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merino
merino is a tempera artist based in Yokohama, Japan, who creates works using the technique of egg yolk tempera, which is one of the classic painting techniques from the Italian Renaissance period, starting with making a plaster based support. Her works mainly depict imaginary villages and the people who live there.
merino participated in a long-term artist-in-residence program in Koganecho, Yokohama, Japan, for 10 years from January 2011.
In addition to producing tempera paintings, she has also provided numerous works for books and CD covers.
Awards
1997 Selected for the 1st Shinsei Exhibition, Shinseido, Tokyo, Japan
Received Grand Prize at the 1st ARTBOX Western Film Newcomer Award, ART BOX Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Exhibitions
2023 merino exhibition: Donum, Baiken Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
merino tempera paintings exhibition: Village record, msb gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2022 merino exhibition, msb gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Two-person exhibition; alma, Kotori Flower Shop, Tokyo, Japan
Corridor in May, Bern Art Gallery, Osaka, Japan
Expression Exhibition of Small Works, Bern Art Gallery, Osaka, Japan
2021 Yokohama Walking, Entrance Lobby Exhibition at Sakuragicho Washington Hotel, Yokohama, Japan
2020 Koganecho Bazaar 2020, Hachibankan, Yokohama, Japan
2019 merino Solo Exhibition, Site-A Gallery, Yokohama, Japan
Provided Works
Cover art for “Time” by Eva Hoffmann, Misuzu Shobo
Cover picture for Harry Potter “Fukuro Tsushin VOL.3” Spica
Binding and cover art for “Living on the Beach of Space” Kaizosha
Cover art for “Lucia Gaston” by Roger Faligot, Shogakukan
and many other bindings and illustrations
Company name logo production for Representative of UFO researcher Junichi Yaoi, "ORANGE SHIP Co., Ltd"
Logo production for Acoustic trio band “Ohfujitsubo”
Logo production for Acoustic ensemble "Handdlion"