Illinois Wesleyan University
Visiting Artist
Tom Nakashima



March 4th – March 6th, 2009
• Wednesday, March 4th: Public Lecture 7PM Ames School of Art RM 218
• Thursday, March 5th: 1-4PM Byobu Demonstration (traditional Japanese screen) RM 113 Ames School of Art
• Friday, March 6th: 9-noon & 1-4PM Print Demonstration RM 113 Ames School of Art

Tom Nakashima is an internationally exhibited artist who has had over 30 major solo exhibitions. He has had numerous solo shows in N.Y., Washington, and Japan.  His work has appeared or been reviewed in Art in America, Artforum International, Art News, The Washington Post, The Paris Review, The LA Times, The New Art Examiner, Southern Accents and Elle Magazine.He has received numerous awards and fellowships including: The Joan Mitchell Foundation Award for Painters & Sculptors, The Mayor Award for Excellence (DC), The Awards in the Visual Arts, The Southeast Center for Contemporary Art 7,  The Virginia Art Commissions Individual Arts Fellowship,  The Mid Atlantic Arts Fellowship (2 times) and The DC Arts Commission Fellowship (3 times).His work is in the permanent collections of The Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Smithsonian’s American Art Museum, L’Hermitage and numerous other museums. Nakashima is a Professor Emeritus from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.  He is presently serving a five year term as The William S. Morris Eminent Scholar in Art at Augusta State University in Augusta, Georgia.

For more information please visit: http://tomnakashima.com/