Yuko Nishikawa CV
b. 1976, Japan. Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
Solo Exhibitions and Projects
2025
Moshi-Moshi Karuta, Isetan Salone, Tokyo, Japan
Moshi-Moshi Karuta, Calm & Punk Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Wiggle-Under and Digital, R, Tokyo, Japan
Pita-Pita Haneru, Anna Diamond Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Green Mobiles, Palato Italian Kitchen and Lounge, Frisco, TX
Clouds, Kelly Carambula Studio and Gallery, Excelsior, MN
2024
Somniloquy, Pollock Gallery, Meadows School of the Arts, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
Celebration of the Weaver, Solhavn Apartments, American Fork, UT
Mossy Mossy, Gabon Metabolism, Hokuto, Japan
2023
Mokumoku, Alison Milne Co., Toronto, Canada
Memory Tourist in Watertown, Arsenal Yards, Watertown, MA
Competition Between Oranges and Peaches, Estela Bronx Apartments, The Bronx, NY
The Entry, Penny Hotel, Brooklyn, NY
The Roof, El Nico, Brooklyn, NY
Wire Sculptures, Curator’s Cube, Tokyo, Japan
Yuko Nishikawa-Ten, R, Tokyo, Japan
2022
Out on a Stroll, PAIR2, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Spring Sprung, Main Window Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY
Sporarium, Friends Artspace, Arlington, VA
Memory Functions, Brooklyn, NY
Memory Tourist in San Francisco, Heron Arts, San Francisco, CA
2021
115 Mobiles, Kishka, White River Junction, VT
Tide, Room 68, Provincetown, MA
Beans, Pinecones, Umbrellas, Sandro Paris’s 52 retails locations worldwide
Obscure Plant Club, Tula Plants & Design, Brooklyn, NY
2020
My Worker Is Working From Home And She Is A Painter, Brooklyn, NY
2019
Petrichor, Olio Projects, Philadelphia, PA
Nap, Sculpture Space New York, Long Island City, NY
Spore, Cooler Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2017
At Dawn, Object(s) of Our Lives, Princeton, NJ
Fantasy And Nightmare Today, Donghia, New York, NY
Fantasy And Nightmare As of Yesterday and Fantasy and Nightmare Today, Rubelli, Milan, Italy
365 Days To Make Anything, http://www.yukonishikawa.com/365daystomakeanything
2016
To Morandi, Rubelli, Milan, Italy
2015
Bevy, Donghia, New York, NY
Dotsonpots, Choplet Gallery, New York, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions and Projects
2025
Living Color, Yellow Studio, Katonah, NY
2024
Mother Earth, PART Gallery, Vailly, France
Inside~Out: Grounded in Nature, Brooklyn, NY
Mossy Mossy, Isetan Salone, Tokyo, Japan
A Cut Above, Onna House, East Hampton, NY
Beyond the Pink, Shanghai, China
Big Small Show, Drawing Rooms, NJ
2023
Rainbow Country, VSOP Projects, NY
The Way Things Go, Bienvenu Steinberg & J, NY, NY
Drip! Drop! Slice!, You Are Beautiful Gallery, Chicago, IL
Passion Project, Highland Park, IL
Memory Tourist in Astoria, Artego, NYC
Cynthia Corbett Gallery - Hamptons
Cynthia Corbett Gallery - Miami
Cynthia Corbett Gallery - Art on Paper 2022
2022
FIre: A Curated Selection of Ceramics, Alison Bradley Projects, NY, NY
Memory Tourist - NY, Art Miami, Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Miami, FL
Memory Tourist - NY, Art on Paper, Cynthia Corbett Gallery, NY, NY
Earthen Luminaries, TRNK, NY, NY
Onna House, East Hampton, NY
Paper Show, Heron Arts, San Francisco, CA
Yellow Studio, Katonah, NY
2021
The Other Side of the Rainbow, Artport Kingston, Kingston, NY
Inside~Out, Brooklyn, NY
Grumpy Sweeper, The Broom Show, Cooler Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Art Show: Bedford 2021, Bedford, NY
2020
La Manufacture, Edelkoort Exhibitions, Lille, France
Value of Space, Queens, NY
Squish, Summer Tea, Brooklyn, NY
Broken Home, VSOP Projects x Cooler, Greenport, NY
2019
1000 Vases, Paris, France
The Stoop, Cooler Gallery, Brooklyn Designs, Brooklyn, NY
The Green Life, LMAKgallery, New York, NY
46th Annual Art Show: Bedford, Bedford, NY
2018
You See A Sheep, In Good Company: Material Culture, CasaCor Miami, FL
You See A Sheep, In Good Company: Material Culture, FM/S Presents, Brooklyn, NY
URNS, Cooler Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Somewhere Over the Interconnected Rainbow, Drawing Rooms, Jersey City, NJ
45th Annual Art Show: Bedford, Bedford, NY
2017
The Largest Crop, The Big Small Show, Drawing Rooms, Jersey City, NJ
Seascape, Beyond Studio, Brooklyn, NY
The Largest Crop, BWAC, Brooklyn, NY
Time Vessels, BWAC, Brooklyn, NY
Education
2002
BFA in Interior Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, SUNY, New York, NY
Curatorial & Organizational Activities
2017 - 2020
Founder and organizer of Salon at Forest, a monthly artist talk program, Brooklyn, NY
2016 - Present
Founder of Forest, a studio and project space. Brooklyn, NY
Awards & Honorees
2023
Winner, NYCxDesign Award for Best Installation
2017
Honoree, Interior Design Magazine Best of Year Awards, Accessories,Time Vessels
2014
Winner, Interior Design Magazine Best of Year Awards, Renaldo Chandelier for Donghia
2013
Winner, Interior Design Magazine Best of Year Awards, Origami Console Table for Donghia
Residencies
2022
Pier2 Art Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
SaikoNeon, Yamanashi, Japan
The Brooklyn Home Company, Brooklyn, NY
2021
Room 68, Provincetown, Provincetown, MA
Presentations
2024
Visiting Artist Lecture Series, Meadow School of the Arts, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
2022
Post-Pandemic Design, Pier2 Art Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2018
Modern Makers at WantedDesign, IIDA New York Chapter, New York, NY
2017
Fantasy And Nightmare As Of Yesterday, Salon at Forest, Brooklyn, NY
Fantasy And Nightmare Today, Salon at Forest, Brooklyn, NY
Time Vessels, Salon at Forest, Brooklyn, NY