Collection
Collect my work from NWDC-Northwest Designer Craftsmen, Traver Gallery, Artsy and Juried exhibition in the Washington State, USA, if the works are not shown there, you can collect artwork from our studio directly or request commissioned work possibly in Seattle/ Edmond area delivery.
For Public Art Projects, Northwest Design Craftsmen, or Morisawa Studio can arrange the collection process which is case by case.
https://nwdesignercraftartists.org/
Small works are possibly available in Seattle Area from our studio directory, you can contact us via website.
CBS News Seattle selected our art studio one of the Best 5 local Seattle artists including Dale Chifuly
Public Art Collections, Washington State The United States: Credentials
ArtsWA, Walla Walla Community College-New Science Building, WA State Art Collection
Seattle Convention Center, Seattle New Summit Building, WA Public Art Collection
City of Bellevue Public Art Portable Collection, City of Bellevue Art Commission Program
City of Portland and Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, Portable Art Collection
Port of Seattle, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Public Art Collection
City of Seattle and Seattle Public Utilities(SPU), Portable Art Collection
City of Shoreline, Permanent Collection. City of Shoreline Portable Art Collection
City of Kent, Permanent Collection. City of Kent Portable Art Collection
Museum board members from Bellevue Art Museum, Frye Art Museum, Artist Trust Presidents collected works too.
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, NW Summer Exhibition Invited by Chief Curator, Greg Robinson
BIMA Summer 2024 Exhibition: July 5th - Sept. 30th, 2024, Bainbridge Island, WA
Front Cover Selection by Preview Art Magazine, Vancouver CA, Annual readership of 375K in CA/USA
Highlights by Matthew Kangas, Art Critic, Preview Magazine Summer Issue 2024, Page 54
Lumen Field, July 25th- 28th, Seattle WA Booth @BainBridge Island Museum of Art
Port of Seattle Public Art Collection at North Main Terminal, WA 2024
SeaTac International Airport - Public Art Permanent Collection 2024-2025, at North Main Terminal 
Thank you very much Seattle Airport Public Art Curator and the Team.
NW Contemporary Craft 2024 Exhibition, Shack Art Center, Everett WA, Summer 2024
NWDC History Streaming Video at the NWDC Homepage 3.51 Min.
Energy XI - Target - Rise, Let Me Sun Rise, 2017 - Private Collection is included in the video.
Handcrafted, Oli-stained, Wood and Paper Mosaic, Acrylic, Washi on Board, Diptych - 36 x 48 Inch
City of Bellevue Asian pacific American Celebration Month Exhibition, invited May 2024 
LMN Architect The Shop Seattle Pioneer Square Art Celebration, invited May 2024 
Jeanette Best Gallery at Northwind Art Center, Embrace Exhibition, Port Townsend, WA, April 2024
City of Hiemji Art Museum Exhibition, Museum Choice Award, Japan March 2024
Traver Gallery Artist Group Exhibition: Jan 4- Feb 24, New Year 2024, Seattle
New Summit Building - Seattle Convention Center Art Collection 2023
900 Pine St, Seattle WA 98101, Top Floor 5th, exhibited at near the elevator
Naoko Morisawa, Target Forever - Round 3, 36 Inch dia,2022
Hand-crafted, oilstained wood and paper mosaic, acrylic, oil, sumi, Japanese paper
The work has been exhibited at Traver Gallery Solo exhibition and Seattle Art Fair.
On the way to the Shangri-La, Horizon and Peacock, Partial view 2022
Handcrafted, Oil-stained Wood/ Paper Mosaic Painting, Acrylic, Wasi
King Station Gallery Solo Exhibition [Happy Room] 2023 commissioned by City of Seattle
Anacortes Art Fair, Fine Art Annual Exhibition,@the Port, Anacortes, 2023
Jeanette Best Gallery, at Port Townsend Group Exhibition, Spring 2024
Seattle Capitol-Hill and Central District Area, The Design Competition 2023 Awarded - Morisawa Studio
during December 2023 - January 2024., with the another artist. As of last week of October, the panel had been narrowed down to five finalists,
we have been making presentation. We were officially contacted and have been selected as one of the two selected artists in early November.
BIMA Spotlight Juried Group Exhibition - the diverse 10th Anniversary, Bainbridge Island Mueum of Art 
Traver Gallery Artist Group Exhibition, Summer 2023, Seattle
Traver Gallery Artist Group Exhibition, Jan.5- Feb.25 2023, Seattle
Northwest Designer Craftsmen Artist/ Bellevue Art Museum Exhibitions, Washington 2020-2023
International Biennials: Dublin Biennial, Florence Biennial, National Weather Center Biennial, Asian Design Art Triennial, Bellingham National, Art Olympia Exhibition at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, NW Biennial in Oregon. Works on the website and Commissioned work possibly available in Greater Seattle Area.
WA State Public Art Collection 2022 for Walla Walla Community College, WA
Represented by Traver Gallery Seattle WA
Our studio recommend gallery in Seattle, Pacific Northwest and West Coast is the Traver Gallery. The Traver Gallery is the top-ranked gallery and regularly participates in major art fairs nationwide in the United States to support and expand visibility for their artists. Located next to the Seattle Art Museum and Seattle Four Seasons Hotel, just 3 minutes walking from Seattle Pike Place Market. The artwork made by well-known Jun Kaneko, Patti Warashina and Dale Chifuly is also available from this Gallery. On the first Thursday Art Walk in Seattle, you can always grab a monthly art exhibition guide published by the Seattle Art Dealers Association (SADA) Group before visiting Traver Gallery, SADA galleries Seattle Art Museum, and act accordingly to enjoy the artful day.
About Traver Gallery:
For more than 40 years, the Traver Gallery has served as a theater for the visual arts, providing space for artists to explore their ideas and share their discoveries with the world. We are dedicated to representing artists at all stages of their career — emerging, mid-career and established — our focus is on artists who work with materials in unique and innovative ways. Located in the heart of downtown Seattle, Traver Gallery is one of the country’s premier exhibition spaces for contemporary studio glass, painting, sculpture, and installation art.
After a two-year hiatus, Traver Gallery has announced that it will be attending the 2022 Seattle Art Fair. Join us at the Lumenfield Event Center in Seattle from July 21st to 24th. Introducing the works of Marita Dingus, Naoko Morisawa, Jane Rosen and Preston Single Tally.
New Wave - Target Forever Round Series TRIO, 36inch diameter, 2022
Handcrafted, Oil-stained Wood/ Paper Mosaic Painting, Acrylic, Washi
Seattle Art Fair 2022 & Traver Gallery Solo Exhibition: Happy Dreamer
By Jas Keimig, The Stranger editor: You'll also get a chance to peep Naoko Morisawa's dazzling,colorful mosaics
composed of oil stained wood and washi paper cut so finely they look like thread. at the Seattle Art Fair 2022!
By Brangien Davis, The Crosscut editor: At Traver Gallery, Seattle mixed-media artist Naoko Morisawa presents, a vibrant collection of her meticulously cut and painted wood and paper mosaics. Using traditional Japanese wood-inlaying techniques, she creates energetic swirls and abstractions to express joy.
July 21-24, 2022, Lumen Field, Seattle WA (map)
Selected VIP Opening Evening
Thursday, July 21st: 5:00 – 6:00 PM Exclusive Entry for Select VIPs
Opening Evening
Thursday, July 21st: 6:00 – 9:00 PM
All Public Days:
Friday, July 22nd: 12:00 – 8:00 PM
Saturday, July 23rd: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday, July 24th: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
The Seattle Art Fair is a one-of-a-kind destination for the best in modern and contemporary art and a showcase for the vibrant arts community of the Pacific Northwest. Based in Seattle, a city as renowned for its natural beauty as its cultural landscape, the fair brings together the region’s strong collector based local, national, and international galleries area museums and institutions and an array of innovative public programming. Founded in 2015 by the late Paul G. Allen, the Seattle Art Fair is produced by Art Market Productions.
Contemporary Art Curator Magazine, Europe
At Seattle local Fine Dining Place- 84Yesler with the chef, Christina Siegl at Pioneer Square Seattle WA
You will enjoy delightful dining experience together with visual art of cuisine.
Permanent Collections:
City of Seattle, Kent, Shoreline, Seattle International Airport and City of Portland collected my art for their Public Art Collection in Washington and Oregon, USA.
Target Forever iii - Imagine, City of Portland Permanent Collection 2021 at New Vanport Building, Portland Oregon USA
Currently, we are directly working on collaboration with museums and companies, and we will shift to the gallery that have long-term and deep ties with contemporary art museums, local Seattle Museums and contemporary crafts rather than the gallery which works merely with individuals or travelers.
Exhibited Nebraska, Greater Chicago, Minnesota, BC, City of Kent, Seattle, Tokyo, Kansai, Oregon, Michigan, California, Georgia, Canada Exhibitions, Coos Art Museum, Oregon Northwest Biennale 2021, and Vanport Building Art Permanent Collection Exhibitions, Minnesota Museum Exhibition 2021 etc. Currently working on Interstate National Biennial 2022 at Bellingham CWU, Kirkland Art Center Juried exhibition, Shunpike Aces Exhibitions, and International District Seattle new Condominium Design project 2022. You can visit the each exhibition and purchase works from exhibition place directly, the monthly artwork image of artwork printed on The North American Post published throughout Oregon/ Washington State area since 1902, Please contact us, we can arrange new one as well. Thank you.
Commissioned Work is possibly available in Greater Seattle Washington and Portland Oregon, USA.
Selected into lots of publication, juried show in regional, national and international level. Showing artwork throughout WA and beyond.
My Collection - Piccadilly: Artist Trust Fine Art Auction 2015, Hand-Crafted Wood Mosaic and Acrylic, Oil and Sumi
Published Commentary :
"21st Century update of traditional Japanese wood mosaic popular in the Edo period", after I have researched Japanese art history.
By David Francis, PhD Contemporary Theory UW, Shoreline Art Coordinator, Independent art curator
- Naoko Morisawa’s mosaic artwork is hand-made of thousands of very small slices of natural and oil-dyed (wood) chips on board. She incorporates the patterns in the wood and enhances them with oil-stain to explore imagery that comes from common items: a cupcake, shoes, a wave, and waterfalls etc. Her work has been exhibited internationally and locally at Seattle Art Museum Gallery; Whatcom Museum; Wing Luke Museum; FCA Gallery in Vancouver-BC Canada; contemporary art museums and galleries in Ginza, Aoyama, Kobe, Kawasaki, Yokohama, and Tokyo (Japan); Dublin Biennial International 2014 (Ireland); invited to Roma Art International Biennial, 2015 and selected from Florence Biennial International 2015 (Italy). http://www.naokomorisawa.com
Morisawa’s artwork also wonderfully straddles the border between craft and fine art, which the Northwest as a region is widely recognized for. In Japan, traditional mosaic using wood (parquetry and/or marquetry) is called yosegi, and dates from the Edo period (1603-1868), when an explosion of functional objects incorporated the craft, including puzzle boxes and screens. With a little background research, it becomes impossible to look at Morisawa’s work, for instance, and not think of a screen such as the fireplace screen by Nakajima Mokudo Kikutaro) 1889-1968 in The Art of Japanese Craft: 1875 to Present (Felice Fischer, Philadelphia Museum of Art in association with Yale UP, 2008, 29), with its still life and painterly effect. As Fischer emphasizes, Japanese craft really accelerates in the early 20th century, with poet and sculptor Takamura Kotaro famously observing that art was about more than just technical mastery. (This is echoed wonderfully by glass pioneer Harvey Littleton of the American Studio Glass movement who said that “technique is cheap.”). Locally, it’s also a short step from Morisawa back to woodworker and architect George Nakashima, whose interest in the grain pattern of wood helped shape the growth of the American Craft movement.
As much as Morisawa has perfected her technique over many years, her choice of subject matter and aesthetic for fashion (especially shoes) and flower arrangements (ikebana in Japanese tradition), as well as the new interest in geometric abstraction, belies a deeper project than what we normally associate with a utilitarian or craft-based object. As the art of craft in general overlaps more and more with contemporary art (for example, By Hand: The Use of Craft in Contemporary Art, Shu Hung and Joseph Magliaro, eds. Princeton Architectural Press, NY, 2007; Crafting a Continuum: Rethinking Contemporary Craft, ed. Peter Held and Heather Sealy Lineberry, ASU Art Museum, 2013 [the latter came to Bellevue Arts Museum in 2014]), Morisawa’s work is increasingly resonating with the contemporary focus on materials and process, sharing the characteristic of lengthy production time with a lot of other wood, metal, and ceramic-based art forms. In essence, her work provides a fascinating 21st century update to the traditional wood mosaic of the Edo period.-
Featured Nationwide Art Magazine Dec. 2015 - 120 minutes interview with Gary Faigin, Seattle Art Critic
THE WOOD ART OF NAOKO MORISAWA
Gary Faigin, Gage Academy Founder, 120 min. interview
Unlike more conventional careers (i.e. dentistry or accounting), art is a profession with as many paths to success and mastery as there are artists. Seattle-based Japanese artist Naoko Morisawa’s career has followed a particularly unusual trajectory, so it is no wonder that her current body of work – mosaic-like paintings made up of hundreds of tiny pieces of natural and oil-stained wood veneer – is also highly original. The life of a tree and the energy in each grain of wood are why Naoko uses wood, from her artist statement.
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Originally from the Yokohama area, Naoko studied design and ceramics at Tama Art University in Tokyo, considered one of the top art schools in Japan. After graduating, she worked in graphic design, where her jobs included producing the Japanese packages for Twinings Tea and Godiva Chocolates, (with a “Japanese style, time controlling” boss), and the creation of high-end greeting cards. Setting out to leave the world of commercial art, Naoko became a teacher and practitioner of the craft of Washi, a type of collage using torn-up strips of Japanese paper, creating images like animals (Year of the Tiger, etc.) and flowers.
Naoko then studied traditional Japanese marquetry (also known as intarsia), based on a historic European method, where artists create pictures entirely made up of carefully cut and glued slivers of wood. Early examples of the practice can be seen in places like the Renaissance palace of Urbino, where highly detailed landscapes and still lives are built into interior walls. Marquetry exploits the natural range of tone and grain of the wood itself, which provides the color and form for the final image.
After beginning with more conventional pictures, Naoko evolved a technique that broke with the restrictions of the traditional craft. She decided to extend the available palette by staining or painting some of her wood sheets with bright, vibrant oil-based colors. She also decided to allow the painted surface of her supporting panel to show through large and small gaps between the wood pieces, gaining both the ability to work in a larger scale, as well as reducing the time required to complete an image. Her move to America freed Naoko from the sort of disapproval these innovations inspired in Japan. It also facilitated her evolution to working at a much larger scale than what was common or practical in Japan.
The other artistic benefits of Naoko’s move to American are obvious from a quick review of her work in the decade since her arrival. Highly productive, she has explored a wide variety of themes and approaches, indulging her love for exploration and experimentation. Her wood collage series include close-ups of shoes, Noh theater masks, and mushrooms, as well as a more recent foray into abstraction.
She has also created free-standing sculptures, as well as a fourteen foot garden wall in the style of her inlaid wood pieces, commissioned by the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture. Naoko’s CV also includes dozens of group and juried shows (Dublin Biennale 2014), part of her strategy to get her work better known by entering as many open competitions as possible, a practice that has already led to a shelf full of awards.
A close inspection of a typical Naoko piece reveals an almost obsessive attention to scale, surface, and detail. “Mask II - Komachi, Neo Japonism Rock'n Roll”, for example, includes a wood mosaic depiction of a highly dimensional Noh mask with textured, illusionistic shadows, floating against a background of dreamlike, painted clouds. Scattered in the sky like sequins are hundreds of tiny squares of colored wood, each hand-cut piece the size of a lentil or peppercorn. A companion work, the devil-like “Mask I Hannya” also includes sprays of tiny squares, but here, according to the artist, they represent the scales of a snake skin. Her use of wood as “paint” also facilitates a direction connection between two dimensions and three. Her three-part series “The Illusionist” begins with wood collage of a magician whose head has been replaced by a rose, continues with his evolution into a spiraling, highly-stylized tree, and ends with the magician’s final transformation into a life-size, fully-dimensional shirt, its thick “fabric” a checkboard of multi-toned wood squares - a piece of sculpture, really.
Although she has done non-representational images in the past, Naoko is currently at work on an entire series of abstractions. Like many other abstract artists, she enjoys the open-ended interpretations that non-figurative work can inspire. Naoko also explains that her new series is a response to feelings that she could express no other way.
In some cases, these feelings have a very specific focus. “Energy V – Gravity”, one of the most non-figurative of the recent works, is inspired by the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami. “I did not want to create images that focused on suffering, or sadness”, said Naoko. Instead, “Gravity” is an abstract depiction of energies at work under the earth’s surface, where thousands of jagged, fractured puzzle pieces seem to be breaking out of a superimposed, geometric cage. Other works in the series are inspired by other aspects of the natural world, like waves, jellyfish, forests, and even the Big Bang.
Her studio also includes pieces that are more experimental, like recent collages where the wood shards are replaced by colored strips of corrugated cardboard, creating a level of shadow and texture quite different and complimentary to that of the flatter wood pieces. Even her finished wood paintings are the result of trial and error, since the final result – achieved after many days of construction - is unpredictable; some works need to be scraped down and rebuilt partway through.
Naoko Morisawa’s artistry thrives in a very personal intersection of East and West, traditional and non-traditional approaches, innovation, craft and fine art. Where it goes from here, given her history of experimentation and innovation, is an open-ended question.
Featured Preview Art Magazine, Vancouver and Alberta, Canada and Washington and Oregon, USA 2018
By Matthew Kangas, Seattle and International Art Critic, and Art Ltd. Magazine
Morisawa, born in Tokyo, lives in Seattle but has exhibited widely in Japan and the US, as well as at the recent Phnom Penh Art-Design Triennial in Cambodia. Her colorful woven-wood “mosaics” have attracted attention for their meticulous craftsmanship and intricate compositions, landing her numerous public art commissions; her work is in private collections in Washington State, Oregon, Connecticut, Ireland and Japan. She is inspired by nature, Kabuki and Noh theatre designs.
Testimonials:
"Great work, Details and Organic element that I found! at Bellingham National Exhibition at Whatcom Museum"
By Bruce Guenther, Oregon Museum Curator
"I have always enjoyed your work and would welcome the opportunity to meet with you and learn more about your process and concepts, and my testimonial is my representation of her work in my gallery."
By Sarah Traver, Traver Gallery, Seattle Premier International Gallery
"The Seattle Convention Center is assembling a large collection of art, representing some of the region's most talented artists and the collective cultural community of the Pacific Northwest. We are so pleased to have your art as part of this collection."
By Cath Brunner, Public Art Consultant, Seattle WA
"Our curator recommended your work entitled, TARGET FOREVER XII - ROUND 3 be purchased for the Convention Center. I look forward to arranging and working with you on finalizing a new home for this amazing artwork! Thank you."
By Heather Dwyer Art Consultant - Seattle Convention Center
"Naoko's work is so beautiful and perfect for the new building, engineering & science office space in Walla Walla Community College. I am excited it will be included in the State Collection!"
By Renee Adams, WA State Art Curator
"Highly Original" - Gary Faigin, Seattle Gage Academy Founder and established artist, Seattle Times Art-Contributor
"Congratulations to Naoko; it’s been a long road. Traver is a TOP Seattle Gallery; they’ll have a booth at the next Art Fair. So proud to have been a small part of your journey. Kindest regards to you both! "- David Francis, ArtsWA Curator
"I love your works, Naoko!! I am so honored to have your art work in my gallery show. If anyone are not familiar with Naoko what this woman does, please look her work closely. She is a genius!" Kate Alkarni, Kate Alkarni Gallery Owner, Seattle
"Astounded by her wonderful mosaic art, You'll be forgiven for mistaking her work for a painting. Amazing"
By Mr. Tim Lawson, Artist, Founder and Executive Director of Port Townsend School of Woodworking
"Konnichiwa, Naoko-san, Congratulations on having your work included in the Bellingham National at Whatcom Museum!
Your work is lovely, and the technique and materials your use are incredible. Forgive my boldness, but would you be interested in giving a presentation of your work, sometime during the run of the show?" by Susanna M Glatz, Director, Whatcom Museum
"When I first saw the work of Naoko Morisawa I was immediately taken by the voice and the message of each piece. To me enjoyment of art involves not only the eyes but also the emotions of the heart. They must be balanced with the viewer’s intellect and spirit. Naoko’s work is Visual Poetry. It is a statement about nature, both romantic and classic, showing the aura which surrounds it and emphasizes the formula principals of art- balance, rhythm, repetition, contrast, harmony, unity, variety, order, discipline, and freedom. Her work fills a room with a lovely melody and the song of life enjoyed." by Mr.Ulmer, Private Collector
"Morisawa’s outdoor sculptural work – in some cases, using sections of garden hose in a wonderful, fruit-like assemblage – further clarify the presence of a true pioneer in her own right, restlessly seeking to put the resources of the past to work in the present. In her work, it’s possible to see that true innovation depends on the past and one’s ability to capture its essence and articulate a new perspective. Without a sense of tradition, I’m not sure we could really have innovation in this sense – and Morisawa’s work has helped me grasp this paradox."- by Dr. Francis. City of Shoreline Public Art Manager
At Kirkland Art Center 2016 Artists Exhibition Reception, recorded by Kirkland Art Center Manager, Colleen
"My metrics for deciding which pieces to include in the show are simple. "Skill and imagination in equal measure." I have selected pieces that demonstrated not only a certain amount of technical skill, but also those that had something interesting to say and showed creativity. It wasn't easy looking through images of 218 piece online rather than getting to view the pieces in person to make a decision, but that seeing the pieces there in person at the exhibit confirmed my belief that the works I had chosen were strong. Everything in the KAC exhibit was something that I would have in my own gallery. When making my decision about which pieces to award with my 2 Judge's Awards, I had a really difficult time making his decision, and that I went back and forth and changed my mind a lot. Ultimately, the two I chose Naoko Morisawa's piece "Wave- Hybrid" and Evelyn Hirata's "Phoebe Coming and Going" demonstrated to me some of the most interesting things being done in contemporary art right now." By Mr. Holmes, Seattle Pioneer Square Gallery Owner, Seattle WA
"Oh my goodness - your work is incredible. So beautiful! We'd love to have you on board for our magazine! Your work would be the perfect addition. I'm so excited! " by Amanda Jane Jones, Founder and Art Designer of Kinfolk Magazine
"Amazing, always Great Craftsmanship" by Ms.Amy Jones, Nordstrom Marketing Manager, Seattle
"Congratulations on being selected as the recipient of the distinguished award from Santo Foundation!
We are proud of your distinguished work,and wish you continued success for years to come." Yuko Kaifu, President, Japan House
"The world would be a poorer place if Naoko's work did not exist." Bernard Jacobson, The Seattle Times Arts Contributor
"Some of the most interesting things being done in contemporary art right now." Frederick Holmes, Seattle
"Exceptionally beautiful piece at Dublin Biennial 2014." by Stephanie Browner, Man Ray Trust, NYC
"Best of Luck" Joe Goode, an American Artist, who exhibited with Warhol,Lichtenstein, Curator NWC Biennale 2017
"Thank you for being with us and sharing your artwork with us" Dr. Berrin Moore III, Director National Weather Center
"Your detailed mosaic work reminds the work of Manabu Ikeda's work" A curator in Japanese museum
" I stop and admire your work every morning before coming into the office. Your artwork took my breath away."
by a lady working for City of Seattle at Municipal Tower Building, Seattle
"If you plan/ consider to visit NYC without particular reason, you may be better shorten your stay, instead purchase one of
Morisawa's small work. And you will be happier about your decision made." by Inoue, an international traveler
"Especially liked the abstract pieces from the Energy and the Wave series at City of Seattle Exhibition. Wonderful work!"
by Barbara Shaiman, Independent Curator, Seattle WA
"The incredible work. I really love your work! It's stunning! " by Benjamin Gannon, Seattle WA
"I love the work you created, details and design." by Yuval Sofer, YS-Built Owner, Bellevue WA
"Your artwork is like a Diamond" by Myrtle Tanaka, Honolulu, HI
"She transfigures ordinary items into something really extraordinary", by Ms.Hurley, Seattle
"Impossible to describe, but it speaks to the viewer with real power, strong work", by Ms. Katzenbach Port Townsend Leader
"Thank you Naoko, I cannot ask you more for commissioned work. You're the Best" by Ms. Henderson, Seattle
”Fabulous, and so Talented” by Ms. Pat Logerwell. A Board Trustee, The Wing Luke Museum. Seattle
"Thank you, Naoko. Everyday I really enjoy seeing your art in the morning" by an Artist, Kate Snow Port Townsend
"Beautiful masterpiece" by Ms. Elaine Kitamura, Director of Public Affairs - Clear Channel Outdoor. Seattle WA
" I just really like this, so I buy this one, as I want to take this home." by a Canadian lady, Shaina
" Excited to have! I have wanted to one of your artwork since the Artist Trust Edge program" an Emerging Artist WA
"1st Prize Award for Mosaic art for Five straight years" Certified by ArtBuzz International Collection Competition
"She gives Japanese technique into a contemporary spin" Katya Yefimova, The Herald News, Microsoft Producer
" I really like the garden hoses installation. It's so nice and fresh looking." Juliet Lovejoy, Shoreline College Professor
”Very beautiful art. We have enjoyed very much. Thanks for sharing with community. Edmonds Cafe Owner, Pam
"Incredible!" Maggie Magge, Dublin Biennial Director and Curator, Dublin Ireland
"Wonderful artwork" Stephanie Browner, Dublin Biennial Advising Curator, Man Ray Trust Administrator, New York
"FANTASTIC & LOVELY!!" Deborah Paine, Curator & Collections Manager, Office of Arts & Culture of Seattle City
"Can you make Solo Show for City of Seattle ?" Deborah Paine, Curator & Collections Manager, Seattle City
" Young people will delight in Morisawa’s “Liberated Octopus Green Lines”. Nothing surprises and delights like the
fence-art space east of Frances Anderson Center on Main Street! " Emily Hill, My Edmonds news editor, Edmonds
"So beautiful!" Mikala Woodward, Exhibit Developer, Wing Luke Museum Seattle
"I couldn't be happier to have your work. I love the Shoes Collection Series.", a buyer in Seattle
"Your art is Ichiban, Naoko san", Katherine American Artist New York
"Very Inspired, Impressive" by Brick Art Seattle Framer
”Your works is Amazing!" by Celine Maniu, Model, Journalist and TV/Radio Personality, Seattle
"Your art is amazing and you deserve all the awards you receive!!! Congratulations." Penny Fukui, Seattle
"I like that Waterfall." by Juan Alonso-Rodriguez, an Established Artist ,Seattle
"Amazing and Love it, One day your work will be shown at MoMA, New York" by George
"Pleasure meeting with you, I love your artwork!" Jo David, Seattle
"Your work is one of my Favorite in the juried show." Barbara Matilsky, Curator Whatcom Musuem Bellingham WA
"Our Board was truly impressed with the nature of your artwork and your proposal..." by Ms.Miller- Rosenstein, Executive Director, Puffin Foundation Ltd. " ...continuing the dialogue between art and the lives of ordinary people."
"I am interested in having you teach a workshop with us. Your technique looks amazing and something we would like to share
with our students." By Kamla Kakaria, Pratt Fine Art Center, Painting Studio Manager Seattle
"I chose works that were visually strong and clear in their meaning and content. Strong works have a refined sense of finish - a mastery of technique and a hidden quality to the labor that the artist needed to complete the work. The art must look effortless. Even if the production of the artwork required a million strokes or stitches, the finished works should convey the artist's intent above and beyond the amount of time and labor that was required to make an object. Another critical aspect of good art relates to the sense of utility or wholeness of the art object........"
by Rock Hushka, Director, Curator of Contemporary at Tacoma Art Museum - 14th Annual Port Townsend juried show
"Naoko’s wood mosaics reveal her ability to focus on the perfection of the tiniest detail, while still able to create a unified composition that is greater than the sum of its parts. Combining hundreds of tiny pieces of pre-dyed and painted wood is monumentally time-consuming, but the finished works are holistically considered and never overwrought. As you step closer to her work, new universes of appreciation open up – from the graceful lines of the hand-cut pieces, to the patterns of wood-grain visible through layers of color. Then as you step back, you enter her world of inspiration, from subjects as wide-ranging as micro-biology to her love of fashion and shoes" by Lauren Davis, ArtXchange Gallery Manager Seattle
"The blind jury process was both fun and a challenge - I've tried to select diverse and compelling art while working towards an exhibit that could hang well all together. I know I've been exposed to many artists who are new to me, and I look forward to combining names and faces with the selected artworks. I am pleased to inform you that your work was selected to be included. All the artwork in the show was picked because of its combination of craft, concept, and execution, and based on the other works that have been picked; you are in very strong company. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to share your art with the community."
By Greg Robinson: Executive director of Bainbridge Island Art Museum, Ex-director William Traver Gallery -16th Annual Port Townsend Juried show
"I simply chose artworks because I thought that they would somehow speak to one another in ways that would enliven dialogue around themes, materials and the power of creativity."
by Meg Shiffler, Director of San Francisco Arts Commission Galleries. All Media Juried Show 2013
I am glad to be selected in the following contemporary art publications in 2012 -2015. Below are only a few of my credentials in rinted materials. My art has been selected by well-known jurors and published in ArtKudos, ArtBuzz and Fortune 500 Corporations galleries such as General Electric Corporation, Nordstrom, Inc, Federal Canadian Gallery in Vancouver-BC, and City of Seattle and other nearby cities like Shoreline, Kent, Sammamish, Edmonds, Auburn, and Port Townsend as well as Seattle Times, and local other newspapers in Puget Sound WA.
Dublin Biennial International 2014 Catalogue - Dublin, Ireland Name of Participant artists 55 International artists
New American Painting/ Studio Visit Magazine, USA Hidden Treasure Artist Collection 2014 London, UK
Contemporary Art Publication Nationwide America International Contemporary Artist, EU Vol. IV and Vol. V
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Also Participated:
Miami International Contemporary Art Exhibition during Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Art Fair "PARALLAX AF" in December 7-9, 2013
Soho Studios 2136 NW 1st Ave. Wynnwood Convention Center. Wynnwood Arts and Fashion Districts, Miami. FL
Bellevue First Friday Artwalk on September 7th: Bellevue Way and NE 8th
Joined Bellevue First Friday Artwalk @ Hyatt Regency Hotel, Courtyard Bellevue, WA
Great Live Music Bellevue First Friday by New Age Flamenco @ Hyatt Bellevue
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