EDUCATION
2013 Certificate in Fine Arts Painting/Sculpture at The Art Students League Of New York, USA
2004 Bachelor's degree in Creative Writing at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
SOLO/DUO EXHIBITION
2019 Material Witness, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn
2017 Duo exhibit, 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 “Kameyama Art Triennale” Public space in Kameyama, Mie, Japan
2019 ”130th Anniversary of National Association Women Artists” The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ
2018 “Instructors Exhibition” The Art Students League of New York, Manhattan
The International 16th Venice Architecture Biennale “Time Space Existence” Palazzo Mora, Venice Italy
2017 “National Association of Women Artists, member’s exhibition” NAWA Gallery, Manhattan
“A Summer of Sculpture at the Cathedral” The Cathedral of St.John the Divine, Manhattan
“Technical Instructors Exhibition” The Art Students League of New York, Manhattan
2016 “Grant Winner Exhibition” Phillis Harriman Mason Gallery, Manhattan
“Technical Instructors Exhibition” The Art Students League of New York, Manhattan
“Invitational” Noho M55 Gallery, Manhattan
2015 “Holiday Salon” Lesley Heller Workspace, Manhattan
“Technical Instructors Exhibition” The Art Students League of New York, 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
2019 - “Window II” Rye Town Park, Rye, NY
2014/15 “Window” Riverside Park South 61st St, Manhattan NY
“Tree of Life” Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx NY
AWARD / SELECTED PROGRAM
2019/20 ArtPort Residency at Laguardia Airport (Queens Council on the Arts & Port Authority of NY&NJ)
2014 Nessa Cohen Grant (The Art Students League of NY)
2013 Model To Monument Program (NYC Department of Parks and Recreation)
Vivian A. Frankel Merit Award
2012 Best In Show Red Dot Prize at Phillis Harriman Mason Gallery
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2020 - Director of Sculptures at Sculptors Alliance, Inc. New York, NY
2017 - Instructor of Metal Sculpture at The Art Students League of New York, NY
2019 Juror: Awards for 130th annual members exhibition, National Association of Women Artists, NY
2017 Juror/Curator: Sculptors Alliance presents “METAL”, Governors Island, NY
PERMANENT COLLECTION
2019 “Still Life” Yuko Nii Foundation, NY
PRESS RELEASE
2019 “Natsuki Takauji: Sensuous Abstractions” Art Spiel, October
Guest speaker in Radio "Otona Quality" by Keiko Toda, Nipon Broadcasting System, Japan
"Natsuki Takauji: Sensuous Abstraction" Art Spiel
"Natsuki Takauji unveiled Window II at Rye Town Park" Weekly NY Seikatsu
2018 “Gutto Chikyubin” on air Nov 11th, Yomiuri TV, Japan
“NY Seikatsu Woman -Natsuki Takauji-” Weekly NY Seikatsu
“Eastside Story -Natsuki Takauji-” Hoon Entertainment
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
2013 Certificate in Fine Arts Painting/Sculpture at The Art Students League Of New York, USA
2004 Bachelor's degree in Creative Writing at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
SOLO/DUO EXHIBITION
2019 Material Witness, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn
2017 Duo exhibit, 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 “Kameyama Art Triennale” Public space in Kameyama, Mie, Japan
2019 ”130th Anniversary of National Association Women Artists” The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ
2018 “Instructors Exhibition” The Art Students League of New York, Manhattan
The International 16th Venice Architecture Biennale “Time Space Existence” Palazzo Mora, Venice Italy
2017 “National Association of Women Artists, member’s exhibition” NAWA Gallery, Manhattan
“A Summer of Sculpture at the Cathedral” The Cathedral of St.John the Divine, Manhattan
“Technical Instructors Exhibition” The Art Students League of New York, Manhattan
2016 “Grant Winner Exhibition” Phillis Harriman Mason Gallery, Manhattan
“Technical Instructors Exhibition” The Art Students League of New York, Manhattan
“Invitational” Noho M55 Gallery, Manhattan
2015 “Holiday Salon” Lesley Heller Workspace, Manhattan
“Technical Instructors Exhibition” The Art Students League of New York, 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
2019 - “Window II” Rye Town Park, Rye, NY
2014/15 “Window” Riverside Park South 61st St, Manhattan NY
“Tree of Life” Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx NY
AWARD / SELECTED PROGRAM
2019/20 ArtPort Residency at Laguardia Airport (Queens Council on the Arts & Port Authority of NY&NJ)
2014 Nessa Cohen Grant (The Art Students League of NY)
2013 Model To Monument Program (NYC Department of Parks and Recreation)
Vivian A. Frankel Merit Award
2012 Best In Show Red Dot Prize at Phillis Harriman Mason Gallery
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2020 - Director of Sculptures at Sculptors Alliance, Inc. New York, NY
2017 - Instructor of Metal Sculpture at The Art Students League of New York, NY
2019 Juror: Awards for 130th annual members exhibition, National Association of Women Artists, NY
2017 Juror/Curator: Sculptors Alliance presents “METAL”, Governors Island, NY
PERMANENT COLLECTION
2019 “Still Life” Yuko Nii Foundation, NY
PRESS RELEASE
2019 “Natsuki Takauji: Sensuous Abstractions” Art Spiel, October
Guest speaker in Radio "Otona Quality" by Keiko Toda, Nipon Broadcasting System, Japan
"Natsuki Takauji: Sensuous Abstraction" Art Spiel
"Natsuki Takauji unveiled Window II at Rye Town Park" Weekly NY Seikatsu
2018 “Gutto Chikyubin” on air Nov 11th, Yomiuri TV, Japan
“NY Seikatsu Woman -Natsuki Takauji-” Weekly NY Seikatsu
“Eastside Story -Natsuki Takauji-” Hoon Entertainment
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