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Nick
Lamb
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Curriculum
Vitae
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1965-68 |
Trained
as a Graphic Designer at the Berkshire College of Art, England. |
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1973 |
Started
carving part time. |
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1979 |
Entered
"Woodworker" magazine carving competition winning a
first place in my category. |
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1982
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"Woodworker"
show - second place. |
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1983 |
Carved
my first netsuke, commissioned by a private collector. |
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1983 |
"Woodworker"
show - Gold Medal and Best of Show. |
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1984 |
"Woodworker"
show - Gold Medal. |
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1985 |
"Woodworker"
show - Highly Commended. |
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1988 |
Carved
approximately fifteen netsuke in the period between 1983 and 1988
which were all sold to private collectors in England, bar one
which went to a Dutch collector. |
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1988 |
Exhibited
two netsuke in the Yamada Co. show, Sebu Dept. Store, Tokyo. |
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1989 |
Yamada
Co. show, Sebu Dept. Store, Tokyo. |
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1989 |
Early
that year I exhibited with Michael Spindel, Ltd. at the Netsuke
Kenkyukai (now the International Netsuke Society) convention in
Los Angeles having begun as a full time netsuke carver a few months
previously. I have been represented by Michael Spindel since then
showing at a large number of locations in the USA including; New
York, New Jersey, Miami, Washington DC, Baltimore, Chicago and
Santa Monica. |
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1990 |
Yamada
Co. show, Sebu Dept store, Tokyo. |
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1990 |
Exhibited
at the London Netsuke Fair and Convention. |
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1991 |
Exhibited
at the Netsuke Kenkyukai Convention, San Francisco. |
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1993 |
Exhibited
at the Netsuke Kenkyukai Convention, Chicago. |
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1994 |
Four netsuke and four ojime were
selected for the "Treasured Miniatures" exhibition
held at the British Museum and later at the Los Angeles County
Museum of Art where some other examples of my work were also
shown in a supporting exhibition. The work is also included
in the exhibition catalogue.
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1994 |
Examples
of my work appear in the editorial material of the Netsuke Kenkyukai
journal on several occasions, also in an article on ojime in "Andon"
(Dutch) and in the book by the late Mr. Yamada. |
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1995 |
Moved
to the USA. |
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1995 |
Exhibited
at the Netsuke Kenkyukai Convention in New York. |
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1995 |
Work
included in an exhibition at the Salt and Tobacco Museum, Tokyo,
the largest netsuke exhibition ever held. |
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1996 |
Sculptural
Objects Functional Art (SOFA) show, Chicago. |
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1996 |
First
in Sculpture. "Art in the Redwoods," Gualala Arts, Gualala, CA. |
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1996 |
"Sculpture
to Hold," Stewart-Kummer Gallery, Gualala, CA. |
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1997 |
Exhibited
at the International Netsuke Society (formerly the Netsuke Kenkyukai)
Convention, Honolulu. |
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1997 |
A
number of pieces included in "Contemporary Netsuke: Miniature
Sculpture From Japan and Beyond" at the Bower's Museum, Santa
Anna, CA. |
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1997 |
Sculptural
Objects Functional Art show, Miami. |
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1997 |
Sculptural
Objects Functional Art show, Chicago. |
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1997 |
Museum
of East Asian Art, Berlin. |
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1998 |
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Minneapolis
Institute of Arts, MN. "The Japanese Art of Miniature Carving."
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1999 |
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The Herbert F. Johnson Museum
of Art, Cornell University, NY.
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| 1999 |
Exhibited
at the International Netsuke Society Convention, Chicago. |
| 2000 |
International
Netsuke Society Convention, Boston, MA. |
| 2001 |
Chiba
City Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan. |
| 2003 |
Contemporary
Netsuke: The HIH Prince Takamado Collection, Salt and Tobacco
Museum, Tokyo, Japan. |
| 2003 |
First
prize in sculpture at the 70th annual Society of Miniature Painters,
Sculptors and Gravers of Washington D.C. |
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North
American Sculpture Exhibition, Golden, Colorado. |
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First
in Sculpture, "71st International Exhibition of Fine Art Miniatures," |
| 2005 |
Elected
an Associate Member of The Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers
society of Washington D.C. |
| 2005 |
"4 Mendicino
Artists," Stewart-Kummer Gallery, Gualala, CA. |
