MAYUMI GOTO
後藤真由美
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Because of an unexpected accident at her early childhood, she determined to be a Japanese style painter when she was in junior high school,
Since then, she was attracted by all strong things, she started to paint giant trees with the theme of vital force while she was studying art at art university.
In the meantime, she chose cherry blossoms as the main motif to express sadness, emptiness or changing human emotion on cherry tree. During her trip looking for cherry trees many places in Japan, she felt human being in Miharu Takizakura in Fukushima Prefecture, and continue to visit for ten years.
She aims to express cherry trees which no one has seen before by painting various motifs regardless of genre. Also she adopts outdoor painting to get further reality.
Her painting style, expressing sound and undulation of Nature without a draft, is highly appreciated by Mr.Philippe Piguet, great grand-child of Claude Monet.
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Born in Ishikawa Prefecture in 1982 grown in Kanagawa Pref.
Graduated from Japanese Painting Faculty of Musashino Art University in 2005
<Award winning works>
2010
The 21th Garyuzakura Japanese Painting Award at The Museum of The Fine Art Gifu in Takayama
2011
The 29th Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prix Exhibition at The Ueno Royal Museum Tokyo
2016
The first CANSON AMBASSADOR in Japan CANSON Prize representing Japan
2022
Moon Art Competition selected in Germany
＜Major Solo Exhibitions＞
2008
Etsuko Shibata Art Gallery, Tokyo
2016
SOGO Yokohama Art Gallery
2017
SOGO Chiba Art Gallery
TKP Garden City Chiba
2018
SEIBU Ikebukuro Art Gallery
2021
SOGO Yokohama Art Gallery
2022
SOGO Omiya Art Gallery
＜Major Group Exhibitions＞
2016
JAWA-SHOW at Ikebukuro Sunshine City Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo
2018
“Souda Kyoto Ikou(Let’s go to Kyoto)” Presents Gioji /jojakko-ji, Kyoto
2019
The 7th Sato Sakura Museum of Art‘Ōka-Sho Award’Exhibition at Sato Sakura Museum, Tokyo
2020
Victory Bouquet Exhibition for the support of TOKYO2020 at Sato Museum, Tokyo
2020
Hana no En Sakura Kaigaten(A banquet of flowers, cherry flowers exhibition)at Takashimaya, Osaka
2021
Anthology Eto(The twelve zodiac signs) at Takashimaya, Osaka
2022
Japanese Art Exhibition of Peach and Cherry Blossoms, Hungary
2022
Group exhibition at Galerie Nichido Paris, France
2022
Scenery with flowers at Ginza / Soei Gallery,Tokyo
2022
Japan Day AGORA-MSH, Hungary
2022
Moon art fair /The Westin Hamburg, Germany
2022
Anthology Eto(The twelve zodiac signs) at Takashimaya, Osaka
2023
Original paintings of the calendar we chose at Kobe Hankyu
＜Major Public Collections＞
Cinémathèque française (Paris)
Oriental Literature Center in Russian State Library(Moscow)
Masaryk University (Czech)
Szombathely City Government (Hungary)
Sato Sakura Museum (Tokyo)
Kanagawa Prefectural Hiratsuka Secondary School (Kanagawa)
Sozen Community Center in Hiratsuka City(Kanagawa)
Hiratsuka Hachimangu Shrine (Kanagawa)
Soma City Hall (Fukushima)
Miharu Town Miharu Elementary school(Fukushima)
Kagoshima Shrine (Kagoshima)
＜Major works for corporations＞
2023 Calendar Kyodo Printing Co.,Ltd
2023 Calendar Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores,Inc.
The cover picture of“Healthy Mates”member magazine of Hakuju Institutefor Health Science
＜Social Activities＞
Tourism Ambassador of Hiratsuka City
Guidance for wall painting commemorating foundation of Sozen Community Center
Painting 50th anniversary picture of Sozen Community Center in Hiratsuka City
Committee member of Association of Art Museum in Hiratsuka
Steering committee member of Central Community Center in Hiratsuka City
Painting 30th anniversary product of Hiratsuka Keisinkai
Painting of graduation souvenir of 55th public interest corporation JCI(Junior Chamber International Hiratsuka)
63rd Orihime in Shonan Hiratsuka
Lectures abroad like Masaryk University (Czech)
Work shops, Live paintings at museums or schools
Lectures at rotary club or other associations