Hajime Nakatomi -Bamboo Artist-
I was born in 1974 in Osaka.
I encountered Bamboo Art at the university where I studied business, and the beauty had a great impact on me.
The impact changed the course of my career.
I had studied the basis of bamboo craft at the Beppu Occupational school for two years.
Thereafter I had become an apprentice to bamboo expert, Syoryu Honda for three years.
At present straddling the line between traditional style and contemporary of bamboo art,
I exhibit my works at many exhibitions. I stood on my own feet in 2005.
I live in Yufu city on Oita Prefecture which being in the southern island in Japan.
| 2003 | Exhibited at International Asian Arts,NY, USA Exhibited at SOFA Chicago, USA Exhibited at Antique Chicago, USA Exhibited at International Art & Design Fair, NY, USA |
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| 2004 | Demonstrated at "Contemporary Japanese Crafts Exhibition" at L.A. JACCC, USA Exhibited at San Francisco International Arts, USA Exhibited at "Contemporary Japanese Bamboo Arts" at Richmond HWAC, USA |
| 2005 | Executed bamboo sculptures with STUDIO SAWADA DESIGN at "EXPO AICHI", JAPAN Admitted to 10th Japan Traditional Craft Arts Exhibition, Bamboo and Wood Division, JAPAN |
| 2006 | Artist in Residence on "The Quiet Beauty of Japanese Bamboo Art" at Faulconer Gallery of Grinnell College, USA Exhibited at Art Miami, USA Exhibited at Palm Beach!, West Palm Beach, USA Exhibited at "Power Delicacy : Master Works of Japanese Bamboo Art" at TAI GALLERY, Santa Fe, USA Exhibited at "Beyond Basketry : Japanese Bamboo Art" at MFA Boston, USA Admitted to 53th Japan Traditional Craft Arts Exhibition, JAPAN |
| 2007 | Exhibited at "The Next Generation" at Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, USA Solo-Exhibited at gallery K, Oita, JAPAN Exhibited at "East Weaves West : Basketry from Japan and Britain" at Collins Gallery of Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK Exhibited at Art Miami in USA |
| 2008 | Exhibited at The Arts of Pacific Asia Show, San Francisco, USA Exhibited at SOFA NY, USA Exhibited at The International Asian Art Fair, NY, USA Exhibited at "New Bamboo : Contemporary Masters" at Japan Society Gallery, NY, USA |
| 2009 | Exhibited at SOFA NY, USA Exhibited at SOFA WEST, Santa Fe, USA Exhibited at Palm Beach!, West Palm Beach, USA Lectured on "Japanese Bamboo Culture and Bamboo Art" at National Taiwan Craft Research Development Institute, TAIWAN |
| 2010 | Exhibited at Dallas Art Fair, USA Exhibited at MIRAN SALONE with Bottega Veneta, ITALY Exhibited at COLLECT, London, UK |
Brighton and Hove Museum, UK
San Francisco Asia Museum, USA
National Taiwan Craft Research Development Institute, TAIWAN
Beppu Bamboo Craft Museum, JAPAN
Racine Art Museum, USA
The Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture, USA
