ナガオヴンダバ Nagaowunderbar (KOji Nagao)
人形アニメーター。71年、大阪生まれ。本名は長尾浩二。元フランス料理店 "ナガオヴンダバ” オーナーシェフ。 07年渡米、2011年Academy of Art University B.F.A 取得。サンフランシスコ在住。人形アニメーション・絵本・ その他ギャラリーでの展示を目的としたインスタレーション作品を主に活動中。 Puppet Animator, Puppet maker. KOji Nagao is originally from Osaka Japan. In former days, he was a French restaurant "NAGAOWUNDERBAR" and a cafe owner chef. He moved to SAN FRANCISCO in 2007 and he graduated from Academy of Art University with a B.F.A. in Animation Visual Effect in 2011. Art making is his private playground.
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<Solo Show>
2014 MANIF Seoul International Art Fair, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2013, MANIF Seoul International Art Fair, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2013, Beef Noodle to Go 〜牛肉麺外帶, Treasure hill artist village, Taipei, Taiwan
2003, Koji Nagao Solo Show, white cube Gallery kyoto, Kyoto、Japan
<Group Shows>
2016, "thouch of the sun" , De young museum in San francisco, U.S
2016, THE UIWANG INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL , Korea
2015, THE UIWANG INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL , Korea ,
2013, Tiny Show, STUDIO GALLERY, San Francisco, CA
2012, Delicious Show, STUDIO GALLERY, San Francisco, CA
2011, City Streets Show, STUDIO GALLERY, San Francisco, CA
2011, Misshif Show, STUDIO GALLERY, San Francisco, CA
2011, Terrain, STUDIO GALLERY, San Francisco, CA
2011, RISE JAPAN~Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fundriser
2011, Delicious Show, STUDIO GALLERY, San Francisco, CA
2010, Tiny Show, STUDIO GALLERY, San Francisco, CA
2010, Knock-Out, STUDIO GALLERY, San Francisco, CA
2010, Misshif Show, STUDIO GALLERY, San Francisco, CA
2010, Delicious Show, STUDIO GALLERY, San Francisco, CA
2010, WIND, SIR, Space Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2010, I AM THE FUTURE, D-STRUCTURE, San Francisco, CA
2010, EARTH SIR, Space Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006, Landscape in My Brain show, white cube Gallery kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
2004, 29 picture book artists show, white cube Gallery kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
2004, 28 picture book artists show, white cube Gallery kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
2004, 22 picture book artists show, ALBION MUSEUM, Nara, Japan
<Honors>
2011 Honorable Mention ,Academy of Art University Annual Show, San Francisco, CA
2010 Selected for the Academy of Art University Annual Show, San Francisco, CA
2009 Selected for the Academy of Art University Annual Show, San Francisco, CA
2008 Selected for STRANGE FIGURATIONS Competition, LIMNER GALLERY, Hadson, NY
2007 Selected for the Academy of Art University Annual Show, San Francisco, CA
2005 Honorable Mention ,Synpu-sya book Competition, Tokyo, Japan
2005 Finalist, 5th picture book Competition, white cube Gallery kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
2004 Finalist, 4th picture book Competition, white cube Gallery kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
2004 Finalist, 3th picture book Competition, white cube Gallery kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
<Education>
2013, Work Shop "Let's Enjoy Fravor, shapes and colors!" Taipei, Taiwan,
<International Fair>
2014 Uiwang International Placard Art Festival ,Seoul , Korea
2014, MANIF Seoul International Art Fair, Seoul , Korea
2013, MANIF Seoul International Art Fair, Seoul , Korea