Miho IKEDA - Woodcut Printmaker, Painter

■Resume
1978　Born in Tsukiyono-machi, Gumma, Japan
2001　Graduated from Tokyo Gakugei University in Fine Arts, Faculty of Education
2003　Graduated from Tokyo Gakugei University Master's Course of Education (Art Education)
2004　Moved to Italy to attend the course of Sculpture at Carrara Academy of Fine Arts.
2009　Graduated from Carrara Academy
2021　Backed to Japan, opend Ateler in Numata city of Gunma and became an Art Ambassador of Numata.

■Personal Exhibitions
2006　Suikatoh (Asagaya, Tokyo, Japan)
　　　　Bookstore Artemisia (Massa, Italy)　
　　　　Gallery Lime (Isesaki-shi, Gumma, Japan)
2007　Gallery Soh (Kichijouji, Tokyo, Japan)
　　　　Hotel Bella-Vita (Numata-shi, Gumma, Japan)
2008　Gallery Forest (Ginza, Tokyo, Japan)
2009　ARIANNA SARTORI ARTE & OBJECT DESIGN (Mantova, Italy)
2010　T-BOX (Yaesu, Tokyo, Japan)
　　　　Gallery Lime (Isesaki-shi, Gumma, Japan)
2011　T-BOX (Yaesu, Tokyo, Japan)
　　　　ARTdeART VIEW (Takatsuki-shi, Osaka, Japan)
　　　　Gallery ART G (Takasaki-shi, Gumma, Japan)
　　　　Bar Fooding (Milano, Italy)
2012　Gallery ART G (Takasaki-shi, Gumma, Japan)
　　　　Gallery Ecru no mori (Mishima-shi, Shizuoka, Japan)
　　　　T-BOX (Yaesu, Tokyo, Japan)
　　　　ARTdeART VIEW (Takatsuki-shi, Osaka, Japan)
2013　Sala delle Grasce Centro Culturale "Luigi Russo" (Pietrasanta, Lucca, Italy)
　　　　T-BOX (Yaesu, Tokyo, Japan)
　　　　ARTdeART VIEW (Takatsuki-shi, Osaka, Japan)
　　　　Gallery ART G (Takasaki-shi, Gumma, Japan)
2014　T-BOX (Yaesu, Tokyo, Japan)
　　　　ARTdeART VIEW (Takatsuki-shi, Osaka, Japan)
　　　　Gallery ART G (Takasaki-shi, Gumma, Japan)
2015　Gallery HANA Shimokitazawa (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
　　　　Gallery ART G in Kikuya (Numata-shi, Gumma, Japan)
　　　　T-BOX (Yaesu, Tokyo, Japan)
　　　　ARTdeART VIEW (Takatsuki-shi, Osaka, Japan)
　　　　Gallery ART G (Takasaki-shi, Gumma, Japan)
2016　Gallery ART G in Kikuya (Numata-shi, Gumma, Japan)
　　　　Gallery HANA Shimokitazawa (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
　　　　ARIANNA SARTORI ARTE & OBJECT DESIGN (Mantova, Italy)
　　　　T-BOX (Yaesu, Tokyo, Japan)
　　　　ARTdeART VIEW (Takatsuki-shi, Osaka, Japan)
　　　　Gallery ARTG (Takasaki-shi, Gumma, Japan)
2017　Gallery HANA Shimokitazawa (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
　　　　Gallery ART G in Kikuya (Numata-shi, Gumma, Japan)
2018　Japanese Consulate General, Milan "Mizuiro Jikan" (Milan, Italy)
　　　　Gallery HANA Shimokitazawa (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
　　　　Gallery ART G (Takasaki-shi, Gumma, Japan)　
2019　Gallery ART G in Kikuya (Numata-shi, Gumma, Japan)
　　　　Gallery ART G (Takasaki-shi, Gumma, Japan)　
　　　　Gallery HANA Shimokitazawa (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
　　　　ARTdeART VIEW (Takatsuki-shi, Osaka, Japan)
2020　Gallery HANA Shimokitazawa (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
　　　　Gallery ART G (Takasaki-shi, Gumma, Japan)
2021　Gallery ART G in Kikuya (Numata-shi, Gumma, Japan)
　　　　Gallery HANA Shimokitazawa (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
　　　　Gallery ART G (Takasaki-shi, Gumma, Japan)　
　　　　ARTdeART VIEW (Takatsuki-shi, Osaka, Japan)
2024　Gallery Nakai (Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, Japan)
　　　　Gallery HANA Shimokitazawa (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
　　　　Gallery ART G (Takasaki-shi, Gumma, Japan)
　　　　Gallery ART G in Kikuya (Numata-shi, Gumma, Japan)
2023　Gallery ART G (Takasaki-shi, Gumma, Japan)
　　　　ARTdeART VIEW (Takatsuki-shi, Osaka, Japan)
　　　　Gallery HANA Shimokitazawa (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
　　　　Gallery ART G in Kikuya (Numata-shi, Gumma, Japan)
2024　Gallery Nakai (Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, Japan)
　　　　Gallery ART G (Takasaki-shi, Gumma, Japan)

■Group Exhibitions
2002　Sculpture Exhibition in the open air (Odawara-shi, Kanagawa, Japan)
2009　Ex Libris International Competition Arti Grafiche Colombo (Milano, Italy)
2010　9th Kansai Graphic Exhibition in Kyoto Minicipal Museum of Art (Kyoto, Japan)
　　　　KEMIDA -The Contemporary Art's Exhibition Italy - Japan (Malaspina Castle, Massa, Italy)
2011　The group exhiniton of Sculpture & Graphic -Letters from Japan- (Pavia, Italy)
2012　Gallery Yo -Ceramic & Graphic Exhibition- (Maebashi-shi, Gumma, Japan)
　　　　The group exhibiton of Picture, Scuplture & Graphic -Trip in Color- (Malaspina Castle, Massa, Italy)
　　　　Gallery Arsapua -The Woodblock Print Exhibition- (Carrara, Italy)
　　　　Japanese Graphic "wooden cuts tu manga" (Leksand, Sweden)
2013　Gallery d'Arte Athena "NoveDodici" (Livorno, Italy)
　　　　The Antique Fair of Parma in March, Gallery d'Arte Athena (Parma, Italy)
　　　　ARIANNA SARTORI ARTE & OBJECT DESIGN "Two colors"(Mantova, Italy)
　　　　Premio Acqui 2013, 11th International Biennal of Engraving (Acqui Terme, Italy)
　　　　"Macchie d'acqua" The competition of watercolor painting by MdS publishig company (Pietrasanta, Italy
　　　　ART NAGOYA 2013, Gallery Ecru no Mori (Nagoya-shi, Aichi, Japan)
2014　Vezzi d'Arte "The another face of moon"(Carrara, Italy)
　　　　ARTE TOTALE MORANDI TAPPETTI (Pietrasanta, Italy)
　　　　Ex Libris Competition "Il Riso" Lions Clubs International (Italy)
　　　　T-BOX "Works of Book Cover Desings" (Yaesu, Tokyo, Japan)
2015　ARTdeART VIEW "The Exhibition of Sekku Sekki" (Takatsuki-shi, Osaka, Japan)
2016　PALETTE GALLERY "The Exhibition of Children (Azabujyuban, Tokyo, Japan)
　　　　Cetro Arti Plastiche "The Exhibition of donation for AMATRICE" (Carrara)
　　　　PALETTE GALLERY "The Exhibition of Cover of Books IV" (Azabujyuban, Tokyo, Japan)
2017　ARTdeART VIEW "NEW YEAR exhibition Nature" (Takatsuki-shi, Osaka, Japan）
　　　　T-BOX "The Exhibition of Prints" (Yaesu, Tokyo, Japan)
　　　　Palazzo Ducale di Revere "The Imprint and the Mark" (Revere, Mantova, Italy)
　　　　The Ubukata Museum "Rufino Tamayo and Miho Ikeda -The story in the prints" (Numata-shi, Gumma, Japan)
2018　Gallery d'Arte Athena "SHIZEN" (Livorno, Italy)
　　　　ARIANNA SARTORI ARTE & OBJECT DESIGN "Carta e Sasso" (Mantova, Italy)
　　　　Gallery ART G "Exhibition for calendars" (Takasaki-shi, Gunma, Japan)
2019　ARTdeART VIEW "AQUA" (Takatsuki-shi, Osaka, Japan）
2022　ARTdeART VIEW "Love ＆Happy"（Takatsuki-shi, Osaka, Japan）
　　　　DAV SORESINA "MIRAI KARA NO KAZE"(Soresina, Italy)
2023　Gallery HANA Shimokitazawa "monochtome+α"(Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan)

■Simposium
2014　OS International Picture Simposium (OS, Norway)

■Activities as Numata Art Ambassadaor
2021　Aperta Exhibition at TERRACE NUMATA (Numata City Hall, Gunma, Japan)
2022　Numata Art Week 2022 Pubblication of woodblock prints (Numata City Hall, Gunma, Japan）
2023　Numata Art Day 2023 Session x Live painting (Numata City Hall, Gunma, Japan
2024　Created a commemorative gift for the 25th Ryuha Literary Award (Numata-shi, Gunma, Japan)

■Book cover desings
2013　"Natsu no Mizu no Hangyojin" by Shiro Maeda (Shincho publishing company, Japan)
2014　"The Report of Machiya" by Takahiro Iwasaki (Seihudo publishing company, Japan)
2017　"MMJ" The Mainichi Medical Journal, February 2017 Vol.13 (The Mainichi newspaper publishing company, Japan)

■CD jacket
2016　"Watashi to anata no monogatari" Shuhei Hosaka×Jun Mashita　featuring Masako Kunisada (Criteria Inc./ diskunion/ Label: More's)
2018　"Tapestries" Shuhei Hosaka, Lebel: Hd Impression（HDI80014）
2019　"YAKUMO" Shuhei Hosaka, Lebel: Hd Impression
　　　　　
■Competitions
2007　8th International Illustration Awards , The prize of fine work (The association of illustrator, Tokyo, Japan)
2013　Premio Acqui 2013, 11th international Biennal of Engraving, Selected (Acqui Terme, Italy)
　　　　"Macchie d'acpua" The competition of watercolor painting, Third prize (MdS publishig company, Italy)
2014　Sharjah Exhibition for Children's Book Illustrations Third Edition, Selected (Sharjah, UAE)
2023　26th Sumio Kawakami Museum Woodblock Print Contest, Selected (Kanuma-shi, Japan)

■Media Publicity
2008　Gekkan Bijyutsu, The March "Graphic NOW 2008" (Japan)
2012　Hanga Geijyutsu, The Autumn No.157 "Preview of Exhibitions" (Japan)
2015　Bijyutsu no Mado, The May "Guide of New Artists 2015" (Japan)
2016　Bijyutsuya Hyakubee No.38 "New Artists slected from gallerists" (Japan)

■TV
2014　NHK Hot Gunma 640 "Hot Person"（the 17 December, Japan)