Yuko Kimura
Born in 1968
Education:
1997 University of Michigan, School of Art and Design, Ann Arbor, MI, M.F.A. Printmaking
1994 Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH, B.F.A. Printmaking
Summer 1993 Lacoste School of Art, Lacoste, France
Solo Exhibitions:
2010 Paper Windows, Verne Collection of Japanese Art, Cleveland, OH
1997 Wacky Stack, MFA Thesis Exhibition,
Rackham Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI
2000 Fragments, Bockrath Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Selected Art/Print Fairs, Exhibited by the Verne Collection:
2004-present Print Fair New York Armory, NY
Fine Print Fair, Cleveland, OH
Arts of Pacific Asia Show, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
Fine Print Fair, Los Angeles, CA
Ink Miami, Miami, FL
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2011 The Unexpected Edge:Yugen in Contemporary Art
Cavin-Morris Gallery,New York City, Chelsea area
Prequel to the Unexpected: New Works New Artists
Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York City
2010 Collections as Evidence of Now
Curated by Shelly DiCello
Zygote Press Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2009 Monumental ideas in Miniature Book
Southern Graphic Council Annual Conference
Columbia College, Chicago
2008 Visualizations (two-person)
Ren Brown Gallery, Bodega Bay, CA
Material Studies: Process and Play (four-person),
Zygote Press Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2006 Infusion and Diffusion (four-person),
Hawken School, Arts/communications Lobby Gallery
Collaboration with Japanese Association of Northeast Ohio
2005 Winter Solstice lV: Standards & Shifts in Contemporary Art
The Studio, Armonk, NY ( Collaboration with Masha Ryskin)
Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial,
Tama Art University Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Considering Installation: Artists Working with Enamel,
Spaces Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2003,04 The Method & the Matrix:
Contemporary Printmaking in Ohio,
Riffe Gallery , Columbus, OH & Weston Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2003 The Annual International Exposition of Sculptural Objects & Functional Art (SOFA),
Exhibition in Print, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Preliminary Inventories Process in Practice
Zygote Press, Cleveland, Ohio
2002 Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial,
Tama Art University Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2000 Cleveland Institute of Art Faculty Exhibition, Reinberger Galleries, Cleveland, OH
1999 Print in Enamel, Studio Fusion Gallery, London, U.K.
1997 International Print Exhibition,
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
1996 Traveling Exchange Exhibition, Museum of Printmaking,
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Public Art Project:
2006 wall installation of used etching plates
at the entrance foyer of Zygote Press, Cleveland, OH
Visiting Artist:
2011 presentation of my new works at my home studio for Print Club of the Cleveland Museum of Art
2009 slide presentation at the Cleveland Institute of Art
Curatorial Experience:
2007 Layers ( Co-curator: Lynn O’Brien)
Heights Arts Contemporary Community Galley, Cleveland, OH
2005 Collage Invitational
Humphrey Atrium Gallery, University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH
Awards and Honors:
2006 Japan Foundation New York office,
Consulate General of Japan in Detroit & Japanese Association of Northeast Ohio
Grant for Japanese art exhibition
2004 The Nesnadny + Schwartz Visiting Critics Program,
Selected by James Elaine from UCLA Hammer Museum,
Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland
1997 Rackham Thesis Grant, University of Michigan
1995-97. Horace H. Rackham Merit Fellowship, University of Michigan
1994 The Frank Wilcox Memorial Printmaking Award,
Cleveland Institute of Art
The First Agnes Gund Traveling Award, Cleveland Institute of Art
1993 Kenneth F. Bates Enameling Scholarship, Cleveland Institute of Art
Reviews and Publications:
2010 Paper Windows Exhibit Offers View of Artist's Heritage
The Cleveland Plain Dealer ( Aug 1.), Dan Tranberg
2010 Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books,
Traveling Exhibition 2009-2012 Catalogue, Curated by Hui-Chu Ying
2006 A Tasty Morsel or
Two From the Smorgasbord of a Big Group Show
The New York Times, Art Review,(Jan.1.)Benjamin Genocchio
2003 Enameling: A Current Perspective
Metalsmith Magazine: 2003 Exhibition in Print (Fall. issue)
2002,05 Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial ,
Tama Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan
CD-ROM Exhibition Catalogue
2000 Size Isn’t All: Solo Show Reveals Little Gems.
Cleveland Free Times (Feb. 9), Dan Tranberg
1994 Kimura Wins Top Art Prize.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer (May), Helen Cullinan
Public Collections:
2009 The CIA Gund Library, Artists' Books Collection, Cleveland, OH
2009 Southern Graphics Council
2009 Columbia College
2009 University of Akron, The Myers School of Art
2008,10 Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
2007 Newark Public Library, Newark, NJ
2005 Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
2002,05 Tama Art University Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Teaching Experience:
2004,5 Print Collage Workshop : Zygote Press
2002-03 Adjunct Faculty: Visual Design l
Cuyahoga Community Collage
2000-02 Adjunct Faculty: Foundation Drawing
Cleveland Institute of Art
1998 Instructor: Copper: Printmaking & Enameling Combo
Continuing Education Program, Cleveland Institute of Art