2020
Makoto Fujimura | Artist, Writer, Speaker
Makoto Fujimura is a leading contemporary artist whose process-driven, refractive “slow art” has been described by David Brooks of New York Times as “a small rebellion against the quickening of time.” Fujimura’s art has been featured widely in galleries and museums around the world, and is collected by notable collections including The Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo, The Huntington Library, as well as Tikotin Museum in Israel. His art is represented by Waterfall Mansion in New York City and Artrue International in Asia.
Fujimura is also an arts advocate, writer and speaker who is recognized worldwide as a cultural influencer. A Presidential appointee to the National Council on the Arts from 2003-2009, Fujimura served as an international advocate for the arts, speaking with decision-makers and advising governmental policies on the arts. His books “Refractions” (NavPress) and “Culture Care” (IVPress) reflect many of his thesis on arts advocacy written during that time and his new book, “Theology of Making” will be out this fall from Yale Press with a foreword by N.T. Wright. Fujimura currently divides his time between Princeton, NJ, and Pasadena, CA, studios. A popular speaker, he has lectured at numerous conferences, universities and museums, including the Aspen Institute, Yale, Princeton and Oxford Universities, Sato Museum and the Phoenix Art Museum. He also serves on the Board of Trustees at his alma mater, Bucknell University. Fujimura founded the International Arts Movement in 1992, now IAMCultureCare, which oversees Fujimura Institute. In 2011, the Fujimura Institute was established and launched the Four Qu4rtets, a collaboration between Fujimura, painter Bruce Herman, Duke theologian/pianist Jeremy Begbie, and Yale composer Christopher Theofanidis, based on T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets. Bucknell University honored him with the Outstanding Alumni Award in 2012. He is a recipient of four Doctor of Arts Honorary Degrees; from Belhaven University in 2011, Biola University in 2012, Cairn University in 2014 and Roanoke College in 2015. For more visit: MakotoFujimura.com
