Naoko Matsubara CV 

• 1962 M.F.A., Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

• 1962 Special Student, Royal College of Art, London, England

• 1960 B.F.A., Kyoto Academy of Fine Arts, Kyoto, Japan

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• 2005 “In Praise of Trees”, Winchester Galleries, Vancouver, British Columbia
  The Project Room, Abbozzo Gallery, Oakville, Ontario
  Azuma Gallery, Seattle, Washington, USA (Sponsored by the Seattle Art Museum)

• 2004 “Woodcuts of Naoko Matsubara”, The Carlen Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario
  Gallery Tsutsui, Tokyo, Japan

• 2003 “Tree Spirit”, The Woodcuts of Naoko Matsubara, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto

• 2001 “Prints, Poetry & Play”, fundraiser for the Oakville YMCA, Abbozzo Gallery, Oakville, Ontario

• 1999 "Naoko Matsubara: New Prints", Exhibition at Yamasou Bijutsu, Kyoto, sponsored by Gallery Tsutsui, Tokyo.

• 1997 Dofasco Gallery, Dundas, Ontario

• 1997 Abbozzo Gallery, Oakville, Ontario

• 1995 Casa de la Cultura Oaxaquena, Oaxaca, Mexico

• 1995 Davidson Galleries, Seattle WA, USA

• 1993 Blackwood Gallery, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

• 1992 Crawford Municipal Gallery, Cork, Ireland

• 1992 Swansea Arts Workshop Gallery, Swansea, South Wales

• 1991 The Oriental Museum, University of Durham, Durham, England

• 1991 Foyer Gallery, University of Ulster, Ulster, Northern Ireland

• 1991 Antrim Forum, Antrim, Ireland

• 1991 Graphic Workshop Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

• 1990 Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada

• 1990 The Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto

• 1990 The Art Gallery at the Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa, Ont., Canada

• 1990 Annex Gallery, Toronto, Ont., Canada   

• 1989-92 Gallery Tsutsui, Tokyo, Japan

• 1989 The McGill Gallery, Toronto, Ont., Canada

• 1987 The City Hall Gallery, Naha, Okinawa, Japan

• 1987 Nihonbashi Takashimaya, Tokyo, Japan

• 1986 Philadelphia Print Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

• 1986 Art Front Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

• 1982 Capen Gallery, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA

• 1981 Wako, Tokyo, Japan

• 1980 Embassy of Japan, Ottawa, Ont., Canada

• 1979 Art Gallery of Hamilton, (retrospective show), Hamilton, Ont., Canada

• 1979 Gallery Moos, Toronto, Ont., Canada

• 1979 Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA

• 1978 Barbara Fiedler Gallery, Washington, D.C., USA

• 1978,80,84,86 The Tolmann Collection, Tokyo, Japan

• 1978,79 Gallery Brand, Oakville, Ont., Canada

• 1977 Suzuki Graphics Gallery, New York, NY, USA

• 1976,77 ‘Mokuhan’ travelling show: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, BC University of British Columbia, BC

• 1976 Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Man.

• 1976 Glenbow Art Gallery, Calgary, Alta.

• 1975,87 Gairloch Art Gallery, Oakville, Ont., Canada

• 1975 Gallery Graphics, Ottawa, Ont., Canada

• 1974 Hart House Gallery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada

• 1971 Providence Athenaeum, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

• 1970,71 American Cultural Centres: Kyoto, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Japan

• 1970 Galerie Colibri, Puerto Rico, USA

• 1970 Wiggin Gallery, Boston Public Library, Boston, Mass.,USA

• 1970 Ichibankan Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

• 1969,71,74,77 Art/Asia, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

• 1969 Haus Dornsbusch, Frankfurt, Germany

• 1969 Atelier Incontro, Vienna, Austria

• 1968 Pforzheim Museum, Pforzheim, Germany

• 1967,74 The Campus Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA

• 1966 Wilburt Art Gallery, New York, NY, USA

• 1965 Galerie Viruly, Amsterdam, Holland

• 1962,80 Hewlett Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

• 2005 Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, ON
  “Made in Japan: The Postwar Creative Print Movement”, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI, USA
  2005 Canadian Smooth Jazz Award, commissioned by Abbozzo Gallery and WAVE 94.7 Smooth Jazz radio, Hamilton, Ontario

• 2004 “Honoring Tradition, Perspectives of Three Asian American Artists: Indira Johnson, Naoko Matsubara and Komelia Okim” Ball State University Museum of Art, Muncie, IN, USA
  Oakville Galleries, Oakville, ON
  Sponsorship Award for the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, Oakville, ON
  Community Spirit Award, Town of Oakville, ON

• 2003 “10th Anniversary Exhibition”, Abbozzo Gallery, Oakville, ON
  ‘Water’, Abbozzo Gallery, Oakville, Ontario. An exhibition in conjunction with The Water Project initiated by The Ontario Society of Artists Awards, Commissions, Appointments

• 2001 Donor Recognition Wall, commissioned by the Oakville Y.M.C.A.

• 2000 "Paperworks' Invitational group Exhibition, Burlington Cultural Centre, Burlington

• 1999 "Through the medium of Wood", woodcuts by Matsubara, wooden sculpture by Sandy Van Ginkel, the Japan Foundation, Toronto, Ontario

• 1999 " Seven Contemporary Japanese Women Print Artists", sponsored by CWAJ (American Club Gallery), Tokyo

• 1995 ‘Tradition Made Modern’, Princeton University Library Gallery, Princeton, NJ, USA, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA

• 1994 ‘Japan Now: Three Women Printmakers’ (Toko Shinoda, Reika Iwami & Naoko Matsubara), Charlotte NC, USA

• 1994 ‘Celebrating Ontario’, The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Art Collection, Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery, Owen Sound, Ont

• 1994 ‘Modern Japanese Prints 1912-1989’, British Museum, London, England

• 1993 ‘Trees’ (Matsubara and Sunderland) (travelling exhibition):

• 1993 Bishop's University, Artist's Centre, Lennoxville, Que

• 1993 Stewart Art Centre, Pt. Claire, Que

• 1993 ‘Canadian Historical Prints’, Abbozzo Gallery, Oakville, Ont

• 1992 ‘Three Women Artists’ (dePedery Hunt, Kirwin, Matsubara), John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Ont

• 1992 ‘Works from the Permanent Collection’, Meguro Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

• 1990 Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati OH, USA

• 1989 ‘Modern Japanese Prints’, Portland Museum of Art, Portland OR, USA

• 1987 ‘Royal Canadian Academy of Arts Exhibition’, Academy House, Toronto, Ont.

• 1983 Seoul International Print Biennale, Seoul, Korea

• 1983 ‘Japanese Prints since 1900’, British Museum, London England

• 1980 ‘4 Artists in Wood’, City of Brampton Library and Art Gallery, Brampton, Ont.

• 1978 ‘The Japanese Prints’ from The James Austin Collection, Carnegie Institute of Art, Pittsburgh PA, USA

• 1977-78 ‘The Japanese Canadian Centennial Art Exhibition in Ontario’ (travelling exhibition), The Macdonald Gallery, Toronto, Ont., S.A.W. Gallery, Ottawa, Ont., Algoma Art Gallery, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.,Kitchener-Waterloo Gallery, Waterloo, Ont.,Lindsay Gallery, Lindsay, Ont.,Thames Gallery, Chatham, Ont.

• 1977 ‘Moderne Japanische Grafik’, Stadtischen Museum, Gottingen, West Germany.

• 1976-77 ‘MOKUHAN, Woodcuts of Munakata & Matsubara’ (travelling exhibition): Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, BC, Art Gallery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Man, Glenbow Art Gallery, Calgary, Alta.

• 1976 'Imprint ‘76’, The Print and Drawing Council of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ont.

• 1976 ‘Contemporary Relief Prints’ (9 artists), Hiestand Gallery, Miami University, Oxford OH, USA

• 1975 ‘Inaugural Exhibition’ Grey Art Museum, New York University, New York, NY, USA

• 1975 ‘Graphic Images of Japan’ from The Tolman Collection, The Asia Foundation, San Francisco Ca, USA

• 1973 ‘Japanese Artists in Americas’, The National Museums of Modern Art, Tokyo & Kyoto, Japan

• 1972 Exposicao de Cinco Gravadores Contemporaneos Americanos, Galeria Conizares, Brazil

• 1971 ‘Three Generations’ (Un'ichi Hiratsuka, Shiko Munakata, Naoko Matsubara), Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati OH, USA

• 1970 ‘Three Contemporary Printmakers’ (Omar Rayo, George Nama, Naoko Matsubara), The Michael Berger Gallery, Pittsburgh PA, USA

• 1969 ‘Exposition Internationale de Gravure sur Bois XYLON’, Musee D'Art et D'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland, Kongresshalle Berlin, West Germany.

• 1967-95 Society of American Graphic Artists Annual Shows, New York, NY, USA

• 1966 ‘Japanese Twentieth Century Prints’, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA,USA

• 1963-68,70, 74,75,85, College Women's Association of Japan, Annual Show, Tokyo, Japan

• 1963 The Hangainten, Toyko, Japan

• 1993 'Christmas Kite', woodcut Christmas Card commissioned by Abbozzo Gallery

• 1990 Tree Spirit, 30 minute documentary video, produced by CBC TV

• 1983 30 minute Documentary, New Jersey Educational Television

• 1982 Ontario Arts Council Grant

• 1981 Elected Member, Royal Canadian Academy of Art.

• 1976 Canada Council grant for travelling exhibition and publication of catalogue

• 1970 30 minute Documentary Film by Boston Educational TV Station

• 1967 Award, Annual Exhibition, Society of American Graphic Artists (invited member)

• 1967 Commission by UNESCO for the Geneva Peace Conference Graphic Show, Switzerland

• 1964 30 minute Documentary Film, CBC TV (in Kyoto, Japan)

• 1963 Kegon Awards, Nihon Hangainten, Tokyo

• 1962 Invited Special Student, Royal College of Art, London, England

• 1961-62 Graduate Assistantship, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

• 1961-63 Fulbright Travel Grant, USA

• 1960 Mural Commission: Cafeteria, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• 2006 ‘Deep Groove’, enRoute Magazine, February 2006

• 2003 “Tales of Days Gone By”, Woodcuts by Naoko Matsubara, English translation by Charles de Wolf, of selected tales of early Japanese folklore

• 2000 "Oakville Woodcuts" a series of scenes and impressions of Oakville.

• 2000 "In Praise of Hands", a book of 22 original woodcuts of the hands series executed between 1974 and 1998, to be published by Mosaic Press.

• 2000 " Konjakumonogatari", 11th Century Japanese Folktales, 18 original woodcuts accompanied by Japanese and English text, Alis Publishers, Tokyo.

• 1999 "Tokonoma", Limited Edition Portfolio of 20 original colour woodcuts accompanied by 20 verses by poet James Kirkup, The Old School Press, Bath, U.K.

• 1997 ‘Tibetan Sky’, (text by David Waterhouse & Pratapaditya Pal; forward by the Dalai Lama). Calgary, Alta:Bayeux Arts Inc.

• 1997 'Konjaku monogalari’, ALIS, Tokyo. (In course of publication.)

• 1986 ‘In Praise of Trees’, (text edited by Peter Heyworth) (Limited edition portfolio.) Oakville, Ont: Mosaic Press.

• 1985 ‘In-Whan and the Peachtree’, (text by Caroline Garrett). (Limited edition, signed.) Columbus OH: Logan Press, Ohio State University

• 1984 ‘In Praise of Trees’, (text edited by Peter Heyworth). Oakville, Ont: Mosaic Press.

• 1978 ‘Kyoto Woodcuts’, (text by Bunso Jugaku). Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd

• 1971 ‘Solitude’, (text from Walden, by Henry David Thoreau. (Portfolio of twelve original woodcuts.) New York: Aquarius Press

• 1971 ‘Insect Summer’, (text by James Kirkup). New York: Alfred A Knopf.

• 1970 ‘Boston Impressions’, (text by Sinclair Hitchings). Barre, Ma: Barre publishers

• 1968 ‘Nantucket Woodcuts’, (text by Fritz Eichenberg). Barre, MA: Barre Publishers

• 1968 ‘Die Geschichte von Bambussammler und dem Madchen Kaguya’, (German translation by Hisako Matsubara). Munchen: Verlag Langewiesche-Brandt.

• 1967 Award, Annual Exhibition, Society of American Graphic Artists (invited member)

• 1966 ‘The Tale of the Shining Princess’, (text by Hisako Matsubara). Tokyo: Kodansh International Ltd.

• 1964 ‘Tu Tze-Chun’, (text by Akutagawa Ryunosuke; English translation by Dorothy Britton). Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd.

• 1963 ‘My Woodcuts and Myself’, Texas Quarterly (Austin: University of Texas Press).

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

• Albertina, Vienna

• American Club, Tokyo, Japan

• Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria BC

• Art Gallery of Hamilton, ON

• Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

• Boston Public Library, Boston, Mass., USA

• British Museum, London, England

• Brooklyn Museum, New York, NY, USA

• Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

• Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

• Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

• Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan, USA

• DeYoung Memorial Museum, San Francisco, California, USA

• Embassy of Canada, Tokyo, Japan

• Embassy of Japan, Ottawa, Ont., Canada

• Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge MA

• Gairloch Art Gallery, Oakville, Ont., Canada

• Haifa Museum, Haifa, Israel

• Hamburg Museum of Arts and Crafts, Hamburg, Germany

• Klingspor Museum, Klingspor, Germany

• Kyoto National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan

• Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.,USA

• McDonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ont., Canada

• McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Canada

• Meguro Museum, Tokyo

• Metropolitan Toronto Library, Toronto, Ont., Canada

• Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany

• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass., USA

• National Library of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada

• New York Public Library, New York, NY, USA

• New York University, New York NY

• Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA

• Pforzheim Museum, Pforzheim, Germany

• Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA

• Princeton University Library, Princeton, NJ, USA

• Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada

• The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Il.

• The Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC

• The White House, Washington, D.C.,USA

• Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

• University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

• University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont

• Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

• Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA

• Yale University Art Gallery

• 1965-2000 Pratt Graphic Center, New York, NY, USA

• University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA

• University of Victoria, Victoria, BC

• University of Guelph, Guelph, Ont

• Inuit Art Workshop, Cape Dorset, NWT

• Burlington Art Centre, Burlington, ON

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