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1979-1981 Tama Art University (MA) Tokyo JAPAN 1975-1979 Tama Art University (BA) Tokyo JAPAN Member of Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (Honorary RE)Japan Artists Association, inc. Solo Exhibitions
Art Fairs "IFPDA PRINT FAIR" New York"INK Miami Art Fair" Miami "London Art Fair" London "London Original Print Fair" London "Multiplied Art Fair" at Christie's London "Fresh Contemporary Art Fair" London "Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair" London "Works on Paper Art Fair" London "AAF NY" New York "AAF London" Battersea Park, London "AAF Hampstead" Hampstead Heath, London "20/21 International Art Fair" London "Glasgow Art Fair" Glasgo, UK "Chelsea Art Fair" London "Dulwich Art Fair" London "Contemporary Print Fair" London "Contemporary Print Show" London Annual Exhibitions "Summer Exhibition" Royal Academy of Arts, London 1997-2000, 2002, 2005-2014, 2017-2025"RE Annual Exhibition" Bankside Gallery, London, 2005 - 2025 "National Original Print Exhibition" Bankside Gallery, London 2015, 2016 "ING Discerning Eye" Mall Galleries, London, 2011, 2016 "ORIGINALS" Mall Galleries, London, Every year since 2004-2008 "Art for Life" A contemporary Art Event, Christie's, London, 2002-2007 Group Exhibitions
Awards + Topics 2025Awarded by the President of the RE a Life Honorary Fellowship in recognition of my ongoing contributions and outstanding achievements in promoting printmaking when resigning from the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE). London, UK. “Here Comes the Wind God” and “Here Comes the Thunder God” (both Edition No. 2/30) were presented to the permanent collection at the Embassy of Japan, UK. 2024 Published a new book “THE VIEW, I WILL SEE IT YESTERDAY NANA SHIOMI WOODCUTS 2016-2024" and had the book launches coincide with the solo show at the Rabley Drawing Centre and Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair. 2023 Selected 29 works have been entered into the Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, UK. A collaboration work, "Whale and Cow", with typographer Alan Kitching, has been entered into the MOMA Wakayama as one of the Toshio Oie collections. Wakayama, Japan. "Basic Room -Ichimatsu-", "The Wind-Listening Platform -Day-", "The Moon-Watching Platform -Night-", "Shape of God From Hokusai" series, Ono, Kirifuri, Amida and Kannon, and "One Hundred of Views of Mitate No.67 Drum" have entered the Japanese department of British Museum permanent collection. London, UK. "FOLIO 22" has entered the Pallant House Gallery permanent collection. Chichester, UK. 2022 "Twin Tea Bowls" was published as one of the prints for the “FOLIO 22” by Rabley Gallery with another 11 established printmakers’ works. 2021 "Home for Runaway Girls -Clubs are The Desire for Knowledge-" was awarded "Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair Award" at the International Original Print Exhibition 2021, RE Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers. "LIBERTY" created the new fabrics called "Shiomi Tana Lawn" and "Nana Tana Lawn" for their FROM JAPAN WITH LOVE collection using Shiomi’s icons of woodcut print. Each design has three colour variations. www.libertylondon.com/uk/department/liberty-brand/featured/from-japan-with-love/ Made "Green Tea Bowl" and "Decorated Tea Bowl" for the Victoria & Albert Museum Print Edition. The prints can be purchased at the V&A Shop and On-line from Autumn 2021. www.vam.ac.uk/shop/prints/limited-edition-prints.html 2019 Invited to Kenyatta University to do my Talk and Demonstration through the Japan Foundation London and Embassy of Japan in Kenya. "One Hundred Views of Mitate" series (Edition No.2/10), 100 prints box set was included to the permanent collection at the Victoria & Albert Museum. "A Bowlful of Water", the RE Mini Print Box Set 2016 work was included to the permanent collection at the Victoria & Albert Museum "Eternal Fall -Until the Pebbles, Grow into Giant Rocks, Lush with Moss" Triptych (Edition No. 1/30) was presented to the permanent collection at the Embassy of Japan in the UK on 1st May, the first day of Reiwa. 2017 Published a new book "This Side and The Other Side, Nana Shiomi, Woodcuts 1996-2016" and had book launches coincided with the solo show at the Rabley Drawing Centre, the Academicians’ room at the RA and Daiwa Foundation Japan House. 2015 Invited to "Xiaoxiang Exhibition" and the Portfolio "Language and Future" at Mei Lun Gallery at Hunan Fine Art Institute（Changsha, CHINA） East London Printmakers Prize at the National Original Print Exhibition 2015 Wyndham Purchase Prize at the RE Original Prints 2015 2014 "Talk and Demonstration" at Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh, UK "Talk and Demonstration" at Rabley Drawing Centre, Marlborough, UK "Nana Shiomi Talk and Demonstration" at Sidney Nolan Trust, Powys, UK 2011 "Nana Shiomi Talk" at Ochre Print Studio, Woking, UK Aberystwyth University, School of Art Museum and Gallery Purchase Prize Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers Annual Exhibition 2011, London 2010 "Talk and Demonstration" at Double Elephant Print Workshop "7th May 1956, 8th May 1956" and "Mirror Room -Katsura-" were included to the permanent collection at the Victoria & Albert Museum "Talk" with Paul Coldwell at Daiwa Foundation, London The Japan Foundation organized the solo show in Tehran, Iran "Talk" with Gill Saunders at Daiwa Foundation, London "Talk and Demonstration" at Daiwa Foundation, London Published own (24 page) catalogue "Looking into the Mirror Pond" 2009 Invited again to the 28th Biennial of Graphic Arts Ljubljana, Slovenia Acted as a Judge at the Japan Society exhibition, The Embassy of Japan, London Talk at the Bluecoat, Liverpool UK 2008 Elected RE member at the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, London Printing Demonstration at the Bankside Gallery, London 2006 "Basic Room -Zan Getsu-" was shortlisted for the "Insight -Image of the Year Award-" at the Summer Exhibiti, the Royal Academy of Arts, London "Mirror Room -Katsura-" received "The Summer Exhibition Curwen Studio Prize" from Curwen Studio, Cambridge UK 2005 Selected by the Sezon Museum of Modern Art (Japan) as a re-presented Artist for the "The 26th Ljubljana International Print Biennial" together with Keisuke YAMAGUCHI, Mitsuo KANO, Naoyoshi HIKOSAKA and Fumihiko NISHIOKA, Ljubljana SLOVENIJA 2004 Elected ARE member at the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, London UK Nominated "Artichoke Print Workshop Prize" at the Royal West of England Academy, Bristol UK 2002 Introduced on BBC2/BBC4 TV Program, "Painting the Weather - RAIN -" 2001 Three Solo Exhibitions were selected for subsidy of "JAPAN 2001", London UK 1992 Selected as a representative in the "1992 SIX ARTISTS PORTFOLIO", Royal College of Art, London 1991 The Dalar - Rowney Award, RCA Degree Show, London 1981 The Third Prize, Seibu Print Grand - prix, Tokyo JAPAN Teaching Experiences as a Visiting Lecturer The Art University in Tehran, Iran (BA:2010)"Talk" at Daiwa Foundation, Brighton School of Art (BA:2010) "Talk" at SOAS, London (Oriental Study course:2010) National College of Art & Design, Printmaking, Dublin IRELAND (BA:2003) Tama Art University, Printmaking, Tokyo (MA:1995, BA:1996) Royal College of Art (MA), Printmaking, London (1994, 1996) University of East London (BA), Painting, London (1995) Two Mile Ash Grand Maintained Middle School, Milton Keynes (Artist in Residence:1995) Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School, Towcester (Artist in Residence:1994) Publications "Modern Japanese Printmakers" New Waves and Eruptions by Malene Wagner.PRESTEL/Hardcover/272pages/260x187mm/120 colour illustrations/English. (ISBN:978-3-7913-7784-1) http://prestelpublishing.penguinrandomhouse.de/book/Modern-Japanese-Printmakers/Malene-Wagner/Prestel/e636723.rhd "Reframing Women Printmakers" by PL Henderson. Aurora Metro Publications/272 pages/245x168x20mm/English. (ISBN: 9781913641443) Reframing Women Printmakers at Waterstones "THE VIEW, I WILL SEE IT YESTERDAY NANA SHIOMI WOODCUTS 2016-2024" by Rabley Gallery and Nana Shiomi, Marlborough, UK 2024 (ISBN: 978-1-8381684-3-8) *Give me an email if you are interested to purchase this book: nanashiomilondon@gmail.com "The Collection: Basil Alkazzi’s Gift to the National Museum in Gdansk" by National Museum of Gdansk, Gdansk, POLAND, 2021 (ISBN:978-83-66433-18-2) "Hockney to Himid 60 years of British Printmaking" by Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, UK, 2021 (ISBN:978-18-69827-74-8) "Print REbels Haden, Palmer, Whistler and the origin of the RE" by Royal Society of Painter - Printmakers, London, UK, 2018 (ISBN:978-1-527217-75-1) "This Side and The Other Side, Nana Shiomi, Woodcuts 1996-2016" by Rabley Drawing Centre and Nana Shiomi, Marlborough, UK 2017 ISBN: (978-0-9926817-4-6) *Give me an email if you are interested to purchase this book: nanashiomilondon@gmail.com "Looking into the Mirror Pond" by Nana Shiomi, London 2010 "Impressive - Printmaking, Letterpress& Graphic Design" by Gestalten, Berlin 2010 (ISBN:978-3-89955-288-1) www.gestalten.com "Printmaking - A Contemporary Perspective" by Paul Coldwell, Black Dog Publishing, London 2010 (ISBN:978-1-906155-43-8) www.blackdogonline.com New Catalogue "Looking into the Mirror Pond" by Nana Shiomi (1/3 of A4 size / 24page / ￡5) *Find at the bookshop in the Bankside Gallery www.bansidegallery.com, or give me an Email on nanashiomilondon@gmail.com or click here to see the Catalogue PDF "Northern Print Biennale 2009 Print Awards" Catalogue 2009 (ISBN:978-0-9555846-4-0) www.northernprint.org.uk/biennale "Printmakers' secrets" by Anthony Dyson, A&C Black, London 2009 (ISBN:978-0-7136-8911-2) www.acblack.com "View, Clockwise", appeared on the 'Royal Academy Illustrated 2007', UK "Mirror Room -Katsura-", appeared on the 'Royal Academy Illustrated 2006', UK "Mirror image reflections"(0ne page essay by Nana about "Mirror Room -Katsura-", P34 Artist's Eye on 'Printmaking Today' (Winter 2006), UK Announcement from the Curwen Studio about 'The Summer Exhibition Curwen Studio Prize' on RA magazine (Winter 2006), UK "Printmakers -the directory" A&C Black, UK (ISBN:0-7136-7387-7) www.acblack.com "An Artist's self-depiction -Shiomi Nana -in her own words-" Daruma magazine, JAPAN "NANA SHIOMI" 2003 First Catalogue. Sponsored and Published by Mr Basil Alkazzi "Acts of Renewal: Japanese Art Re-Interpreted" 2001 by Victoria & Albert Museum, UK "Japanese Woodcut Prints" 2001 by University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK "Hanga Geijutsu" 2000 No. 110, JAPAN "Here or There, BRIDGE", appeared on the 'Royal Academy Illustrated 1999', UK "ALL' OMBRA DEI CILIEGI: arte contemporanea giapponese" 1998 by ESTE, ITALY "Document & ART: Inter-penetration" 1997 by XEROX, JAPAN "Wood Engraving & The Woodcut in Britain 1890-1990" by James Hamilton, 1993 (Published by Barrie & Jenkins), UK "Arts Review" 1991 June, JAPAN Literary Works "News from London" for "BT/BIJUTSU Techo", Japanese Monthly Art Magazine(Article about The Turner Prize/Nicola Tyson/Artists' Book Fair) 1996 February issue "News from London" for "BT/Bijutsu Techo" (Article about Gilbert & George/Tatsuo Miyajima) 1996 January issue "British Art Education System and Its Business Study" for "BT/Bijutsu Techo"1995 April issue "Art Colleges in London" Interview to: Michael Claig-Martin, Professor, Goldsmiths College University London, Tim Mara, The Head of Fine Art, The Royal Callege of Art for "BT/Bijutsu Techo" 1994 May issue Public Collections British Museum (London)Victoria & Albert Museum (London) Oriental Museum, Durham University (Durham, UK) Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford (Oxford, UK) Brunel University (Middlesex, UK) Aberystwyth University, School of Art Museum and Gallery (Aberystwyth, UK) Pallant House Gallery (Chichester, UK) The Golder - Thompson Gift Holburne Museum (Bath, UK) The Golder - Thompson Gift Bronx Museum of the Arts (NY, USA) Donated by Mr Basil Alkazzi National Museum, Gdansk (Gdansk, Poland) Donated by Mr Basil Alkazzi and the artist. Johnson Museum, Cornell University (NY, USA) Gift of Younghee Kim-Wait and Family 2018 in Honour of Cathy Klimaszewski Douro Biennial Collection Museum (Douro, Portugal) RE Diploma Collection (London) Royal College of Art (London) Wimbledon School of Art (London) Clare Hall (Cambridge, UK) Embassy of Japan in the UK (London) Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama (Wakayama, Japan) Tama Art University Museum (Tokyo, Japan) |