Curriculum Vitae
Name: Jerome Nakagawa
Email Address: jeromenakagawa@outlook.com
Website: www.jeromenakagawajewelry.com
Education
| 2022 | BFA with Highest Honors, Studio Arts with an emphasis in jewelry and metals, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM |
| 2007 | MFA (Completed coursework and master's project pending), Photojournalism, School of Visual Communications, Ohio University, Athens, OH |
| 2004 | BA, Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, CA |
Selected Art Markets
| 2026 |
104th Santa Fe Indian Market, (juried), Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA), Santa Fe, NM |
| 2026 |
68th Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market, (juried), Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ |
| 2025 |
103rd Santa Fe Indian Market, (juried), Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA), Santa Fe, NM |
Awards/Grants/Fellowships
| 2023 | SITE Scholar Program, SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM |
| 2022 | Alpha Chi National College Honor Society, Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) Chapter, Santa Fe, NM |
Group Exhibitions
| 2024 | Everybody's Bolos, Art Gallery of the University of North Texas, Denton, TX (Co-curated by Ana M. Lopez, Brian Fleetwood, and Hannah Toussant) |
| 2023 | 2022-2023 IAIA BFA Exhibition: Beyond Reflections, IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA), Santa Fe, NM (Co-curated by Ixel Lindstrom and Erika Knecht, who worked closely with Student Preparator, MayAnn Etsitty) |
| 2023 | SITE Scholars Exhibition, SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM |
| 2022 | IAIA Fall '22 Graduating Senior Exhibition: Same World, Different Voices, IAIA Balzer Contemporary Edge Gallery, Santa Fe, NM |
| 2022 | The Stories We Carry, IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA), Santa Fe, NM (Curated by Brian Fleetwood) |
Artist Residencies
| 2023 | Pentaculum Winter 2023, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN (January) |
Professional Appearances
| 2026 | "A Conversation with Jeweler Jerome Nakagawa", Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe, NM (February 14) |
| 2025 | Rose, Frank and Kara Duval. "Jerome Nakagawa." A Creative Excuse Podcast, Hecho a Mano Gallery, ep. 36. July 1, 2025. |
