Yuriko Yamaguchi (sculptor)

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Yuriko Yamaguchi
Born1948 (age 76–77)
Osaka, Japan
Education Princeton University
Alma mater University of California, Berkeley,
University of Maryland, College Park
Known for sculpture
Website yurikoyamaguchi.com

Yuriko Yamaguchi (born 1948) [1] is a Japanese-born American contemporary sculptor and printmaker. [2] [3] Using more natural mediums, she creates abstract designs that are used to reflect deeper symbolistic ideas. [4] She currently resides near Washington, D.C.. [5]

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Early life and education

Yamaguchi was born in Osaka, Japan in 1948. [6] Unable to speak English, she moved to the United States at the age of twenty-three and used art as an outlet for expression. It was at this time where she began to build sculptures which incorporated multiple mediums, including wood and wire. Such materials were used to symbolize delicacy and simplicity within Japanese culture – a life from which she gained much artistic inspiration. [7]

She attended the University of California, Berkeley, graduating in 1974 with a BA degree. [6] She went on to undertake directed study at Princeton University, and completed a Master of Fine Arts at University of Maryland, College Park in 1979. [6]

Career

She was Visiting Assistant Professor at George Washington University in the 2000s. [8]

Over her career, her work had been seen through solo shows and public commissions. In this time, she has presented 50 solo shows, mainly located in Japan, California and Washington DC. A brief volume of work can be seen here through the following: [9]

Museum collections and public art

Whisper #2 (2023), National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C. Whisper 2.jpg
Whisper #2 (2023), National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.

Public art commissions

Solo exhibitions

Awards and recognition

Yamaguchi has received recognition for her art. Many of her achievements are localized on the eastern coast of the United States or from Japanese organizations. Beginning in the 1980s, she has been awarded in every decade since, even continuing to this day. The following list is a summation of these awards: [9]

References

  1. ↑ Fox, Howard N. (1987). Avant-garde in the Eighties. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. p. 181. ISBN   978-0-87587-138-7.
  2. ↑ High Performance, Issue 41. Vol. 11. Astro Artz. 1988.
  3. ↑ Frederick, Helen; Farmer, Jane M. (2005). Collaboration as a Medium: 25 Years of Pyramid Atlantic. Pyramid Atlantic Art Center. ISBN   978-0-9632540-6-1.
  4. 1 2 "Yuriko Yamaguchi". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  5. ↑ Jenkins, Marck (2014-06-07). "Galleries: 'Kaleidoscope,' 'Aviary Wonders,' 'Interconnected,' 'Are You Gonna Eat That?'". The Washington Post.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Heller, Jules; Heller, Nancy G. (2013-12-19). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. p. 591. ISBN   978-1-135-63882-5.
  7. ↑ Yamaguchi, Yuriko. Rope as the symbol expressing the integration of physical existence and metaphysical being. OCLC   12648266.
  8. ↑ Salih, Zak M (9 May 2007). "GW Latest Art Exhibitions Sample Collections". GW News Center. George Washington University. Archived from the original on 10 May 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  9. 1 2 Apr. 24, Louis Jacobson on; Pm, 2014 at 1:00. "Yuriko Yamaguchi | Artist & Sculptor". Yuriko Yamaguchi | Artist & Sculptor. Retrieved 2019-04-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ "Metamorphosis #81 | Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution". collections.si.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  11. ↑ Jenkins, Mark (2021-11-23). "In the galleries". Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  12. ↑ "Yuriko Yamaguchi: Interconnected in Art, Nature, Science and Technology". Figge Art Museum . 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "Yuriko Yamaguchi : Interconnected in Art, Nature, Science, and Technology / curated and edited by Rima Girnius, PhD". Smithsonian Institution. 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "Strauss Artist Grants Honor Three Remarkable Artists Working in Public Art, Painting, and Theatre Design - ARTSFAIRFAX". artsfairfax.org. Archived from the original on 2019-04-26.
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