Zai Nomura  野村在

Born in Japan

Lives & works in NY and Tokyo

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CV

 

Education

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2010-2013  Ph.D. at Musashino Art University

2007-2009  MFA  at Goldsmiths University of London

 

 

Grants & Awards 

 

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 first prize

2005   Musashino Art University, Laboratory prize

 

 

Selected Exhibitions

 

 

 

2020 "333-One day exhibition", Japan Society Gallery, NY, USA

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2019 "IHI Innovation center", permanent installation, Yokohama, Japan

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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,