Fumiko Toda
Fumiko Toda grew up in the Japanese countryside, near the edge of a pond thriving in bio-diversity. Thus, she would spend long summer days collecting all manner of insects, leaves and stones to escape my isolation. After attending Art and Design University in Kyoto, she moved to New York City, in 2001, and was strongly influenced by the urban experience; how metropolitan living tends toward disconnection and results in an existence bereft of intimacy.
She is obsessively fascinated with color, texture, textile design, and form, although most of the images and inspiration she find for art are drawn from my childhood background.
Through the making of art, Fumiko Todaa engage this disconnection: from the community of humankind, and from the natural world.
Working in mixed media allows me to create different layers of acrylic paint, ink drawing, collage and printmaking in the overlay of various surfaces and visual effects resulting from this process, she can suggest the passage of time and recollection of memory.
2002-2007 National Academy of Fine Art, (New York, NY)
2000 Graduated Kyoto University of Art and Design (Kyoto, Japan)
1998 Sugii Art institution (Mie, Japan)
1997 Ito Art Institution (Mie, Japan)
■ Solo Exhibitions
2018 Blighten Up by Fumiko Toda at Alex Adam Gallery
2017 Fumiko Toda: Manhattan, China
2016 Fumiko Toda Solo Show at Zia Gallery in Chicago
2015 Fumiko Toda Solo Show at Pipal Fine Art, China
Fumiko Toda: Elephant Forest, Kui Yuan Gallery, China
2014 Fumiko Toda and Carl Wilen at Zia Gallery in Chicago
Perceiving Reality and the Visions Beyond at Alex Adam Gallery, NYC
2013 Fumiko Toda and Tim Liddy at Zia Gallery in Chicago
2012 Recent Paintings, Susan Ely Fine Art, NYC
2010 O’connell & Toda, Illuminated & Adored, Susan Eley Fine Art, NYC
2009 Fumiko Toda Solo Exhibition, “Recent Insects”, Safe-T Gallery, NYC
Fumiko Toda Solo Exhibition” Insects from NY”, Horti, Kobe, Japan
2008 Fumiko Toda Solo Exhibition, Cottage Gallery (Ridgewood, NJ)
2007 Fumiko Toda Solo Exhibition “It’s time again”, Designers and Agents, NYC
1998 Fumiko Toda Solo Exhibition ” Time and Girl”, Hisa gallery, Mie, Japan.
■ Selected Group Exhibitions
2018 The Floral Show at Zia Gallery, Chicago
“The Elephant in the Room” invited artists
at Zia Gallery, Chicago
End of Year All Gallery Artists Group Exhibition at Zia Gallery, Chicago
2017 End Of Year Group Exhibition at Zia Gallery, Chicago
Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer at Amy Simon Fine Art, CT
Of Painting and Color at Zia gallery, Chicago
Pop up of Gallery and Invited Artists at Zia Gallery, Chicago
2016 End Of Year Group Exhibition at Zia Gallery, Chicago
Summer Select at Amy Simon Fine Art, CT
2015 End of Year Group Exhibition at Zia Gallery, Chicago
My Big Summer Show at Amy Simon Fine Art, CT
Jecoraion at J-collabo, Brooklyn NY
Conspicuous Nature at Amy Simon Fine Art, CT
Butterfly Away in Katrina Adam United States Tennis Association- USTA (Official)
President’s Suite at the Arthur Ashe Stadium at US Open
Group Exhibition of All Gallery Artist at Zia Gallery, Chicago
2014 One Of One at Susan Eley Fine Art, NYC
‘The Magnified Eye II: Contemporary Botanical Portraiture’, Diane Birdsall Gallery, CT
To Summon Spring at Zia Gallery, Chicago
Art Flair at Alex Adam Gallery, NYC
Gallery Artist Show at Zia Gallery, Chicago
The Tall Tale at Susan Eley Fine Art, NYC
2013 Prints and Drawing at Mehu, Mehu gallery in NYC
2012 Gallery Artists Summer Group Show, Zia Gallery in Chicago
2011 New Works at Frameless Gallery presented by ArtDog Gallery, London
Summer Select at Susan Eley Fine Art, NYC
A Summer Of Art And Cocktails at diane birdcall gallery, CT
Matrix to Impression: Contemporary and Modern prints at Madelyn Jordon Fine Art
Winter Selects at Susan Eley Fine Art, NYC
2010 Robert Bob Blackburn Member’s show at EFA 20/20 Gallery, NYC
Ports of Art at JFK airport, NYC
Two- Way- Mirror, Zea Mays Printmaking, Florence, MA
Artist From Around The World at Alex Adam Gallery, NYC
2009 Ports of Art at Puerto Vallarta Airport, Mexico
Sonia Gechtoff and Friends at Alex Adam Gallery, NYC
Robert Bob Blackburn Member show at EFA 20/20 Gallery, NYC
The 2nd Bangkok Triennale International Print and Drawing Exhibition (Bangkok, Thailand)
2008 The 183rd Annual: An Invitational Exhibition Of Contemporary American Art at The
National Academy Museum, NYC
Young Emerging Artist at Lana Santorelli Gallery, NYC
Beauty’s Burden at Ernest Rubenstein Gallery, NYC
Paper in the Wind Exhibition, NYC
2007 Project Benefit Auction at Rare Gallery, NYC
The Seed Project show at Winkleman Gallery, NYC
Mural workshop Exhibition, National Academy of Fine Art, NYC
2006 NYC Art Student Exhibition, Ise Cultual Foundation, NYC
“4 points connected” at Synchronicity Fine Arts, NYC
The N/A Juried Exhibition, Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, NYC
2005 The N/A Juried Exhibition, Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, NYC
2004 Selected group show at Lord Van’s Gallery, NYC
The N/A Juried Exhibition, Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, NYC
The 4th Minnesota National Print Biennale at University of Minnesota
The Annual Student Show at the National Arts Club, NYC
2003 The 2003 International Miniture Print Exhibition, Norwalk, CT
The 26th Small Works show, 80 Washington Square East Gallery, NYC
The N/A Juried Exhibition, Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, NYC
2000 Kyoto Art and design university graduate student exhibition,The Kyoto Art Museum, Kyoto,
Japan
1999 “Works” at Mie Bunkakaikan, Mie, Japan
■ Art Fair
2018 Art Central Hong Kong , A Gallery, HK
2017 CT Contemporary Art Fair, Amy Simon Fine Art
Asia Contemporary Art Show, A Gallery, HK
Affordable Art Fair in HK, A Gallery, HK
2016 Affordable Art Fair in Singapore, Alex Adam Gallery NYC
Affordable Art Fair in NYC, Alex Adam Gallery NYC
2015 Affordable Art Fair in NYC, Alex Adam Gallery NYC
2014 ArtHamptons, Hampton, Alex Adam Gallery NYC
The downtown art fair, Hi Art, NYC
2013 The Affordable Art Fair in NYC, Uchu Gallery, NYC
2012 Art Miami. Zia gallery in Chicago
The Affordable Art Fair NYC. Uchu Gallery, NYC
The Affordable Art Fair . Hampstead, London. ArtDog Gallery, London
2011 The Affordable Art Fair London. ArtDog Gallery, London.
The Affordable Art Fair NYC. Alex Adam Gallery, NYC
2004 The Art Expo sponsored by Olson’s project, NYC