Ryoko Tajiri

Born in Japan, Ryoko Tajiri received BFA in Graphic Design from the Tama Art University. Her fascination with the Bay Area Figurative Movement led her to attend the Academy of Art University for a MFA degree in expressive painting. Since 2007, Tajiri has shown her work in momentous galleries and museums, both nationally and internationally. Right after her graduation, Tajiri was nominated for SECA Art Award from San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. She won Best in Show at the Roswell Museum and Art Centre. Later, she won 1st place in the 2012 Bakersfield Museum of Art exhibition. Along with the numerous awards, Tajiri’s artworks have been published in magazines and books, such as American Art Collector. Her works have been purchased by both private and public collectors, such as UC Berkeley and B. Miller, a former mayor of Sacramento. Ryoko Tajiri is represented by the Hall Spassov Gallery in Bellevue, WA and the Au Gold Gallery in Boston, MA.

BFA Tama Art University, Japan

| PUBLIC COLLECTION |
UC Berkeley, The Graphic Arts Loan Collection
(GALC), Berkeley, CA

| SELECTED COLLECTOR |
Burnett Miller a former mayor of Sacramento

| AWARDS and HONORS |
-2012
1st Place winner for Visual Arts Festival, Bakersfiled Museum of Art, Bakersfiled, CA

-2007
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art SECA Award nominee, San Francisco, CA

Finalist for experimental painting, 24th Annual Art Competition, The Artists Magazine

Best of Show for 24th Annual Roswell Fine Art League, Roswell Museum and Art Center, NM

Excellence Award in the category Standard 2D, 24th Annual Roswell Fine Art League, Roswell Museum and Art Center, NM

Honorable mention in the category Standard 2D, 24th Annual Roswell Fine Art League, Roswell Museum and Art Center, NM

1st place winner for Non Figurative Painting, Spring Show, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, C.A

-2006

Honorable mention for All Media Online Competition, The Artists Magazine

2nd place winner for Student figure & portrait painting, The Artists Magazine

3rd place winner for Student experimental painting, The Artists Magazine

1st place winner for Abstract Painting, Spring Show, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, C.A

-2005
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