JANICE NAKASHIMA
MFA Claremont Graduate University
[email protected] 916 393-7690 www.jnakashima.net
SELECTED EXHIBITS 1990-2018
2018
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Feb3-March 10, Peter Frank, juoro
Gallery Route 1, “Road Maps” February 2-25, Dewitt Cheng, juror
Merced College, two person exhibit with Sandra Beard, January 17-Feb. 8
2017
solo “OPUS,” Axis Gallery, November 3-26, 2017
“PaperWest,” Gittins Gallery, UU, Salt Lake City, UT, November 6-30, 2017
“Mygration,” , Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, November 3-25, 2017,
“Light Out of Darkness,” Beatnik Studios, October, 2017
“Blue”, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, June 23-July 27
“Shifting Movements: Art Inspired by the Life & Activism of Yuri Kochiyama, SOMArts Cultural Center, SF, May4-25, 2017
2016
Flat file exhibit Sept-Oct. Axis Gallery
“Map it Out”, Blue Line Gallery, Roseville, August 26-Oct. 1
“Slice”, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA July 8-August 1
“Breathwork”, solo exhibit, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA March 4-27, 2016
2015
“New Directions ‘15”, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY, juror Janet Bishop, SFMOMA, Sept. 26-Oct.31
“Black & White” BWAC, Brooklyn, NY August 1-23, juror, “Rimfire 2’ Christiane Paul,
James Kaneko Gallery, American River College, March 16-April 16
East Room, Axis Gallery, March 6-April 26, 2015
2014
“First Look,” June 5-29, 2014, Axis Gallery, Verge Center for the Arts
“rocks, paper, scissors,” solo exhibit, Axis Gallery April 4-27, 2014
“Odd Numbers, Axis Gallery, December, 2013-January, 2014
2013
“watercolors” Sacramento Poetry Center, solo, Sacramento, CA April 14-June 2, 2013
Invitational-New Arts Program, “Small Works Annual” Kutztown, PA
2012
Crocker-Kingsley Exhibit, Blue Line Gallery, Roseville, CA November 17-January 5, 2013
“Side by Side”, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, December 1-January 27, 2013
solo: “Verses and Variations”, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, June, 3012
Invitational-New Arts Program, “Small Works Annual” Kutztown, PA
2011
solo, Stanford Faculty Club, Stanford, CA November 20, 2011 to January 14, 2012
“BIG” show, Axis Gallery December 1,2011 to January 29, 2012
Verge Center for the Arts, October 6-November 13, Sacramento, Ca
2-person show: “Convergence, Divergence”, Rasmussen Gallery, PUC, Angwin October-1-30
“Collective Reflections II”, Contemporary Asian Art C Gallery, August 4-14, Seattle, Washington
Sacramento Temporary Contemporary, “ Into the Forest”, April 7-May 6, Sacramento, CA
“Wrinkle, Axis Gallery, January, 2011, Sacramento, CA
2010
solo ,“forest”, exhibit Axis Gallery, November 6-28, 2010, Sacramento, CA
“for Roland” September, Bunny Gunner Art Services, Los Angeles, CA
Creative Merger II: Justice and Peace, , Sac. County Public Law Library, June-September
invitational, JFKU Arts & Consciousness Gallery 15th Anniversary Exhibition WEAD, Berkeley, May-June
“Axis Tilt,” February 6-28, 2010, Sacramento, CA
2009
Doug Adams Gallery at the Bade Museum, “Mapping Sacred Ground” September-December 18
Solo exhibit-“Wonder, Wander” Axis Gallery, May 1-31,
Axis Gallery member show, January 3-31,
2008
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, “Art and Impermanence,” Jurors award-best of show. Alison Bing, juror
Invitational-New Arts Program, “Small Works Annual” Kutztown, PA
Axis Gallery, “Off Center”, January, Sacramento, CA
2007
Solo-“Journey II and “Far From Home (2nd version)”, Axis Gallery, September Sacramento, CA
Exploding Head Gallery, “On the Wing”, An Invitational Exhibit, May 3-June 2,Sacramento, CA
New Arts Program, “Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works”, Lehigh Valley and Berks, PA May-July
Axis Gallery, Annual Members Exhibit, January , Sacramento, CA
2006
Solo- “Journey”, new paintings, Axis Gallery, March 4-26 Sacramento, CA
Solo- Rasmussen Art Gallery, PUC, “Janice Nakashima, New Work,” 1.14-2.9 Angwin, CA
2005
New Arts Program, “Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works”, May-July Kutztown, PA “Here”
Sac Cty Public Law Library and CA State Attorney General’s Office, “Creative Merger, Artist and Lawyers
2-person-“Human/Nature”, Thacher Gallery, University of San Francisco December 6-January
2004
750 Gallery, “PAX at 750”, August 14-28 “Far From Home (1st version)” installation
750 Gallery, “Works on Paper” invitational, July
Soka University of America-“uncharted Terrain”, Feb. 14-April 15, group invitational
2003
Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA, January 12-Feb.15, group show, “Glimmer”
2002
Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont, CA July 17-August 17 “Just Add Water: Approaches to Watercolor
Artists Contemporary Gallery, Sacramento, CA Group invitational. April
“Recent Paintings,” Artists Contemporary Gallery, Sacramento, CA February 5-20, 2-person exhibit.
2001“Intimate Perceptions,” Artists Contemporary Gallery, Sacramento, CA Invitational group show. April
2000
“Off the Wall”, Artists Contemporary Gallery, Sacramento, CA “Chilnualna” and “Flow #5.” Group
“California Works”, “Flow #5”, Sacramento, CA August 17-September 4
JGLENN Gallery-Group Show, Davis, CA, 3 pieces from “Poems”July 20-September 2
1999
“The Third Annual Arts on Fire”, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, Feb-March Marian Parmenter, juror
1998
“Form and Illusion”,Two person show-Chemeketa Community College Art Gallery, Salem, Oregon
“Mainly Abstract” Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA November-December 6, l998 David Amico, juror
“Crocker Kingsley Exhibition l998,” Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California “Boulders”
“Escapes: views of land, sea, city and sky”, Group show, Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, Oregon,
“Inner Visions” 3-person show, New Media Gallery, Ventura College, Ventura, CA February 4-26
1997
“CSUS 50 Years of Achievement, Golden Tradition – Golden Promise”, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA,
“1997 West Coast Works On/Of Paper”, The Ink People Center, Eureka, CA, July 5-26, “Enigma”,
1996
“Biennial Statewide Watercolor Competition and Exhibition”, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara”, l996 Special Merit Award: The Frances M. Halford Memorial Award
“California Works” Award of Excellence, “Bodega II” from “WeatherWorks”,Sac State Fair Fine Arts
“66th Annual Statewide Exhibition”, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA, First Place Watercolor, award
“A Change in the Weather”- 2 person show, Firehouse Gallery, Grants Pass, Oregon, 6/20-7/20
Stockton National VIII Print and Drawing Exhibition, Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA “Passage”
1995
“30th Annual Open Exhibition”,“Elegy” Third place award, Fine Arts Institute, San Bernardino Cty. Museum,
“Print and Drawing Biennial” ,Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA, March 30-June 2, “Lyell Fork”
“26th Annual Juried Exhibition,” Palm Springs Desert Museum, March –April 2, “Deep Light”
“Phoenix, Phantom Gallery, Sacramento, CA , “From the Sea” from “Weather Works”
1994
“Get Back”, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA, and Kohn Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1993
“WeatherWorks”, two-person show, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA, April –May, Jean Mara, curator
“West Coast Works on Paper,” Humbolt Cultural Center, Eureka, “Water/Rock Flow,”William Allen, jjuro
1990
Muse Gallery, Group Show, Philadelphia, PA,“Weather”
Awards and Publications
2018 Spotlight Magazine, March 12, 2018
2017 Circle Quarterly Art Review publication Fall issue of Circle Quarterly Art Review Magazine, (“Waltz”)
2016 Artists to Look Out For V111, Starry Night Programs
2016 Sacramento News and Review, March
2012 Studio Visit, Volume 18
2011 Sacramento News and Review, September, 2011
2009 Square Cylindar, review by David Roth
2008 Sebastopol Center for the Arts, juror’s award- “Best in Show”, Alison Bing, juror, “Far from Home”
2007 Critic’s Pick, Sacramento Bee, Victor ia Dalkey
2005 Sacramento Art in Public Places commission -Sacramento City Hall
2004 Sacramento News and Review, Pick of the Week
2004 Artweek article, Debra Koppman, July-August issue
2002 Sacramento Art in Public Places commission , North Natomas Permit Center, 2101 Arena Blvd. Sac.
2002 Artist in Residence, Yosemite National Park., Yosemite Renaissance, Yosemite , CA
2002 Merit Award: California Works Exhibit, Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA
1995 Special Merit Award: The Frances M. Halford Memorial Award, “Biennial Statewide Watercolor Competition and Exhibition, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
1996 Award of Excellence-”California Works,” Sacramento, CA
1996 1st Place, watercolor- “66th Annual Statewide Exhibition, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
1995 3rd Place - “30th Annual Exhibition,” Fine Arts Institute, San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands,
1994 Bronze Award - California Discovery Award, Sacramento, CA
1993 Bronze Award - California Discovery Award, Sacramento, CA’
Art in Institutions
UC Davis Telehealth Building, Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, “Earth 1,2,3”
UCDavis, Medical Center Clinical Office, “Lyell Fork” diptych
UC Davis Medical Building, new wing, “”Streams, 5 Variations, others
UC Davis Tele Medicine building, “Play”1,2,3
Rogue Community College, “Jazz”
Kaiser Permanente, Sacramento, “Melt Water” and “Pool”
Sacramento County Primary Health Care Center, 3 pieces from “Weatherworks”
City of Sacramento, Permit Center, “Where the Light Is” oil on canvas
Sacramento City Hall,