YUKA NOHDA

Yuka Nohda (b.1966) began attending the Kobosyu studio in 1985, only starting her painting and weaving activities in 2010 after observing others getting recognition for their work. She is known for making ‘Nohdama’, the word deriving from the artists name (Nohda), and the shape of them ‘dama’ meaning round like. ‘Nohdama’ are made by winding raw wool and leftover weaving threads together, inserting cardboard bobbins inside each piece. So far, she has made 30 ‘Nohdama,’ with each piece taking approximately five to six months to complete. These pieces are usually made late at night in the group home, rarely in the actual studio. Initially, they were small, palm-sized objects, but, over the years, they became larger and denser. Made without imagery in front of her, they are often based on creatures such as caterpillars and cats.

Nohda had her first solo show in the institution in 2010, and has had her work featured at museums across Japan. Her work was featured in an NHK broadcast program "no art, no life" (2021), which can be watched online. Nodha feels great joy in her artwork being appreciated.

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2024 Outsider Art Fair (with Jennifer Lauren), Metropolitan Pavilion, New York
2020 Art of the Rough Diamonds, SEGA SAMMY Group Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan
2019 Nohda World, Solo Exhibition, Gallery OGU MAG, Tokyo
2019 LOVE LOVE, Tokyo Midtown, Japan
2017 The Root of Expression, A&D Gallery, Japan University, Tokyo
2017 Living, Musashino Art University Library, Tokyo
2016 Super Continuation: The Wind Is Blowing - The Artists Who Raised the Wind Now, Makii Masal Fine Arts, Tokyo
2015 Weaving of Sensibility–Exhibition of Works Born in the Field of Welfare, Yatsugatake Museum of Art, Nagano, Japan
2013 Painting, Beauty and Weaving, Solo Exhibition, Anonym Gallery, Nagano, Japan