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Collaborative Printing Since 1976

Akiko Taniguchi, Frontiers in Printmaking Conference Presenter

Akiko Taniguchi

Akiko Taniguchi is a practicing print-artist from Tokyo, Japan. She is now residing in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Experience

Exhibitions

Since completing her MFA at Musashino Art University in 1993, Akiko has had eighteen solo-exhibitions throughout Japan, Canada, Russia and the United States.
Recent exhibitions include:

  • Yanagisawa Gallery, Saitama, Japan
  • Davidson Gallery, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
  • The 12th International Biennial Print and Drawing Exhibition, Taichung, R.O.C.
  • The 6th Kochi International Triennial Exhibition of Prints, Kochi, Japan
  • The 4th Novosibirsk International Biennial of Contemporary Graphic Art, Novosibirsk, Russia

Collections

Numerous public collections have acquired Akiko’s work including:

  • University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
  • Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton, AB, Canada
  • State Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow Russia
  • Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California

Awards and Grants

  • CWAJ Art Grant Award, Tokyo, Japan
  • Merit Award at Janet Turner National Print Competition, Chico, California
  • Third Place at National Juried Print Exhibition, Newark, New Jersey

Panel

International Printmaking: A Unique Overview
Topic: Printmaking in Japan
(Thursday morning)

In Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Normal Editions Workshop 1976-2006: Frontiers in Printmaking conference October 3, 4, & 5, 2007.

IACA Acknowledgement and Copyright

Normal Editions Workshop acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.

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