NORIKO AMBE
IMAGES
BIO

Born in Saitama, Japan, 1967.
Lives and works in New York and Japan.

EDUCATION

1990 B.F.A., Painting, Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2007 Flat Globe 2007, d.e.n. contemporary art, Culver City, CA
2006 Flat Globe, Josee Bienvenu Gallery, New York City, NY
2004 Was it a ghost?, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY
2003 Voyage, Vermont Studio Center, VT
Dear Lucy - Ten Elements Focusing on a New Generation in Tokyo ‘03, Gallery
Natsuka, Tokyo [catalogue]
Lands of Emptiness, PIEROGI, Brooklyn, NY
2002 Details, Gallery Natsuka b.p., Tokyo
2001 Works of Linear-Actions, Makii Masaru Fine Arts, Tokyo
1999 Like A Running River, Fukaya Station Gallery & Hiraka-ya, Saitama
1995 With the Continuously Current, J2 Gallery, Tokyo
1994 The Romanesque in the Wild, J2 Gallery, Tokyo
1993 On The Road to the Circle, Gallery Natsuka, Tokyo
1992 Beyond the Landscape, Gallery Q, Tokyo

GROUP EXHIBITION

2007 Sumazo project 2, Suma Vienna, Austria
2006 Art on Paper Biannual 2006, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
Dialogue with a Tree – Force of Nature Project, Halsey Gallery, College of Charleston, SC [catalogue]
Trans-boundary Experience, an exhibition from China, Korea and Japan,
Spool mfg., Johnson City, State University of New York, Binghamton, NY [catalogue]
New World Orders, The Experimental Space, New York
Block Party – Art & Design in the New Urban Home, 14 Townhouses,
Brooklyn, NY [catalogue]
Tokyo-Ikebukuro International Art Festival, Takamura Building,
Ikebukuro, Tokyo
2005 Winter Session, Gallery Jin, Tokyo
Bonds, Ise foundation, New York, NY, Spanish Embassy in Miami, FL
To an Uncharted Landscape – Small works from 4 artists, Boubi-rou Gallery, Tokyo
Pulp – Paper Sculptures, Produce Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Groundwork, d.e.n. contemporary art, Culver City, CA
2004 Microwave, Sicardi Gallery, Houston, TX
Talespinning – Selection Fall 2004, The Drawing Center, New York, NY [catalogue]
Troy Stories, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Newpapers, Cristinerose/Josee Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY
2003 Terrarium, Bronx River Art Center, Bronx, NY
JAPAN:RISING, Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, FL [catalogue]
White, Bill Maynes Gallery, New York, NY
Take Out, Zabriskie Gallery, New York
Perforations, Valerie McKenzie Gallery, New York
Plastic Gardens, Cristinerose/Josee Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY
Line Dancing, Islip Art Museum, NY [catalogue]
2002 D.U.M.B.O Art Festival, (Open studio), Brooklyn, NY
Looking East Looking West, Brattleboro Museum, Brattleboro, VT [catalogue]
The First Move, Philip Morris Art Award, Tokyo International Forum, Japan [catalogue]
2001 Hudson River Mural, Hudson River Gallery, Dobbs Ferry, NY
29 Artists of Manhattan Graphics Center NY, Gallery Delta, Paris, Gallery Slad in Elk, Poland
20th Imadate Contemporary Paper Art Exhibition, Imadate Museum, Fukui [catalogue]
2000 1st Biennale International Miniature Exhibition, Vancouver, Canada
The 5th Contest for the Best Contemporary Art Work 2001, SOKO Gallery, Tokyo
Biennale International d’estampes Miniatures de Montreal, Montreal, Canada [catalogue]
1999 Participates in Summer Printmaking Program at Studio Camnitzer, Valdottavo,
Lucca, Italy (also ’97, ’98)
Mostra di Incisione, Barga, Italy (also ’97, ’98)
Book Art Exhibition, Gallery Asuka, Tokyo
1998 The Gift to Children, Yurinkan, Gunma, Japan
1993 The 22nd Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Art
Museum, Tokyo (also ’92) [catalogue]

GRANTS AND AWARDS

2007 The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, New York
2005 Art Omi International Residency, USA
2004 Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Workspace: session B, NY
Japan Ministry Culture Award (Bunka-cho) (one year stay in New York)
2003 NY Freeman Fellowship, Artist in Residence, Vermont Studio Center
1999-2000 The Pola Art Foundation Overseas Program, Japan (one year - New York and Italy)
1994 The 8th scholar of Holbein Inc., Japan

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2006 Goodman, Jonathan. “Flat Globe,” Sculpture, November
Sugiura, Kunie. “Around the world from NY report [Japanese text],” BT, April
Catalogue. “Dialogue with a Tree – Force of Nature Project,” Halsey Gallery, College of Charleston, SC
Lawrence, Stratton. “Articulated Impermanence,” Charleston City Paper, Nov 8
Catalogue. “Trans-boundary Experience, an exhibition from China, Korea, and Japan,” Spool mfg.,
Johnson City, State University of New York, Binghamton, NY
Catalogue. “Block Party – Art & Design in the New Urban Home,” 14 Townhouses, Brooklyn, NY
2005 Kerr, Merrily. “New Paper Sculpture,” Art on Paper, March/April
Pagel, David. “New Vistas in Landscape Painting,” Los Angeles Times, February 11
2004 Klaasmeyer, Kelly. “OCDelight”, Houston Press, October 14
Glueck, Grace. “Art Review; Working Words Into Images, Artists Become Storytellers,” New York Times, September 24
Catalogue. “Talespinning – Selection Fall 2004,” The Drawing Center, New York, NY
2003 Nelson, Lena. “Mysterious Landscape,” Embrace Swedish magazine, Winter
Maeda, Seiichi. “Noriko Ambe: The ripple from the layers of 100 sheets [Japanese text],” Geijutsu shincho,
September
Suzuki, Joe. “Noriko Ambe: Intellectual and natural being [Japanese text],” MEMO, art review, November
Turner, Elisa. “Japanese art: less ‘whammo’ this time around,” Miami Herald, October 26
Sanda, Haruo. “Looking at the New Generation: Creative Younger Artists Who Eschew Trendy [Japanese text],”
Mainichi Newspaper, evening edition, August 5
Onishi, Wakahito. “Looking at the New Generation: Contemporary Art Galleries’ Simultaneous Transmission
[Japanese text],” Asahi Newspaper, evening edition, August 4
Karlins, N.F. “Dotty,” artnet, July 7
Rosin, Jessica. “Linear-Actions Cutting Project ’02: Lands of Emptiness,” Art on Paper (web exclusive), February
2003 Catalogue. “Dear Lucy – Ten Elements: Focusing on a New Generation in Tokyo ’03,” Gallery Natsuka, Tokyo
Catalogue. “JAPAN:RISING,” Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, FL
Catalogue. “Line Dancing.” Islip Art Museum, NY
2002 Catalogue. “Looking East Looking West – Asian Artists at the Vermont Studio Center,” Brattleboro Museum, Brattleboro, VT
Catalogue. “Philip Morris Art Award 2002 – The First Move,” Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo
2001 Catalogue. “The 20st Imadate Contemporary Paper Art Exhibition,” Imadate Museum, Fukui
2000 Catalogue. “Biennale Internationale d’estampes Miniatures de Montreal,” Montreal, Canada
1993 Catalogue. “The 22st Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan,” Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo

COLLECTIONS

The Francis J. Greenburger Collection, New York, NY
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), New York, NY
Urawa Museum, Saitama, Japan
Whitney Museum of American Art, NY