Nationality: Japanese

Makiko Nakamura was born in Japan in 1951, she currently lives and works in Dublin.

1996		L'Atelier Contre Point ( print making ) Paris, France
1982		Nagoya Art School, Nagoya, Japan
1970-72		Kyoto Seika Junior College, the Fine Arts department, Kyoto, Japan
1967-70		Kanou Senior High School, the Arts Course, Gifu, Japan

Solo Exhibitions:

2009		Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland
		Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2007		Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland
		Glebe Gallery, Donegal, Ireland
		Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2006		Farmleigh Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
		Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2005		John Martin Chelsea, London, UK
		Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2004		Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2003		Ashford Gallery, RHA, Dublin, Ireland
2002		Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland
		Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2001		Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge, Co.Kildare, Ireland
1999		The American College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
1998		Morris Arboretum Gallery of the University of Pennsylvania, USA
1997		Cloitre des Billette, Paris, France
		(In the Japan Year in France)
1996		Gallery Kozuka, Nagoya, Japan
		(also in '95, '94, '93, '89)
1995		Gallery 16, Kyoto, Japan
		(also in '94, '91, '90, '89, '88, '87, '86)
1987		ON Gallery, Osaka, Japan
1986		Gallery Space to Space, Gallery Love collection, Nagoya, Japan

Group Exhibitions:

2010		ART ATHINA 2010, John Martin Gallery
		RHA Annual Exhibition, Dublin, Ireland
		(also in '09, '08, '07, '04, '03, '02 )
		Boyle Arts Festival, Boyle, Ireland
		(also in '09, '05, '04, '03 )
2009		Storylines, John Martin Gallery, London, UK
2008		Familiar Faces, Bourn Vincent Gallery, Univ.of Limerick, Ireland
		RUA Annual Exhibition, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2006		Art in State Buildings, Tour Exhibition of Government of Ireland
		RHA Gala Banquet Exhibition, Dublin, Ireland
		(also in '04, '03 )
2004		Colour and Light, John Martin Gallery, London, UK
		invited artists exhibition, Cavanacor Gallery, Donegal, Lreland
2001		Two painters show, Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
		The Irish Connection, View Two Gallery, Liverpool, UK
		Three painters show, Ashford Gallery, RHA, Dublin, Ireland
1999		Summer Exhibition, Hira Museum of Arts, Shiga, Japan
1998		Large Print Exhibition, Meyerson Hall Gallery of the Univ.of Pennsylvania, USA
1997		Three persons show, Deans Gallery of the Univ.of Pennsylvania, USA
		L'Exposition Collective, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
1995		Direction of Art 95, Osaka Prefectural Contemporary Arts Centre, Japan
1980-94		Various exhibitions at Museums, Galleries in Japan in the '80s and '90s

Awards & Residencies:

2010		Per Cent for Art Scheme at the Gate Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
2003 - 06		Membership of Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, Dublin , Ireland
2000 - 01		Agency for Cultural Affairs Government of Japanese Research Fellowship
1999 - 2002		Residency at the Fire Station Artists' Studios, Dublin, Ireland
1997 - 98		The post graduate school of Fine Arts of the University of Pennsylvania (as a visiting artist ) Philadelphia, USA
1997		Residency at Cite Internationale des Arts Studios, Paris, France
1986		Fine work prize " the 16th International Art Exhibition Japan"
		Fine work prize " the 7th Contemporary Japan Art Exhibition"

Public Collections:

Irish Museum of Modern Art, Ireland
The Gate Theatre ( commissioned ), Ireland
Wexford Opera House, Ireland
The Office of Public Works, Ireland
National Self-Portrait Collection, Univ. of Limerick, Ireland
Limerick City Gallery of Art, Ireland
Boyle Civic Collection, Ireland
AXA insurance Ireland
The American College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
Certre Culturel Lutherien de Paris, France

Private Collections:

Ireland, UK, France, Germany, USA, Japan