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Yuko Ueno Born 1976 Utsunomiya Tochigi, Japan. Lived in New York, USA 1994-2022 Moved to OKINAWA Japan 2022 Yuko Ueno studied life-size figure sculpture in clay with Barney Hodes 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. After she had a first solo exhibition in NYC 2008, her works has been exhibiting different galleries and spaces. In 2022, Yuko moved to Okinawa, Japan. After 10 years of break of raising child, she began to work as Sculptor, making Shisa sculptures. Yuko's recent work include: 'MyArtspace at SCOPE Miami 2010' finalist of SCOPE MIAMI 2010 show, Solo exhibition at JaNet Art Space, Theater Project: Creater/Installtion Artist "Tresures of Alcove" of "Spring pictures of the Floating world" Produced by Peculier Works Project at La Mama Theater.上野 優子 １９７６年 栃木県宇都宮市生まれ。 １９９４年 ー２０２２年 アメリカ ニューヨーク在住。 ２０２２年 沖縄に移住。 ニューヨークの美術学校Art Students League of New York, National Academy of Artsに通い彫刻家バーニー・ホーデスのもとで４年間等身大の具象彫刻を学び、その後アトリエを持ち独学で学ぶ。 具象彫刻家として活動しながら多数の賞を受賞し高い評価を得た。 その中には、ナショナル・スカルプチャー・ソサエティー（全米彫刻家協会), キャサリン・ローラード・ウォルフ・アートクラブ, アート・クドス国際コンペティションなど。主な雑誌, 新聞の掲載には, NY Arts magazine, Art Calendar magazine, Blackan, Sculpture Community, Beauty News NYC,下野新聞, アメドリ、NY生活など。 2008年にニューヨークでの初個展を経て、展示やイベント活動。その後子育てのため、約10年のブランクを経て2022年に沖縄へ移住、彫刻家として復帰する。沖縄でシーサー彫刻を始め活動中。 MyArtSpace at SCOPE Miami 2010 ファイナリストSCOPE MIAMI 2010展示、JaNetアートスペース個展、La Mama シアター ペキュリアワークスプロデュース"Spring pictures of the Floting world"の１話 "Tresures of Alcove" インスタレーション／脚本 担当。  Photo by Asuka Resume BORN 1976 Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan 1994-2022 New York, USA 2022 Okinawa, Japan
EDUCATION National Academy School of Fine Arts, New York, NY The Art Students League, New York, NY
SOLO EXHIBITION 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 2011 Showcase Winners Exhibition, ArtSlant ASL Staff Exhibition, Manhattan Borough President’s Office, New York, NY
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 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
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 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 in 2006 Art Kudos International Exhibition Harriet Whitney Frishmuth Traveling Scholarship for Sculpture Inga Denton School Scholarship 2005 Dr. Ralph Weiler Mamorial Mid-Year Exhibition Prize Trudy and Henry Gillette Painting Scholarship 2004 Tallix Casting Prize 2003 Gladys Blum Scholarship
Ogden Pleissner Scholarship
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth Traveling Scholarship for Sculpture PUBLICATIONS Interview & Article - Beauty News NYC Shimotsuke Newspaper Art Calendar -Februrary 2007 issue American Dream “Front Cover and Interview” Yomi Time “who” New York Cafe Dot Com “Success Interview” Blackan -Jan/Feb 2007 Shukan NY seikatsu
Review - Art Kudos by Shannon Richardson Sculpture Community NY Arts Magazine
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