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National Council on the Arts Members
Makoto Fujimura (New York, NY)
Makoto Fujimura is a painter whose work explores a combination of contemporary
American abstract expressionism and traditional Japanese art of Nihonga.
Born in Boston and educated both in the United States and Japan, Fujimura
creates semi-abstract paintings and installations bridging medieval methods
and aesthetics with contemporary expression. In 1990, he founded the International
Arts Movement and co-hosted a conference in 1992 titled "The Return to
Beauty." His works are represented by Sen Gallery in Tokyo and
Sara Tecchia Roma Gallery in Chelsea, New York City. His recent work can be seen at the Bellas Artes Gallery in Santa
Fe and the Dillon Gallery in Oyster Bay, NY. His work is included in the collections
of the Saint Louis Art Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo,
and the Time Warner/AOL/CNN building in Hong Kong. Mr. Fujimura graduated
from Bucknell University and received an M.F.A. and a doctorate degree
from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. Noted artist and
critic Robert Kushner has written, "The idea of forging a new kind of
art, about hope, healing, redemption, refuge, while maintaining visual
sophistication and intellectual integrity is a growing movement, one which
finds Fujimura's work at the vanguard."
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