中村 綾花
Ayaka NAKAMURA

Selected Works

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Dive to Blue 02
Dive to Blue 02
Acrylic on canvas
45×60cm
2019
Echo
Echo
Acrylic on canvas
80×120cm
2019
Memory of Live
Memory of Live
Acrylic on canvas
30×40cm
2019

Bio

“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.

  • Education

    2009-2013 Musashino Art University, Tokyo JP (BA Fine Art, Printmaking)
    2005-2006 Going to Missouri USA, as an Exchange student.
  • SOLO Exhibition

    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
  • Group Exhibition

    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
  • Screening

    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
  • Live Art

    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)
  • Artist Book

    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
  • Artist In Residence

    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
  • Commission Work

    2020 Work installation / Crest Court Nihonbashi Ningyocho Entrance / The Chain Museum,SUMITOMO CORPORATION
  • Awards & Scholarships

    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
  • Press

    2021 Curatorial Volume.3, Capsules Book, Australia
    2011 book of “JAPANESE MOTION GRAPHIC CREATORS 2011

Exhibitions