Biography
Born in Sapporo, Japan in 1978
Graduated from Recent Art School in 1999
Lives and works in Sapporo, Japan
Ikuko Imamura has represented impressive installation at solo and group shows including the contemporary art exhibition FIX•MIX•MAX! (Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Japan in 2006), and her first solo exhibition abroad at Galeria Nebulosa (Jalapa, Mexico; supported by the ICC + S-AIR 2006 Exchange Program). Her “House” involves fantastic space, in which ingeniously incorporated elements ― a slit of dim light, faint sound, shade, etc. ― awaken visitors’ five senses and bring back their old memories and a sense of nostalgia.
Selected Exhibitions
2008
CAI 02 Opening Exhibition ? Sapporo Art, CAI 02, Sapporo, Japan
2007
Sapporo Art Stage 2007 ? Department of Fine Arts: Art Street 500 m-Museum, the concourse between the Odori and Bus Center mae Stations, Sapporo City Subway Tozai Line, Sapporo, Japan
Sapporo Art Exhibition 2007 ? Artists Coloring Sapporo III–City’ s Memories and My Recollection–, Sapporo Citizens Gallery, Sapporo, Japan
2006
[Solo exhibition] Exposición de Ikuko Imamura/Arte Contemporáneo, Galeria Nebulosa, Jalapa, Mexico (supported by S-AIR AWARD 2006: ICC + S-AIR Exchange Program)
[Solo exhibition] My house, CAI-Contemporary Art Institute, Sapporo, Japan
Fix•Mix•Max! The Frontline of Contemporary Art, Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Japan
2005
Wanna Buy Art for Myself ? U50,000, CAI-Contemporary Art Institute, Sapporo, Japan
2000
NCAF 2000: Nagoya Contemporary Art Fair, Nagoya Citizens’ Gallery Sakae, Nagoya, Japan
1999
Japanische Identitat (Japanese identity), Ausstellungsraum Taubenstrasse 13, Hamburg, Germany
1998
Ikuko Imamura Solo Exhibition, Recent Museum of Contemporary Art, Sapporo, Japan
