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profile of Nao Morigo

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Painter Nao Morigo Profile
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* Born and living Kobe in Japan
* Graduated Oil painting major of Kyoto Seika University in Japan
* Exchenge student to University of Michigan Art & Design(print making, Ceramics, Metal carving)

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Education
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2001 Graduated Oil painting major of Kyoto Seika University in Japnan (contemporary art, print making, Ceramics)
1999 Exchenge student to University of Michigan Art & Design (print making, Ceramics, Metal carving) for 1semester (8month)

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Award history
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January 2010 Winning, Prize of "Ikka"
(Calligraphy)
"Sogen Shodo exhibition" Prize of Nika"Sogen Shodo exhibition"

January 2007-2009 (3times each year) Winning, Prize of "Nika"
(Calligraphy)
"Sogen Shodo exhibition" Prize of Nika "Sogen Shodo exhibition"

September 1999 Accepted
(conceptuel art/ mixed media/ print making × Ceramics)
Publicly chosen exhibition at Ann Arbor art center in Michigan in USA.

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Work history
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2012- Now freelance designer and artist
2009-2012 Web design, cording, planning and sales
2008 Start "addfuns" which means " ADD a lot of FUN(S) to your life.".
2005-2008 Product development and administration for woman's goods (bags, accessories)
2001-2005 Graphic design and planning of advertisement

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Overseas
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2015 November Hawaii Stay painting
  September Singapore Solo Exhibition

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Art fair
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-- 2015 --

November TOKYO DESIGNERS WEEK 2015 (Tokyo, Japan)
November Katsuragi art fair (Nara, Japan)
October Corporate Collaboration Tokyo Project (Tokyo, Japan)
September Kobe art marche at Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel (Kobe, Japan)

May Tokyo International Art Fair (Tokyo, Japan)

-- 2014 --

October Corporate Collaboration Tokyo Project (Tokyo, Japan)

-- 2013 --

October TOKYO DESIGNERS WEEK 2013 (Japan)

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Exhibition history
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-- 2016 --

January (Group Exhibition) at "Choya in Motomachi and TEN TEN" in Kobe, Japan

-- 2015 --

November (Event) at "Thank you event by 9th Wave Gallery" in Oahu and Maui, Hawaii
November (Art Fair) at "Katsuragi Art Fair" in Nara, Japan
October (Art Fair) at "Tokyo Design Week" in Tokyo, Japan
October (Solo Exhibition) at "Gallery Kitanozaka" in Kobe, Japan
September (Art Fair) at "Kobe art marche" at Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel in Kobe, Japan
September (Solo Exhibition) at "Salu" in Singapore
May (Solo Exhibition) at "Hotel and residence Roppongi" in Tokyo, Japan
May (Pop up) at "Hankyu Men's Osaka The Lobby" in Osaka, Japan
May (Art Fair) at "Tokyo International Art Fair" in Tokyo, Japan
February (Solo Exhibition) at Italian restaurant "VIGORE" in Tokyo, Japan

-- 2014 --

January (Exhibition / Painting (trip to series)) at "Gallery Show-an" in Tokyo
February (Exhibition / Painting (trip to series)) at "valo" in Osaka
March (Open painting> at "BOLD" Osaka
July (Exhibition / Painting (trip to series)) "Trip to... Vol.5 America at "gallery Kitanozaka"in Kobe
August-September (Exhibition / Painting (trip to series)) "Trip to... Vol.5 America at "CAMARADA"in Tokyo

August"Corporate Collaboration Tokyo Project"in Tokyo, Japan

-- 2013 --

March-April (Group exhibition / Sumi Painting>"Cherry Blossoms" at "CAMARADA"in Tokyo
March-May (Display for restaurant / News Paper Pop)"Cherry Blossoms" at "AWkitchen figlia Omote-sando store" in Tokyo
March-April (Display for restaurant / Sumi Painting)"Cherry Blossoms" at "AWkitchen Higashiyama main store" in Tokyo
September-October (Exhibition / Painting (trip to series)) "Trip to... Italy2" at "Cafe de Diana GALLERY" in Harajuku Tokyo
October (Collaboration with Music Live / Display and Live paint) "Saudade 2012 Mako × Nao"("Trip to..." vol.4 Brazil) at "Satom" in Kobe December (Exhibition / Sumi Painting) at "Cafe de Diana GALLERY" in Harajuku Tokyo

-- 2012 --

April (Collaboration with Music Live / Display Painting (trip to series)) "Saudade 2012 Mako × Nao"("Trip to..." vol.4 Brazil ) at "Unsyu-do" in Osaka August (Party's guest / Painting (trip to series)) AYAZAKURA Thanks party at cafe ABSINTHE in Osaka
August (Exhibition / Painting (trip to series))"Trip to... vol.4 Brazil"at "cafe nifty" in Kyoto
September (Exhibition / Painting (trip to series))"Trip to... vol.4 Brazil"at "cafe Sion" in Kobe
November (Exhibition / Painting (trip to series))"Trip to..."at "CAMARADA " in Tokyo
November (Display for restaurant / Painting>"Trip to... India" at "AWkitchen10 Azabu-zyuban" in Tokyo
December (Exhibition / Painting)"Trip to... Christmas"at "cafe nifty" in Kyoto

-- 2011 --

June (Exhibition / Painting (trip to series))"Trip to... vol.1 Italy" at "cafe Sion" in Kobe
July (Exhibition / Painting (trip to series))"Trip to... vol.3 England"at "cafe nifty" in Kyoto

-- 2010 --

March (Publicly chosen exhibition) "Sogen Shodo exhibition"Accepted show at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
April (Exhibition / Painting (trip to series))"Trip to... vol.2 India"at "cafe nifty" in Kyoto

-- 2009 --

August (Exhibition / Painting (trip to series))"Trip to... vol.1 Italy" at "cafe nifty" in Kyoto

-- 2006-2009 --

each November (Group exhibition / Calligraphy) "Groupe of Souboku Shodo exhibition" at "Gallery Taiho"in Osaka Japan

-- 2001 --

March (Exhibition / Conceptual art(mixed media)) "10days" at "cafe sheep"in Osaka Japan
February (Graduation work exhibition / Conceptual art) at Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art

-- 1999 --

September  (Publicly chosen exhibition / Conceptual art (mixed media)) Annaber art center(State of Michigan in USA)

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Art Works
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I'm painting several types of series now.

( A ) "trip to…" series
The rooster is the subject of the piece and represents my mind.
The landscape which I have painted is his (the rooster) view of the places in the world where I have traveled.
I used local newspaper of each places I have visited.
Therefore I can express what was happening at the moment as background for each city.

Previous series
Vol.1 Italy, Vol.2 India, Vol.3 England, Vol.4 Brazil

Next series
Vol.5 America (exhibition in July in Japan)

▶ See "trip to..." series

( B ) Sumi (Indian-ink) series
Paint plant and landscape by Sumi (indian-ink)

▶ See "Sumi (indian-ink)" series

( C ) news paper pop series

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