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Hi friends,

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H a p p y . h o l i d a y s
H a p p y . n e w . y e a r

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I wish all of you are all doing well.
2011 was rough, yet an amazing year. I hope all of you had a nice time and ready to begin the new year of 2012.

There are lots of updates regarding to miniminiaturemouse that I've been slacking off to tell you about! Yes, I am horrible.

★ I made limited edition print with Swedish company called Arty People last August. It's 300 limited edition, 50cm x 70cm, 170g gold matte paper.
★ I've also made several T-shirts with Blood Is The New Black last year. There are lots of different styles! Please check it out h e r e!
★ I was very fortunate to be included in Juxtapoz Magazine's Illustration 2 Book along with amazing 19 other illustrators !!!
Please check it out when you have a chance. You will spot the beautiful cover of Josh Keyes's work!! Thank you, Saelee Oh!
★ Also in mid year, my work was included in Gestalten x Ruby Magazine : Otherworldliness, that was put together by a good friend Irana Douer. She was interviewed in Gestalten TV and mentioned about my work toward the end of the interview! So honored! You can view the video h e r e !
★ Taschen was kind enough to include me in another great book series! 2011, I was included in Illustration NOW! Portrait Book. Portrait of Bjork, Mumford and Sons, Blue Rose, Beth Jeans Houghton and CRK from This Will Destroy You were featured in the book. Also! the portrait of CRK from This Will Destroy You were included in Illustration Now! calender 2012. You can purchase it h e r e or bookstore near you.
★ My work was featured in Hi-Fructose's blog last March. They've announced their Top 20 most read article of 2011 few days ago and my featured post made it to Top 5! Wowza! I definitely begun my new year very well! You can view the post about their Top 20 h e r e !


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That's the highlights of 2011!
Now 2012...
Wanted to let you all know about the upcoming exhibitions I will be participating (so we could party hard).

January 10-26 \\ Double Reverse - TNC Gallery, NY (155 1st Avenue, New York, NY) - group exhibition - opening Tuesday, January 10, 5-9pm
January 19-21 \\ Published By The Artists - IPCNY, NY (508 West 26th Street, New York, NY) - group exhibition - opening Thursday, January 19, 6-8pm & Saturday, January 21, 8~10pm
February 4 \\ Fresh StART - Arena 1 Gallery, LA (3026 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, CA) - group exhibition - opening Saturday, February 4, 7-9pm
March 31 - April 21 \\ (Title to be announced) - ThinkSpace Gallery, LA (6009 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA) - solo exhibition opening Saturday, March 31, 5-9pm
May 26 - June 9 \\ Wild At Heart : Keeping Wildlife in the Wild- ThinkSpace Gallery, LA (6009 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA) - group exhibition - opening Saturday, May 26, 5-9pm

I will be attending all the New York exhibitions openings and solo exhibition at Thinkspace on March 31st.
There are 2 other exhibitions to be announced but I don't have the details yet. Will announce them soon ! Via email / blog / Facebook / Twitter
Hopefully making some mini books and limited edition prints this year. Will let you all know that when it happens.

Also, for extra extra information, January 19-21 show Published By The Artists at IPCNY, I will be showing a linoleum cut print !
With the help of Brad Ewing from Marginal Editions, I am making very limited edition prints. There will be 2 prints available at the show but we may make several editions with multiple colors after the show.
If you are interested, please let me know. I will put you on the separate mailing list to notify you.

Anyways! Happy New Year to all of you and I hope your year begun great!
I will have lots of new work ready to show and hopefully get better at updating (and not last minutes)!

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Terrible at updating these days.
Last update was 10 months ago. Horrible.

I've been mainly concentrating on my solo exhibitions next March/April in Thinkspace Gallery (LA)I'm almost almost done making 6 pieces! and 3 to 5 more to go! If you are interested to see some previews, I update them on my Instagram. Find me!

Also,
I would like to mention these are the publications I was included this year :

Juxtapoz Illustration Book 2 (Ginko-Press)
Slice Magazine
Ruby : Otherworldiness (Die-Gestalten)
Illustration NOW Portraits (Tachen)

I had several shows in past few months but obviously it's too late to mention about them. Also! If you are looking to get next year's calender, check out Taschen's Illustration NOW calender.

Cheers!

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Sorry for the last minute notice but I will be participating for this show that is opening this Thursday (1/27) at SHO Gallery.
As many people (might) know, SHO Gallery and Loading Dock will be closing after the amazing 2 years! But this is not the last of these amazing places, just for now...(read more about it on the information below). SO! For the farewell-for-now exhibition, my Permanent Vacation series drawing will be exhibiting along with several amazing artists!!!

Please join us !

F. the cold weather and let's eat tacos and burritos! We can do tacos-cheers.
I will give you the biggest 5 ft tall person hug of the world. Let's have fun!
& here is the information about the show :


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Hi Everyone,

As you know, for the last two years, SHO Gallery has been exhibiting dynamic and innovative shows of established and emerging artists. We have put on over a dozen exhibitions showcasing works in all media, brought in collaborative guest curators, and focused our events on building community, networking relationships, and keeping the dialogue around new work flowing, all while having a damn good time.

As you may not know, the space we have been using for the majority of our shows is in a transition period. Accordingly, we're having a show to celebrate two incredibly successful years, and many more to come.

Join us this Thursday, Jan. 27th, as we celebrate the end of one era and the beginning of another, with some of the strongest work we've had yet.

Artwork by :
Grayson Cox
James Moore
Fumi Nakamura
David Pierce
Karolina Rojas
Albert Shelton
Chris Smith
Leah Wolff
Pete Watts

Tacos and more by Choncho's (of the Brooklyn Flea) will be on sale as usual, and this will be the VERY LAST TIME Choncho's will be here. Bring your appetite for stunning art, cheap beer, and (one final time!!!!) amazing taco's!

We hope to see you there! If you haven't made it to an opening yet, there's never been a better time to stop by, and if you're one of the many who have come out to support us so many times, thank you SO SO much!


Tony and Erik, SHO Gallery

Muertes Temporales
Opening this Thursday, Jan 27th, from 7-11pm
SHO Gallery
170 Tillary St.,
Brooklyn NY 11201
www.shogallery.com
(774) 239 5681
close to every train (literally)
map: http://bit.ly/hODk36

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Hope to see you there!
Thank you!


HUGS♥
Fumi

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Don't get Your Hopes Up, Only Chin Up -- A4 sketchbook drawing


Hello guys!
Very short notice but my Permanent Vacation series drawings will be exhibiting at SHO Gallery in Brooklyn, New York! The opening is on Thursday, January 27. 7-10pm. The show is only going to be on for a week : 25th-31st. It will be the last show at SHO Gallery (hopefully not but till the new spot appears) AND the Loading Dock's taco truck will say bye bye to that spot.

Please join us for last taco/burrito fiesta!

SHO Gallery /The Loading Dock
170 Tillary St. in downtown Brooklyn NY

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It's a bit late but,
H▲PPY NEW YEARS!


2011 has been pretty exciting year so far.
I will be participating in two shows, one in Portland, Oregon and another in Los Angeles, California.
More information is to come and if you are in any of the cities I've mentioned, please check it out.
It is happening in mid-March.

Few publications will be coming out some point this year as well!
So exciting!!!!

Other than that, I am preparing a small print with 1 inch pins and sticker packs. Will be ready in couple month?
Hopefully, I will be able to make new mini book this year. It's all depends on my piggy bank this year.

Anyways,
for those of you follow this blog, thank you!
I will try to update more!

Best,
Fumi

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I Want To Be Your Favorite Hello And Your Hardest Goodbye -- solo exhibition


I am having a solo exhibition in second week of November. Also having a group show in same week. :)
The solo show will be in Beacon, NY in the gallery/boutique called Blackbird Attic. I will be showing small drawings and pretty recent series in prints. If you are in Beacon that week, please come over! The opening is on November 13th, 6 - 9 pm. The show will run for about a month (till December).

The group exhibition will be at Show Gallery in Brooklyn. It will be only up for little bit but going to be a fun show. If you are in New York City area, please stop by! The more information about the show will be announced shortly.

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Jason and I arrived New York safe on November 30th. We went across California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania,  New Jersey and New York. It took us 5 days... since we had Basil Leaf with us and we wanted to make it to New York by December 1st. It was rocky and tiring, but we made it. Basil Leaf is pretty happy (since the East Coasts are COLD, but will be hell for him in Summer).  Phew.

We found our cozy apartment on my birthday and we were so relieved! It's gorgeous and amazing place we are living in! We created a studio/office next to our bedroom and I've been working in that room non stop since we settled in. Gets wonderful light and see the cute neighborhood, I'm in a wonderful place. 

I've been working for the solo show for the National Grid Gallery in Sydney, Australia for March 2009. I am nervous because this will be pretty big deal! I've always wanted to go to Australia and very excited to visit there. Working on larger pieces, which I haven't done since I left college, but I think I like working large.  right now, I am handling three pieces same time and I still have to create more by March!

This move has been wonderful! My creativeness is coming back and I am drawing non stop. Excited to go out more and meet more artists/people/clients! I am loving my new life! It's something I've always wanted.  Yay!

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I began working on two 12 x 12 inch drawings for Cerasoli : LeBasse Gallery in Los Angles. Working on square dimension is very tough. Have to be very good with placing the images on the right spot with even negative space around the object.... That's how I usually work but this time, it is going to be very different. No white negative spaces, it is going to be filled with colors and there  will be things crowding and touching the edge to the edge... 

I see the images animating in my head over and over!

Progress will be posted soon.