Fumiyo Yoshikawa Curriculum Vitae
Contemporary Sumi-e & Nihonga
Kyoto-born artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Working across sumi ink, mineral pigments, gold, and layered paper surfaces, Yoshikawa’s practice explores continuity, memory, transformation, and the unseen connections between living beings and the natural world.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
1987
BA in Fine Arts / Nihonga, Kyoto University of Education, Kyoto, Japan
1987–1990s
Studied Nihonga at Seitosha Atelier (Shijo Maruyama lineage), Kyoto, Japan
Mentors: Ikeda Yoson, Ikeda Michio, and Okamura Rinko
FELLOWSHIPS & RESIDENCIES
2024
Invited Residency, Nova Orbis Arte y Música Forum, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
2022
Ucross Foundation Fellowship, Clearmont, WY
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024
Shapes of Akasha — Gallery Hillgate, Kyoto, Japan
2024
Todo es Uno — Nova Orbis Arte y Música Forum, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
2022
Art as Meditation — Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA
2017
Art of Sumi-e — San Francisco Zen Center, San Francisco, CA
2001
Concurrent Solo Exhibitions — Gallery Shiki, Kyoto / Gallery Mouri, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2025
Between Worlds, Within Memories — Inclusion Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2018
Pacific Rim — Mana Gallery, Oakland, CA / SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
48 Pillars — SF Art Fair, presented by Arc Gallery, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
2026
From Trees to Forest — CCACC Art Gallery, Gaithersburg, MD
2025
Vitality in Ink — CCACC Art Gallery, Gaithersburg, MD
2013–Present
Sumi-e Society of America Annual Juried Exhibitions
2013
Kyoto Nihonga Association Exhibition — The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
1988–1995
The Japan Fine Arts Exhibition (Nitten) — Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Ueno no Mori Museum, and Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Japan
1991
Kyoto Newspaper Japanese Painting Grand-Prix Exhibition — Kyoto Culture Museum, Kyoto, Japan
1990
Tokyo Central Museum Japanese Painting Grand-Prix Exhibition — Tokyo Central Museum, Tokyo, Japan
1985
Kyoten Exhibition — Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto, Japan
SELECTED AWARDS
2023
Best in Show – Calligraphy Award, 60th Sumi-e Society of America Juried Exhibition
2021
Best in Show – Painting Award, 58th Sumi-e Society of America Juried Exhibition
1990
Excellent Encouragement Prize, The Spring Japan Fine Arts Exhibition (Shunki Nitten)
1987
Mayor of Kyoto Prize, Seitosha Exhibition
PUBLIC & INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS
Alameda County Art Collection, Alameda County, CA
Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO
Kyoto University of Education Library, Kyoto, Japan
TEACHING, LECTURES & CURATORIAL WORK
2025
Juror, 62nd Annual National Juried Exhibition, Sumi-e Society of America
2025
Three-Day Intensive Workshop, Traditional and Contemporary Ink Practice
2020–Present
Workshops and lectures in sumi-e, Nihonga, and contemporary ink practice at institutions including:
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC)
Kala Art Institute
Crocker Art Museum
Richmond Art Center
2006–2008
Adjunct Professor, Japanese Traditional Painting, Mesa State College, CO
1993–1995
Adjunct Professor, Nihonga, Kyoto Bunkyo College, Kyoto, Japan
Curator and juror for sumi-e exhibitions
Contributor of articles on Nihonga and sumi-e for publications of the Sumi-e Society of America
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Northern California Women's Caucus for Art (NCWCA)
Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)
Sumi-e Society of America
Kyoto Nihonga Artists Association