About Yuri
Born In Kyoto, Japan, Yuri graduated with honors from Osaka Fashion Institute, Department of Interior Design. After traveling throughout Europe and Asia, she settled in the U.S. to expand her artistic skills and passion for lighting design. Now based in Seattle, Yuri works with organic materials to create small and large scale sculptures of ‘Interwoven Lights’. Her site specific installations continue to explore the interrelations of play between light and shadow within her medium.
Curriculum Vitae
Exhibitions
2024・
・“Komorebi〜木漏れ日〜” Kura Monzen Galley, Kyoto, Japan - Solo
・“Woven Light 〜淡風を感じて〜“Tuti/Soil Museum SHIDO - 土のミュージアム SHIDO, Awaji island, Japan- Solo
2023
・"Ungaisoten," Shunpikearts/storefronts program Amazon building, Seattle , WA - Installation
・" Sora," Kyoto Art and Antiques fall show, Seattle, WA - Installation
・"Yamazakura,” Kyoto Art and Antiques spring show, Seattle, WA - Installation
2022
・"Woven Light," American Craft made/ Online artist directory show, Minneapolis , MN - Group
・"Shitsurai," Kyoto Art and Antiques fall show, Seattle, WA - Installation
・"Shinpu/Fresh Breeze," Kyoto Art and Antiques spring show, Seattle, WA - Installation
2021
・"Woven Light," SAC/Craft Boston Online show, Boston, MA - Group
・"Home," Kyoto Art and Antiques, Seattle, WA - Installation
・"Woven Light," ACC/Atlanta Southeast craft week Online show, Minneapolis , MN - Group
2020
・"Exceptionally Ordinary: Mingei 1920-2020," Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA - Group
2019
・"Woven Light," Bellevue Arts Museum ARTS Fair, Bellevue, WA - Installation
2018
・"Asagao/Morning glory," Seattle Japanese Garden, WA - Installation ・"Structure & Light," JUDD creek ranch Gallery, Vashon, WA - Two-Persons
2017
・"What's in your cup?," The Wing Luke Museum, Seattle, WA - Group
・"Furga/ Prophetic Breeze," Inscape Arts, Seattle, WA - Solo
2015
・"Mugen/Infinity," Pottery Northwest Gallery, Seattle, WA - Solo
・"Senses from Japan," Fran's Chocolates, Seattle, WA - Group
2014
・"Furyu/ Light Breeze," Union Lake Park Pond, Seattle, WA - Solo
・"Shades of White," Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA - Group
・"Celebrate WASHOKU Unesco’s Intangible Culture Heritage," The Foundry, Seattle, WA - Installation
2013
・"TEA," Seattle Design Center, Seattle, WA - group
・"Paper unbound Horiuchi and Beyond," The Wing Luke Museum, Seattle, WA - Group
・"Tanjyo," LoFi Arts Festival, Arlington, WA - Installation
・"Shinpu/Fresh Breeze," The Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA - Installation
2012
・"Women take over/ Northwest women artists," Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA - Group
・"Uzume," Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA - Installation
2011
・"Mingei Pottery Show," Glenn Richards Gallery, Seattle, WA - Group
・"Summer Garden," Mithun Architects Gallery, Seattle, WA - Two-Persons
・"Shinpu/Fresh Breeze," Kyoto Art and Antiques, Seattle, WA - Installation
・"Hagoromo," Seattle Cherry Blossom Festival, Seattle, WA - Installation
2010
・"Ichigoichie," Spattered Columns Gallery, NYC - Installation
・"Interwoven," Willow Gallery, Walla Walla, WA - Two-Persons
・"Deep Sea Bell," For The 60th AIA Honor Awards of WA Architecture, The Moore Theater, Seattle, WA - Installation
・"Izumo," Kyoto Art and Antiques, Seattle, WA - Installation
・"Koromo," Kobo Higo Gallery, Seattle, WA - Solo
・"Woven Light," ICFF International Contemporary Furniture Fair, NYC - Installation
・"Woven Light," Seattle Art Museum Shop, Seattle, WA - Installation
・"Woven Light," Seattle Asian Art Museum, Seattle, WA - Installation
・"Little Kyoto," Miro Tea Gallery, Seattle, WA - Solo
・"Woven Light," ICFF International Contemporary Furniture Fair, Seattle, WA - Group
2009
・"Woven Light," White Sage Gallery, Seattle, WA - Two-Persons
・"Hagoromo," Portland Art Center, Portland, OR - Solo
・"Izumo," The ARTPIA Georgetown, Seattle, WA - Installation
2008
・"Nebula," Sheehan Gallery/ Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA - Two-Persons
・"Sun Shower," Kyoto Art and Antiques, Seattle, WA - Installation
2007
・"Izumo," Kobo Higo Gallery, Seattle, WA - Solo
・"Moon Shine," Tortoise Hare Gallery, Los Angeles, CA - Solo
・"The Art Rainbow Project," The Rostock Museum, Rostock, Germany - Group
・"Reading & Dancing under Huge Lighting," The Oldest Sake Distillery Miyamae, Osaka, Japan - Three-Persons
・"Akari Exhibition," Gallery Hyo, Kyoto, Japan - Group
・"The 25th Asahi Modern Craft Exhibition," Hankyu Umeda & Yokohama, Japan - Group
2006
・"The 7th Lamp Exhibition," The Art Forum Gallery JARFO, Kyoto, Japan - Group
・"Clouds-Megamitachi no Torai," The 14th Moon Gallery Osaka, Japan - Solo
・"The 45th Hokuriku Cyunichi Exhibition," The 21th Century Museum, Kanazawa, Japan - Group
2005
・"Clouds," LAKU shop, San Francisco, CA - Installation
1995
・"Light & Shadow," Konjyaku-Kura, Kyoto, Japan - Solo
COMISSIONED WORK
2021
・"Sora and Hana” Oma Bap Restaurant, Seattle, WA
・"Utage," Momiji South Lake Union Restaurant, Seattle, WA
2020
・"Kanata," google office, Kirkland, WA
2019
・"Kajitsunomai," Cobrew Restaurant, Tacoma, WA
・"Nagaregumo," Matsu Restaurant, Seattle, WA
・"Takeniwa," Nobel Fish Market , Clawson, MI
2016
・"Haconiwa," Dahlia Lounge Restaurant, Seattle, WA
・"Tsutsu," Naka Restaurant, Seattle, WA
・"Sakana," Miyabi Restaurant, Tukwila, WA
2015
・"Moss, Moon Shine and Amakudari," Dahlia Lounge Restaurant, Seattle, WA
・"Nagagumo," Cooper & Co Office, California, WA
・"Tako/ Kite light," Niche outside Shop, Seattle, WA
・"Leaves, Branch light and Akanaga," Girin Restaurant, Seattle, WA
・"Amakudari," Morgan Wandell /Amazon studio House, CA
2014
・"Asahi," Miyabi Restaurant, Seattle, WA
・"Uzume," Kushibar Restaurant, Seattle, WA
2013
・"Sakura-Saku and Hako," Ichijyo USA Harrison Court Eco House, Seattle, WA
・"Amakudari," Goodwill office, Seattle, WA
2012
・"Bon Flying Elephant and Arabian lights," Moksha Restaurant, Bellevue, WA
・"Kumo," Sushikudasai Restaurant, Seattle, WA
・"Moyo" and "Kakine," Tsukushinbo Restaurant, Seattle, WA
・"Sakura-Saku," "Tanzaku," "Hana" etc., Miyabi Restaurant, Tukwila, WA
2011
・"Zendo," "Kusamakura," "Mist," etc., Hiroshi’s Restaurant, Seattle, WA
・"Happa," Koi-ulala," Kimono Lamp," etc., Momiji Restaurant, Seattle, WA
・"Sora," Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects Office, Seattle, WA
・"Utage," Shiro’s Restaurant, Seattle, WA
2010
・"Deep Sea Bell," "Seseragi," "Kumo," etc., Umi Sake House Restaurant, Seattle, WA
・"Nagagumo," "Genji," and "Kasumi," Sushi Kappo Tamura Restaurant, Seattle, WA
・"Hana," Boom Noodle Restaurant, Seattle, WA
2009
・"River," Ping Restaurant, Portland, OR
2008
・"Mai-Mai-Mai," The Corson Building Restaurant, Seattle, WA
2007
・"Mai," Eleanor Coppola & Francis Ford Coppola Residence, CA
1995
・"Ami," Mangawa Restaurant, Kyoto, Japan
EVENTS
2022
・ Invited speaker at Osaka Mode Gakuen [Osaka Fashion Institute], Osaka, Japan.
2018
・ Artist talk- Program of Contemporary QuiltArt Association, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA. ・ Pop-up show- Densho gala, The Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, WA. ・ Chashitsu Project with Akiko Masker (Artist & Producer), Thomas Krueger (Photography), Gorden Moden (Video & Editor), Cole Williams (Motion Graphics), Seattle Central Creative Academy, Seattle, WA.
2017
・ Pop-up Chef Roberto Cortez’s Photography & Desserts with Appolonia Roldan (Architect), Tara Slinden (Floral designer), Miele Seattle Experience Center, Bellevue, WA.
2016
・ Work shop- AIGA Link Art Program, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA
2015
・ Pop-up dining with Roberto Cortez, Hays Elliott Properties, Seattle, WA
・"Tanjyo" with Tanya Brno（Dancer) & Paul Che Oke Ten Wagner（Musician）Duwamish Revealed Festival, Seattle, WA
・"Mugen/Infinity" with East West Chanoyu Center, Pottery Northwest Gallery, Seattle, WA
2014
・ Pop-up dining with Roberto Cortez（Chef), Mallet, Seattle, WA
・"Tanjyo" with Tanya Brno（Dancer）SANCA, Seattle, WA
・"Furyu/Light Breeze" with East West Chanoyu Center, Lake Union Park Pond, Seattle, WA
2013
・"Shinpu/Fresh Breeze" with East West Chanoyu Center, Seattle Design Center, Seattle, WA
・"Tanjyo" with Tanya Brno（Dancer), LoFi Arts Festival, Arlington, WA
・ Pop-up dining with Roberto Cortez（Chef), Bandia Rua Studio, Seattle, WA
・"Shinpu/Fresh Breeze" with East West Chanoyu Center, Bellevue Art Museum, Seattle, WA
2011
・"Hagoromo," Kobo Higo Gallery, Seattle, WA
2010
・"Koromo," Seattle Cherry Blossom Festival, Seattle, WA
2009
・ Art Walk/ Trunk show with Lisa Kinoshita（Artist）,Momo Shop, Seattle, WA
GRANTS & AWARDS
2024
・Artist-in-Residence at The Tuti/Soil Museum SHIDO - 土のミュージアム SHIDO, Awaji island, Japan - Grant
2017
・Artist-in-Residence at Inscape Arts, Seattle, WA -Grant
2016
・SU-McMillen Assistantship Program, Seattle University, Seattle, WA - Grant
2015
・Seattke City Artists ProjectAward ,City of Seattle, Seattle, WA - Award
・LAMP Project Award, Le Corbusier Architect, Seattle, WA - Award
2013
・Seattle Art Project Award 4 culture, Seattle, WA - Award
2007
・The 25th Asahi Modern Craft Exhibition, Japan Craft Design, Osaka, Japan - Prize
・Art Rainbow Project for The Rostock Museum Germany, Art Forum JARFO, Kyoto, Japan - Prize
2006
・The 45th Hokuriku Cyunichi Exhibition, Hokuriku Cyunichi Japan, Kanazawa, Japan - Prize
1993
・Osaka Mode Gakuen Grand Prix, Osaka Mode Gakuen, Osaka, Japan - Grand Prize
1990
・The 4th Koizumi International Lighting Design Competition, Koizumi Lighting, Osaka, Japan - Prize
Yuri in the News
Centurion Magazine: The chandelier is a custom work by paper artist Yuri Kinoshita
Wall Street Journal: The Intimate Beauty of Honest Craft -The Mingei Movement taught the world to see everyday objects as …
Seattle Times PNW Magazine: In the living room, a custom paper light “Moon Shine” by Seattle Artist Yuri Kinoshita
Seattle Times PNW Magazine: A woven light art piece by Yuri Kinoshita appears to float over the dining-room table
GRAY Magazine: Distinguishing Design at Girin
King 5: Artist makes light live
Seattle Arts&Architecture: Yuri Kinoshita Light Motif
Seattle Times: South Lake Union Park pond provides the perfect cup of tea
Pasteleria.com: Lo anticonvencional inspira las nuevas creaciones de Roberto Cortez en Seattle
GRAY Magazine: Dishing Up Drama
Art Radar: Seattle-based Japanese artist Yuri Kinoshita commemorates Tohoku disaster with Woven Tea House
Traver Gallery: Shades of White
LUXE: Style Makers - Paper Route Yuri Kinoshita
Dwell: Lighting designer ICFF from show floor
News Asia Weekly: Women take over/Northwest Asian Artists at Seattle Arts Museum
International Examiner: Paper Unbound’ Exhibit
Ibuki Magazine: Life style - Art Yuri Kinoshita
Puget Sound Business Journal: Backstage at stylish new restaurant Momiji
Daily Journal of commerce: Goodwill building goes from secondhand to standout
Seattle Times: Achieve bliss: Indian cuisine at Bellevue’s Moksha | Restaurant review
Bellevue Art Museum: Uzume
Japanese Yomiuri TV program : “Gutto Chikyubin” which focuses on people who have gone overseas (from Japan) to follow their heart, away from their family and close ones.