Yoko Matsumoto
Lithograph, Painting
1958 Born in Osaka, JAPAN
1982 B.F.A. Kyoto City University of Arts, Oil Painting Department.
1984 M.F.A. Kyoto City University of Arts, Printmaking Department.
Contact: matsumotoyoko55@gmail.com
"Spring Palette" 2025
Message
Also today, I paint as proof that I lived another day.
Even on days when I feel restless or lacking energy,
painting helps me to clarify my core and feel grounded.
For me, painting is similar to writing a diary.
Yoko Matsumoto
About her work
When she frames a scene of an ordinary room - with flowers, birdcages, vases, chairs, and tables, etc.- arranged in a retro style, the room where the frame is displayed also becomes part of the picture.
Her work possesses this kind of mysterious/unusual charm.
Beloved by many fans, her paintings and prints have been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions at galleries and department stores in Kyoto, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, and Tokyo since her first solo exhibition in 1983.
She also works extensively on book cover illustrations, magazine illustrations, and corporate calendars.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
1983 R Gallery (Kyoto)
1985, 87, 88 Gallery HAKU (Osaka)
1986, 89, 90, 93 Gallery View (Osaka)
1993, 95, 98, 2000, 02, 03 SPACE YUI (Tokyo)
1995,98, 2000,02, 05, 07, 09,11,14,16,18, 20, 22, 24, 26
HANKYU Department Store Art Gallery (Osaka)
1998, 2019, 21, 23, 25, 26 MANUFEST Gallery (Osaka)
1999 FUJI MARU Gallery (in Cruise ship FUJI MARU)
1999 Gallery TAF (Kyoto)
2006 The 14th. Moon (Osaka)
2007, 2010 Gallery YUMEMATSU -DO (Kamakura)
2008, 2010 DAIMARU Department Store Art Gallery (Kobe)
2010,12,14,17,19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26 Gallery Morning (Kyoto)
2010 MITSUKOSHI Department Store Art Gallery (Sapporo)
2011,17 Gallery APA(Nagoya)
2013,14,16,18, 21, 23, 25 Gallery NII Tokyo(Tokyo)
2018,22,24,26 K.Itoya(Tokyo)
Selected Solo Exhibitions
"Spring Greetings" 2025. Acrylic, acrylic gouache, colored pencils, and collage on watercolor paper.
1982 Interior Art Show (Shinsaibashi SONY TOWER /Osaka)
1985, 87, 90, 2001 JAPAN GRAPHIC ART EXHIBITION (Shibuya PARCO / Tokyo)
1989 "The King's Garden " (Cadiz /Osaka)
1992 "Bibliomania" (Livart / Kyoto, FlameHouse / Osaka)
2000 Three Persons Show with Gonzalez Mikami, Hideyuki Oda (Gallery TAF / Kyoto)
2003 "The relation between Painting & Illustration" (Gallery BE &be / Nagoya University of Art / Nogoya)
2003 Two Persons Show with Hiroyuki Tamino (The 14th. Moon / Osaka)
2004 Two Persons Show with Yoshino (SPACE 11 / Tokyo)
2008 Three Persons Show with Yoshino, Shizuka Ishizaka ( Niji gallery / Tokyo )
2013 Two persons Show with Eri Yoshihara(Gallery Morning / Kyoto)
2016 Lighter but Heavier(GALLERY blanka / Nagoya)
2017 STONE LETTER PROJECT#1(Takarazuka University)
Picture＋Ceramic collaboration with Chiaru &Tomoko Hagiwara(The 14th. Moon / Osaka)
"Ready to depart" 2025
"Clear day 2015
"Room no. Series" - A series of small works in palm-sized mini frames.
Technique: Acrylic paint, acrylic gouache, colored pencils, and collage on watercolor paper.
The works shown are for reference only and may differ from the works for the exhibition.
