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| Born | 1987 (age 37–38) Kanazawa, Japan |
| Known for | Painting |
| Awards | Grand prize, Four National Japanese Art Schools exhibition (Kanazawa) |
Makiko Furuichi (born in 1987) is a Japanese-born French painter.
Makiko Furuichi | |
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| Born | 1987 (age 37–38) Kanazawa, Japan |
| Known for | Painting |
| Awards | Grand prize, Four National Japanese Art Schools exhibition (Kanazawa) |
Makiko Furuichi (born in 1987) is a Japanese-born French painter.
Makiko Furuichi was born in 1987, in Kanazawa. She studied at the Kanazawa College of Art before moving to Nantes, France, to continue her studies at the Nantes Saint-Nazaire School of Fine Arts. She obtained her Higher national diploma in plastic expression in 2011.
In 2018, she exhibited at the FRAC des Pays de la Loire. [1] [2]
In 2021, she was selected by the jury of the Maison Ackerman [3] for the seventh season of the artist residency to create a unique contemporary artwork in the Ackerman cellars. [4] [5]
In 2022, she renovated the bell of the Abbey of Our Lady of Fontevraud, adorned with a dragon that she named Pétronille. [6] [7]
In 2023, she exhibited her collection Ciel poilu, pluie chaude at the Musée Marc Chagall as part of the anniversary exhibition Chagall et moi! marking the museum's 50th anniversary. [8] [9] [10] She also created an original work for the project Les Arts au fil de l'eau for the Val d'Ille-Aubigné Community of Communes in partnership with 40mcube. [11] Also in 2023, she was the main subject in the documentary Makiko directed by Antoine Godet. [12] On 28 August 2023, she painted a giant mural on Avenue Léon-Blum in Saint-Nazaire. [13]
Makiko is the granddaughter of the painter Minokichi Yasui, the first disciple of Ryusei Kishida. [15]
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