Ritsuko Fujiki



Ritsuko Fujiki profile

Wakayama, Japan borned
Graduate of Kyoto City University of Arts

Exhibited in Kyoto, Osaka, Yamaguchi, Tokyo, Hiroshima, Korea and Bulgaria.
Awarded at many group shows and competitions.
2006-2011 Lecturer of Yamaguchi University in faculty of education, art education course
■Exhibitions/Workshops/Artist Talks■  
Video Documentation: Youtube link
Funeral      Morning of the peace and calm      White Cry
2022. 12.16 - 12.18: Now here, near is far, far is near - Art Ecology in Becoming
(Sculpture ”Consideration in progress"
2022, seeds, glass containers, paper, paper cups,
plastic bags)
2021. 12.10 - 12.12: Ubiquitousness of viewpoints 3 : Our new nomal,
KDDI Revolution Hall, Yamaguchi, Japan (Collage ”Oblivion dose not becam”)
2020. 02.13 - 03.01: 73rd Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum Exhibition: HEART2019,
Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum, Yamaguchi, Japan (Sculpture ”You and neighbour”)
2020. 02.15: Artist Talk: Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum, Yamaguchi
2019. 10.24 - 10.27: Artweeks 2019 “Maldistributed Viewpoints”, Saikoutei, Yamaguchi
(Sculpture “You and neighbour”)
2019. 07.27:      Silkscreen workshops: Yamaguchi Furusato Densho Centre, Yamaguch
2018. 11:        Art de Omotenashi Show, Saikoutei, Yamaguchi
2018. 09:        Yamaguchi Art・Archive[YAA] 2018  Archive and expression , Saikoutei, Yamaguchi
Installation “WAKAYAMA vol.2”
2018. 08:        Silkscreen workshops: Yamaguchi Furusato Densho Centre, Yamaguchi
2018. 03.10:      Artist Talk: Nakahara Chuya Memorial Museum, Yamaguchi
2018. 02.11:      Mobille workshops, Nakahara Chuya memorial museum, Yamaguchi
2018. 01.24 - 04.15: Yamaguchi Valley Section “ …Blowing wind…’’, curated by YICA, Nakahara Chuya memorial museum, Yamaguchi (Sculptures “Funeral”, “Morning of the peace and calm”, “White Cry”)
2017. 08.19:      Silkscreen workshops: Yamaguchi Furusato Densho Centre, Yamaguchi
2017. 11:        Art de Omotenashi Show, Saikoutei, Yamaguchi
2017. 11.08 - 12:   Art de Omotenashi Show, Saikoutei, Yamaguchi (Sculpture “Sleeping at mountain”)
2016. 01.23 - 31:   Arty Pillow Installation, Kimachi House, Yamaguchi
2016. 11.23 - 27:   YAA (Yamaguchi Art Archive) + Yamaguchi Valley Section 2016
(Drawing “Designer Baby or Mythology”, Sculpture “tL (transfer of Love)” )
2016. 11.11 - 13:  

Reflections YICA “Yamaguchi Valley Section - Contemporary Art, Environment and Education -2016,
Saikoutei, Yamaguchi

2016. 02.06:      Arty Pillow Installation, Kimachi House, Yamaguchi
2015. 12.19:      Fabric made with silkscreen & cut out paper, Yamaguchi Furusato Densho Centre, Yamaguchi
2015. 11.19-23:    Each Valley Sections in Saikoutei 2015, Saikoutei, Yamaguchi
2015. 09.29:      Arty Pillow Installation, Kimachi House, Yamaguchi
2015. 08.23       Itajime, Workshop Month 2015 -Summer Art Room-, Kosui Hall, Ube, Japan
2015. 05.28:      Arty Pillow Installation, Kimachi House, Yamaguchi<
2014 .11.05 - 09:   Each Valley Sections in Saikoutei, Saikoutei, Yamaguchi
2012. 02.24 - 03.04: Yamaguchi Valley Section -leap-, Kimachi House, Yamaguchi (“Statistics without vision”)
2011. 02.24 - 03.04: Yamaguchi Valley Section -leap-, Kimachi House, Yamaguchi
2009. 10.08 - 12:   Art in Kimachi Project “Connect” 2019 Yamaguchi Valley 5AM, Saikoutei, Yamaguchi
(Installation “Super Kodo vol.3 Fushino River Cruise Down Aroma Session”)
2007. RITSUKO FUJIKI EXHIBITION ”tL” in HIROSHIMA vol.1.2.3.
2007. 12.11 - 2008.01.09:  “tL” in HIROSHIMA vol.3
2007. 11.08 - 2007.12.09: “tL” in HIROSHIMA vol.2
2007. 10.12 - 2007.11.06: “tL” in HIROSHIMA vol.1
(Yebiden Gallery, Hiroshima, Japan)
2007. 10.06 - 07:  Artfull Yamaguchi, Kimachi House, Yamaguchi
2007. 04.08:     Workshop: “Genome Playing”, Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Mine, Yamaguchi, Japan
2006. 10.22:     Performance: Super Kodo vol.2 “Plain Aroma Session”,
Sesshu Garden at Joueiji Temple, Yamaguchi
2006. 09.17 - 10.01: slow/motion IT IS ETERNAL MOMENTARILY,
Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Mine, Yamaguchi
(Drawing “Drine Drawing”, Performance “Gokko” and “Native
(Language expression, transmission and community)”
2006. 09.30 - 10.01:  Platform06 Akiyoshi Tea Ceremony Party As An Art Experience,
Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Mine, Yamaguchi
(“Akiyoshi Daichakai, Five coloured exhibition room - colours Kekkai/Lycoris-
Thousands unconventional names- shield (red room)”
Performance “Akiyoshidai Chakai”, Tea Room of Kazuhiko Miwa, Yamaguchi
2006. 08.05:      Curation: Symposium IACP “Think Art, Hospitality and Communication”,
Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum Seminar room, Yamaguchi
2006 .06.21 - 07.04: Fibre Art Exhibition, Craft Story Busan, Busan, Korea (“tL from Busan”)
2006. 06.13 - 24:   Honmachi Art Gallery, Osaka, Japan (“To noon -for future you-“)
2006. 06.16:      Workshop: Osaka Municipal Utsubo Kindergarden, Osaka, Japan
2006. 04.15:      Performance: Super Kodo vol.1 “Wind and Thunder Session”
Artist Talk: YAM! (Yamaguchi Art Meeting), Clementine Deliss meets Ritsuko Fujiki,
Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Mine, Yamaguch
2005. 12.17 - 20:   Installation “My Thallium Incident”, Kimachi House, Yamaguchi
2005. 12.10 - 2006. 01.14 : Arty Shopping Exhibition, Honmachi Art gallery, Osaka (Sculpture “tL”)
2005. 10.18 - 21:    Sculpture “Kagekiyo” and Installation “Cross Cloth”, Kimachi House, Yamaguchi
2005. 10.03:      Sculpture “Kagekiyo” and Installation “Cross Cloth, International Karst Topography Society,
Schumen, Bulgaria
2005. 09.12 - 20      Ulsan and Yamaguchi Japan-Korea Interchange Exhibition, Hyundai Art Gallery, Ulsan, Korea
(Sculpture “Transfer of Love”)
2005. 06.18 - 23:   Enjoy Now, Tor road gallery, Kobe, Japan (Sculpture “Bunka-chan Project”, “Wakayama”)
2003. 05. 23.:      Beautiful Artist, Kimachi House curated by Yutaka Sone, Yamaguchi
(Interactive Installation “Heart Collection”)
2000. 07.30 - 08.20: GAW Part2 alley to alley, Okikamuro island, Japan (Video “Lilly”, Installation “Lilly”)
1999. 03:        Installation “Memory of cloth”, Yamaguchi Machidukuri Centre, Yamaguchi
1997. 10.14:      Opened a studio & gallery space “Spacetime Universe” in Kimachi House, Yamaguchi
1992. 02.02 - 16:      Installation “Rurikoji“ (Solo show), Gallery Beni, Kyoto
1989. 12.01 - 07:   Performance “Dianoia”, Villablanca, Ogori, Japan
1989. 04.22 - 26:   Ritsuko Fujiki Show Kenjjyukouenrin Study (Solo show), Gallery La Seine, Yamaguchi
1989. 02.23 - 28:   Ritsuko Fujiki Show Kenjjyukouenrin Study (Solo show), Gallery Beni, Kyoto, Japan
1988. 03.03 - 13:   Kyoto 28th Independent Show, Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art, Kyoto
1984. 07:       Lithograph and characteristic editions ’84, Gallery Miyazaki, Osaka
1983. 07.:       Lithograph and characteristic editions ’83, Gallery Miyazaki, Osaka
1981. 10.:       49th Independence Show Chatter Box, Afternoon mutism,
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
1980. 10.:       48th Independence Show Chatter Box, Long day,
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
■Awards■  
Associate Ouchi Japan ware promotion and co-operative society the chief director Award for the work “Colour of town, sign”
■ Articles■  
Machine Age, Bijutsu Techo Art ’88,1988 May, Vol.40 No.594
Kyoto City Museum News No.153
Nanasai
■ Writings ■  
2010.03: K.C.U.A/Art Education Society magazine “Beauty” #180
“Exhibition that homage the philosophy of Patrick Geddes- Point of Yamaguchi Valley 5AM”
2008.03: K.C.U.A/Art Education Society magazine “Beauty” #175
“Approach of Neo Self Portrait based on practical contemporary art and cultural theory.
Workshop: -Myth and Gene-.”
2007.03: K.C.U.A/Art Education Society magazine “Beauty” #172
“Experimental interactive class development”
2006.06: Sensyoku-alpha No.303/ Senshoku to seikatsusha publishing Co.
“Art Bridges Japan and Korea. Expression of Fibre Art at Ulsan and Yamaguchi Japan -
Korea Interchange Exhibition”
■Lectures■  
Symposium IACP “Think Art, Hospitality and Communication”, Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum Seminar room, Yamaguchi
Organised by Ritsuko Fujiki
Lecturers: Ritsuko Fujiki, Hiroki Katayama, Tadashi Hattori, Tomoko Tano
■ Technical Support of other artists■
1998.12.06 - Tomoko Sakaguchi Workshop “Let’s try knotting”
- David Hammonds “Yamaguchi” Creation of national frag
- Seymour Howard “Ilys”
- John Knight “Shimado”
- Yutaka Sone “Beautiful Artist” Supply of costumes, styling and makeups
■ Other ■  
Acceptance of interns from Yamaguchi Prefectural Board of Education
Acceptance of interns from Yamaguchi Prefectural University
NPO YICA (Yamaguchi Institute for Contemporary Art) Committee member since 20years, Worked as Admin for 13 years.
IACP (Institute of Arts Communication Program) Director