Selected Exhibition and Event

Art Gallery of Greater Victoria  

Fukumaru’s solo exhibition “Beauty of Mending” presents 150 artworks.

NOV 30 2024 - MAY 25 2025

Portland Japanese Garden  

Fukumaru’s solo exhibition “Kintsugi: The Restorative Art of Naoko Fukumaru” presents 73 artworks.

SEP 28 2024 - JAN 27 2025

Alison Bradley Projects Gallery

Fukumaru presents 7 artworks in the group exhibition in New York City.

 NOV 14 2024 - January 11 2025

qathet Art Centre  

Group exhibition “ARTIVISM”

APRIL 22 2024 - JUNE 12 2024

Doris Crowston Gallery  

The exhibition “JAPANESE VIEWS” with Glenn Lewis

MAY 19 - JUNE 17 2023

qathet Art Centre  

Group exhibition “PRESENT”

NOV 17 2023 - JAN 10 2024

Simon Fraser University

Artist Talk at Simon Fraser University

SAT JULY 9 2022

Emily Carr University  

Artist Talk at Emily Carr University of Art and Design

WED OCT 19 2022

Chawan Exhibition 

Canton-Sardine, Vancouver

JUNE 18 – AUGUST 20, 2022

Vancouver Art Gallery

A special collaboration event with Yoko Ono

The Vancouver Art Gallery

Kintsugi Demonstration

MON MAR 14 2022

Vancouver Art Gallery

A special collaboration event with Yoko Ono

The Vancouver Art Gallery

Kintsugi Demonstration

SUN APR 24 2022

Doris Crowston Gallery 

Three-person exhibition sponsored by

the Sunshine Coast Arts Council

JUNE 24 - AUG 14 2022

Vancouver Art Gallery

A special collaboration event with Yoko Ono

The Vancouver Art Gallery

Kintsugi Demonstration

FRI DEC 3 2021

Art Gallery of Burlington  

Kintsugi Artist Talk

Presented by Art Gallery of Burlington

THU JAN 6 2022

Embassy of Japan  

Kintsugi Artist Talk

FRI FEB 11 2022

Richmond Art Gallery

One of the largest Kintsugi exhibitions in North America.

Naoko Fukumaru presents over 230 pieces of Kintsugi works at Richmond Art Gallery

June 26 - August 22, 2021

 SUM Gallery

Exhibition at SUM Gallery in Vancouver

October 28 - December 15, 2021

Queer Arts Festival 2021

 Kamloops Art Gallery

Whose Stories? Curated by Makiko Hara

October 2 - December 31, 2021

Sunzen Art Gallery

Reincarnation Exhibition with Featuring Kintsugi works by

Naoko Fukumaru at Sunzen Art Gallery, Vancouver

December 8, 2020 - February 19, 2021

The Polygon Gallery

Lam Wong Tea Performance with Fukumaru’s Kintsugi Bowls

The Polygon Gallery, North Vancouver

November 8, 2020

postponed

Tidal Art Centre

Kintsugi Exhibition at Tidal Art Centre, Lund

January 25- February 2, 2020

 

Selected Press

Portland Tribune

Fukumaru’s exhibition at The Portland Japanese Garden was featured.

September 2024

KBOO FM

KBOO FM interviewed Carolyn Supinka, Assistant Director of Exhibitions at Portland Japanese Garden, about Fukumaru’s exhibition.

October 2024

Oregon Artwatch

The Oregon Artwatch future Fukumaru’s exhibition at The Portland Japanese Garden.

October 2024

Cultural News

Fukumaru’s exhibition at The Portland Japanese Garden was featured.

September 2024

KGW-TV

KGW-TV, Portland's Leading Local News broadcast Fukumaru’s two-minute live interview.

September 2024

Sunshine Coast Arts Magazine

The Sunshine Coast Arts Magazine future Fukumaru’s artwork “Oacean Scars”.

September 2024

The Garden Path

The Garden Path publication August/September edition, the Portland Japanese Garden future Fukumaru’s work and stories. 

August 2024

AGGV Magazine

The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Magazine future Fukumaru’s work and her exhibition. 

September 2024

Here is Oregon

Fukumaru’s exhibition at The Portland Japanese Garden was featured. 

September 2024

Big Wing Review 

The Big Wing Review Magazine in New York received 2,600+ submissions and selected work from 21 authors and 7 artists. Fukumaru has been selected as one of the 7 artists. 

February 2024

 
 

Robert Yellin Yakimono Gallery 

Interview at Robert Yellin Yakimono Gallery in Kyoto

January 5, 2024

Forbes.com 

Fukumaru’s work “New Life” was featured in Dr. Tal Patalon's article on Forbes.com

February 17, 2024

Portland Japanese Garden

The Portland Japanese Garden announced the upcoming exhibition of Fukumaru.

December 2023

 
 

Tetsujin Style

Tetsujin Style selected 8 Japanese Kintsugi masters. Fukumaru has been selected as one of the 8 artists. 

December, 2023

BC Ceramic Marks Registry

BC ceramic marks registry future Fukumaru in the registry

2023

CBC Radio 

An article and CBC Radio Interview by Tapestry on September 8, 2023

Fukumaru’s interview is from 40:19 to 52:00

Congregation Emanu EL 

Fukumaru discussed Kintsugi healing with Rabbi Joshua Fixler for High Holy Days at Congregation Emanu EL in Houston on August 21, 2023. Her interview is from 35:21 to 44:20 on their YouTube video.

Kyoto Shinbun Newspaper 

Fukumaru was awarded The Ishibashi Foundation/The Japan Foundation Fellowship in 2023 and her activities were featured in Kyoto Shinbun Newspaper on Dec.8, 2023.

Magnifissance Magazine

An Exclusive Interview with a Kintsugi Artist by Magnifissance Magazine How Kintsugi transformed the life of artist Naoko Fukumaru Issue114 August 2022

Powell River Peak

An article about the Exhibition “Transformation”

July 3, 2022

ARS Orientalis 

Naoko Fukumaru was featured in the article ARS Orientalis (Cosponsored by the Department of the History of Art, University of Michigan, and the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution.)

Mended Bodies: Ceramics Restored with Laquer by Yayoi Shinoda Volum 52, 2022

Zoom Magazine

An article about Fukumaru’s Kintsugi work in Zoom Magazine, Spring 2022

qathet Living

Naoko Fukumaru’s essay in qathet Living Magazine (page 35-39) on April 2022

SorryWatch

An article about Fukumaru’s Kintsugi work in SorryWatch on April 27, 2022

Vancouver Sun

About Kintsugi exhibition at Richmond Art Gallery and Fukumaru’s Kintsugi work in Vancouver Sun, July 15, 2021

CBC Radio

CBC Radio Interview by North by Northwest with Sheryl MacKay on March 16, 2022

Fukumaru’s interview is from 18:00 to 34:30

Powell River Peak

An article about Fukumaru’s Kintsugi work in Powell River Peak Newspaper on March 11, 2022

Richmond News

An article about Kintsugi exhibition at Richmond Art Gallery and Fukumaru’s Kintsugi work in Richmond News, July 5, 2021

La Source

An article about Fukumaru in La Source/TheSource, a Vancouver-based bilingual newspaper, July 6, 2021

An article about Kintsugi exhibition at Richmond Art Gallery and Fukumaru’s Kintsugi work in The Tyee, July 7, 2021

 
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Montecristo Magazine

An article about Naoko Fukumaru in

Montecristo Magazine, Jan 27, 2021

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Vancouver Magazine

An article about Reincarnation exhibition at Sunzen Art Gallery and Fukumaru’s Kintsugi work in Vancouver Magazine, Jan 4, 2021

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CBC Radio

CBC Radio Interview by North by Northwest with Sheryl MacKay on August 1 2021.

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Luxury Lifestyle Magazine

An article about Reincarnation exhibition at Sunzen Art Gallery and Fukumaru’s Kintsugi work in FOLIO.YVR Luxury Lifestyle Magazine, issue13, winter 2020

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Powell River Peak

An article about Fukumaru’s Kintsugi work in Powell River Peak Newspaper on 25 Sept. 2020

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Asian Pacific Post

An article about Fukumaru’s Kintsugi work in Asian Pacific Post on 17 Nov. 2020

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The Art of Tea

Naoko Fukumaru joined the Art of Tea collaborative to introduce Kintsugi thought the tea culture.

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Minkei News Online

An article about Fukumaru’s Kintsugi work in Minkei News and Vancouver Keizai on July 15, 2021

Fukumaru’s Kintsugi Bowl was used for the promotional photography of Lush, a cosmetics company in April 2021.

Selected Awards and Honors

Individual Arts Grants from the British Columbia Arts Council

Award for creation of artworks for the exhibition at Portland Japanese Garden, USA

Vancouver, Canada, March 2024

Ishibashi Foundation/The Japan Foundation Fellowship for Research on Japanese Art

The research was undertaken in Kyoto under the Makie master Mr. Yutaro Shimode, who was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure in Japan. Nov.11 2023 - Jan. 8, 2024

Individual Arts Grants from the British Columbia Arts Council

Award for creation of artworks for the exhibition at The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria

Vancouver, Canada, April 2023

Individual Arts Grants from the British Columbia Arts Council

Award for the creation of artwork for the Kintsugi Project with Early BC Studio Potters

Vancouver, Canada, April 2022

Downtown Eastside Small Arts Grant Award and virtual group exhibition in summer

Vancouver, Canada,  February 2022

Downtown Eastside Small Arts Grant Award and virtual group exhibition in summer

Vancouver, Canada, February 2021

Harold Davies Prize for the student who has made the most progress on the course.

West Dean College, West Sussex, United Kingdom, July 1999