Current atelier is in Incisa in Val d'Arno (Florence), while previuosly she created in various atelier in the old town center of Florence, in the ancient middle-age village of Barberino Val d'Elsa, and in front of Santa Margherita Ligure and Portofino seaside (north Italy). She has been holding solo exhibitions in several countries since 1989.
Sakae Takanokura
Date of birth : June 9th, 1968 in Tokyo, Japan
Education :
-Tama Art University in Tokyo ; "Bachelor of Arts" with specialization in fine arts (1988-1992)
-Graduate School of Tama Art University in Tokyo ; "Master of Arts" with specialization in fine arts (1992-1994)
Licence of "Curator of museums"
-Academy of Fine Arts of Florence in Italy ; "Diploma in Pittura" with specialization in fine arts (1994-2000)
Exhibitions :
2007, Publication of the Art Book "Sentimento della Natura" (New York Art)
Personal Art Exhibition at the Maruzen Marunouchi Gallery - Tokyo, Japan
Art Exhibition collaborated with Hideki Fujii at the CANON Gallery - Tokyo, Japan
Personal Art Exhibition at the Maruzen Okayama Gallery - Okayama, Japan
Art Exhibition "Arte Sentimentale" at the Art Gallery Renessans - Florence, Italy
2006, Personal Art Exhibition at the Maruzen Marunouchi Gallery - Tokyo, Japan
Art Exhibition "Mu Gen Hou You" (colaboration with Hideki Fujii)" Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan
2005, International Expo - Aichi, Japan
Asia Festival (invitation work collaborated with Hideki Fujii) - South Korea
2004, Art Exhibition at the "Q-Link Kodak Online Photo Salon" - Japan
Art Exhibition "F-graphy (collaboration with Hideki Fujii) " at the Kitagawa Gallery - Osaka, Japan
Art Exhibition of F-graphy Association at the FUJI Photo Salon - Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
Personal Art Exhibition at the Maruzen Nihonbashi Gallery - Tokyo, Japan
Art Exhibition "F-graphy (collaboration with Hideki Fujii)" at the Kusunokien Gallery - Hiroshima, Japan
Doyun International Photo Festival - Doyun, China
Design Award 2004 - Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan
Personal Art Exhibition at the Gallery Image - Matsumoto (Nagano), Japan
Art Exhibition of "Art Emulsion" at the Fuji Photo Salon - Ginza, Tokyo, Giappone
Art Exhibition "F-graphy (collaboration with Hideki Fujii) " - South Korea
2003, Personal Art Exhibition at the "Scicchi Bar/ Modern Art Project" - Pistoia, Italy
KODAK International Competition of Photography - Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
Prized Exhibition at the Kodak Photo Salon - Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
Personal Art Exhibition at the Fukuyama Art Gallery - Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
International Art Contest "Targetti Art Light" - Florence, Italy - *GrandPrix candidate
Art Exhibition "Work-in progress / interferenze (Modern Art Project)" - Pistoia, Italy
2002, Personal Art Exhibition at the Restaurant & Lounge Bar "TIMƒ" - Milan, Italy
Personal Art Exhibition at the Fukuyama Art Gallery - Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
9th Art Competition "Torrita di Siena" - Torrita di Siena, Italy
Personal Art Exhibition at the "La Locanda" - Radda in Chianti (Siena), Italy
Personal Art Exhibition at the "Osteria Volpaia" - Radda in Chianti (Siena), Italy
2001, Art Exhibition at the Antica Macelleria Cecchini - Panzano in Chianti (Florence), Italy
Art Exhibition at the Auberge du Moulin - Bairols, France
Art Competition "XIX Premio Firenze" (Prize of Florence) - Florence, Italy
*Prize "Menzione di merito"
(with the support of the European Parliament,
of the Province of Florence and of the local government of Florence)
Prized Exhibition at the Gallery "Via Larga" - Florence, Italy
2000, Contemporary Art Exhibition at "Alle Tre Melagrane" - Florence, Italy
(organized by the Art Point Black Gallery)
Art Exhibition "Innesti DOC" - Chianti, Italy
(sponsored by the Local Government of Greve in Chianti)
Art Exhibition "Foreign Artists in Florence" at the former Convent of Carmine - Florence, Italy
(sponsored by the Local Government of Florence)
Personal Art Exhibition at the Hotel & Restaurant "Il Cipresso" - Loro Ciuffenna (Arezzo), Italy
Personal Art Exhibition at the Art Gallery "City" - Lignano Sabbiadoro (Udine), Italy
Personal Art Exhibition at the Antica Macelleria Cecchini - Panzano in Chianti (Florence), Italy
Personal Art Exhibition at the Porta all'Arco Art Gallery - Siena, Italy
Personal Art Exhibition at the 5th International Congress on Restoration of Architectural Heritage
"Firenze 2000" - Florence, Italy
1999, Personal Art Exhibition at the Art Point Black Gallery - Florence, Italy
Art Exhibition at the Osteria Michelaccio (organized by the Art Point Black Gallery) - Florence, Italy
Personal Art Exhibition at the "Caffè Storico Giubbe Rosse" - Florence, Italy
Exhibition of the Art Prize "Naturalia Minimmagini" - Florence, Italy - *4th Prize
Art Exhibition"Artists for 2000" - Florence, Italy (sponsored by the Local Government of Florence)
1998, Art Exhibition of Academy of Fine Arts of Florence "Arte ed Arte" - Florence, Italy
Personal Art Exhibition at the Sant'Isaia Art Gallery - Bologna, Italy
Exhibition of the Art Prize "Natale Roma 1998" - Rome, Italy
1996, International Contemporary Art Competition "ETRURIARTE-7" - Venturina (Livorno), Italy
Art Competition "Art New 2000" - Tarquinia, Italy
International Art Fair - Padova, Italy
International Art Fair - Florence, Italy
1995, Personal Art Exhibition at the Audiovisual Documentation Center - Pontassieve, Italy
(sponsored by the Local Government of Florence in Italy)
1993, Personal Art Exhibition at the Fukuyama Art Gallery - Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
Tama Art Exhibition - Tokyo, Japan - *Special Prize
Exhibition of Japan Women's Art Association - Tokyo, Japan
1992, Exhibition of "Art Naif Japon" - Tokyo, Japan
Competition of Small Paintings - Tokyo, Japan
Tama Art Exhibition - Tokyo, Japan
Exhibition of Japan Women's Art Association - Tokyo, Japan
Personal Art Exhibition at the Nagatani Art Gallery - Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
1991, Competition of International Art Grand Prix - Tokyo, Japan - *Prize for the fine work
Tama Art Exhibition of Tokyo
1990, Tama Art Exhibition of Tokyo - Japan
Exhibition of Japan Women's Art Association - Tokyo, Japan
1989, La Seine Biennale ; Prize of the Biennale's sponsors
Tama Art Competition of Tokyo - Japan
Exhibition of Tokyo - Japan
International Art Exhibition in Los Angeles - United States
Prize of Japanese Art
Press Reviews and Articles :
Soprattutto (Italy / 1999)
La Nazione (Italy / 2000, 2003)
La Repubblica (Italy / 2001)
Mainichi Dairy News Web (Japan / 2003)
KODAK Online Photo Salon (Japan / 2004)
Commercial Photo (Japan / 2004)
Chugoku Newspaper (Japan / 2004)
Asahi Newspaper (Japan / 2004 / 2006)
OLYMPUS (Japan / 2004)
Chinese Photography (China / 2004)
FLORIST (Japan / 2004)
Jinzo-Satsuei (China / 2006)
Gunma Newspaper (Japan / 2006)
Contax Club Annual (Japan / 2006)
Contemporary Photography In Japan vol.7 (Japan / 2006)
Ripers (Japan / 2007)
Sentimento della Natura (Japan / 2007) ecc.
Various Art Works :
Illustrations (Publisher "Seibundo Shinkousha" / Tokyo, Japan / 1992)
Illustrations (City of Yokohama, Tourist Bureau / Japan / 1992)
Illustrations (Yomiuri Newspaper / Tokyo, Japan / 1993)
Art Teaching for children ("Yuuyake" Kindergarten / Tokyo, Japan / 1992-1993)
Art Teaching (Private / Tokyo / 1993)
Photography (Edimagazine / Soprattutto / Italy / 1999)
Art Teaching for children (8 Kindergartens of Florence / Italy / 1999-2000)
Art Teaching for children ( Culture Association "Cavaliere Azzurro" / Italy / 2000)
Art Teaching ("Centro Giovani" of Florence & Culture Association "Cavaliere Azzurro" / Italy / 2000-2001)
Photography (International Congress of Architecture "Firenze 2000" / Italy / 2000)
Illustrations ("Batta Club" / Japan / 2002-2007)
Logo mark design (Kawabata Dental Clinic / Japan / 2002)
Lecturer (Course for Museum Curaters at the Tama Art University, Summer session / Tokyo, Japan / 2002)
Art Teaching (Private / Italy / 2003-2004)
Essays (Mainichi Daily News WEB / 2003-2004)
Illustrations ("The New Charms of Korean Cooking" / Japan / 2004)
Logo mark design (SCSA / Cambodia / 2004)
Illustrations (N.Y.B.S. / New York U.S.A. / 2005)
Art Coordinator of exhibition (Japan Kado Association, under the sponsorship of the Embassy of Japan in Italy / Florence / 2007) etc.
