Akiko Taniguchi

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Selected Works

Akiko Taniguchi: Floating Stone *SOLD*
*SOLD* Floating Stone
etching, mezzotint, chine colle
10 x 8"
Akiko Taniguchi: Follower of Helios
*SOLD* Follower of Helios
etching, chine colle
36 x 24"
Akiko Taniguchi "Potential" 2000, 17/20, collography, relief, chine colle 7 7/8 x 5 7/8" *SOLD*
*SOLD* Potential 17/20, 2000
collograpahy, relief, chine colle
7 7/8 x 5 7/8"
Akiko Taniguchi: Release of Sorrow *SOLD*
*SOLD* Release of Sorrow
etching, drypoint, mezzotint, chine colle
17 3/4 x 13 3/4"
Akiko Taniguchi "Setting Sun 25/50, 1995" *SOLD*
*SOLD* Setting Sun 25/50, 1995
etching, relief
7 1/4 x 4 1/2"
Akiko Taniguchi "Sun and Flower 25/50, 1995" etching, chine colle 8 x 6 5/8" *SOLD*
*SOLD* Sun and Flower 25/50, 1995
etching, chine colle
8 x 6 5/8"
Akiko Taniguchi "Sun Flower 18/30, 1998" etching, collography 7 7/8 x 5 7/8" *SOLD*
*SOLD* Sun Flower 18/30, 1998
etching, collography
7 7/8 x 5 7/8"
Akiko Taniguchi "Waiting for the Spring 27/30, 1998" etching, collography 7 7/8 x 5 7/8" *SOLD*
*SOLD* Waiting for the Spring 27/30, 1998
etching, collography
7 7/8 x 5 7/8"
Akiko Taniguchi: Cage
Cage
etching, mezzotint, drypoint, chine colle
15 x 12"
Akiko Taniguchi: Cage 3
Cage 3
etching, drypoint, relief, chine colle
15 x 12"
Akiko Taniguchi: Essence of Water II
Essence of Water II
photo-intaglio, etching, drypoint, chine colle
15 x 17"
Akiko Taniguchi: Essence of Water III
Essence of Water III
photo-intaglio, etching, chine colle
15 x 17"
Akiko Taniguchi: Fulfilled Entreaty
Fulfilled Entreaty
etching, mezzotint, drypoint, chine colle
18 x 24"
Akiko Taniguchi: Persephone's Return
Persephone's Return
etching, mezzotint, drypoint, chine colle
18 x 24"
Akiko Taniguchi: Release of Wisdom
Release of Wisdom
etching, drypoint, mezzotint, chine colle
18 x 24"
Akiko Taniguchi "Three Storms"
Three Storms
pencil, acrylic, pen, sumi ink, and pastel on paper
13.5 x 18 "

Biography

Born

Japan

 

Education

1993: MFA Printmaking, Musashino Art University (awarded MFA Show First Prize)

1991: BFA Fine Art, Musashino Art University

 

Selected Exhibitions

2012: Cool Stuff, University of Alberta Museum Collections, Edmonton, AB

2009: Release, Scott Gallery, Edmonton, AB, Canada

2008: Return to the Surface, Akiko Taniguchi, Sean Caulfield, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA

2007: Akiko Taniguchi Print Show, Yanagisawa Gallery, Saitama, Japan

2006: Layered Inventions, Group Printmaking Exhibition, Wright State University, Dayton, OH

2006: Grafiek Manifestatie, Groningen and area, Holland

2006: The Visual Poetry of Sean Caulfield and Akiko Taniguchi, Miami Date Collage, Miami, FL

2006: The 6th Kochi International Triennial Exhibition of Prints, Ino-cho Paper Museum, Ino, Kochi, Japan

2006: CWAJ Print Show, Tokyo American Club, Azabu, Tokyo, Japan

2005: 4th Novosibirsk International Biennial of Contemporary Graphic Art, Novosibirsk State Art Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia

2005: 2000 Art Grant Scholar Solo Exhibition, Tokyo American Club, Azabu, Tokyo, Japan

2004: Ryu Gallery New Artist Competition, Isetan Art Gallery, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan (touring)

2004: 2nd Biennial international Miniature Print Exhibition, New Leaf Editions, Vancouver, BC

2004: 1st True North SNAP International Print Biennial, SNAP Gallery, Edmonton, AB

2004: GLOBAL MATRIX An International Print Exhibition, Purdue University Galleries, West Lafayette, IN (touring)

2004: The International Print and Drawing Exhibition, Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

2004: NJCVA International Juried Show, Summit, NJ

2004: 11th International Biennial Print and Drawing Exhibition, Taiwan Museum of Art, Taichung, R.O.C.

2004: National Janet Turner Print Competition and Exhibition, Janet Turner Print Museum, Chico, CA

2004: Sixty Square Inches 14th Biennial Small Print Exhibition, Purdue University Galleries, West Lafayette, IN

2004: National Juried Print Exhibition 2004, SUMEI Multidisciplinary Arts Center, Newark, NJ

2004: 2nd LUC Print Biennial I, Loyola University, Chicago, IL

2004: Refresh Print Biennial I, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, WI (touring)

2003: Akiko Taniguchi Etching Works, Gaede Gallery, Niigata, Japan

2003: Paper and Graphic, Zaandam, Holland

2003: 4th Engraving Biennial of Ile-de-France, Versailles, France

2002: CWAJ Print Show, Tokyo, Japan

2002: GLOBAL MATRIX – An International Print Exhibition, USA

2002: The True North SNAP International Print Biennial, Edmonton, AB

2000-2002: Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition, Vancouver, BC

1999/2001: Piece for Peace, Hiroshima Panels Maruki Gallery, Saitama, Japan

1998: Eastern Approaches, England, UK

1997: Sightlines, International Printmaking Cooperatives, Edmonton, AB

1996: Sapporo International Contemporary Print Biennial, Hokkaido, Japan

1993–97: CWAJ Print Show, Tokyo, Japan

1991: URUOI Art Exhibition in Tama, Tokyo, Japan

1991: International Print Biennial, Taipei, R.O.C

1991: Two Artists Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan

1991: Ryu Gallery New Artist Competition, Tokyo, Japan

1991–93: Exhibition of Japan Print Association (1992 Prize), Tokyo, Japan

  

Selected Awards

2005: Perfect Technical Skills in Printmaking Category 1 Prize, 4th Novosibirsk International Biennial of Contemporary Graphic Art, Novosibirsk, Russia

2004: Merit Award, Janet Turner Print National Print Competition, Chico, CA

 

Collections

Poznan National Museum, Poznan, Poland
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton, AB
Royal Museum of Fine Art, Antwerp, Belgium
Frans Masereel Center, Kasterlee, Belgium
Taiwan Museum of Art, Taichung, R.O.C.
Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
Contemporary Art Gallery, Chamalières, France
Wright State University, Dayton, OH
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Tama Art University, Tama, Tokyo, Japan
Fukien Art Gallery, Fukien, China
Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
State Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow, Russia
Novosibirsk Picture Gallery, Novosibirsk, Russia
Kaliningrad Art Gallery, Kaliningrad, Russia
Municipal Museum of Arts, Györ, Hungary
Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists, Edmonton, AB
Art Studio Itsukaichi, Akiruno, Tokyo, Japan
Matsuyama Public Girls High School, Higashimatsuyama, Saitama, Japan

Artist Statement

Akiko Taniguchi is a practicing print-artist from Tokyo, Japan but now resides in Edmonton, Alberta. Since completing her MFA at Musashino Art University in 1993, Akiko has had seventeen solo- exhibitions throughout Japan, Canada, Russia and the United States. Akiko has also been in numerous international printmaking exhibitions."I look to the forces and phenomenon of nature for motivation and inspiration. I work from intuition and emotions to generate abstract forms that reference natural phenomena such as wind, rain, clouds, and life forms. I try and make my images reflect my inner life as connected to the larger cycles of nature." - Akiko Taniguchi