Kanako Noda
(b. 1980 in Kitakyushu, Japan)
After graduating in cultural anthropology at Osaka University (Japan), Kanako Noda studied Art in Italy.
Enrolling in the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna (Italy), she studied paintings under contemporary Italian artists. Soon after the graduation from Accademia, she moved to Canada.
Now she lives and works in Montreal.
contact: noda.kanako[at]gmail.com
Education and works
2005-2009
Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Degree in Visual Art, Painting course (Laurea Triennale)
Thesis Project: “Maghi che fanno parlare le cose -Un ponte antropologico tra l’arte occidentale e l’arte giapponese” - “Wizards who make things talk - an anthropological bridge between Western and Japanese art.”
2008
Assisted British artist David Tremlett in creating wall drawings from pigment. Projects included a major intervention in the medieval castle in Formigine, Province of Modena well as a show in Galleria Studio in Bologna and wall drawings in private homes in Milano, Roma and Napoli, Italy.
2007
Reproduced miniatures of Japanese artist Hidetoshi Nagasawa’s installation “Nastro”, Galleria Studio G7, Bologna, Italy
2007
Contributed works to Performance and installation workshop by Kinkaleri, Galleria Neon, Bologna, Italy
2000-2004
Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Bachelors of Human Science (Cultural antholopology)
Solo and Two artists Exhibitions
- 2011 "Desde Afuera, hacia Dentro", curated by Manuel Vegas, Secadero # 5, Caracas, Venezuela
- 2011 “IN ANTI-CAMERA”, curated by Marta Papini and Marco Mangani, BTF Gallery, Bologna, Italy
- 2010 “Drawings in the 2.5th dimension”, curated by Natlie Finkelstein, Galerie nota bene, Montreal, Canada
- 2010 “Casa”, curated by Alessandro Mangiarotti, Galerie Yellow Fish Art, Montreal, Canada
- 2009 “Seesaw”, text by Chanky Matsumoto, Gallery Tsukiyo-to-Shonen, Osaka, Japan
- 2009 “Yellow Project” curated by Stefania Marconi and Marta Papini, Il Post, Bologna, Italy
- 2008 “Crune” curated by Sabrina Foschini, Imperfetto Gallery, Gambettola, Italy
Group Exhibitions
- 2011 “22 no Kumikyoku”, Tsukiyo-to-Shonen, Osaka, Japan
- 2009 “At-test” curated by aimaime, Yokohama red brick warehouse Gallery, Yokohama, Japan
- 2008 “Overture”, Gallery Tsukiyo-to-Shonen, Osaka, Japan
- 2008 “Premio di incisione Giorgio Morandi XXIII edition”, Morandi museum, Bologna, Italy
- 2008 “Maggio Fiorito Premio di Pittura”, La Rocca Castle, Cento, Italy
- 2008 “Documentare la giovane creatività -Pittura”, Gragnani Palace, curated by Comune di Crespellano, Crespellano, Italy
- 2007 “Uso pratico cotemplativo” curated by Lellio Aiello, Galleria Neon, Bolgna, Italy
- 2006 “racine d’origine -programme vidéo-” curated by Emma Garzaro / Charles-Éric Billard, Museé d’Art modrne et contemporain de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
- 2005 “P.U.F.S”, flou gallery, Osaka, Japan