Artist Statement for Series of "Madoka"

I paint dreams because they connect to the deeper mind that contains the whole range of human emotions: passion and fear, happiness and sadness, hope and trauma, and all memories.

Life is like a dream dreamt by the cosmos. Like a fish flying in the sky or a butterfly dancing on the ocean, it quietly reflects the scenery of my mind and heart.
It is the world connected through nature to the universe, to the cosmos, to all life.

I paint my daughter, Madoka, and her dreams. Madoka means “circle,” a Japanese metaphor for peace, happiness, wholeness, and inclusiveness. When I gave birth, I named my daughter Madoka, wishing her to be generous and peaceful like the sun, calm and gentle like the moon.

Madoka’s sleeping face is a dream connecting me to the cosmos and all life … a peaceful circle that calms me and soothes my fears. When I see her dreaming face, I forget my sadness, struggles, and past trauma. It takes me to other places and happier times, and I remember my own mother’s face when awake.

I have given Madoka unlimited love since the time she was in my womb. However, a relationship between a mother and her child is ever changing from happiness to sadness. When I paint her dreaming face, I can find my inexhaustible love for her. When I connect with this deep ocean of love for Madoka, I reconnect with my mother’s love for me.

Fumiyo Yoshikawa

Greetings and Information

"Sisters" Fumiyo Yoshikawa, 2008, 12"x14", graphite

Wish You Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Fumiyo's upcoming shows

Solo Show at Hang ups Gallery on February, 2009

Location: Hang ups Gallery
209 Colorado Ave. Grand Junction, CO 81501
970-245-7949
Period:2/6 through 2/28, 2009

Time:Tuesday-Friday 9:30am-5:00pm

Saturday 10:00am-4:30pm
Opening Reception: 6;00 -9;00pm on 2/6

"Art Center Members’ Open Exhibiton"
Location: The ART CENTER_ Western Colorado Center for the Arts http://www.gjartcenter.org/index.html
1803 North 7th Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone: 970-243-7337
Period: 1/2-1/24, 2009
Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 9am-4pm
Opening Reception: 7-9pm on 1/9

Japanese Painting Class at Mesa State College

Fumiyo Yoshikawa teaches at Mesa State College.

Topics: Japanese Painting -23069-ARTS 396 -001
Time: September 15- October 22 Mondays and Wednesdays 5:45-8:45pm
Credit Hours: 2.0
Location: Fine Arts Building 302
Call Art Department of Mesa State College at 970-248-1833 for more information

Course Description:
The class will learn about Japanese traditional painting, its aesthetic and philosophy through this course. First, the class will practice basic brush strokes and techniques with bamboo brushes, sumi-ink and oriental paper by copying calligraphies and masters’ samples. Second, they will learn how to lay out a picture and the effective use of negative space, lines and gray tones. Third, they will learn how to mount a finished picture. Finally, each student will finish their original landscape painting and mount it by themselves.

Art Center Instructor / Student Show

Fumiyo Yoshikawa exhibits at "Art Center Instructor / Student Show".
The instructors of the Art Center and their students show together.

Location: The ART CENTER_ Western Colorado Center for the Arts http://www.gjartcenter.org/index.html
1803 North 7th Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone: 970-243-7337
Period: From 8/1 to 8/23 , 2008
Opening Reception at 7-9pm on 8/1

Spring Open Studio and Preview 08

“宇宙魚”_“Spacefish” (Detail) 12"x16”, 2008, Sumi-ink, Japanese dry pigments and real gold on paper

Fumiyo Yoshikawa and Toru Sugita will open their studios.
Ceremic artsits Rhiannon Chinn & Eric Brinkman will join them to show art works together.

Organization: Art Space & Open Studio
Dates: Saturday, May3 & Sunday, May4
Times: 10am -4pm Saturday; noon - 4 pm Sunday
Location: 2966 Northacre Ct., Grand Junction, Colorado 81504
Direction: From the corner of Patterson Avenue and 29 1/2 Rd. go two blocks toward east, then turn left(north) on Broken Spoke Av. and go about 1/2mile. You will see Northacre Ct. on your left hand.

Preveiw at Vectra Bank View artwork of 20+ artists on the OPEN STUDIOS TOUR daily, Mon - Fri.
Date: April 14 -
Time: from 10AM - 4:30PM.
Location: Vectra Bank, 2394 Patterson Rd. (F.Rd.),GJ

RECEPTION at Vectra Bank : May 1 from 6 - 8PM. Free wine, appetizers, and colorful tour maps. Visit with tour artists and see their artwork for exhibit & purchase.
Art Space *970-256-7405


Fumiyo's web site http://www.fumiyo-y.com/
Toru 's web site http://www.torusugita.net/
Eric Brinkman: 970-208-4850 ebrinkma@mesastete.edu
Rhianon Chinn: 970-234-0674 r7glover@yahoo.com

Art Exhibiton "Connection"

Fumiyo Yoshikawa exhibits at Art Space Exhibition "Connection"

Location: Two Rivers Winery, 2087 Broadway
Date: Thursday, February 28, 2008
Exhibit Hours: 10:30am to 8:30pm
Artsit's Reception: 6pm to 8pm

*Silent auction

Nihonga Demo at SF Asian Art Museum

Fumiyo Yoshikawa will demonstrate "Nihon-ga" techniques
http://www.asianart.org/asiaalive.htm

Location: San Francisco Asian Art Museum
Period: Sunday, 3/ 9 - Saturday, 3/15, 2008
Time: 12:00-4:00pm

*nihon-ga
a particular painting style with Japanese traditional method and materials such as iwa-enogu(dry pigments made of minerals), suihi -enogu(dry pigments made of clay, plants, insects and so on), nikawa(a sort of glue made of animal hide), etc, besides sumi-ink and bamboo brushes.