Yui Kugimiya Tokyo, Japan, b. 1981
Lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
She studied at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, Maine; Yale University School of Art; Massachusetts College of Art, Boston; and at Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, Massachusetts.
Her work is inspired by everyday social, as well as solitary activities. These dualities find life in splashes of color, at times soft pastel, at others strong and bold.
Her work has been exhibited at Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY; Galeria Enrique Guerrero, Mexico City; Taka Ishii Gallery, Kyoto, Japan; Horton Gallery, New York, NY; and Ingalls and Associates, Miami. She has also participated in group shows at David Castillo Gallery, Miami; Gasser & Grunert, New York; Regina Rex, Brooklyn; Suzanne Tarasieve Paris; Galapagos Art Space, New York, among others.
Her work belongs to selected collections, such as The Museum of Modern Art, New York, and Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY.
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