PERSONAL
Yuko Adachi was born in Tokyo, Japan. As a child and teenager she was brought up in New York, Paris and London, exposing her to a variety of cultures. This had undeniably a major impact on her multi-cultural character and world-view. She currently lives in Nosara, Costa Rica, a wellness centric beach community on the pacific coast together with her Swiss artist husband Andreas Gmür and their two children. The family runs three 5-star rated Airbnb studios at their beach property, surrounded by tropical jungle gardens. Come. Stay. Heal. Experience Pura Vida Magic.
ACADEMIC
Yuko graduated from Sophia University (Tokyo, Japan) with a bachelors degree in French Literature. While attending Sophia University, Yuko attended an exchange year at George Town University (Washington DC, USA).
She also holds a bachelors degree in fine arts from The Art Institute of Boston (now Lesley University, Boston, USA). While attending The Art Institute of Boston, Yuko attended special classes at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, USA) as well as at the Massachusetts College of Art (Boston, USA)
PROFESSIONAL
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 "Liebes Leben", Bibliothek Steinhausen, Zug, Switzerland
2011 "Celebration of NOW", Albright Gallery, Concord, MA, USA
2008 "Burst of Colors", Urban Living Studio, Boston, MA ,USA
2007 "Expression; The state of being", Keiko Gallery, Boston MA, USA
2006 "Dance in the bloom", ILEX, Boston, MA, USA
2004 "Messages", Berman Gallery, Watertown, MA, USA
2001 "Healing Art", MIT Kresage Auditorium, Cambridge, MA, USA
TWO PERSONS EXHIBITIONS
2009 "1+1", New England Bio Labs, Ipswich, MA, USA
2008 "Inside Out", Baak Gallery, Cambridge, MA, USA
2006 Red river Trading Company, Boston, MA, USA
2001 "Awakening of the soul", Upstairs at Johnson Gallery, Boston, MA, USA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016 "Kunst Supermarkt", Solothurn, Switzerland
2015 "Front of Bicycle", Galerie Katapult, Basel, Switzerland
2009 "Vivid wonders of startled imagination', MCLA Gallery 51, North Adams, MA, USA
2009 "Three women", Mayor's Art Gallery, Boston, MA, USA
2009 "Home is where art is", The Boston conventional and exhibition center, Boston, MA,USA
2008 "Art fair New Blood Art", The light box, London, UNITED KINGDOM
2008 "Flag", Lamarong Gallery, Huhhot, CHINA
2008 "Hit the deck SXSW', Austin , TX, USA
2008 "Hit the deck at WMC", Miami, FL, USA
2008 "Mixed plates plus metal", Venus Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA
2008 "Future art 2008", The Mills Gallery at the BCA, Boston MA, USA
2007 "Vision", Kathryn Shultz Gallery, Cambridge, MA, USA
2005 "Red", University Place Gallery, Lincoln, MA, USA
2005 Bromfield Art Gallery, Boston, MA, USA
2005 "Sound of Painting", Zeitgeist Gallery, Cambridge, MA, USA
2005 "Boston Drawing Project", Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA, USA
2005 "Cuatro", Mark Gallery, Cambridge, MA, USA
2005 "Contemporary Paintings", Gallery at City Square, Charleston MA, USA
2005 "18th Annual Drawing Show", The Mills Gallery at the BCA, Boston MA, USA
2003 "Gift", Mark Gallery, Boston, MA, USA
2003 "Works on paper", South Shore Art Center, Boston, MA, USA
2003 "Individualized", Artspace@16, Malden, MA, USA
2001 "Oppai Art", International Juried Exhibition", Kyoto, JAPAN
2001 "Between Lines", The FPAC Gallery, Boston, MA, USA
1999 "Nikaten", Tokyo, Japan
AWARDS, NOMINATIONS, SCHOLARSHIP & GRANTS
2009 Best Public Art, South End News Favorite 2009, South End, Boston, MA,
2009 Fellowship Grant, Vermont Art Center(Cancelled for my health reason), VT, USA
2008 Scholarship, Arts & Business Council Greater Boston, USA
2007 Best in painting, Healing Power of Art, Manhattan Art International, NY, USA
2007 1st Prize, Vernal Escape, Artscope Magazine, Juror: Britta Konau, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Linda Lamberston, The Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art, C.Laferriere, Artscope Writer
2007 Juror's Choice, "Vision", Juror, Clark Gallery Director, MA, USA
2006 Luminary Pick, The School of Museum of Fine Arts, Juror, Valerie Wilder, Executive director at Boston Ballet, MA, USA
2006 Fellowship Grant, Vermont Art Center, VT, MA, USA
2005 2nd Prize, "Red", Cambridge Art Association, International Competition, Cambridge, MA, USA, Juror, Nick Capasso at Decordova Museum of Arts
2004 2nd Prize, The 18th Annual Exhibition, Boston Public Library, Boston, MA, USA
2003 Paul Goodnight Artist Grant, Continuing Education Drawing with Pau; Rahile
1998 Full Scholarship for exchange students program, The School of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, USA
1998-2001 Dean's List, The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University, MA, USA
1998-2001 Merit Scholarship, The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University, MA, USA
1998 Full Scholarship for exchange students program, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
PUBLICATIONS
2019 Aspekte, September issue, p.16, Steinhausen, Switzerland
2010 LIVES, Vol.5,P.56,April/May issue, Daiichi Shuppan, Tokyo
2010 IN RED, P.50,September、Takarajima Shuppan,Tokyo
2010 Takara Magazine, July, August issue, cover art, Boston, MA, USA
2010 Imprevue, The Said and the Unsaid, May, No.2, Boston, MA, USA
2010 The Confident Creative, Cat Bennett, Findhorn press, London, United Kingdom
2009 MCLA Beacon, North Adams, MA, USA
2009 North Adams Transcript, Imagination, North Adams, MA, USA
2009 Berkshire Fine Arts, Vivid wonders at MCLA Galley 51, North Adams, MA, USA
2008 The Metro, Boston, MA, USA
2008 The Berkeley Beacon, Online Article, Boston, MA, USA
2008 SOWA News Letter, Interview, March/April issue, South end Boston, MA, USA
2007 Takara Magazine, Interview, September, Boston, MA, USA
2007 Laconia Gazette News, fall issue, Boston, MA, USA
2007 Artscope, New England’s Culture Magazine, Center Fold, May/June, issues
2007 Takara Magazine, front cover for 2007, 11 issues, Boston, MA, USA
2005 Sampan New Paper, Interview: Speaking with Paint, Boston, MA, USA
2002 J Magazine, July issue, front cover, Boston, MA, USA
2001 J Magazine, October, April issue, front cover, Boston, MA, USA
2001 Boston Globe, City weekly, "Gallery encourages art with a message”, 28th January, Boston, MA, USA
