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SLR photography since 1981
1995
Graphic Design Award:
The prize of "UN and UNESCO
50th Anniversary Stamp Design Contest",
the original picture "Harmonious hearts" was issued as a Japanese National stamp on
the 24th October.
1983
Photography Award: First Prize for sports photography. Organised by "Number", affiliated magazine of
"Sports Illustrated."
Tomoca Aoyama, MA ARPS
membership
Garden Media Guild, UK
Professional Garden Photographers’ Association, UK (PGPA)
International House of Japan
1997 - 1999 Falmouth College or Arts, Cornwall, UK. Photography & graphic design
PostGraduate diplomat & Master of Arts
1997/2000 Cornwall College, Cornwall, UK.
BTEC HNC Graphic Design and Illustration
BTEC HND Multimedia Design.
1990 - 1994 Simul Academy of International Communication, Tokyo.
Advanced English Course.
1989 - 1991 Setsu Mode Seminar, Tokyo.
1990 - 1992 Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo. Art management & Museology.
Japanese national Curator Qualification
1991 “The Umbrellas”
Project by Christo & Jeanne-Claude,
as an interpreter & publicity assistant.
1984 - 1997 worked as a public relations assistant, art & photo librarian, interpreter. Freelance greeting card business and graphic designer.
1980 - 1984 Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo. BA degree in library science and education. Japanese national Librarian qualification
solo exhibitions
group exhibitions
August 2005
Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo
Photographs were shown as an integral part of tea ceremony utensils and for contemporary everyday life.
Garden Photographers' Exhibition
2006 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London
2004 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London
2003 Geffrye Museum, London
2002 RHS Lindley Library, London
2003
The Art & the Garden gallery at GROW 2003
The Sandown Exhibition Centre, Esher, Surrey
2004
Mitsukoshi Shinjuku, Tokyo
2003
Mitsukoshi Shinjuku, Tokyo
1997 - 1999
a number of group Exhibition in the UK
1987 - 1993
a number of Group exhibition of Matsuura Patchwork Group, Tokyo
April 2000
"TOKYO EYES: Cornwall’s gardens”
Daiwa Foundation Japan House, London
June 1999
"Water's Edge"
At the Open Space, Cornwall UK
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