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STATEMENT (for Uptown Bound series): I began studying photography in 1993. From the beginning I was attracted to the lights and shadows created by subway architecture, especially the way the roofs of cars and tracks are bathed in light from the street. I always marveled at the effects so produced; they reminded me of Medieval religious paintings. The lighting often created dreamlike shadows, sometimes creating ghostly effects. I was always fascinated with the surreal images created by this everyday environment.
In April 2000, I visited nearby station with a rented Hasselblad. That was a sunny Sunday morning and I felt the lighting through the street level looked perfect. I set up my tripod in the platform and started pressing the cable release. I continued to do so for about thirty minutes until a policeman interrupted me. I was disappointed, but the results of that half hour's work developed quite beautifully, and I felt quite blessed. The images I captured that morning were first exhibited in a group show which opened at the Gallery located just a few blocks away from the WTC on Thursday, September 6th, 2001.
Now these works remind me of the innocence of New York City before 9/11, the city I've loved so dearly since I moved here two decades ago.
Masayo Nishimura
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Masayo Nishimura
Mniart@aol.com
Selected Group Exhibitions:
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Hot Shot, Broadway Mall Community Center in New York City, 1995
Force of Habit, Repetition Reinforces Collectively, A.I.R.Gallery in SoHo, New York City, 1996
ConversAsia, Open House Exhibition in SoHo, New York City, 1996
City Vibes, Ward-Nasse Gallery in SoHo, New York City, 1996
Five Vu, Synchronicity Space in SoHo, New York City, 1997
Something Twisted, SVA Eastside Gallery, New York City, 1997
Generations, A.I.R.Gallery in SoHo, New York City, 1997
Through the Lens, Agora Gallery in SoHo, New York City, 1997
MFA Thesis Show, Visual Art Gallery in SoHo, New York City, 1999
Generations II, A.I.R.Gallery in SoHo, New York City, 2000
Group Show, SoHo Photo Gallery, New York City, 2001
Group Show, Ceres Gallery, New York City, 2008
Ineffable Woman: a Bi-Coastal Conversation about Women's Art, Ceres Gallery, New York City, 2009
Ineffable Woman: a Bi-Coastal Conversation about Women's Art, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, 2009 |
Solo Exhibitions: |
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1/1, 7th and 2nd Street Photo Gallery, New York City, 2000
Scene #1, SoHo Photo Gallery, New York City, 2001
Uptown Bound , PaulaBarr Chelsea, New York City, 2006
Uptown Bound, Abrons Arts Center, Henry Street Settlement, New York City, 2008
Uptown Bound, Ceres Gallery, New York City, 2009 |
Selected Video & Film Screenings |
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ANIMAC, Mostra Internacional De Cinema D'animacio, Lleida, Spain 1999
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, San Luis Obispo, California 1999
The Louisville Film and Video Festival, Louisville, Kentucky, 1999
The New York Exposition of short Film and Video, NYC, New York 1999
Telluride IndieFest, Telluride, Colorado, 1999
Black Maria Film Festival, Jersey City, New Jersey, 2000
Cinequest San Jose Film Festival, San Jose, California, 2000
Dallas Video Festival, Dallas, Texas, 2000
New Directors/New Films, Film Society of Lincoln Center & Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2000 (screened at MOMA)
Film Fest New Heaven, New Heaven, Connecticut, 2000
Taos Talking Picture Film Festival, Taos, New Mexico, 2000
Thaw 00:Festival of Video, Film, and Digital media, Iowa City, Iowa, 2000
ARCIPELAGO-Festival Internazionale di Cortometraggi e Nuove Immagini, Rome, Italy, 2000
Stony Brook Film Festival, Stony Brook, New York, 2000
CYNETart 00, Dresden, Germany, 2000 |
Television Broadcasting: |
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The Territory, programmed by South West Alternative Media Project (SWAMP), 2000
WNET/Thirteen the eighth annual Reel New York, 2003
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Awards: |
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Honorable Mention, San Luis Obispo International Film Festival 1999
Jurors' Award, The Louisville Film and Video Festival 1999
Jury Award, The New York Exposition of Short Film and Video Festival 1999
Short Video Winner, Telluride IndieFest 1999
Director's Choice Award, Black Maria Film Festival, 2000
Student Academy Award, New York regional finalist, 2000
Honorable Mention, Rochester International Film Festival, 2000 |
Bibliography: |
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ND/NF: Short Films Make it Big, Where You'll Find the Next Spike Jonze
by Anthony Kaufman, http://indiewire.com, March 2000
Through the looking glass: Japanese artists on view in N.Y. by Catherine Heines, November 2001, The Daily Yomiuri |
Education: |
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MFA Computer Arts, School of Visual Arts, New York
BA Theater Arts, Hunter College of City University of New York
BFA Oil Painting, Women's College of Fine Arts, Tokyo, Japan |
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