Tomoe Nakamura

Born in Osaka in 1967.

Tomo has been drawing, painting, making collages and taking photographs. Her works have been inspired by western contemporary artists, such as Andy Warhol, Rene Magritte, and Mr. Brainwash. She is better at still life and animals as a motif. She was into drawing different themes from the book, “642 things to draw”with a ball point pen and color pencils.

About the education, as Tomo switched different schools, she eventually started learning photography. She has been seeking out photography in art forms, and then finally she obtained BFA in Fine Arts in 2010 at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco California. She also inspired by conceptual art at San Francisco Art Institute.

Selected Education
2005 - Dec, 2010 BFA Fine Art, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
2002 – 2003 Interdisciplinary, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
2002 Fine Art in Photography, The College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
2001 Photography, Fine Art, Academy of University, San Francisco, CA
2000 Summer Schlorship, Academy of University, San Francisco, CA
1990-93 Studied at Santa Monica College, Chapman University, CA.
1986 - 1987 Osaka University of Arts, Literary Arts, Osaka, Japan

Group Exhibition
2025 Kunitachi Botanical Garden, Gallery Kunitachi Tokyo
2024 Animal World! Animal show, AAA Gallery, Yokohama
2024 Cafe Art show, Principle GI Coffee House, Brooklyn, NY
2024 Postcard collection, Gallery be Kyoto
2018 Discover the One Japanese Art 2018 in Paris, Galerie JOSEPH Saint Martin, Paris, France
2016 Aida Gallery, Osaka
2015 New Arts Prospect from Japan, Ashok Jain Gallery, New York, NY
2015 Pop Japan, Me & Art gallery, Sydney, Australia
2014 "Artist Without Borders" international mail art exhibition "Water"
2013 Art & Craft Fair Soho Art Gallery, Osaka Japan
2013 Younite Tour Aiken Center for the Art, different places
2012 6x6x2012, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
2012 Layers, The Brick Lane Gallery, London England
2011 Aka Marche, Contemporary Art Space Osaka (CASO), Osaka Japan
2011, 2009 International Mail Art Exhibition of Indonesia. Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
2006 White Salmon Art Walk, Along Jewett Boulevard, Roz Gallery, White Salmon, WA

Open Studio
2003 San Francisco Open Studio