Selected Exhibition and Event
Morikami Museum
Fukumaru’s solo exhibition at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Florida, USA
OCT 15 2026 - FEB 28 2027
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts
Fukumaru’s solo exhibition at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts in Texas, USA
APR 15 2027 - JUL 11 2027
Brigham Young University Museum of Art
Fukumaru’s solo exhibition at the Brigham Young University Museum of Art in Utah, USA
JAN 14 2028 - MAY 27 2028
Nikkei National Museum
Fukumaru’s solo exhibition “Beautifully Broken” at the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre.
OCT 11 2025 - FEB 21 2026
Glenbow Museum
Fukumaru presents two artworks in the two-year group exhibition in Alberta, Canada
Late 2026 - Late 2028
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center
Fukumaru presents four artworks in the group exhibition at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center in Los Angeles, USA
SEP 2026 - DEC 2027
Portland Japanese Garden
Fukumaru’s solo exhibition “Kintsugi: The Restorative Art of Naoko Fukumaru” presents 73 artworks.
SEP 28 2024 - JAN 27 2025
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Fukumaru’s solo exhibition “Beauty of Mending” presents 150 artworks.
NOV 30 2024 - MAY 25 2025
Alison Bradley Projects Gallery
Fukumaru presents 7 artworks in the group exhibition in New York City.
NOV 14 2024 - January 11 2025
Vancouver Art Gallery
A special collaboration event with Yoko Ono The Vancouver Art Gallery
Kintsugi Demonstration
MON MAR 14 2022
Vancouver Art Gallery
A special collaboration event with Yoko Ono The Vancouver Art Gallery
Kintsugi Demonstration
SUN APR 24 2022
Doris Crowston Gallery
Three-person exhibition sponsored by
the Sunshine Coast Arts Council
JUNE 24 - AUG 14 2022
Vancouver Art Gallery
A special collaboration event with Yoko Ono The Vancouver Art Gallery
Kintsugi Demonstration
FRI DEC 3 2021
Art Gallery of Burlington
Kintsugi Artist Talk
Presented by Art Gallery of Burlington
THU JAN 6 2022
Richmond Art Gallery
One of the largest Kintsugi exhibitions in North America. Naoko Fukumaru presented over 230 pieces of Kintsugi works at Richmond Art Gallery
June 26 - August 22, 2021
SUM Gallery
Exhibition at SUM Gallery in Vancouver
October 28 - December 15, 2021
Queer Arts Festival 2021
Sunzen Art Gallery
Reincarnation Exhibition with Featuring Kintsugi works by Naoko Fukumaru at Sunzen Art Gallery, Vancouver
8 December 2020 - 19 February 2021
The Polygon Gallery
Lam Wong Tea Performance with Fukumaru’s Kintsugi Bowls at The Polygon Gallery North Vancouver
November 8, 2020
postponed
Tidal Art Centre
Kintsugi Exhibition at Tidal Art Centre, Lund, January 25- February 2, 2020
Selected Press
An article about Fukumaru’s solo exhibition at the Nikkei National Museum
Montecristo Magazine, October 2025
Fukumaru was invited as a guest on the PRX and Stanford Business School’s podcast “Know What You See with Brian Lowery.”
April 1, 2025
京の美 (Beauty of Kyoto)
Fukumaru’s interview was published in the book “Beauty of Kyoto” by Yutaro Shimode
March 2025
Fukumaru’s work “Resilience” was featured in Dr. Tal Patalon's article on Forbes.com
December 21, 2024
The North American Post future Fukumaru’s exhibition at The Portland Japanese Garden.
November 2024
Cascade A & E future Fukumaru’s exhibition at The Portland Japanese Garden.
November 2024
Preview Art Magazine future Fukumaru’s exhibition at The Portland Japanese Garden.
November 2024
Victoria Buzz Future Fukumaru’s exhibition at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
November 8, 2024
Victoria News Future Fukumaru’s exhibition at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
November 16, 2024
KBOO FM interviewed Carolyn Supinka, Assistant Director of Exhibitions at The Portland Japanese Garden, about Fukumaru’s exhibition.
October 2024
The Oregon Artwatch wrote the review of Fukumaru’s exhibition at The Portland Japanese Garden.
October 2024
KGW-TV, Portland's Leading Local News broadcast Fukumaru’s two-minute live interview.
September 2024
The Sunshine Coast Arts Magazine future Fukumaru’s artwork “Oacean Scars”.
September 2024
The Garden Path publication August/September edition, the Portland Japanese Garden future Fukumaru’s work and stories.
August 2024
The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Magazine future Fukumaru’s work and her exhibition.
September 2024
The Big Wing Review Magazine in New York received 2,600+ submissions and selected work from 21 authors and 7 artists. Fukumaru has been selected as one of the 7 artists.
February 2024
Fukumaru’s work “New Life” was featured in Dr. Tal Patalon's article on Forbes.com
February 17, 2024
Tetsujin Style selected 8 Japanese Kintsugi masters. Fukumaru has been selected as one of the 8 artists.
December 2023
The Portland Japanese Garden announced the upcoming exhibition of Fukumaru.
December 2023
An article and CBC Radio Interview by Tapestry on September 8, 2023
Fukumaru’s interview is from 40:19 to 52:00
Fukumaru discussed Kintsugi healing with Rabbi Joshua Fixler for High Holy Days at Congregation Emanu EL in Houston on August 21, 2023. Her interview is from 35:21 to 44:20 on their YouTube video.
Kyoto Shinbun NewsPaper
Fukumaru was awarded The Ishibashi Foundation/The Japan Foundation Fellowship in 2023 and her activities were featured in Kyoto Shinbun Newspaper
December 8, 2023
Naoko Fukumaru was featured in the article ARS Orientalis (Cosponsored by the Department of the History of Art, University of Michigan, and the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution.)
Mended Bodies: Ceramics Restored with Laquer by Yayoi Shinoda Volum 52, 2022
An article about Fukumaru’s Kintsugi work Magnifissance Magazine
Issue114, August 2022
An article about Fukumaru’s Kintsugi work in Zoom Magazine, Spring 2022
Naoko Fukumaru’s essay in qathet Living Magazine (page 35-39) on April 2022
An article about Fukumaru’s Kintsugi work in SorryWatch on April 27, 2022
About Kintsugi exhibition at Richmond Art Gallery and Fukumaru’s Kintsugi work in Vancouver Sun, July 15, 2021
CBC Radio Interview by North by Northwest with Sheryl MacKay on March 16, 2022
Fukumaru’s interview is from 18:00 to 34:30
An article about Fukumaru’s Kintsugi work in Powell River Peak Newspaper on March 11, 2022
An article about Kintsugi exhibition at Richmond Art Gallery and Fukumaru’s Kintsugi work in Richmond News, July 5, 2021
An article about Fukumaru in La Source/TheSource, a Vancouver-based bilingual newspaper, July 6, 2021
An article about Kintsugi exhibition at Richmond Art Gallery and Fukumaru’s Kintsugi work in The Tyee, July 7, 2021
An article about Reincarnation exhibition at Sunzen Art Gallery and Fukumaru’s Kintsugi work in Vancouver Magazine, Jan 4, 2021
CBC Radio Interview by North by Northwest with Sheryl MacKay in August 1 2021.
Luxury Lifestyle Magazine
An article about the Reincarnation exhibition at Sunzen Art Gallery and Fukumaru’s Kintsugi work in FOLIO.YVR Luxury Lifestyle Magazine, issue13, winter 2020
An article about Fukumaru’s Kintsugi work in Powell River Peak Newspaper on Sept. 25, 2020
Naoko Fukumaru joined the Art of Tea collaborative to introduce Kintsugi thought the tea culture.
An article about Fukumaru’s Kintsugi work in Minkei News and Vancouver Keizai on July 15, 2021
Fukumaru’s Kintsugi Bowl was used for the promotional photography of Lush, a cosmetics company in April 2021.
Selected Awards and Honors
Individual Arts Grants from the Canada Council for the Arts
May 2025
Individual Arts Grants from the British Columbia Arts Council
March 2025
Individual Arts Grants from the British Columbia Arts Council
March 2024
Ishibashi Foundation/The Japan Foundation Fellowship for Research on Japanese Art
The research was undertaken in Kyoto under the Makie master Mr. Yutaro Shimode, who was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure in Japan.
Nov.11 2023 - Jan. 8, 2024
Individual Arts Grants from the British Columbia Arts Council
April 2023
Individual Arts Grants from the British Columbia Arts Council
April 2022
Downtown Eastside Small Arts Grant Award and Virtual Exhibition
February 2022
Downtown Eastside Small Arts Grant Award and Virtual Exhibition
February 2021
Harold Davies Prize for the student who has made the most progress on the course
West Dean College, West Sussex, United Kingdom, July 1999