Naoko Serino
Soft sculpture, Fiber Art
Born in Fukuoka, 1962
1984 Graduated,Faculty of Arts, Kyushu Sangyo University
Contact: info@serino.jp
Statement
Attracted by the dignified beauty of jute, I work with its unspun fibers in their natural color.
This material has expanded my possibilities of expression, guiding me toward three-dimensional forms that hold both light and air.
I am fascinated by the moments when the beauty of life reveals itself and radiates.
As inner memories are awakened, turning raw visions into form initiates a dialogue with shapes that extend far beyond my imagination.
The energy generated by these works creates a harmonious and comfortable space.
Beyond that lies a lingering presence - a quiet memory, a subtle sense of connection left within the viewer's heart.
Through my hands and intuition, I continue to explore new possibilities within jute fiber.
Website: https://www.serino.jp/
Selected Exhibitions
2026 Transformations: dialogues in art and material" exhibition [ browngrotta arts / USA]
2025 " IMPACT ART EXHIBITION "NAOKO SERINO × YASUHIDE KOBASHI [ Wa.Gallery /0saka]
2024 “Discourse: Art Across Generations and Continents” exhibition [ browngrotta arts / USA]
2024 "Japandí Revisited: shared aesthetics and influences"EXHIBITION [ Wayne Art Center / USA]
2023 "Glitches in Love: A New Formula" exhibition [Tokyo University of the Arts, Cinretsukan gallery / Tokyo]
2023 Naoko Serino Solo Exhibition [Kulturhuset Rejsestalden / Denmark]
2022 ”TRÅD 繋” Exhibition [Kunsthuset Annaborg / Denmark]
2022 Lithuanian and Japanese contemporary textile art exhibition“BETWEEN TWO”[Kaunas, LITHUANIA]
2021 Munakatataisha shimpoukan Special Exhibition [Fukuoka,Japan ]
2021 “ART JAPAN：2021 – 1921” [The Warehouse MKE / Milwaukee, USA ]
2019 Crop Exhibition [Sarah Myerscough Gallery / London ]
2015 International Exhibition of Contemporary Textile Art [Villa Bernasconi / Como, Italia ]
2014 “Futurotextiles 3″ exhibition ”Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie ” [ Paris, France ]
2013 “20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Slovakia and Japan” Exhibition [Bratislava, Slovakia ]
2012 “Futurotextiles 3” exhibition [CETI / Lille, France ]
2011 STIMULUS: art and its inception Exhibition [browngrotta arts / Wilton, USA]
2011 7th. Triennial International Tapestry and Textile Art Exhibition [Tournai, BELGIUM ]
2009 International Exhibition of Contemporary Textile Art [Church of San Francesco／Como, Italia ]
2006 Holland Paper Biennial 2006 [Museum Rijswijk/Nederland ]
2006 International Exhibition of Contemporary Textile Art [Church of San Francesco / Como, Italia]
2005 5th. Triennial International Tapestry and Textile Art Exhibition [Tournai, BELGIUM ]
2011-2016 ”Fiber Futures-Japan’s Textile Pioneers” Exhibition
[ NY, SF, Helsinki, Denmark, Madrid, Portugal, Paris, Sweden, Netherlands]
Public Collections
The Art Institute of Chicago / USA
The Mint Museum / USA
Warehouse Art Museum WAM / USA
Victoria, Lady de Rothschild / UK
Arte&Arte / ITALIA
Montefiore Medicine, Fine Art Program / NY
Awards
2020 16th. KAJIMA SCULPTURE COMPETITION, Encouragement Award [Tokyo/JAPAN ]
2014 Collection Arte&Arte alla Torre delle Arti di Bellagio, First Prize [Como/ ITALY ]
2008 10th. KAJIMA SCULPTURE COMPETITION, Silver Award [Tokyo/JAPAN ]
2002 BIENNAL-WOMEN IN THE TEXTILE ART 2002, Honorable Mention [ARA GALLERY/USA]
1998 The 10th.Exhibition of object Akari, Encouraging Award. [ Gifu-Tokyo JAPAN ]
1998 4th “IN OUR HANDS” An International Competition, Excellence Award [Nagoya /JAPAN ]
The works shown are for reference only and may differ from the works for the exhibition.
