Emiko Aida is a printmaker and painter living in London. She is a member of Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers. Her work is exhibited in over 10 galleries through out the U.K., the U.S.A. and Japan and in many private, public and corporate collections including the New York Public Library, USA and Guangdong Museum of Art, China. The prizes she has been awarded include: the 1982 and ‘83 Japan University of Printmaking Purchase Prize, Tokyo, the1989 L`Escargot Restaurant Award in Royal College of Art, London, the 1997 The Nordstern Award in Royal Academy of Arts, London, Purchase prize from the 16th SPACE International Print Biennial in Seoul, Korea, the 2014 Vivien Leigh Bequest Prize, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, and Word Thomas Award, 2nd prize at the 2014 National Open Competition. Her works are featured in a book, “Printmakers Today” published by Schiffer Publishing (USA).
EDUCATIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS
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1978-82 |
BA Fine Art, The Tokyo University of Art and Design |
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1982-84 |
MA Fine Art, The Tokyo University of Arts (Tokyo GeijutsuDaigaku) |
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1987-89 |
MA Printmaking, Royal College of Art |
EXHIBITIONS
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1989 |
Solo Show, L`Escargot Restaurant, London |
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1990 |
Kochi International Triennial Exhibition, Ino Cho Paper Museum, Kochi / Printmaking 1990, The Small Mansion Arts Centre, London / Solo Show, Stamford Arts Centre, Stamford / Salisbury Arts Centre, Salisbury |
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1991 |
Watercolour Exhibition, Zella 9 Gallery, London / National Student Printmaking Competition, Sunderland Polytechnic, Sunderland |
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1992 |
The Singer & Sunday Times Watercolour Competition, Mall Gallery, London |
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1993 |
Islington Arts Factory, London / AD Fine Art Show, Barbican Art Centre, London |
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1996 |
Midland Arts Centre, Birmingham |
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1997 |
Collyer Bristow Gallery, London |
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1997-98 |
Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, London / The Imagination Gallery, London. / Whibley Gallery, Worting |
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1998-99 |
British International Miniature Print Exhibition, Off Central Gallery, Bristol |
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1998-00 |
Belgrave Gallery, London / Collyer-Bristow Gallery, London |
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2000-02 |
Bank Street Gallery, Seven Oak |
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2002 |
Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington |
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2005 |
Fisherton Mill, Salisbury / Solo Show, Gallery West, Tokyo, Japan |
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2007 |
The Dolphin Gallery, Kent / The Bonhoga Gallery, Shetland |
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2008 |
‘Original’ Competition, Mall gallery, London / Honor Oak Gallery, London / The Calder Gallery, West Yorkshire / Weekend Gallery, East Sussex / Florence Biennial, Italy |
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2009 |
The OXO Gallery, London / The Obsidian Gallery, Oxford / The Tavistock Centre, London / ‘Original’ Competition, Mall gallery, London / RWA, Bristle / The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle / The Weekend Gallery, Hasting / The Honor Oak Gallery, London |
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2010 |
The OXO Gallery, London / RWA, Bristle / The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle / The Weekend Gallery, Hasting / The Honor Oak Gallery, London / ‘Original’ Competition, Mall gallery, London / The Qijiang International Print Exhibition, China |
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2011 |
The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle / The Weekend Gallery, Hasting / ‘Original’ competition, Mall gallery, London 20/21 Century International Art Fair, The Royal College of Art, London / The 16th SPACE International Print Biennial in Seoul, Korea / Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition (invited), London / Dazzle, London |
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2012 |
20/21 Century International Art Fair, RCA, London / Bloomsbury Art Fair, London / Affordable Art Fair Hampstead, London / Art in Action, Oxford / Dazzle, London |
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2013 |
Affordable Art Fair Hampstead, London / Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh |
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2014 2015 2016 |
National Open Art Competition / National Original Print Competition / Affordable Art Fair Hampstead Open National Art Competition / Burton Art Gallery, Devon / St. Barbes Museum, Lymington / The Rheged Gallery, Cambria Bluecoat display Centre, Liverpool / For Art Sake, London / National Open Art Competition |
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2017 |
International Print Triennial, Sweden / Sydney Art Fair, Australia |
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2018 |
The Columbia Threadneedle Prize, London / Art Box Project (on screen), New York / Clio art |
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2019 |
Art on Paper, New York / Venice Biennale, Venice / Solo show, For Art Sake, London / Clio |