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Artist Bio ...... a little about Eddy Iwamura 
Eddy Iwamura was born and raised in Tokyo. Her father was a teacher and leisurely artist and guitarist, and mother a full-time home maker and a calligrapher. Adding a music and art loving elder brother, she grew up in a typical suburban Japanese family.
Her love for drawing started early in life, but she pursued degrees in English Literature, Anthropology, and Business Administration. She worked at an accounting firm in New York City, became a CPA, and started painting and drawing.
For paintings, she intends to capture motions and moments in brush strokes, just like the Japanese calligraphy, to express "simple" and "natural". Soft colors are preferred and watercolors and acrylics are mainly used as medias.
Drawing cartoon is as much a challenge as a stress releaser. "The Universe of Bubble Heads" started in 2007 as one-window editorial cartoon. "Beach Animals!" series started in 2002, soon after Eddy started surfing in San Francisco Bay Area. The intention is to be funny, but she also wishes to send messages through cartoons.
Family, schools, jobs, and economy moved her from Tokyo to Los Angeles, Boston, New York, San Francisco, and to the current residence in Honolulu / Tokyo. She enjoys surfing and skiing (both forever beginner level), playing guitar and piano, and taking care of family, parakeet, and orchids. In ordinary days, she disguises herself as a hard working accountant.
Exhibits, Publications & Awards:
2008 Dec : The 11th (2008) Annual Niigata Manga Grand Prize, Comic Strips Division, "Nyusen" Prize. Judges: Shinji Mizushima, Mineo Maya
http://www.niigata-manga.com/kekka/11th-kekka.htm
2008 Nov : The 18th Annual Kibi Kawakami "The Grand-Prix of Cartoon" The Superior Works' Show, Takahashi-shi, Okayama, Japan
2008 Sep : Digital Manga Grand Prize (Japan) - received "The Best of the Division Award" in Print Division. Also received "Kyoto Mayor's Award" and "Wacom Award". Judges: Monkey Punch, Tetsuya Chiba, Machiko Satonaka
Digital Manga Grand Prize Award page
http://award.digital-manga.org/award/index.html
2008 Feb : Featured article published in "Islander" section of Hawaii's community news letter, "Midweek". Click here to see the article.
2007 - 2008 : Illustrations of "Beach Animals!" were featured in the publication materials for the Great Aloha Run.
Click here to see the drawings for GAR
GAR home page http://www.greataloharun.com/
2006 Spring : 7th National Juried Exhibition at Ceres Gallery in New York City. (Juror: Ms. Cora Rosevear, Associate Curator, MOMA)
Invitation Postcard http://ceresgallery.org/images/archive61.jpg
Ceres Gallery home page http://ceresgallery.org/
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