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Naomi Ojima
Born in Fukushima, Japan
Live and work in Findhorn, Scotland, UK
Qualifications and training
2012 First Class BA Fine Art (Hons.), Moray School of Art, Elgin
2004 Healing through Art, Findhorn Foundation, Moray
Group exhibitions
2018 ‘MULTIDIMENSIONAL MOMENT’, Bakehouse Cafe, Findhorn
2017 ‘LAND + KARADA’, Orchard Road Studios’ Gallery, Forres
2016 ‘Home Project’, Bay Art Festival, Forres
‘NY – contemplating what is’, Moray Art Centre, Findhorn
2015 ‘NY – contemplating what is’, Nicholson Building Gallery, Forres
‘Mark Making’ Macmillan Art show, Aberdeen
2014 ‘Love + the Act of Retrieval’, The Gallery, Moray School of Art, Elgin
RA Summer Exhibition 2014 (shortlist), Royal Academy, London
2013 New Highland Graduates, Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, Inverness
EPSFA Short Film Award, Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh
RSA New Contemporaries 2013, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2012 BellaArt, Belladrum Festival. Beauly
Degree Show, Moray School of Art, Elgin
2011 ‘Presstige’ Festival of Printmaking, Limousine Bull, Aberdeen
2010 ‘elgin 3’ Canary Wharf, London
‘21@Moray School of Art’, Academy Block, Elgin
1990 ‘GAKUENSAI’, Miyagi Kyouiku Daigaku, Sendai, Japan
Solo exhibitions
2018 ‘NAOMI OJIMA EXHIBITION – in summer, cuckoos…’, Moray Art Centre, Findhorn
2003 ‘coming home’, Bansui Gallery, Sendai, Japan
2002 ‘rebirth’, Cluny Hill College, Moray
2001 ‘completion’, Cluny Hill College, Moray
Award
2018 Moray Artists Bursary 2018 selected by We Make Moray
2013 New Contemporaries 2013 selected by Royal Scottish Academy
Private Commission
2014 ‘untitled’, water colour, Japanese ink, (for Miho Macleod)
2009 ‘shinbijin’ ukiyo-e, acrylic, (for John Gaddes)
Reviews
‘Naomi Ojima with a drawing ten metres long made from endless hatchings in blue
ballpoint pen. It is beautiful… but we should welcome this kind of thing as reflecting
the rediscovery of drawing.’ By DUNCAN MACMILLAN Published on 18/04/2013, Scotsman
