Artists

Naoyo Fukuda

Biography

1967Born in Urawa City (now Saitama City), in Saitama Prefecture, Japan

1990Graduated in Oil painting from Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo

1992Completed MA in Oil painting at Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo

Lives and works in Saitama Prefecture

2026"Naoyo Fukuda: At the Threshold's Edge", The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura Annex (Kanagawa, Japan)

2025"Naoyo Fukuda: Hinakumori", YOKOTA TOKYO (Tokyo, Japan)

2024"Naoyo Fukuda: A Spoonful of Salvation", Kanda & Oliveira (Chiba, Japan)

2018"Naoyo Fukuda: Ghosts, Clouds, or Your Great Spirits over the Mountain", MUSÉE F (Tokyo, Japan)

2016"Naoyo Fukuda Exhibition: Water Pillow, Ice Pillow", Sanki Bunko (Ishikawa, Japan)

"Naoyo Fukuda: Whereabout of Words, and Their Presence", Urawa Art Museum (Saitama, Japan)

2014"Naoyo Fukuda Works from 2001-2013" Exhibition and Book Launch", Yukiko Koide Presents (Tokyo, Japan)

2013"Traces: Naoyo Fukuda's 'Spirit of Words' and Small Fossils", Kanransha (Tokyo, Japan)

"Naoyo Fukuda: graciousrainlilyparticle", Yukiko Koide Presents (Tokyo, Japan)

2012"Showcase Gallery: Naoyo Fukuda Exhibition: May joy await you where your boat sails", Yokohama Civic Art Gallery Azamino (Kanagawa, Japan)

2010"Naoyo Fukuda Exhibition Gestures Towards New Developments (Absences) in Word–Related Works", Gallery Fukka (Tokyo, Japan)

2009"The Garden of Palindrome: Fukuda Naoyo's Palindromes and Niimi Ryu's Sketches", Gallery Satsu (Tokyo, Japan)

2007"αM project 2007 On the Trail Vol.3: Tokyo Waltz — Fukuda Naoyo × Kimura Sachie", Tokyo Gallery + BTAP (Tokyo, Japan)

"Naoyo Fukuda Exhibition: 'The Poem of Words of Nothing' or 'Snow–covered Monastery'", T&S Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)

"Paper / Graphite / Word: Naoyo Fukuda Exhibition", Space–U (Gunma, Japan)

2006"Fukuda Naoyo × Narikiyo Misa", Gallery ≠ Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)

"Naoyo Fukuda Exhibition 'Unknown Tears'", Gallery Kaku (Tokyo, Japan)

"Paper / Graphite / Word: Naoyo Fukuda Exhibition", Space–U (Gunma, Japan)

2005"Fukuda Naoyo 'Future Relief'", Gallery Kaku (Tokyo, Japan)

"Paper / Graphite / Word: Naoyo Fukuda Exhibition", Space–U (Gunma, Japan)

2004"Fukuda Naoyo Exhibition 'Mystery of the dying'", Gallery Kaku (Tokyo, Japan)

"Art of the Contemporariness Naoyo Fukuda", Gallery MAKI (Tokyo, Japan)

2003"Naoyo Fukuda: Shall We Go into the Forest?", Gallery Kaku (Tokyo, Japan)

2002"Naoyo Fukuda: Welcome Rain for Maggot", Gallery Kaku (Tokyo, Japan)

1995"Naoyo Masuda Exhibition: Silkworm and Nun — 108 Days of Palindromes", Gré Galerie (Tokyo, Japan)

1994"Naoyo Masuda: Nun in the Mute Temple, Part 3 of the Three Part Serial Exhibitions: Oscillating Immanent Causes", Gallery Kigoma (Tokyo, Japan)

1988"Naoyo Fukuda Exhibition", Kaneko Art Gl (Tokyo, Japan)