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Born in Japan in 1965, Minako Ota studied traditional Japanese painting at Tama Art University in Tokyo from 1984 to 1988. After graduation she left Japan and studied painting conservation at the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA, in 1988. From 1989 to 1992 she pursued a post-graduate diploma in conservation of western paintings at the University of Cambridge, UK. She worked in the world's finest museums in London and Chicago and in private practice until she moved to Moscow in 2007. She has exhibited her work in Russia, USA and France.
2011 Exhibition - Home Away From Home - The Hammond Museum, NY
2011 The 6th HAFH exhibition: Emaki for Tomorrow - NY Coo Gallery, NYC, NY
2010 Art and Poetry Exhibition: Fragments of the Muse - Swan Creek Gallery , Lambertville, NJ
2010 Artspan Self Portrait Contest on Facebook worldwide. Bronze Medal
2010 Artsbridge Annual Juried Show at Riverrun Gallery, Lambertville, NJ. Honorable Mention
2010 Art for Art’s Sake juried show at Gallery 125 Trenton, NJ
2009 Solo exhibition - Annam Heritage, Paris, France
2009 Audubon Artists 67th Annual Show - Salmagundi Club, New York City
2009 Solo exhibition - Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ
2008 Solo exhibition in Moscow, Russia
1995-2007 Private practice in painting restoration. Princeton, NJ, USA
1994-1995 Simon Gillespie Studio of Restoration. London, UK
1993 Painting Conservation Department of the Art Institute of Chicago, Il, USA
1992 Painting Restoration Department of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
1989-1992 Hamilton Kerr Institute, University of Cambridge
Graduated with Diploma and Certificate in Painting Restoration. Cambridge, UK
1984-1988 Japanese Painting at Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan. Graduated with BA.
Minako's artworks are represented by the following galleries:
Riverbank Arts (www.riverbankarts.com)
19 Bridge Street, Stockton, NJ 08559
Aquamanile Gallery
2 Somerset Street, Hopewell, NJ
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