Penticton Art Gallery Exhibition, 2009.

Yukiko was born and grew up in Osaka, Japan, but has lived in Vancouver since 1976. She has been surrounded by art for most of her life. Her grandmother was a master of the tea ceremony and of flower arrangements, and one of her aunts was an accomplished painter in Japan.

Yukiko’s early training was as a painter. Her long association with the Canadian artist Toni Onley, both during and after their marriage, has been a significant influence on her work. In 1989, painting led her to photography.

Self-taught, Yukiko has become one of the finest portrait photographers on the West Coast. Her approach to her subjects is intuitive and spontaneous. Her portraits are elegant, sophisticated, and timeless. Besides portraits, she is active in photographing theater and dance productions.

Yukiko, along with a photographer Peter Eastwood, runs a multipurpose space, Visual Space , in Vancouver.

There have been numerous exhibitions of Yukiko’s work.

経歴

兵庫県伊丹市出身。

１９７６年よりバンクーバー在住。

１９９２年よりプロの写真家として出発、以来人物写真を中心に活動を続けており、その作品は高く評価されている。さらにダンス、舞台作品などの撮影も多く手がけている。個展、グループ展など数多い。

写真家ピーター イーストウッド氏と共に多目的スペース Visual Spaceをバンクーバー市内にて経営。