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Noriko Tanigawa (Formerly Noriko DeWitt)

Born in Japan, currently lives and works in McKinney, TX

noriko@tanigawa.studio| tanigawa.studio

Teaching Experience

2017 – Present Art Instructor, Noriko DeWitt Art Studio/Tanigawa Studio
2015 – Present Art Instructor, The Art House of McKinney, McKinney, TX

Workshops/Demonstrations

2018 McKinney Art Club
2017 – 2019 Noriko DeWitt Art Studio
2016 Dallas Arboretum
2016 The Art House of McKinney

Judging

2019 Signature and Master Level Membership, Coloured Pencil Community of Australasia (CPCAU)
2017 PTA Reflections Program, Visual Art Category (K through 8th Grade) Jenny Preston Elementary School, Allen, TX

Awards

2018

Coloured Pencil Community of Australasia, Master Membership (CPCAM)
Visual Art Society of Texas (VAST) 10th Annual 125-mile Visual Arts Exhibition, Merchandise Award – Voertman’s Award

2017

Creative Quarterly Journal No. 48 International Competition, Winner in Fine Art: Professional Category
McKinney Performing Arts Center & Arts and Music Guild Unique by Nature Juried Art Competition, The Neil Welliver Nature Award
Colored Pencil Society of America Explore This! 13, Chartpak Inc. Award for Distinction

2016

Southwest Art Magazine 2016 Artistic Excellence Competition, Top 100 Runners Up
North Light Books’ 2016 drawing competition, Strokes of Genius 9: Creative Discoveries!, Finalist
The Artist’s Magazine 33rd Annual Art Competition, Finalist in the Landscape category
Texas Big 10 for Art Competition, Finalist in 0-5 year category
MANIFEST Gallery International Drawing Manual (INDA) 11, Finalist
Richardson Civic Art Society The 50th Annual Regional Juried Art Competition, 2nd Place in Pastel/Graphics
The 31st Texas & Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition, 2nd Place in Drawing Category
The 52nd Annual Collin County Adult Art Show, Best Portrait of Person and/or Animal, and Honorable Mention
Visual Art Society of Texas (VAST) 10th Annual 125-mile Visual Arts Exhibition, Merchandise Award – Voertman’s Award
Light Space & Time Art Gallery The 5th Annual All Women Art Exhibition, Special Recognition Award in Painting & Other Category

2015

Colored Pencil Society of America (CPSA) ArtSpectations 2015-2016, Honorable Mention in Non-Signature Category
The 30th Texas & Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition, 2nd Place in Mixed Media Category
The 51st Annual Collin County Adult Art Show, 1st and 3rd Place in Drawing Category
January Colored Pencil Magazine Art Challenge, 1st Place in Advanced Category
Visual Art Society of Texas (VAST) 9th Annual 125-mile Visual Arts Exhibition, 1st Place in Category III (mixed media, collage, drawing) Jervis and Carmen Underwood Award

2013

SoHo Urban Artist Spring Painting Contest, Honorable Mention

Selected Exhibitions

2018

Schön Everywhere: An International Pop-up Gallery, Heard-Craig Center for the Arts, McKinney, TX
Schön Everywhere: An International Pop-up Gallery, Freya-Frahm Haus, Laboe, Germany
Richardson Civic Art Society The 52nd Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition, the Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX
Visual Art Society of Texas (VAST) 12th Annual 125-mile Visual Arts Exhibition, Patterson-Appleton Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX

2017

9th Annual McKinney Art Studio Tour (MAST), McKinney Art Studio Tour, McKinney, TX
International Guild of Realism (IGOR) The 12th Annual Juried Exhibition, International Guild of Realism, the Winfield Gallery, Carmel, CA
Irving Art Association (IAA) The 32nd Texas & Neighbors Regional Exhibition, Irving Art Association, Irving Art Center, Irving, TX
Artscape 2017, Dallas Arboretum, Dallas, TX
McKinney Performing Arts Center & Arts and Music Guild Unique by Nature Juried Art Competition, McKinney Performing Arts Center, McKinney, TX
Explore This! 13, Colored Pencil Society of America, Online
Visual Art Society of Texas (VAST) 11th Annual 125-mile Visual Arts Exhibition, Patterson-Appleton Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX

2016

Texas Big 10 for Art Competition, Katy Contemporary Art Museum, Katy, TX
Colored Pencil Society of America (CPSA) 24th International Exhibition, the American Art Company, Tacoma, WA
Artspace 111: Third Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Artspace 111 Gallery, Ft. Worth, TX
Richardson Civic Art Society The 50th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition, the Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX
Texas Visual Art Association (TVAA) May Flowers Juried Art Show, Plaza of the Americas, Dallas, TX
Irving Art Association (IAA) The 31st Texas & Neighbors Regional Exhibition, Irving Art Association, Irving Art Center, Irving, TX
The 52nd Annual Collin County Adult Art Show, First Methodist Church Auditorium, McKinney, TX
Richeson 75 International Art Competitions: Small Works 2016, Richeson School of Art and Gallery, Kimberly, WI
Explore This! 12, Colored Pencil Society of America, Online
Visual Art Society of Texas (VAST) 10th Annual 125-mile Visual Arts Exhibition, Patterson-Appleton Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX
The 5th Annual All Women Art Exhibition, Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery, Online

2015

ArtSpectations, Colored Pencil Society of America, Online
Art of the Heartland Juried Painting Competition, Mena Art Gallery, Mena, AR
Irving Art Association (IAA) Wildlife & Domestic Animal Juried Art Exhibition, Jaycee Park Center for the Arts, Irving, TX
I am, You are, ART7 Crockett Community Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
Plano Art Association 125 Show, the ARTS Gallery at Collin Community College, Plano, TX
Irving Art Association (IAA) The 30th Texas & Neighbors Regional Exhibition, Irving Art Center, Irving, TX
Unique by Nature, McKinney Performing Arts Center, McKinney, TX
The 51st Annual Collin County Adult Art Show, Heard-Craig Center for the Arts, McKinney, TX
Visual Art Society of Texas (VAST) 9th Annual 125-mile Visual Arts Exhibition, Patterson-Appleton Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX

2014

Music in Motion, Heard-Craig Center for the Arts, McKinney, TX

2013

The 9×12 Works on Paper Show, Fort Worth Community Art Center, Fort Worth, TX

Bibliography

2017

DeWitt, Noriko “Journey Ahead” in Creative Quarterly: The Journal of Art & Design, No. 47-48, Artisanal Media, LLC. p. 46-47. Print.
DeWitt, Noriko “Autumn Reflections” in DRAW Landscapes in Colored Pencil, ed. Ann Kullberg (Federal Way: Ann Kullberg, 2017) Title page, p. 103-105. Print.
DeWitt, Noriko “Journey Ahead” in CP Treasures 5: Colored Pencil Masterworks from Around the Globe, ed. Ann Kullberg (Federal Way: Ann Kullberg, 2017) Title page, p. 21. Print.
DeWitt, Noriko “Ripple Effect” in Strokes of Genius 9: The Best of Drawing, Creative Discoveries, ed. Rachel Rubin Wolf (Blue Ash: F+W Media, 2017) p. 98. Print
DeWitt, Noriko “Autumn Reflections” in MANIFEST International Drawing Annual 11, MANIFEST Press (Cincinnati: MANIFEST Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, 2017) p. 81 Print

2016

DeWitt, Noriko, “Keel-Billed Toucan” in CP Hidden Treasures: Volume 3, ed. Ann Kullberg (Federal Way: Ann Kullberg, 2016) p. 10. Print.
DeWitt, Noriko, “No More Mean Green: Creating a Realistic Nose Using a Green Substrate.” in DRAW Portraits in Colored Pencil, ed. Ann Kullberg (Federal Way: Ann Kullberg, 2016) p.141-143. Print.

2015

DeWitt, Noriko, “Noriko DeWitt” in Colored Pencil Cats & Dogs: Art and Instruction from 80 Colored Pencil Artists, ed. Ann Kullberg (Federal Way: Ann Kullberg, 2015) p.24-25. Print.
Colored Pencil Magazine, Back Cover, March 2015. Print.
“Colored Pencil Magazine January Art Challenge “Snow Baby” #1501.” Colored Pencil Magazine. Platte Productions Publishing. Web. Feb. 2015.
DeWitt, Noriko, “Nature in Colored Pencils.” Ann Kullberg’s Colored Pencil Magazine, March 2015, p. 4-7. Print.
DeWitt, Noriko, “Highlight It with Gel!” Colored Pencil Magazine, February 2015, p. 18-22. Print.
“Showcase.” Ann Kullberg’s Colored Pencil Magazine, January 2015, p.17. Print.

2014

DeWitt, Noriko, “Take the ‘A’ Train” in CP Hidden Treasures: Volume 2, ed. Ann Kullberg (Federal Way: Ann Kullberg, 2014) p. 8. Print.

2013

Jerry’s Artarama. “Soho Urban Artist Gallery of Winners: 2013 Spring Painting Contest” Jerry’s Artarama. N.p., Web. July 2013

Community Leadership

2018-2020

Arts & Music Guild Board Member, McKinney, TX

2017

McKinney Art Studio Tour Advertising Committee, McKinney, TX
Arts in Bloom Festival Coordinator for the Local Artists, McKinney, TX

2015

Second Saturday Arts in the Square Coordinator, McKinney, TX

Commissions

2015

Public Art Commission, McKinney Historic Home Recognition Calendar, 12”x16” Colored Pencil on Drawing Board, Historic Preservation Advisory Board, McKinney, TX

Collections

Private collection, Lewisville, TX
Private collection, McKinney, TX
Private collection, Colorado Springs, CO
Private collection, The Woodlands, TX
Private collection, Spring, TX
Private collection, Bruceville, TX