About me
Born: Tokyo, Japan
Education
MFA Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design, Los Angeles, CA
BFA Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
BA Carroll College, Helena, MT
Public art
2022
Triumph of Knowledge: Les Thomas Art Sculpture: Commission and permanent collection for
Humanities Division, at El Camino College, Torrance, CA
2022
Finalist for design gate for Lincoln Heights Recreation Center, Los Angeles, CA
By Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles, CA
2021
Finalist for the decorative gate for Roger Jessup Park Community Garden, Pacoima, CA By Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles, CA
Selecte exhibitions
2017
“ Glass Auction Gala” National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA
“ MILLEFIORI, 1,000 Flowers” Pilchuck Auction Gala, Seattle, WA
“4th Clay & Glass Biennial” Association of Clay and Glass Artist, City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA
2016
“A to Z: AMOCA’s Permanent Collection” American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA
“Juried Art Glass Competition” Pacific Art Glass, Gardena, CA
“GLOW: Illuminate the Night” Pilchuck Auction Gala, Seattle, WA
2015
“Juried Art Glass Competition” Pacific Art Glass, Gardena, CA
“Crossroads in Clay at Chouinard and Otis” Vincent Price Art Museum, Monterey Park, CA
“Power of Six Women in Art” Seaver Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Divergence” RHC Art Gallery, Whittier, CA
“Pedagogic” Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion, Costa Mesa, CA
2013
“Art From The Heart” Glass Art L.A. Art Agency, Los Angeles, CA
“Urs Fischer’s Retrospective Project” The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
“Juried Art Glass Competition” Pacific Art Glass, Gardena, CA
2012
“Arguments For and Against” Pasadena City College Art Gallery, Pasadena, CA
“Kiln Opening” The American Museum of Ceramics Art, Pomona, CA
2011
“Revive Japan” Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
“ACGA Clay & Glass National Juried Exhibition” Association of Clay and Glass Artist,
Art Gallery, Brea, CA Accepted a clay piece and a glass piece
2010
“Kiln Opening” The American Museum of Ceramics Art, Pomona, CA
2009
“In Bed Together” Royal/T, Culver City, CA
“Carroll Connected” Carroll College Art Gallery, Helena, MT
2008
“Art Exhibit” Pete and Susan Barrett Art Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2007
“Ceramics” Schomburg Gallery, Bergamot Station Arts Center Santa Monica, CA
2001
“Clay and Art” MOA ART Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
1999
“Kansas City Aluminum Show” Kansas City, MO
1995
"One Vision" Space Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1993
“The Otis Connection” Lew Allen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1992
"100 Cups" Pro Art, St. Louis, MO
"Clay Works" Space Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1991-1990 "28th Ceramics National: Clay, Color, Content"
Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT
Flint Institute of Art, Flint, MI
Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, FL
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
1989
“Clay” Space Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"Table as Art" Gallery of Functional Art, Santa Monica, CA
“Visual Exchange” University Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
"Ceramics Now" Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA
1988
"Artist' Liaison" Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
"Visual Art 1988" Art Institute of Southern California, Laguna Beach, CA
"OCCCA 8th Annual Juried Show" Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, CA
1987
"A Ceramics Invitational" California State University, Long Beach, CA
"National 3 - Dimensional Art Show" Lenexa. KS
“Ceramics Show” Morgan Gallery, Kansa City, MO
1986
"1st International Ceramics Show" Mino, Japan
"Fine Art Show" Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, Canada
"National 3 - Dimensional Art Show" Lenexa, KS
1985
"Midwest / Northwest Exchange Exhibition" Lill Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
Grants, Fellowships and Awards
2016
2016 First Prize “Juried Art Glass Competition” Pacific Art Glass, Gardena, CA
2015
“Pilchuck Glass School” Summer Program Scholarship, Seattle, WA
“Juried Art Glass Competition” Pacific Art Glass, Gardena, CA
2014
“Pilchuck Glass School” Summer Program Scholarship, Seattle, WA
1988
“Artist’ Liaison” Evanston, IL
1986
“1st International Ceramics Show” Mino. Japan
Banff Art Center, Summer Program Scholarship, Banff, Canada
“National 3-Dimentional Art Show” Lenexa, KS
1985
Archie Bray Foundation, summer residency, Helena, MT
Public Collections
The American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA Ceramics wall piece
ASU Art Museum, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ ceramics cups
Public Art Commission
Les Thomas Art Sculpture: Humanities Division, El Camino College, Torrance, CA
Professional Activities
2017 Juror: application screen, Beverly Hills Art Show, glass and ceramics category, Beverly Hills, CA
2016 Jury: the applicants for Spring Beverly Hills Art Show, glass and clay, Beverly Hills, CA
2015 Juror: The Beverly Hills Art Show, glass and ceramics category , Beverly Hills, CA
Juror: The Pacific Palisades Art Show, painting and sculpture category, Pacific Palisades, CA
2014 Juror: The Beverly Hills Art Show, glass and ceramics category, Beverly Hills, CA
Publication
2012 Easy Reader News “Mentors, Guides, and Artists”
1990 The 28th ceramics National, Ceramics Monthly
Clay, Color, Content, Everson Museum of Art
1988 Artists’ Liaison
1996 The Kansas City Star “Focal Point, Artist, Yumi Kiyose”