UPCOMING EXHIBITION
2021 “Kameyama Art Triennale” Public space in Kameyama, Mie, Japan
Solo exhibition at Resobox Gallery, Long Island City, NY
SOLO/DUO EXHIBITION
2020 Duo exhibit "Two Strong" PeepShow Space, Brooklyn, NY
Solo exhibit, Departure Studios, Queens, NY
2019 Solo exhibit “Material Witness” Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn
2017 Duo exhibit “Flow of Time and Space”, Pomona Cultural Center, Pomona, New York
2013 Duo exhibit “Celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month” Berkeley College Gallery, Brooklyn
2012 Solo exhibit, Berkeley College Gallery, Manhattan
2011 Solo exhibit, Renaissance, Brooklyn
2010 Solo exhibit, Atlas Space, Brooklyn
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION
2020
”Mother Tongue" The Immigrant Artist Biennial, NY
"WE: Overall There Is No Wall" performance, curated by PAZ, The Ironic Art Nation, NYC
2019 "New Japanese Horizon" Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn NY
"Instructors Exhibition" The Art Students League of New York, Manhattan
"A special Exhibition for 130th Anniversary of National Association of Women Artists"
The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ
2018 "Instructors Exhibition" The Art Students League of New York, Manhattan
Venice Biennale "Time Space Existence" Palazzo Mora, Venice Italy
2017 "A Summer of Sculpture at the Cathedral" The Cathedral of St.John the Divine, Manhattan
"Instructors Exhibition" The Art Students League of New York, Manhattan
2016 "Grant Winner Exhibition" Phillis Harriman Mason Gallery, Manhattan
"Invitational" Noho M55 Gallery, Manhattan
2015 "Holiday Salon" Lesley Heller Workspace, Manhattan
"Shangri-la" The Factory, Queens
2014 "The bad the good the beautiful the ugly part 1" 244 Java St, Brooklyn
"Artists' Choice Exhibition" Noho M55 Gallery, Manhattan
2013 "Long Island City Arts Open" Studio 34 Gallery, Queens
2012 "Red Dot Exhibition" Phillis Harriman Mason Gallery, Manhattan
"Ge.o.met.ric" Publicis Healthcare Communications Group, Manhattan
2011 "The Affordable Art Fair NYC” Manhattan
"Holiday Salon" Lesley Heller Workspace, Manhattan
"100 Artists Exhibition" Ouchi Gallery, Brooklyn
2010 "2nd Annual Small Works Exhibition" Manhattan Borough President's Office, Manhattan
PUBLIC INSTALLATION
2020 "Confession" West 132nd St Block Association Garden / NYC Parks GreenThumb, NY
2019 -20 "Window II" Rye Town Park, Rye, NY
2014 -15 "Window" Riverside Park South 61st St , Manhattan
"Tree Of Life" Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx (Model To Monument Program)
PERMANENT COLLECTION
2019 "Still Life" Yuko Nii Foundation, NY
EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION
2020-P Director of Metal Sculptures at Sculptors Alliance, Inc. New York, NY
2017-P Instructor of Metal Sculpture at The Art Students League of New York, NY
2013-17 Technical Instructor of Metal Sculpture at The Art Students League of New York, NY
CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
2020 Sculptors Alliance presents ”Flux -Vita Mutata-”, Online exhibition
2017 Sculptors Alliance presents “METAL”, Governors Island, NY
JURY EXPERIENCE
2019 Awards for 130th annual members exhibition, National Association of Women Artists, NY
AWARD / SELECTED PROGRAM
2020 ArtPort Residency at Laguardia Airport, Marine Air Terminal (Queens Council on the Arts and Port Authority of NY & NJ)
2014 Nessa Cohen Grant (The Art Students League of NY)
2013 Vivian A. Frankel Merit Award (The Art Students League of NY)
Model To Monument Program (NYC Department of Parks and Recreation and The Art Students League of NY)
PRESS
2020 "Natsuki Takauji Interview” AI-AP presents DART, August
2019 "Keiko Toda presents Otona Quality" Nippon Broadcasting System, November (To Listen the radio)
"Natsuki Takauji: Sensuous Abstractions” Art Spiel, October
"Natsuki Takauji, Window2 Opening and Artist Talk event” Weekly NY Seikatsu
"Art Exhibit” Rye Record
"Widow2 Artist Talk” Westchester Magazine
"More Art Rising in Rye Town Park” Rye Record
2018 "Gutto Chikyubin” on air Nov 11th, Yomiuri TV, Japan
"NY Seikatsu Woman -Natsuki Takauji-” Weekly NY Seikatsu
"Eastside Story -Natsuki Takauji-” Hoon Production USA
2016 "Living in America now; artist Natsuki Takauji” Wotopi Online Japan, Nov 25
2014 "Art in the park: Natsuki Takauji swings on her piece” Wall Street Journal Newspaper
"Artist Natsuki Takauji cuts massive sculpture to transport to public art exhibit”
News12 Brooklyn On TV and Online, June 9
"New Sculptures Spring Up in Riverside Park South” Wall Street Journal Online, June 14
"Giant Swing Among Sculptures Installed in Riverside Park” DNA Info New York, June 12
"Video: From Models to Monuments in Riverside Park” ARTINFO
"Sculptors to Bring Works to City Parks” The New York Times Arts Beat, May 29
2013 "Model To Monument year 4 Natsuki Takauji" Lines from the League, Winter issue
"Berkeley College 2 persons show” Weekly NY Japion Vol.711
“Natsuko Hattori and Natsuki Takauji Exhibition" Weekly NY Seikatsu Vol.442
“Never Give Up" American Dream Monthly Community Magazine Vol.140
2012 ”Japanese Artist upcoming solo show" Weekly NY Japion Vol.684
EDUCATION
2009-13 Fine Arts Drawing, Painting, Sculpture at The Art Students League of New York, USA
2004 Bachelor's degree in Creative Writing at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
2021 “Kameyama Art Triennale” Public space in Kameyama, Mie, Japan
Solo exhibition at Resobox Gallery, Long Island City, NY
SOLO/DUO EXHIBITION
2020 Duo exhibit "Two Strong" PeepShow Space, Brooklyn, NY
Solo exhibit, Departure Studios, Queens, NY
2019 Solo exhibit “Material Witness” Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn
2017 Duo exhibit “Flow of Time and Space”, Pomona Cultural Center, Pomona, New York
2013 Duo exhibit “Celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month” Berkeley College Gallery, Brooklyn
2012 Solo exhibit, Berkeley College Gallery, Manhattan
2011 Solo exhibit, Renaissance, Brooklyn
2010 Solo exhibit, Atlas Space, Brooklyn
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION
2020
”Mother Tongue" The Immigrant Artist Biennial, NY
"WE: Overall There Is No Wall" performance, curated by PAZ, The Ironic Art Nation, NYC
2019 "New Japanese Horizon" Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn NY
"Instructors Exhibition" The Art Students League of New York, Manhattan
"A special Exhibition for 130th Anniversary of National Association of Women Artists"
The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ
2018 "Instructors Exhibition" The Art Students League of New York, Manhattan
Venice Biennale "Time Space Existence" Palazzo Mora, Venice Italy
2017 "A Summer of Sculpture at the Cathedral" The Cathedral of St.John the Divine, Manhattan
"Instructors Exhibition" The Art Students League of New York, Manhattan
2016 "Grant Winner Exhibition" Phillis Harriman Mason Gallery, Manhattan
"Invitational" Noho M55 Gallery, Manhattan
2015 "Holiday Salon" Lesley Heller Workspace, Manhattan
"Shangri-la" The Factory, Queens
2014 "The bad the good the beautiful the ugly part 1" 244 Java St, Brooklyn
"Artists' Choice Exhibition" Noho M55 Gallery, Manhattan
2013 "Long Island City Arts Open" Studio 34 Gallery, Queens
2012 "Red Dot Exhibition" Phillis Harriman Mason Gallery, Manhattan
"Ge.o.met.ric" Publicis Healthcare Communications Group, Manhattan
2011 "The Affordable Art Fair NYC” Manhattan
"Holiday Salon" Lesley Heller Workspace, Manhattan
"100 Artists Exhibition" Ouchi Gallery, Brooklyn
2010 "2nd Annual Small Works Exhibition" Manhattan Borough President's Office, Manhattan
PUBLIC INSTALLATION
2020 "Confession" West 132nd St Block Association Garden / NYC Parks GreenThumb, NY
2019 -20 "Window II" Rye Town Park, Rye, NY
2014 -15 "Window" Riverside Park South 61st St , Manhattan
"Tree Of Life" Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx (Model To Monument Program)
PERMANENT COLLECTION
2019 "Still Life" Yuko Nii Foundation, NY
EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION
2020-P Director of Metal Sculptures at Sculptors Alliance, Inc. New York, NY
2017-P Instructor of Metal Sculpture at The Art Students League of New York, NY
2013-17 Technical Instructor of Metal Sculpture at The Art Students League of New York, NY
CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
2020 Sculptors Alliance presents ”Flux -Vita Mutata-”, Online exhibition
2017 Sculptors Alliance presents “METAL”, Governors Island, NY
JURY EXPERIENCE
2019 Awards for 130th annual members exhibition, National Association of Women Artists, NY
AWARD / SELECTED PROGRAM
2020 ArtPort Residency at Laguardia Airport, Marine Air Terminal (Queens Council on the Arts and Port Authority of NY & NJ)
2014 Nessa Cohen Grant (The Art Students League of NY)
2013 Vivian A. Frankel Merit Award (The Art Students League of NY)
Model To Monument Program (NYC Department of Parks and Recreation and The Art Students League of NY)
PRESS
2020 "Natsuki Takauji Interview” AI-AP presents DART, August
2019 "Keiko Toda presents Otona Quality" Nippon Broadcasting System, November (To Listen the radio)
"Natsuki Takauji: Sensuous Abstractions” Art Spiel, October
"Natsuki Takauji, Window2 Opening and Artist Talk event” Weekly NY Seikatsu
"Art Exhibit” Rye Record
"Widow2 Artist Talk” Westchester Magazine
"More Art Rising in Rye Town Park” Rye Record
2018 "Gutto Chikyubin” on air Nov 11th, Yomiuri TV, Japan
"NY Seikatsu Woman -Natsuki Takauji-” Weekly NY Seikatsu
"Eastside Story -Natsuki Takauji-” Hoon Production USA
2016 "Living in America now; artist Natsuki Takauji” Wotopi Online Japan, Nov 25
2014 "Art in the park: Natsuki Takauji swings on her piece” Wall Street Journal Newspaper
"Artist Natsuki Takauji cuts massive sculpture to transport to public art exhibit”
News12 Brooklyn On TV and Online, June 9
"New Sculptures Spring Up in Riverside Park South” Wall Street Journal Online, June 14
"Giant Swing Among Sculptures Installed in Riverside Park” DNA Info New York, June 12
"Video: From Models to Monuments in Riverside Park” ARTINFO
"Sculptors to Bring Works to City Parks” The New York Times Arts Beat, May 29
2013 "Model To Monument year 4 Natsuki Takauji" Lines from the League, Winter issue
"Berkeley College 2 persons show” Weekly NY Japion Vol.711
“Natsuko Hattori and Natsuki Takauji Exhibition" Weekly NY Seikatsu Vol.442
“Never Give Up" American Dream Monthly Community Magazine Vol.140
2012 ”Japanese Artist upcoming solo show" Weekly NY Japion Vol.684
EDUCATION
2009-13 Fine Arts Drawing, Painting, Sculpture at The Art Students League of New York, USA
2004 Bachelor's degree in Creative Writing at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan