Artist's Chronology

Hiroko Yoshimoto

1943
Born in Kobe, Japan.
1958
Moved to Pasadena, California.
1962
Graduated from Pasadena High School.
1962-1967
BA & MA in Art, UCLA. Graduated with highest honors.
1967-1970
Worked for LA graphic design companies and IBM Japan, in Tokyo.
1970
Full-time studio art instructor, Ventura Community College.
1970s-1980s
Exhibited with L.A. Artcore Group.
1970-1973
Member, Judy Chicago's Women's Space.
Exhibited at Grandview Gallery.
1978
Best of Show, Annual Assembly of the Arts, Ventura County Museum of History & Art (VCMHA).
1979
Solo exhibition, VCMHA.
1982
Award, 6th Annual Assembly of the Arts, VCMHA. Jurors: Kirk De Gooyer,
Roland Reiss, Scott Schafer.
Purchase award, 6th Annual Santa Barbara City College, "Small Images" Exhibition. Juror: Josine lanco-Starrells.
1983
Solo exhibition, New Media Gallery, Ventura College.
1983-1999
Founded and helped direct Studio 83, Ventura artists' gallery.
1984
Group exhibition, "Core New Art Space", Denver, Colorado.
"Two-artist" exhibition, M.M. Shinno Gallery, L.A.
Exhibited Sengai Triadseries, L.A. Artcore Gallery.
1985
Group exhibition, Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA. Jurors: Ruth Weisberg,
James Cardwell.
Group exhibition , L.A. Artcore Invitational, Brand Library, L.A.
1986
Exhibited "See No Evil" and "Monkey Leap" series, L.A. Artcore Gallery.
1987
"4-artist exhibition", Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Sales & Rental Gallery.
1987
LACMA Gallery member.
1988
Group exhibition, Studio 83, Ventura.
1989
Solo exhibition of "Eve's Garden" series, New Media Gallery, Ventura College.
Produced and art directed video, "Sumi-e" and Western Watercolor.
Art directed video, "Art and Anatomy".
1990
Designed sets and costumes for opera, "The Magic Flute", Ventura College and Ventura County Master Chorale.
1991
Solo exhibition of "Slice of Life" series, Buenaventura Gallery.
Designed and created sets for ballet, "The Unicorn", Ventura Master Chorale.
1992
Exhibited at "IOth Annual Assembly of the Arts", VCMHA. Jurors: Irma Cavat,
Marti Koplin, Dominica Salvatore.
Group exhibition, "Different Voices", University of California Santa Barbara.
Guest lecturer, "Symposium on the Arts", College of Creative Arts, U.C.S.B.
Solo exhibition of "Eve's Garden" series, Momentum Gallery, Ventura.
Group exhibition, LACMA Sales & Rental Gallery.
1994
Solo exhibition of "Four Seasons", Tokyo Municipal Art Space.
Solo exhibition of "Four Seasons", Osaka Contemporary Art Center.
Group exhibition, "Asian American Women's Art Association", SOMAR Gallery, San Francisco.
1995
Solo exhibition of "Four Seasons", Gallery Two and New Media Gallery, Ventura College.
Solo exhibition, "Signature Festival Artist", Ventura Chamber Music Festival.
Group exhibition, Santa Barbara City College.
1996
Best of Show, Ventura Chamber Music Festival.
1997
Group exhibition, Carnegie Art Museum.
1998
Award, 13th Annual Santa Barbara City College "Small Images" show. Juror: Rebecca McGrew.
Invitational exhibition, VCMHA. Curator, competitive exhibition, Ventura Chamber Music Festival.
Solo exhibition of "Lines and Signs", Buenaventura Gallery.
1999
Invitational exhibition, Studio Channel Islands Art Center, on the campus of California State University Channel Islands.
Included in exhibition, From the Permanent Collection of the Ventura County Museum of History & Art, VCMHA.
Included in exhibition, "The Jackson Wheeler Collection", Carnegie Art Museum.
"Yellow Rose for Teiko III", purchased for
City of Ventura Public Art Collection.
Featured artist, Focus on the Masters.
2000
Designed stage set for "The Soldier'sTale", Ventura Chamber Music Festival.
2001
Group exhibition, "City of Ventura Public Art Collection".
Invitational exhibition, Studio Channel Islands Art Center, CSUCI.
2002
Curator, "Asian American Experience", Studio Channel Islands Art Center.
Solo exhibition of Face to Face: "Artists' Gaze", Buenaventura Gallery.
Grant recipient, Arts Grants Program, City of Ventura.
Solo exhibition, Vision of Intangibles: "The Art of Hiroko Yoshimoto", 1983-2002, VCMHA.
2003
"Powerful Beauty", Images of Ventura County Women at Ventura County Museum of History & Art, June - August.
"Studio 83 Reunion show", at Studio Channel Island Art Center, June - July.
"City of Ventura Artist Fellowship Showcase", San Buenaventura Artists' Union Gallery, May - June.
"Membership show", Buena Ventura Artists' Union Gallery - April.
"A Celebration of the Arts", The Links Inc. Channel Islands Chapter at Carnegie Museum, Oxnard - April.
"Mentor to Many", Gerd Koch Group Show at Studio Channel Island Art Center - January.
"Art & War", at San Buenaventura Artists' Union Gallery - January.
2004
"Lines & Signs II", solo-show, Studio Channel Islands Art Center, September - October.
"Mentor to Many", 50 former students show, spanning 30 years in my honor at Studio Channel Islands Art Center, September - October.
2005
"Encaustic: Contemporary Visions of Antiquity", Studio Channel Islands Art Center on the campus of CSU Channel Islands, August - October.
Face to Face: "Artists' Gaze II", Solo show, New Media Gallery and Gallery II, Ventura College - February.
Focus on the Masters Studio Tour and Gala Show, Ventura County Museum - May.
2006
"Color Red", group show at Ventura County Government Center, curator: Susan Scott, January - February.
"Wet Paint", LACMA Sales & Rental Gallery, show and fund raiser, October.
"Out of the Box", group show SCIAC, juror: Nathan Lalamendy, November - December.
Membership Show, Studio Channel Islands Art Center, November.
Curated SCIAC resident member show at Ventura County Government Center, November - December.
2007
"Artists' Union Membership Show", January - February.
"Ventura College Faculty Show", April.
"Nature Observed", Museum of Ventura County, May - September.