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Yasuyo Maruyama

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Artist Statement

In everyday life, through my interactions with people, I remember the scenes, atmospheres, colors,
​and certain gestures. Each one of them is inspiration for my work.  


​When I was a teenager, I suffered severe atopic dermatitis and recovered from skin keloid. Since then, I have been very interested in human faces and created paintings that are a reflection of my own problems and ideals, which are then combined with the model’s personality and their stories.  While I find similarities and differences in gender and races as delightful encounters, in my mind, I create “someone” or a new character from my model. Using existing people as media, I intent to depict grace in each person.

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About the Artist

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Yasuyo Maruyama was born in Kanagawa, Japan and currently lives and works in Texas.
She received her MFA in 2011 and BFA (Painting) in 2009 from Tokyo Zokei University in Tokyo, Japan. She has exhibited in New York, Houston, Dallas, Korea, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Los Angeles and has also won several awards and jury prizes for her highly skilled oil painting technique.

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Education 
2011        MFA, in Fine Arts, Tokyo Zokei University, Tokyo, Japan 
2009        BFA, in Painting, Department of Art, Tokyo Zokei University, Tokyo, Japan 

Professional Experience 
2014 - 17     
Resident Artist, in Fine Arts, Juanita & Ralph Harvey School of Visual Arts at Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas, United States 
 
2011 - 13     
Assistant Professor, Tokyo Zokei University, Tokyo, Japan 

Awards 
2018         Nominated for the Fifth Annual ARTSPACE 111 Regional Jurued Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX 
                 Nominated for the Visual Arts Alliance (VAA) 35th Juried Open exhibition,  Houston, TX 
                 Nominated for ARTBOX. PROJECT New York 1.0, the jury exhibition, NY 
2013         Nominated for SONPO JAPAN MUSEUM OF ART Award 2013, Tokyo, Japan 

2012         Moto Hideyasu Jury Prize, Liquitex Art Prize 2012 Competition, Tokyo, Japan 

2011         Tamayo Iemura Jury Prize, Shell Art Award 2011 Competition, Tokyo, Japan 

                 Grand Prize, ZOKEI Award 2010, Tokyo Zokei University, Tokyo, Japan 
 
2010         Nominated for International Art Triennale Competition 2010, Tokyo, Japan 

                 Nominated for KAWAII Award 2010, Tokyo, Japan 

2009         Nominated for via art 2009 Competition, Tokyo, Japan 
 
Solo Exhibitions 
2016         GALLERY MoMo Projects, Tokyo, Japan  
2015         Foyer Gallery, Midwestern State University, Teaxs  
2013         The Hive Gallery & Studio, Los Angels, California 
2012         GALLERY MoMo Ryogoku, Tokyo, Japan 
2010         Gallery Sakamaki, Tokyo, Japan 
2009         GALLERY MoMo Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan 

Group Exhibitions  
2019 
Crosscurrent International Exchange show 2019, Kanagawakenmin Hall, Yokohama, Japan  
Texas Vignette Art Fair 2019, The Women's Museum, Dallas, Texas 
interaction vol.4, GALLERY MoMo Ryogoku, Tokyo, Japan 
Crosscurrent International Exchange show 2019, Tokyo Metoropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan 
 
2018  
VAA 35th Juried Open Exhibition, BLUEORANGE Gallery, Houston, Texas  
ARTBOX.PROJECT New York 1.0, the jury exhibition, Stricoff Gallery, New York, New York 
Fifth Annual ARTSPACE 111 Regional Juried Exhibition: Juried by Christina Rees, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, Texas 
HEAT WAVE, Cindy Lisica Gallery, Houston, Texas 
CHAOS!!!!!, Ro2 Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas  
Avenir, SHUNPUDO GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan 
texas contemporary, Cindy Lisica Gallery/George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas 
​Trio - ZOG -, Gallery NAO, Tokyo, Japan 
Superfine DC!, Cindy Lisica Gallery/Union Market, Washington, DC  
PINK, NorthLight Gallery, The Kemp Center For The Arts, Wichita Falls, Texas 
Making Moves, Goldmine Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

2017 
The Faculty exhibition, The Juanita Harvey Art Gallery, Texas 
Suguru Hiraide, Sachiko Miki, Toko Tokunaga, Yasuyo Maruyama 
LA ARTCORE BREWERY ANNEX, Los Angels, California 

2016          
Faces and Heads, Miura Jiro Gallery, Tokyo, Japan  
When they were young, Miura Jiro Gallery, Tokyo, Japan  
50FACES Vol.2, REIJINSHA GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan 
Avenir, SHUNPUDO GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan 
Over the top, Hankyu Umeda Main DepartmentStore, Osaka, Japan  
Crosscurrent International Exchange show 2016,  
Wichita Museum of Art at Midwestern State University 

2015         
Salaryman Collecter, Tenjinyama Cultural Plaza,Okayama, Japan 
Jacket Art, PALLET GALLERY , Kanagawa, Japan  
Avenir, SHUNPUDO GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan 

2014         
Faces and Heads, Miura Jiro Gallery, Tokyo, Japan  
Fuyuhiko Yamamoto collection, Gallery Yasashi jikan, Tokyo, Japan  
Jacket Art, PALLET GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan  
KIAF/14, Hall A&B, COEX, Seoul, Korea  
SINGAPORE ART FAIR, Suntec City Tower, Singapore  
The Faculty exhibition, The Juanita Harvey Art Gallery, Texas  
FACE exhibition 2013 - 2014.VOL.2, REIJINSHA GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan  
Avenir, SHUNPUDO GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan 
The modern of Objective Painting, Hankyu Umeda Main DepartmentStore,Osaka,  Japan

2013         
FACE exhibition 2013, Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan 
Portrait Jam - Humans we are - , AKIBATAMABI in 3331 Arts Chiyoda,Tokyo, Japan 
INTRO, The Art complex Center of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 
Avenir, SHUNPUDO GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan 
rgb+ vol.3 2012 Exhibition, ZOKEI Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 
Objective Painting of the day, Hankyu Department Store (flagship store), Osaka, Japan

2012          
Liquitex Art Prize Exhibition 2012, Laforet Museum Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan 
rgb+ vol.4 2012 Exhibition, ZOKEI Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 
Onward – Navigating the Japanese future 2012, Hive Gallery, Los Angels, California 
Lots of people Exhibition, Art Labo Hashimoto, Kanagawa, Japan 
Objective Painting of the day, Hankyu Department Store (flagship store), Osaka, Japan 

2011 
Young Japanese Artists 2011 Exhibition, 2/20 GALLERY, New York 
Turning point Exhibition, GALLERY MOMO ROPPONGI, Tokyo, Japan  
Art on the Pearl Exhibition, Initiate Pearl, Tokyo, Japan  
rgb+ vol.3 2011 Exhibiton, ZOKEI Gallery, Tokyo, Japan  
Joint Graduation Exhibition of 5 Art Universities in Tokyo, The National Art Center, Tokyo, Japan  
Shell Art Award Exhibition 2011, Hillside Forum, Tokyo, Japan  
Charity Auction to Benefit the Reconstruction after the Great East Japan                       
Earthquake : Art of Our Time Exhibition, Tokyo Art Club 3F・4F, Tokyo, Japan

2010         
International Art Triennale 2010, Osaka University of Arts Art Information Center, Osaka, Japan 
KAWAII Award Exhibition, Shibuya Seibu, Tokyo, Japan 
AMUSING, GALLERY Sakamaki, Tokyo, Japan 
SUMMER GROUP SHOW, HOP STEP JUMP, GALLERY MOMO ROPPONGI, Tokyo, Japan 
ASIA TOP GALLERY HOTEL ART FAIR 2010, GRAND HYATT HONG KONG, Hong Kong

2009          
Creative Spiral, Tokyo Zokei University Yokoyama Memorial Manzu Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan  
AMUSING, GALLERY Sakamaki, Tokyo, Japan  
Via art 2009, Sinwa Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan  
Xmas Art Festival-A Present form Ginza, Gallery Sakamaki, Tokyo, Japan  
SUMMER GROUP SHOW, HOP STEP JUMP, GALLERY MoMo Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan  
Joint Graduation Exhibition of 5 Art Universities in Tokyo, The National Art Center, Tokyo, Japan 

2008          
FRIDAY THE 13'S, Kondo Seminar Exhibition, ZOKEI Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 
POSITIVE'S, Tokyo Zokei University, Tokyo, Japan 
 
2007          
GIRL2, Gallery Yamate, Kanagawa, Japan 

2006          
GIRL, Gallery Kirari, Tokyo, Japan 

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