Nozomi Watanabe

Born in 1984 in Kanagawa, Japan


EDUCATION

2015-2016 Univeristy for the Creative Arts, MA Fine Art (UK)
2007-2009 Tama Art University, MFA (JP)
2003-2007 Joshi University of art and design, BFA (JP)


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2017 SPACE of KAMIYAMA, The Yorii Theatre, Tokushima, JP
2016 PARALLAX, Brewery Tap Gallery, Folkestone, UK
2012 Ground Channel", OKAMOTO MEMORIAL Code Color Museum, Chiba, JP
2010 trill, Nroom artspace, Tokyo, JP
2009 Breath of light, ANOTHER FUNCTION, Tokyo, JP
2009 Where the rainbow is, FUTABA Gallery, Tokyo, JP
2008 During the blink, FUTABA Gallery, Tokyo, JP


GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2021 The 14th Arte Laguna Prize: FINAL EXHIBITION VENICE, Nappe Arsenale Nord, Venice, IT
2019 Void 2019, S.Y.P Artspace, Tokyo, JP
2019 The universe consists of dots and lines, Fujisawa City Art Space, Kanagawa, JP
2019 Kaisaku-ten, gallery NEW SHINKURO, Kanagawa, JP
2018 SAPPORO YUKIRERRACE 2018, AKAPLA, Sapporo, JP
2017 Littoral Light: Ⅱ, Ramsgate Festival, Ramsgate, UK
2017 Nomads, DEPO2015 Creative Zone, Pilsen, CZ
2017 HIKARU-CHIKAKU, AKIBATAMABI21,Tokyo, JP
2016 HUMANATURE, FOREST STUDIO: STOUR VALLEY CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP, Ashoford, UK
2016 The Track of MOTOE KUNIO's Project, ANOTHER FUNCTION, Tokyo, JP
2016 Do buildings dream of waking?, HAYANO BLDG., Tokyo, JP
2016 MA show, Herbert Read Gallery, Canterbury, UK
2016 Littoral Light, Ramsgate Festival, Ramsgate, UK
2016 Cheriton Light Festival, Cheriton Recreation Ground, Folkestone, UK
2014 Inspector, CRANE Bldg., Tokyo, JP
2014 Night Gallery, youkobo art space, Tokyo, JP
2014 Unknown Series No. 5: Unknown Nature, Underground, Tokyo, JP
2014 splits, NADiff apart / NADiff contemporary, Tokyo, JP
2014 ART BOOK MARCHE, gallery COEXIST-TOKYO, Tokyo, JP
2013 NEW WALL, WALLS TOKYO, Tokyo, JP
2013 split a thread, gallery COEXIST-TOKYO, Tokyo, JP
2013 Unknown Series No. 4: Unkown History, Ayumi Gallery, Tokyo, JP
2013 secret rooms, Healthy Life Building, Tokyo, JP
2013 I equal to you: Arts created by interactive communication, gallery COEXIST-TOKYO, Tokyo, JP
2012 KASUMI-SOU, GRORIA BUILDING, Tokyo, JP
2012 AOYAMA climb, Family AOYAMA, Tokyo, JP
2012 Kaisaku-ten, gallery SHINKURO, Kanagawa, JP（'11）
2011 Tokorozawa Biennial of Contemporary Art SIDING RAIL ROAD 2011, Saitama, JP
2011 KANAGAWA TAMABI 2011,Yokohama Civic Gallery,Kanagawa, JP
2010 WONDER SEEDS 2010, Tokyo wondes site, Tokyo, JP
2010 Kaisaku-ten, Odawara EPO hall, Kanagawa, JP（’09, ’08, ’07, ’05, ’04）
2009 Nippon Collage 2009, GalleryK, Tokyo, JP
2009 Graduation Works Exhibition, THE NATIONAL ART CENTER, TOKYO, JP
2008 CO-CORE International Art & Design, Academy of Arts & Design Tsinghua University, Beijing, CN
2008 Dairy life or its gap, FUTABA Gallery, Tokyo, JP
2008 Nippon Collage 2008, GalleryK, Tokyo, JP
2008 cocore＋powder, Tama Art University, Tokyo, JP
2008 ±Point, GALERIA CERTE, Kanagawa, JP
2007 Shisuiten, Gallery KUBOTA, Tokyo, JP
2007 Graduation Works Exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, JP
2005 GIRLS ART, KAGURAZAKA die pratze, Tokyo, JP


PERFORMANCE WORK

2015 Observations, The Allotment Project Space, Margate, UK


UNIT WORK [UROGABATAFU]

2008 FUTABA Gallery, FUTABA Gallery, Tokyo, JP


ART FAIR

2018 3331 ART FAIR, Arts Chiyoda 3331, Tokyo, JP
2016 PRINT.ed, EINA Centre, Universiitari de Disseny Art de Bercelona, Barcelona, ES


ARTIST IN RESIDENCIES

2017 KAMIYAMA Artist in Residence 2017, Tokushima, JP
2017 OPEN A.i.R, DEPO2015, Pilsen, CZ
2016 Forest Studio Residency, STOUR VALLEY CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP, Ashoford, UK
2016 International Graduate Artist in Residency, University for the Creative Arts, Canterbury, UK
2013 Art inspiration in HATA 2013, Kochi, JP


AWARD & GRANTS

2020 Finalist of The 14th Arte Laguna Prize
2018 Michio Ono Award（3331 ART FAIR ）
2016 Received the Art and Culture grants by NOMURA FOUNDATION, JP
2013 Received the Art Encouragement Prize by AYAKO OMURA FOUNDATION, JP
2010 WONDER SEEDS 2010, JP


PUBLICATIONS

［Exhibition Catalog］
The universe consists of dots and lines
Date of issue: March 2019
Publieshed by Fujisawa City Art Space

Kamiyama Artist in Residence 2010-2017
Date of issue: November 2018
Publisher: ANOTHER FUNCTION

Snow and Light Project: SAPPORO YUKITERRACE 2018
Date of issue: April 2018
Publieshed by Sapporo Ekimae-dori Area Activation Committee

The 25th EU-Japan Fest Official Report
Date of issue: May 2018
Publieshed by EU-Japan Fest Japan Committee

HIKARU CHIKAKU -Touching the Light-
Date of issue: March 29, 2018
Publieshed by Kaoru Murakami

MICRORESIDENCE! 2017
An exchange program between Czech Republic and Japan throufh AIR programs
Date of issue: February 2018
Publieshed by Youkobo Art Space

KUNIO MOTOE PROJECT
ANOTHER FUNCTION ARCHIVES 2007-2015
Date of issue: October 23, 2016
Publieshed by ANOTHER FUNCTION

"inspector" Misaki Machino/Nozomi Watanabe
Date of issue: March 14, 2016
Publieshed by Yadokari Tokyo

Unknown History
Date of issue: August 10, 2014
Publieshed by The Unknown Committee

split a thread
Taku Hisamura/Mitsuhiro Yamagiwa/Nozomi Watanabe
Date of issue: 2014
Publieshed by Taku Hisamura/Mitsuhiro Yamagiwa/Nozomi Watanabe
Text: Fumihiko Sumitomo

Tokorozawa Biennial of Contemporary Art SIDING RAIL ROAD 2011
Date of issue: October 2011
Publieshed by The executive committee of Tokorozawa Biennial

［CD］
TRACE
Release year: 2014
Design & Planning: Nozomi Watanabe
Music: Shin Sasakubo
Editor: Noritaka Yamaguchi (STUDIO JOY)