NAOMI SHIGETA
BORN: 1968 Gunma, Japan



EDUCATION

B.F.A.  FINE ARTS (PAINTING) MAGNA CUM LAUDE, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, OR APRIL 1997

B.S.  FINE ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, OR MARCH 1997

PAINTING & DRAWING STUDY PROGRAM, SIENNA, ITALY, AUGUST 1996 - SEPTEMBER 1996



SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2008 - NEW PAINTINGS, AUGEN GALLERY, PORTLAND, OR

2006 - CARRIED, AUGEN GALLERY, PORTLAND, OR

2005 - WHEREABOUTS, AUGEN GALLERY, PORTLAND, OR

2003 - FORMATIVE, AUGEN GALLERY, PORTLAND, OR

2002 - PULSE, AUGEN GALLERY, PORTLAND, OR

2001 - AUGEN GALLERY, PORTLAND, OR

1999 - 11 HOUR FLIGHT, AUGEN GALLERY, PORTLAND, OR

1998 - VITA GALLERY, PORTLAND, OR



GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2006 - STRUCTURE: WORKS INSPIRED BY THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

2006 - RECENT ACQUISITIONS - SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES PORTABLE WORKS COLLECTION, SEATTLE, WA

2006 - MUNICIPAL TOWER GALLERY, SEATTLE, WA2002 - GROUP EXHIBITION, AUGEN GALLERY, PORTLAND, OR

2000 - 20th ANNUAL NORTHWEST ART EXHIBITION, THE WHATCOM MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND ART, BELLINGHAM, WA

2000 - NATIONAL PRIZE SHOW, THE CAMBRIDGE ART ASSOCIATION, CAMBRIDGE, MA - JURIED BY CARL BELZ-DIRECTOR EMERITUS ROSE ART MUSEUM

1999 - SAKS 5TH AVENUE, PORTLAND, OR

1999 - "1999 PACIFIC NORTHWEST ANNUAL," BELLEVUE ART MUSEUM, BELLEVUE, WA

1999 - "NATIONAL PRIZE SHOW," FEDERAL RESERVE BANK GALLERY, BOSTON, MA , JURIED BY PETER RATHBONE, SOTHEBY’S NY, AND ELIZA RATHBONE

1998 - "MAKE A WISH," INVITATIONAL EXHIBIT, VITA GALLERY, PORTLAND, OR

1998 - "HORIZONTAL EXHIBTION," VITA GALLERY, PORTLAND, OR

1997 - B.F.A. EXCHANGE EXHIBITION - "RECOLLECTION", "WATERMARK I", EUGENE, OR

1997 - LAVERNE KRAUSE GALLERY EXHIBITION, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, OR

1996 - LAVERNE KRAUSE GALLERY EXHIBITION, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, OR

1995 - WATERCOLOR EXHIBITION, LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, EUGENE, OR



GRANTS, AWARDS, & HONORS

2005 - PURCHASE AWARD, SEATTLE PUBLIC PORTABLE WORKS COLLECTION, SEATTLE, WA

2005 - ART FOR LIFE LIVE AUCTION, CASCADE AIDS PROJECT, CURATED BY GREG BELL, JOHN BUCHANAN & BRUCE GUENTHER, PORTLAND, OR

2004 - ART FOR LIFE LIVE AUCTION, CASCADE AIDS P ROJECT, MONTGOMERY PARK BUILDING,PORTLAND, OR

2003 - ART FOR LIFE, CASCADE AIDS PROJECT, WIEDEN & KENNEDY BUILDING, PORTLAND, OR

2001 - LIVE AUCTION, CASCADE AIDS PROJECT, PACIFIC NORTHWEST COLLEGE OF ART, PORTLAND, OR

2000 - JURIED LIVE AUCTION, CASCADE AIDS PROJECT, 10th ANNUAL BENEFIT, PACIFIC NORTHWEST COLLEGE OF ART, PORTLAND, OR

1999 - PURCHASING AWARD, CITY OF PORTLAND COLLECTION, REGIONAL ARTS & CULTURAL COUNCIL, PORTLAND, OR

1999 - REGIONAL ARTS & CULTURE COUNCIL GRANT, PORTLAND, OR

1999 - ARTIST IN RESIDENCY (PAINTING), VILLA MONTALVO, SARATOGA, CA 1999

1998 - ARTIST IN RESIDENCY (PAINTING), VERMONT STUDIO CENTER, JOHNSON, VT

1998 - FREEMAN FELLOWSHIP ALTERNATE ARTIST GRANT

1997 - ARTIST IN RESIDENCY (PAINTING), VERMONT STUDIO CENTER, JOHNSON, VT.


PUBLIC ART

2001/2002 - DESIGN TEAM, REGIONAL ARTS AND CULTURE COUNCIL, PORTLAND, OR

COLLECTIONS

REGIONAL ARTS AND CULTURE COUNCIL, PORTLAND, OR

THE DRAWING CENTER, SLIDE REGISTRY, NEW YORK, NY

PUBLICATIONS

2005 - D.K. ROW, THE OREGONIAN, A&E SECTION - "SHOWS OF NOTE," PORTLAND, OR JUNE 24, P. 26

2005 - THE ASIAN REPORTER, ARTS, CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT, PORTLAND, OR JUNE 14, P. 14 (Illustrated))

2003 - DOUGLAS BULLIS, 100 ARTISTS OF THE WEST COAST, SCHIFFER PUBLISING LTD., NAOMI SHIGETA (illustrated)

2002 - LOIS ALLEN, ARTWEEK, "NAOMI SHIGETA AT AUGEN GALLERY," JULY/AUGUST 2002, COVER, pp. 21 & 22 (illustrated)

2001 - D.K. ROW, THE OREGONIAN, LIVING SECTION, PORTLAND, OR FEBRUARY 1, 2001 (illustrated)

2001 - D.K. ROW, THE OREGONIAN, A&E SECTION, PORTLAND, OR JANUARY 26, 2001

2001 - HARRIET KLEIN, DIGITAL CITY, ARTS & CULTURE, "MIND MAPS," FEBRUARY 2001, PORTLAND, OR

2001 - DAMIAN KILBY, PORTLAND CITY SEARCH, ARTS, "LIGHT OF THE MIND," FEBRUARY 2001

1998 - WILLAMETTE WEEK, VISUAL ART SECTION, PORTLAND, OR NOVEMBER 9, 1998

1998 - THE OREGONIAN, LIVING SECTION, PORTLAND, OR AUGUST, 1998

1998 - THE OREGONIAN, ARTS SECTION, PORTLAND, OR JUNE 19, 1998

1997 - CHUO-BIJUTSU EXHIBITION COMMEMORATIVE BOOK, WATERMARK, TOKYO, JAPAN

1997 - JOMO SHINBUN NEWSPAPER, ARTS SECTION, OTA CITY, GUNMA, JAPAN



COLLECTIONS

REGIONAL ARTS AND CULTURE COUNCIL, PORTLAND, OR