Fumi Mini Nakamura was born in December, 1984. Grew up half of her life in Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan. Other half in Bay Area, California, the United States. She finished her last semester at San Jose State University in Fall 2007, received her BFA Fine Art Degree (concentration on drawing medium). Currently living in East Bay and working as a freelance illustrator / designer.
++ I am always available for any freelance illustration & design, commission works, gallery exhibition and projects of any sorts. Please feel free to contact me.
E X H I B I T I O N .
2 0 0 8 The Tote Show, Open Spaces, Beacon, NY. Group Show The Out of Towners, Bogda Gallery, Jacksonville, FL. Group Show Fight For Flight, Thinkspace, Los Angeles, CA. Group Show
2 0 0 7 Super G Art Show, Los Angeles, CA. Group Show Himitsu Part Two, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA. Solo Show/BFA projects Paper Chaser, Gallery1988, San Francisco, CA. Group Show Himitsu, DDR Projects, Long Beach, CA. Solo Show Youth Noise, SomArts, San Francisco, CA. Group Show Buck(y) / Youth Element Movement, The Camp:Orenge County / Robb Field Skate Park:San Diego, CA, Group Show Pretty in Ink, Grass Hut Gallery, Portland, OR. Group Show Blood, Sweat & Tires, Network, Los Angeles, CA. Group Show Black and Brown Show, Black and Brown Used Clothing Store
and gallery, San Jose, CA. Group Show
2 0 0 6 Blood, Sweat & Tires, Servicio Ejecutivo, Brooklyn, NY. Group Show Together We Make, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA. Buy Art Not Shoes, Brooklyn Project, Los Angeles, CA. Group Show Qee Imprint, Los Angeles CA. Group Show Curvy Three, DAS Gallery, Sydney, Australia. Group Show For You, Servicio Ejecutivo, Brooklyn, NY. Solo Exhibition Easy Sippings, the Ritual Cafe, San Francisco, CA
2 0 0 5 Planet* Magazine x Abolute Metropolis: issue 11 release party and Tokyo Special,
MIGHTY Bar, San Francisco, CA Nothing Between Us, Subject Matter, Costa Mesa, CA. Group Show 44 Board Project, Mahan Gallery Columbus, Ohio. Group Show Container, Subject Matter, Costa Mesa, CA. Group Show Sketchel, Semi-Permanents, Sydney, Australia. Group Show Hard Times, Halcyon, Brooklyn, NY. Group Show
2 0 0 4 Shrunken Head Man Fall 04 Exhibition, San Jose State University, San Jose, California. Group Show
P R E S S .
MAKI Custom Kicks: Book (Laurence King Publishing), 2008 SSS Magazine: Free Paper, 2008 The District Weekly: Long Beach Weekly Paper, 2007 Juxtapoz Magazine: Art and Design Magazine, 2007 Long Beach Gazettes Newspapers: Long Beach Local Newsaper, 2007 Urban Outfitter Blog: Featured Artist, 2007 OUR ART SITE: Featured Artist, 2007 TheMake: Book (PMNT MRKR, ANTEISM, THENUMBER), 2007 Ruby Magazine Book #2: Book (Ruby Mag), 2007 New York Art Magazine: Fine Art Magazine, 2006 Graniph: Featured Artist, 2006 5oup.net: Featured Artist, 2006 Weave Culture: Art and Design Book, 2006 AB19 Magazine: Featured Artist, 2006 Sherbert Magazine: Art and Design Magazine (Sherbert Mag), 2006 We've Moved On: Online Gallery, 2006 Tres Logos: Design Book (Die-Gestalten), 2006 Curvy Three: Art and Design Book (Paper Tiger Media Group), 2006 Coroflot: Featured Artist, 2006 Ruby Magazine: Art and Design Online Magazine, 2006 Poison control: Art and Design Book (PSNCNTRL), 2006 A Beautiful Scrap Project: Online Gallery, 2006 Semi Permanent Book NY/AU: Art and Design Book (Design is Kinky Pty Ltd), 2006 Faesthetic: Art and Design Book (Think Faest), 2006 NOISE.net: Featured Artist, 2006 Great Escape: Art and Design Book (Die-Gestalten), 2005 Grafuck: Art and Design Book (Me, Me), 2005 Sketchel: Art and Design Book (Sotuhwood Press), 2005 Wooster Collective: Featured Artist, 2005 Empty Magazine: Art and Design Online Magazine, 2005 FA.KE Magazine: Art and Design Online Magazine, 2005 Revol Magazine: Art and Design Online Magazine, 2004
A . L I T T L E . S T O R Y . A B O U T .
M I N I . M I N I A T U R E . M O U S E .
miniminiaturemouse was created and began in Febuary 2004. It was definitely not a serious art site at that time, especially most of the drawings were my doodles and I was not confident with what I was creating. However, encouragements from friends and a huge help from friend named Wilfred, this site was launched.
This site will be in its third year in February 2008. It grew big and I have created so many things, especially memories and stories in my drawing world. Many supports and encouragements from people have helped me and miniminiaturemouse dot com this far. Without any of help and supports, I would have quit this site a while ago.
Where did the named miniminiaturemouse come from? I get this question asked very often. My first given name on the birth certificate (now I use it as my middle name) was mini (spelled and pronounced like minnie in Japanese). Then when I turned into first grade, my name was changed to hifumi (i go as fumi because people mis-pronounce my name very often, I guess "hi" part is little bit tricky for some people). That's where mini refered from. miniature comes from my height (I am exactly five feet tall) and many things I do are tiny: handwriting to drawing for example, my old work used to be in anything under and around 4 x 6 papers and i love using 0.05 mm pens and 0.3 mm mechanical pencils. my sketchbooks are in the tiny scribbles and people often say they need magnifying glasses to see my writing and drawing. mouse is very simple! I was born in the year of the rat and many say I am a mouse like. if you combine all three words together, it creates miniminiaturemouse! and that is me! :>
