Biography
Education
2004-2008 Studied pottery work in Bizen, Japan
1995-2004 Lives, Works as Artist, New York, USA
1981-1984 The Osaka Municipal Institute of Fine Art
1981 Graduates BA of Human Science at the Osaka University
Solo show
2025 Gallery Paw(Ashiya,Japan/2019-2021,2023,2024)
2023 Gallery IROHANI(Sakai,Japan/2018)
2020 city gallery 2320 “Breathing”(Kone)
2019 77M3 RUM (Arhus in Denmark)
2018 Okura-ato (Osaka, Japan)
Space Sou (Osaka,Japan)
Gallery Yusai (Nara, Japan)
2017 Space 31 (Kobe,Japan/2019)
Okura-ato (Osaka, Jaoan)
2016 Ami-Kanoko (Osaka,Japan/2015)
Street Gallery (Kobe, Japan)
Myohoji temple Outdoor solo show (Sacai in Japan)
2015 Gallery Ao (Kobe, Japan/2019)
2014 Bar Metamorphose (Nishinomiya in Japan)
2013 Outdoor Shows at Art Space Kaoru (Kobe in Japan, 2014-2023)
2012 Gallery Maya (Takatsuki in Japan/2014,2015,2019)
2011 Atelier 2001 (Kobe in Japan)
2010 Gallery Circus Circus (Kobe in Japan/2002)
“Fragile Art” streets’ exhibition (New York in the USA, 22
places, btw April 2nd to May 8th)
2001 Williamsburg Art & Historical Center (New York in the USA,
the USA)
1997 Cast Iron Gallery (New York in the USA)
The Lobby Gallery (New York in the USA)
1995 Gallery Haku (Osaka in Japan)
1994 ON Gallery (Osaka in Japan)
1993 Gallery Chayamachi (Osaka in Japan)
1991 Asahi Gallery (Tokyo in Japan)
1988 Gallery Miyazaki (Osaka in Japan/1989)
Artist in Residence & Projects
2019 AIR(Dresden, Germany)
2018 Art project in St.Sjorup (Denmerk)
2017 The Kunsthalle and the Villages (Udby & Udby-hy,
Voldby, Denmark)
2013 Art in Movement (Art project in Sinding-Orre,Hanpen,
and Hoven, Denmark)
2012 The International Artworkshop (Gludsted in Denmark)
Review
Kobe Newspaper (Digging Art in a mine town, March 2020)
Lokalavisen (Japansk Performance-kunst i St.Sjorup, July 2018)
Yomiuri TV Broadcast (the Route D’argent Art Festival in Ikuno, October, 2016)
Mainichi Newspaper (NAMEKAWA. HARUNARI. HARAMIISHI ! at the Furoato Art, June 28th, 2015)
Kobe Newspaper (NAMEKAWA. HARUNARI. HARAMIISHI ! at the Furoato Art, June 10th, 2015)
Yomiuri Newspare (the Art Festival in Funasaka 2014, October 6th, 2014)
FOCUS (“The International Art Workshop 2012 er nu I gang, July 4th, 2012)
OCN News (“Fragile Art”, No.666 & No.667, November & December, 2001)
BAC News (“Fragile Art”, Fall, 2001)
Le Millennium (“What is Art ?”, No.23, November, 1998)
Asahi Newspaper (“People”, August 2nd, 1995)
Asahi Town Newspaper (“Misa Namekawa solo show”, May 25th , 1991)
J.Magazine (“One of the best show in 1989, Misa Namekawa solo show”, October, 1989)
Group show
2024 NAMEKAWA, HARUNARI, HARAMIISHI Vol.7 (CAP, Kobe/
-2013)
2023 Shitamachi Art Festival (Kobe)
2022 Setouchi Triennale2022 (Kagawa, Shodoshima)
2020 Ikuno Route D’argent Art Festival in Ikuno 2020 (Asago
in Japan)
2019 AiR2019 (Kunst Galerie Hans, Dresden in Germany)
KImin (Art Space Kaoru, Kobe in Japan)
2018 Takarazuka Ten Ten (Takarazuka in Japan/2015-
2021,2023)
Three persons show (Atelier Nishinomiya.Nishinomiya
in Japan)
2017 Chemical Reactions 3 (Space 31, Kobe / 2016-2022)
2016 Ikuno Route D’argent Art Festival in Ikuno 2016 (Asago
in Japan)
Gallerism 2016 (Pias Gallery (Osaka in Japan)
Sacay Arte Porto 2016 (Sacay in Japan)
2015 Parts per Thousand (Okura-ato, Osaka in Japan)
2014 Hibutu & the Contemporary Art (Zinshakuji temple,
Fukusaki-cho, Hyogo in Japan)
Nishinomiya Funasaka BIENNALE(Nishinomiya in
Japan)
Rolling (the Art Space Kaoru, Kobe in Japan)
Kakurinnji Art Program-Semijikan (Kakuringi temple,
Kakogawa in Japan)
2013 Dot & Stripe (Okura-ato, Osaka in Japan)
2012 The International Art Workshop Exhibition (Gludsted in
Denmark)
2011 Selected show (Watakushi Museum, Kobe in Japan)
2002 Reactions (Exit Art, New York in the USA)
Life of the City (MoMA, New York in the USA)
The Free Biennial (New York in the USA)
Reactions (the Lobby Gallery, New York in the USA)
Free Manifesta (Frankfurt in Germany)
1998 OAEP Present, the Living Portfolio (Bowary Studio, New
York in the USA)
1997 Four Persons Show (Gallery Miyazaki, Osaka in Japan)
The 17th Tenri Biennale (Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka,
Nigata, Nara in Japan)
1996 JASSI Summer Celebration (St. Nicholas Church, New
York in the USA)
1994 The Competition of Contemporary Printings (The
Contemporary Art Center, Osaka in Japan)
Hana-ten (Gallery Polteco, Kobe in Japan)
1992 The Etchers (Gallery Zabu, Osaka in Japan/ -1986)
The Freak Show (London Connection, Osaka in Japan)
1988 The Competition of Contemporary Printings (The
Contemporary Art Center, Osaka in Japan)
1987 Shizuko Motoda & Misa Namekawa, Two Persons
Show (Gallery Miyazaki, Osaka in Japan)
1986 Ku-no-kai (The Contemporary Art Center, Osaka in
Japan)
The Etchers (Gallery Miyazaki, Osaka in Japan/)
1984 The Exhibition of All West in Japan (Tenoji Museum,
Osaka in Japan)
1982 The Exhibition of the Osaka Municipal Institute of Fine
Art (Tenoji Museum, Osaka in Japan)
Ma-ten (The Contemporary Art Center, Osaka in Japan)
Art Workshop
2020 Drawing Workshop (Kabe-ga-nakereba Kobe, Japan)
2018 Wave Bubble (Childrens’s Hall in Kobe, Japan)
2014, 2015, 2016 Born Free Art produce Art Workshop
(Hyogo, Osaka in Japan)
2013 Drawing workshop (Fukushima, Kobe free school in
Japan)
Art workshops (Sinding-Orre, Hanpen, and Hoven,
Denmark)
2012 Drawing workshop (Miyagi prefecture in Japan)
2011 Drawing workshop (Miyagi prefecture in Japan)
2003 Drawing workshop (WIT Festival, Wales in the UK)
Drawing workshop (New York in the USA)
Aword
Selected as an invited artist of Art in Movement (by Kulurremisen in Denmark, September 2013)
The Grant for Supporting Tohoku Sufferers by Art (by Hyogo Arts & Culture Association, September 2011)
DCA Grants, the Brooklyn Art Council, Inc. & the BCA-2001 Community Arts Regrant Program (March 2001)
