4th” Williamsburg Art & Historical Center (WAH Center), NY |
Jan.27-Feb.02 | “MA A TO MI MI” Art Gallery ENOGUBAKO, Tokyo JP |
2013 | |
Jan.17-Jan.20 | Graduation works exhibition/ Musashino Art University, Tokyo JP |
2018 | |
Nov.03 | “BOSTON JAPAN FILM FESTIVAL” STATA CENTER, Boston |
Oct.30 | “Animation On Marine Tower” Marine Tower , Yokohama in Japan |
2016 | |
Dec.29 | “Animation Runs!vol.16” Book and Cafe Quiet Holiday, Hyogo |
Dec.02-Dec.11 | “UGOKUTEN” Gallery Art soup, Gunma |
Feb.29 | “TOKYO SCREENING” Anthology Film Archives,NY |
Feb.26 -Mar.6 | “JART6th” WILLIAMSBURG ART & HISTORICAL CENTER(WAH Center), NY |
2015 | |
Jan.09-Dec.28 | “DOTMOV FESTIVAL 2015” |
Screening at various places. | |
Sapporo, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Shizuoka, Kyoto, Osaka, Okayama and Tokyo in Japan. also, Bail, Yogyakarta, Hong Kong, London and Stockholm. | |
Dec.01-Dec.14 | “UGOKUTEN” cinema MAEBASHI, Gunma JP |
Jun.14 | “TOKYO SCREENING” KINO CENTRAL (in Haus Schwarzenberg), Berlin |
Jun.15-Jun.21 | “TOKYO art crossing BERLIN” neurotitan gallery, Berlin |
2017 | |
Jan.19-Jan.20 | “ART EVENT DESIGN FESTA SUMMER 2017” Tokyo Big Sight Tokyo JP / size: 3600×8000 (3.6m × 8m) Jan.16“Moonlight Masquerade” TUKIMIRU KIMI OMOU Tokyo JP / size: 1500×2000mm (1.5m× 2m ) |
2016 | |
Nov.19 | This&That Cafe Vol.30: “Spoiled and Nostalgic”, SuperDeluxe Tokyo JP / size: 1500×3000mm (1.5m× 3m ) Oct.21-Oct.23 “ROPPONGI ART NIGHT” Hills Cafe Tokyo JP / size:2800×7000mm (2.8m × 7m) |
2015 | |
Jan.19-Jan.20 | “ART EVENT DESIGN FESTA vol.38” Tokyo Big Sight Tokyo JP / size: 3600×8000 (3.6m × 8m) |
2018 | |
Jan.20-Jan.28 | YOUNG ARTISTS’BOOKS FAIR_12th / Books Kinokuniya Tokyo・Chie no Kinomi, Tokyo |
2017 | |
Sep.22-Sep.24 | THE NY ART BOOK FAIR 12TH ANNUAL EDITION at MoMA PS1, NY |
2015 | |
Sep.18-Sep.20 | THE NY ART BOOK FAIR 10TH ANNUAL EDITION atMoMA PS1, NY Dealing-store Neurotitan shop, Motto, Modern Graphics in Berlin |
2019 | |
Nov.20 -Dec.20 | Tiger house, Shanghai CN |
2018-2019 | Open Workshop VIA University College, Viborg DE |
2017 | |
Nov.01-Nov.28 | Constellation Studios, Nebraska US |
2020 | Work installation / Crest Court Nihonbashi Ningyocho Entrance / The Chain Museum,SUMITOMO CORPORATION |
2020 | First edition of “ARTIST NEW GATE”, Grand Prix |
2017 | Independent TOKYO 2017 / Special Recognition Award by Gallery of KURUM’ART contemporary |
DesignAwards Asia “DESIGN OF THE DAY” /Animated Music Video “Smoke Tree” “AIG AWARDS 2017 (Ikebukuro Art Gathering)” Screening: Selected | |
two-dimensional work: Second Prize | |
2016 | DesignAwards Asia “DESIGN OF THE DAY” / Animated Music Video “Smoke Tree” |
2015 | DOTMOV FESTIVAL 2015 / Animated Music Video “Smoke Tree” |
MEC Award 2015 / Animated Music Video “Desert night’ s dream” | |
2009-2010 | Musashino Art University Scholarship |
2021 | Curatorial Volume.3, Capsules Book, Australia |
2011 | book of “JAPANESE MOTION GRAPHIC CREATORS 2011 |