Mineko Yoshida
Mount Sydney, VA United States
There are endless possibilities in the art of abstraction. Formal concerns such as structure, color, and paint application are simply the means, not the end for me. I have been searching for specific images that can be created by those means, the ima... More
Artist Statement:
There are endless possibilities in the art of abstraction. Formal concerns such as structure, color, and paint application are simply the means, not the end for me. I have been searching for specific images that can be created by those means, the images that elicit particular emotions: optimistic feeling, positive attitude, and cheerfulness.
Education:
Pennsylvania Academy of The Fine Arts 1990 Certificate
NYStudio School 1991 (one semester)
NYStudio School 1991 (one semester)
Exhibitions:
EXHIBITIONS
A.I.R. Gallery, "Facing Disjunction" Brooklyn, NY 2018
Demouzy Contemporary, Rockville Centre, NY 2017
A.I.R.Gallery, "In The Secret Garden" Brooklyn, NY 2016
A.I.R. Gallery, "Transformed Viewpoints" Brooklyn, NY 2015
Lexington Artists Gallery, Featured Artist, Lexington, VA 2014
BozART Gallery, monthly group show, Charlottesville, VA 2010-2012
BozART Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Charlottesville, VA 2010
SSATCHI ONLINE Gallery Weekly Top 10 Chosen By Paul Carey-Kent 2010
Artists’ House Gallery, Sound and Silence Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA 2010
Florence Biennale, Florence, Italy 2007
Art Domain Gallery, Certificate of Excellence, Leipzig, Germany 2007
A.I.R. Gallery, "Facing Disjunction" Brooklyn, NY 2018
Demouzy Contemporary, Rockville Centre, NY 2017
A.I.R.Gallery, "In The Secret Garden" Brooklyn, NY 2016
A.I.R. Gallery, "Transformed Viewpoints" Brooklyn, NY 2015
Lexington Artists Gallery, Featured Artist, Lexington, VA 2014
BozART Gallery, monthly group show, Charlottesville, VA 2010-2012
BozART Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Charlottesville, VA 2010
SSATCHI ONLINE Gallery Weekly Top 10 Chosen By Paul Carey-Kent 2010
Artists’ House Gallery, Sound and Silence Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA 2010
Florence Biennale, Florence, Italy 2007
Art Domain Gallery, Certificate of Excellence, Leipzig, Germany 2007
Artistic Influences:
Matisse, Paul Klee, Cezanne, American Abstract Expressionists
Howard Hodgekin, Japanese Calligraphy
Howard Hodgekin, Japanese Calligraphy
Artist Tags:
abstract, oil painting, drawing, colorful, calligraphy, whimsical
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