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Akiko Ueyama
Sculptor / Associate Professor, Odawara Junior College, Japan
akikoueyama.com
Education
2012 — Research student, Graduate School of Fine Arts (Art Education), Tokyo University of the Arts
2001 — MFA, Sculpture, Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music
Selected Residencies
2026 — Cité internationale des arts, Paris, France
2-month residency; installation at Maison du Japon, Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
2024 — Takahuhti Artist’s Residence, Tampere, Finland
Organised by City of Tampere
Selected Exhibitions
2026 — Cercle de Vie et de Retour — Maison du Japon, Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris, France
2024 — Fun de Nagoya Art Exhibition 2024 — Nagoya City Gallery Yada, Nagoya
Awards
2018 — Nagoya City Art Encouragement Award
Awarded by the Mayor of Nagoya
Current Projects
Urushi³D — Integration of dakkatsu-kanshitsu lacquer sculpture with 3D digital fabrication
Selected for the 1st cohort, “Nenone Programme,” Tokai National Higher Education and Research System
Teaching
Current — Associate Professor, Odawara Junior College
~2012 — 16 years teaching fine arts at secondary level (junior high and high school)