Mitsuko Nagone grew up in Owase, a small southern city in Japan. She moved to Tokyo and studied photography at the College of Tokyo Visual Arts. In 2002, her work took part in an exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. She then moved to New York City to continue her studies at LaGuardia Community College. Her photographs appeared in the New York Passport and NYC Travel Guide magazines published in NYC and Tokyo.

Currently, Mitsuko contributes to Getty Images, La-vie Factory, and Capanet Works. She is also pursuing her BFA at Kyoto University of Art and Design. Photography remains her passion where she currently exhibits her personal work in area galleries.

PUBLICATION:

2009 - DRUG, Vol. 16

EXHIBITIONS:

solo

9/2005 "Sky-lit" Lamp (Tokyo, Japan)

4/2006 "Gray" Panya (NY, US)

1/2007 "Gray" Cream (Mie, Japan)

7/2008 "Echo Tree" Gallery Lait (Nagoya, Japan)

group

3/2002 Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

3/2009 "Far and Near" Ban Photo Gallery (Kasugai, Japan)

4/2009 "Tsunagari" Irori Gallery (Osaka, Japan)

9/2009 "The Art of Serendipity" Getty Images Gallery (London, UK)

1/2010 Ban Photo Gallery (Kasugai, Japan) coming

online

"Where We’re From"

REVIEWS:

1/2007 Chunichi Newspaper (Japan)

1/2007 Kisei Newspaper (Japan)

Mitsuko Nagone is available for photography assignments and commission.

For inquires about print sales, contact me at nagomitsu@gmail.com