Mayu Kataoka

Mayumi Kataoka is a Sydney based photographer. Originally born in Japan, Mayumi moved to Sydney in 2003 after falling in love with Australia when working as a volunteer for the Sydney 2000 Olympic games.

Mayumi's experience of life in Japan has been the greatest influence on her work. She always attempts to express Japanese themes into her photography and at times these themes are very subtle.

Mayumi has been developing her photography skills to capture the Australian native plants – especially Eucalyptus and other trees. The raw and unique beauty of Eucalyptus trees represents the quintessential Australia landscape and greatly inspires her photographic works.

She has hosted a number of exhibitions in Sydney during 2014 to 2017. She also exhibited 12 photography works to a "Kangaroo's visit – Rome Exhibition" in Italy 2015 and the exhibition was very successful.
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"I feel it is the subtle combination of the raw colours under the Australian sky that adds a special ethereal quality like no other place. The colours are rich and beautiful and they seem to capture the Australian essence of life. The colours are just magical, a pure balance of simplicity and beauty that is uniquely Australian.

When I see through these trees...

2018
Aug 2 - 5th : "The Other Art Fair" - Melbourne,VIC - Austtalia

May 1 - 6th : "Unlimited" - Group exhibition at espacio gallery - London, UK


2017
Apr 30 - Jun 11: Mayu Kataoka x Masayo Colley at KINTARO, Japanese restaurant- Neutral Bay, NSW

Jun 27 - Jul 09: "わ和輪Wa" - Collaborate with Midori Furze, Warringah Creative Space, North Curl Curl NSW

Jan 17-29: "Colours of Australia III" - Solo Exhibition at GalleryONE88, Katoomba, Blue Mountains, NSW


2016
Sept 24 - 25: Mt. WIlson Spring Art Festival - Mt. Wilson Village Hall, Blue Mountains, NSW

Aug 26 - 29: The Kings Art Show 2016 - The Kings School, North Parramatta, NSW

Feb 21 - 29: " The Kangaroos Visit Part III～Una vista di canguri Part III～" - Soriano nel Cimino, Italy

Feb 02 - 09: The Kangaroo's Bounced Back with friends - TAP Gallery, Sydney NSW

Jan 06 - 10: OZ Art Exhibition - Warringah Creative Space, Abbott Rd, North Curl Curl, NSW


2015
Dec 8 2015- Jan 31 2016: " The Kangaroos Visit Part II～Una vista di canguri Part II～" - Parco Dei Cimini, Italy

Oct 09 - Dec 31: "Colours of Australia II ～Colours of Mosman ～" -Don Adan Coffe Too, 65 Paraween St, Mosman, NSW

Nov 27- 29: "The Kangaroo's Visit - Rome Exhibition" - Pala...