Friends of ArtMalaysia

Tomoko Nakai
Tomoko Nakai was born in Kyoto. Her parents are also artists, so she enjoyed
painting from her childhood.
She started Japanese –style painting after she enter the Tokyo University of
the Arts.
Her paintings are exhibited on many solo exhibitions from place to place in
Japan. She also draws illustrations for the books of fairy tale or the picture
books. Her husband is a professional Irish harpist.
CAREER
2006 Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, M.A.
2005 Copied the national treasure; tale of Genji and sold it to the University
2008 Gold prize at 37th selection exhibitions of present paintings
2009 Copied the national tresure; the tale of Genji and sold to the museum
of Goto
2010 Participate in Cologne- Japan Exhibition in Germany
Exhibit at Rufus Lin Gallery in Canada
2011 Exhibit at Miami Art Fair in USA
Give a lecture at Nagoya University of Foreign Studies (2011, 2014,
2015)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2005 “Solo Exhibition” Shibayama-garo at Ginza
2006 “Sister’s Exhibition” Kisyodo in Kyoto
“Solo Exhibition” Shibayama-garo at Ginza,
Gallery Hiko at Nishiogikubo
2007 ”Solo Exhibition” Gallery 80 at Nshiogikubo, Gallery Hiko
at Nishiogikubo,
Olive-eye at Ginza
2008 “Solo Exhibition” Ginza Surugadai-garo, Hankyu Umeda
Department Store
2009 “Solo Exhibition” IchimainoHinoki Gallery at Ginza, Tokyo Daimaru
department Store, Yokohama Art Picnic TOCO
2010 “Solo Exhibition” Hills Gallery 80 at Omotesando, Sapporo Mitukoshi
Department Store, Kyoto Daimaru Department
store, Kyoto Gallery Hill Gate, NroomArtSpace
at Ooizumigakuen, RAKURA at Nakameguro,
BAZARA-Club at Kobe
2011 “Solo Exhibition” Hills Gallery 80 at Omotesando, Chiisaiouchi
Gallery in Kyoto, Gallery Hiko at
Nishiogikubo
2012 “Solo Exhibition” Hills gallery 80 at Omotesando, Nagoya
Matuzakaya Department Store, Chiisaiouchi
gallery in Kyoto etc.
2013 “Solo Exhibition” Hills gallery 80 at Omotesando, Machida Odakyu
Department Store etc.
2014 “Solo Exhibition” Machida Odakyu Department Store
2015 “ Solo Exhibition” Machida Odakyu department Store, Germany,
Hakata Daimaru Department Store
painting from her childhood.
She started Japanese –style painting after she enter the Tokyo University of
the Arts.
Her paintings are exhibited on many solo exhibitions from place to place in
Japan. She also draws illustrations for the books of fairy tale or the picture
books. Her husband is a professional Irish harpist.
