About Naoko...
Dr. Naoko Yehenara is an artist who has been trained in porcelain painting and traditional brush painting. During her Masters degree at the Sydney College of the Arts, she started to move from a porcelain painter to a sculptural ceramicist.
Naoko has spent many years overseas, and during that time she has had many solo exhibitions and sold artworks in Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia and Australia. She taught porcelain painting for many years and had a shop/studio in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Jakarta, Indonesia. Over the years, private collectors, corporate companies and international hotels have collected her artworks.
In 2011, she completed a Doctor of Fine Art at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. Her project investigated a symbolic exploration of Chinese family attitudes and values through sculptural ceramics and mixed media.
Naoko has spent many years overseas, and during that time she has had many solo exhibitions and sold artworks in Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia and Australia. She taught porcelain painting for many years and had a shop/studio in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Jakarta, Indonesia. Over the years, private collectors, corporate companies and international hotels have collected her artworks.
In 2011, she completed a Doctor of Fine Art at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. Her project investigated a symbolic exploration of Chinese family attitudes and values through sculptural ceramics and mixed media.
Education Background
Mar 2008 – Nov 2011
March 2007 – March 2008 March 1997 – April 1999 March 1992 – September 1994 |
Doctor of Fine Art (DFA), RMIT,
Supervisors: Associate Professor Kevin White and Dr. Sophia Errey Melbourne, Australia Master of Studio Art (MSA), University of Sydney, Supervisor: Mitsuo Shoji Sydney, Australia Master of Arts (Communication Studies), University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia Thesis Topic: “Ethnic Tension and Power Struggle” Bachelor of Arts, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia |
Working and Teaching Experiences
2012
1996 – 1999 1994 1989 – 1993 |
Guest Lecturer in China
Shanxi University; Jinzhong Teacher's College in the Fine Arts department;Taiyuan University of Technology; and Linfen University of Teaching Porcelain Painting Teacher and Art Gallery Owner Taught porcelain painting at the Naoko Artist House teaching centre and art gallery in the SOGO Department Store, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Naoko Artist House Started ‘Naoko Artist House’ and taught porcelain painting at Naoko's studio Porcelain Painting Teacher Various Art Centres, Sydney, Australia |
