Chikako IMAIZUMI  今泉智加子

￭Major exhibition history:
2020 11th From Lausanne To Beijing International Fiberart Biennial (China)
2020 10th International Paper Triennial (Swiss)
2020 21th Textile Miniature Exhibition(Slovakia)
2020 Asia-Europe 4 fiber art (Denmark, Lithuania)
2019 16 th International Triennial of Tapestry Łódż (Poland)
2019 Asia-Europe 4 (Belgium, Germany)
2019 Miniatextile Como(Italy)
201911 Baltic Mini Textile Gdynia (Poland)
2018 10th From Lausanne To Beijing International Fiberart Biennial (China)
2018 Miniatextile Como(Italy)
2017 Miniartextil Como (Italy)
2017 8th International biennial exhibition of contemporary art, Scythia (Ukraine)
2012,2013,2014 A-21 International Art Exhibition Osaka(Japan)
2006-2020 Some-Ori group show, Kyoto, Tokyo, Nagoya, Kobe(Japan)
2008-2019 Dual show with Katsuhiko Imaizumi in Gallery Nekogameya(Osaka, Japan)
￭Education: 
2016 Artist in residence in University of Arts in Poznań (Poland) for 3 months.
2004 Bachelor of Art, Textile Course, Kyoto University of Art and Design(Japan)
1977 Bachelor of Science, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University(Japan)
￭ Present:
Gallerist in the Gallery Nekogameya

I create works mainly with Japanese banana thread. Especially I like this fibre because of the strength and subtle sparkle. This provides the possibility of three-dimensional expression.  I also challenge other materials, recently iron thread.  I am interested in making soft sculptures using these properties and textures of the materials. My methods are very simple, mainly stitching, coiling, and sometimes felting. I feel my source of creation is strongly related to the love of nature and living things.

Katsuhiko IMAIZUMI  今泉勝彦

Gallerist in the Gallery Nekogameya (painter)

2016 Artist in residence in University of Arts in Poznań (Poland) for 3 months.
1977 Bachelor of Science,Department of Biology,Faculty of Science,Kyushu University
2007 Open an art gallery, “Gallery Nekogameya”,in Osaka
 

Major exhibition history
Gugen art association group show every year (1982〜2020)
Dual show with Chikako Imaizumi (wife) in Gallery Nekogameya
in Osaka every two years. (2008.2010.2012.2014. 2017.2019)
Solo exhibition in Gallry Nekogameya (2020)
Osaka Prefecture’s artist association group show every year (2009〜2019)
A-21 International Art Exhibition in Osaka (2014)