Artist
Tomoko Nagai was born in Aichi Prefecture in 1982. She graduated from Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music in 2006, majoring in Oil Painting. Nagai currently lives and works in Tokyo. Nagai held a solo exhibition at Project N, Tokyo Opera City in 2008, followed by a number of solo presentations in Kyoto, Kagoshima, Hong Kong and Singapore. She exhibited at “VOCA 2010” (the Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, 2010) and “Future Pass – From Asia to the World”, part of the 54th Venice Biennale (Palazzo Mangilli-Valmarana, Venice, 2011), and has participated in international group exhibitions in Seoul (Gana Art Center, 2011), Grenoble (Le Magasin – Centre National d’Art Contemporain) and Berlin (me Collectors Room Berlin, 2010). She has also taken a part in a project funded by the Singapore Red Cross, in which she painted an entire swimming pool at Toyama nursery school, located in the tsunami-stricken area of Shichigahama town, Miyagi (designed by Takahashi Ippei Office, completed in 2013). Nagai has engaged with broad audiences outside of museums and art galleries, providing title designs and artworks for television programmes on NHK Educational, as well as creating book covers for a range of publications. In 2017, she published her first monograph “Thousands of Finches”. Nagai’s artworks have been included in public collections both in Japan and internationally, notably the Takahashi Collection (Japan), the Olbricht Collection (Germany), the Zabludowicz Collection (UK) and The JAPIGOZZI Collection (US / Switzerland).
Photo taken by Kenji Takahashi
Gallery
Tomio Koyama Gallery was founded in 1996 by Tomio Koyama (Owner / Director). The gallery introduces both emerging and established artists from Japan and the world.The gallery’s vibrant exhibition programs, featuring the works of leading artists including Makiko Kudo, Mika Ninagawa, Kishio Suga, Richard Tuttle and Ryan McGinley occur on a monthly basis with a focus on solo shows in Roppongi, Tokyo.
SHIPPING COST
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※The shipping cost of artworks is calculated considering the balance between safety and cost based on information such as (1) the destination address, (2) the weight/volume weight and the size of artwork, (3) material of artwork.
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※In the case of domestic shipping, it is necessary to make decisions such as if use a mixed loading truck going in the same direction or charter truck depending on the situation of the shipping company, so it takes 2 to 7 business days to provide accurate shipping cost.
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※In the case of international shipping, it is necessary to get quotation from local shipping company, so it takes about 2-14 business days to provide the accurate shipping cost.
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※Since the areas of specialty and price ranges vary depending on the shipping companies, we will select the most suitable shipping plan from several partner companies and provide accurate quotation.
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※Dear Art always arranges insurance for shipment.
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①First, when Dear Art receives an inquiry about the price of artwork, we will inform you of the artwork price together with estimated shipping cost.
Please be noted that the estimated shipping cost at this time is general cost calculated based on destination, weight and size of the artwork, and may differ from actual shipping cost. -
②After being informed of the price of the artwork and the rough cost of shipping, you can decide whether to purchase the artwork. After the intention of purchase is indicated, Dear Art will ask for accurate quotation from shipping company.
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③Dear Art will inform you of the accurate shipping quotation and guide you about payment after getting final approval.
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④Additional charges will apply if special work (framing, unpacking, disposal of packing material, etc.) is needed according to your requirements.
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⑤Shipment will be made within a maximum of 14 business days from the completion of the payment procedure by the customer.
However, if more time is needed for framing or packing work when required, Dear Art will contact you in advance.
Framing Service
Dear Art also offers to recommend framing service.
Frame not only flatters the artwork and make it easier to decorate, but also helps protect the artwork.
If you would like to frame the artwork you buy, please contact us from the inquiry form with specifying “Frame Samples” and “Framing Methods”. We will inform you about the framing service charges.
If you would like to choose frames other than the following samples, please submit the details from the inquiry form.
Frame Samples
Magnolia wood White
With natural texture
Magnolia wood Brown
With natural texture
Lacquer
White
White
No luster
Almost no natural texture
Almost no natural texture
Lacquer
Black
Black
No luster
Almost no natural texture
Almost no natural texture
Alder
Untreated wood with nature texture
Maple
Untreated wood with nature texture and harder than Alder
Framing Methods
Sample: A. Photography
（with mat）
（with mat）
Photography/Paper Artworks
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A.Photography/Paper Artworks (with mat)
Framing with mat and the surface is laminated with acrylic.
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B.Photography/Paper Artworks (without mat)
Full-bleed framing without mat and the surface is laminated with acrylic.
Sample: D. Canvas
（without acrylic）
（without acrylic）
Canvas/Panel Artworks
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C.Canvas/Panel Artworks（with acrylic）
The artwork will sit on top of the matting and this method keeps your art "floated”
in the center of the frame. The surface is laminated with acrylic.
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D.Canvas/Panel Artworks （without acrylic）
The artwork will sit on top of the matting and this method keeps your art "floated”
in the center of the frame. No acrylic lamination.
Please choose a kind of mat from below.
Mat
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There are 4 kinds of Mats
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Having a mat in between your artwork and frame will help to highlight the artwork by filling in the margins while also improving its preservability.
Since the size of mat is adjustable, you can use the standard-size frames.