yuko ueno
Special Artist exhibit
yuko ueno
Artist, Sculptor, Director
Born 1976 Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan.
Live in United States since 1997.
She studied life-size figure sculpture in clay with Barney Hodes 2001 for 4 years at The Art Students League and National Academy in New York. After graduate, she worked and self taught at her studio. She has received numerous awards including those from National Sculpture Society, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Art Kudos International Competition and National Academy. She was also featured in publications NY Arts magazine, Art Calendar magazine, Blackan, Sculpture Community, American Dream and many other media.
UCOUNEO@GMAIL.COM
EDUCATION
National Academy School of Fine Arts, New York, NY
The Art Students League, New York, NY
Accomplishments
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 Peacock Buterfly, JaNet Art Space, New York, NY
2008 Treasures of The Earth, Tribal Spears Gallery, New York, NY
EXHIBITIONS
2012 Technical Instructor’s Exhibition, The Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York, NY
Mebuku Art Exhibition, Kensennuma-shi, Miyagi, Japan
Mebuku Art Exhibition, JaNet At Space, New York, NY
2011 Contemporary Art Fair NYC, The Javits Center, New York, NY
2011 Showcase Winners Exhibition - Round 4, ArtSlant
"Japanese Artists in New York: Miho Takai, Hibiki Kobayashi, Yuko Ueno" 3 Person Exhibition, Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY
Art For JapanA New York City Artist Benefit, Studio 57 Fine Art, New York, NY
2011 Showcase Winners Exhibition, ArtSlant
ASL Staff Exhibition, Manhattan Borough President’s Office, New York,
The 13th Annual Postcards from the Edge benefit for Visual AIDS, CRG Gallery, New York
2010 Scope Miami 2010, Miami, Florida
On The Grid, Camel Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
Moments of Being, Space Womb Gallery, Long Island City, NY
The Technical Instructor’s Exhibition, The Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York, NY
Center City Galleries Grand Opening, Center City Galleries, Paterson, NJ
African Heritage Celebration Show, H&M Art Gallery, New York, NY
2009 Straight 7 Arts Show, H&M Art Gallery, New York, NY
Technical Instructor’s Exhibition, The Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York, NY
2008 Technical Instructor’s Exhibition, The Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York, NY
2008 Technical Instructor’s Exhibition, The Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York, NY
Eco Park -Exhibition & Workshop, NHK Center, Tokyo, Japan
Eco Fashion Show, Earth Day New York, NY
2007 The Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 111th Annual Exhibition;
The National Arts Club, New York, NY
2006 The Allied Artists of America 93rd Annual Exhibition; The National Arts Club, New York, NY
The Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 110th Annual Exhibition;
The National Arts Club, New York, NY
The National Sculpture Society 73rd Annual Exhibition; Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield University, CT
The National Sculpture Society 73rd Annual Exhibition, Brookgreen Gardens, Pawleys Island, SC
2006 Art Kudos International Exhibition; Art Kudos Online Gallery
September Exhibition; World Fine Art Gallery, New York, NY
Grand Opening Celebration; Tribal Spears Gallery, New York, NY
Java Studio Art show; Java Studio Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Art in the Park; 4th Annual Uptown Arts Stroll Group Show, New York, NY
29th Annual Juried Exhibition for Non-menbers; Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
Recent Sculpture; LIC Arts Weekend, Jackson Avenue Building, Long Island City, NY
Nude; Java Studio Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2006 Grants and Merit Exhibitions; Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
Java Winter Show; Java Studio Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Projekt 30 February Exhibition; Projekt 30 Online Gallery
2005 2005 8th Annual Juried Exhibition; National Academy Museum, New York, NY
2004 2004 Seventh Annual Juried Exhibition; National Academy Museum, New York, NY
2003 Sculpture Works; The Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York, NY
Performances
2012 Art Performance "Night's Dream of Peacock Butterfly" by Yuko Ueno
~Charity Event for Japanese Earthquake Disaster
2011 One Night Art Performance "Queen of Magical Butterfly" by Yuko Ueno
Theater & Performance
2012 Peculiar Works Project Presents "Spring Pictures of the Floating World"
"Treasures of Alcove" at La Mama Theater
Installation/ Created by Yuko Ueno
AWARDS AND HONORS
2011 Winner of the 2011 Showcase Comprtition- Round 4, ArtSlant
Winner of the 2011 Showcase Competition- Round 1, ArtSlant
2010 Top 50 finalists in the Scope Miami 2010 Competition
1st Prize in Nature, Center City Gallery
2007
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth Award for Bronze Sculpture
2006 C. Percival Dietsh Prize, National Sculpture Society
Third Place in2006 Art Kudos International Exhibition
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth Traveling Scholarship for Sculpture