Zai Nomura 野村在
Born in Japan
Lives & works in NY and Tokyo
CV
Education
2010-2013 Ph.D. at Musashino Art University
2007-2009 MFA at Goldsmiths University of London
Grants & Awards
2020- Participating with iscp (International Studio and Curatorial Program) in NY
2019- Sponsored by the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs （文化庁 新進芸術家 海外研修制度研修員）
2013 MMM Grand prize
2005 Musashino Art University, Laboratory prize
Selected Exhibitions
2020 "333-One day exhibition", Japan Society Gallery, NY, USA
2019 "IHI Innovation center", permanent installation, Yokohama, Japan
2018 "MMM-10th annual exhibition", Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan
2018 "Mirror Behind Hole ‒ Photography into Sculpture" Curated by Yuri Mitsuda, at gallery αM, Tokyo, Japan
2017 "can't rewind it", solo exhibition at Soh Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2016 Hamburg Private Residency, Hamburg, Germany
2016 Aichi Toriennale 2016 ”Rainbow Caravan”, Okazaki, Japan
2015 "Mortal" as Continuous Temporality Vol2 at COEXIT-Tokyo Gallery with Yosuke Bandai and Mari Katayama, Tokyo, Japan
2015 "Color (Non-allegiance) Silhouette" at Soh Gallery with Manami Seki and Takahiro Kamimura, Tokyo, Japan
2014 "Accumulation 1", Solo exhibition at Soh Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2014 "MMM: Minato-Media-Art Museum" at MMM, Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan
2014 "Continuous Temporality" Duo exhibition with Takaaki Akaishi at COEXIST-Tokyo gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2014 "Dynamics of expression" Group exhibition at Harmas Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2013 “Taipei Art Fair”, Taipei, Taiwan
2013 “additional fugitive” Solo exhibition at Harmas Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2013 “The Dry Land” Solo exhibition at gFAL, Tokyo, Japan
2012 “Galley x Hikarie” Group exhibition at Shibuya Hikarie 8, Tokyo, Japan
2011 “ULTRA03” Group exhibition at Aoyama Spiral, Tokyo, Japan
2011 “Art Court Frontier 2011” Group exhibition at Art Court Gallery, Osaka, Japan
2010 “Zai Nomura Solo exhibition” at Harmas Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2010 “Beyond the Transform” Solo exhibition at gFAL, Tokyo, Japan
2009 “GROUP/GROPE” Group exhibition at Area 10, London, UK
2007 “10th Istanbul Biennale-MULTIPLE INTIMACY” Group exhibition at Osham Hamdy Bey Hall, Istanbul, Turkey
2007 “The Fall-In-Theatre Interim” Group exhibition at Ashyn Street Gallery, London, UK
2006 “Sevrin Contemporary Art Exhibition” Group exhibition at Sevrin Contemporary Art Museum, Romania
2003 “Ikeda Mitsuhiro, Kobari Yasuhiro, Nomura Zai exhibition” Group Exhibition, Gallery U, Tokyo, Japan
Published Essays
2012 “Time and Form-Three practices of Sculptural Photography”, in MAU Ph.D. Annuals,
2011 “Consideration Form and Embodiment in Interpretation of Eva Hesse” in MAU Annuals, MAU press,