About
Artist
Hisae Kimura Yale was born in Hiroshima, Japan. She received her BFA in printmaking from Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan and her MFA from University of Arkansas, Fayetteville where she studied printmaking and sculpture.
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1. Education
2011 – University of Arkansas, Master of Fine Art
2000 – Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan, Bachelors of Fine Art, Printmaking
2. Teaching Experience
2004-2007 – Art Instructor, General Course, Tokyo Metropolitan Oshima High School
2004-2007 – Art Teacher, Night Course, Tokyo Metropolitan Oshima High School
2000-2004 – Art Teacher, Art Course, Tokyo Metropolitan Katakura High School
3. Grant and Scholarship
2009-2011 – Graduate Assistantship, University of Arkansas
2008-2011 – Doctoral Fellowship, University of Arkansas
2010 – Travel Grant, University of Arkansas
4. Gallery Membership
2016-2017 – Fenix Gallery, Fayetteville, Arkansas
2011-2016 – Fayetteville Underground Gallery, Fayetteville, Arkansas
5. Residency, Art project, invited Lecture, Gallery Talk, or/and Workshop
2024 – Art Workshop for international special program, University of Arkansas
2021 – Designed “My Classroom Kit: hanging twine sculpture and Fabric Achievement”,
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Arkansas
2011 – Artist in Residence – Mino Paper Art Village, Gifu, Japan
– Lecture, Mino City Hall, Gifu, Japan
– Gallery Talk, Mino Washi Museum, Gifu, Japan
– Art Workshop, Aimi Elementary School, Gifu, Japan
– Art Workshop, Makidai Elementary School, Gifu, Japan
2010 – Art Workshop, Ozark Guidance, Fayetteville and Springdale Arkansas
– Art presentation, Oakdale Middle School, Rogers, Arkansas
1999 – An Assistant for Tama Art University Wood Lithograph Workshop, Niigata, Japan
6. Individual Exhibition
2011 – “ヒロシマ: Hiroshima”, Fine Art Gallery, University of Arkansas
2010 – “Weathering of Memory”, Shinchi Gallery 1,2,3, Hiroshima, Japan
2006 – “My Place” Fujii Gallery, Oshima, Japan
7. Selected Group Exhibition
2022 – “It’s right here”, Toyokawa Inari Betsuin, Tokyo, Japan and Mino Washi Museum, Mino Japan
2021 – “Our Art, Our Region, Our Time”, Walton Art Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas
2016 – ” Variations//NWA”, Stage18, Fayetteville, Arkanas
2014 – “Group Exhibition”, Fayetteville Underground Gallery, Fayetteville, Arkansas
2012 – “Kawanoji”, Mino City, Gifu, Japan
2011-2012 – “Navigating Light”, Mino Washi Paper Museum, Gifu, Japan
2010 – “Two perspective on Japanese aesthetics”, Kura Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
– “Group Exhibition 10”, Shimokita Art Space, Tokyo, Japan
– “Panache II”, Art Center of the Ozark, Springdale, Arkansas
– “Panache I”, sUgAr Gallery, Bentonville, Arkansas
2009 – “Art Amiss 11”, Dickson Theater, Fayetteville, Arkansas
– “Pure Conversation”, sUgAr Gallery, Bentonville, Arkansas
– “Print show”, Four Square Gallery, Fayetteville, Arkansas
– “Contemporary Fine Art Printmaking”, Fayetteville Underground, Fayetteville, Arkansas
2000 – “Print Exhibition”, Sudo Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
– “Graduating Group Exhibition”, Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan
– “Joint graduation Exhibition of 5 Art University, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
– “Annual Exhibition of the Association of Japanese Art Collages”, Machida City Museum of
Graphic Arts, Tokyo, Japan
8. Community Service
2016-2019, &2022 – “Origami workshop”, Botanical Garden of the Ozark, Arkansas