Michiko Yao

Born in Osaka, Japan Lives and works in Los Angeles
EDUCATION:
2009 2006 2003	MFA California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California BFA California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California Santa Monica Art Mentor Program, Santa Monica, California
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
** = solo exhibition
2010	"Things Themselves: Contemporary Still Life", Pelham Art Center, NY, curated by Elizabeth Saperstein (scheduled) "Chaos Confounded: A Benefit for Highways", Highways, Santa Monica, CA (organized by Barbara T. Smith and Christen Sperry-Garcia) (scheduled) "Home & Garden", Museum of Jurrassic Technology, Los Angeles, curated by Tom Leeser "Movement on Screen: Framing Motion 10", Bluecoat, Liverpool, UK
2009	"Home & Garden", ViralNet.net (online project curated by Tom Leeser) "In Love With Night", Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman University, Orange, CA, curated by Ciara Ennis and Max King Cap "MFA Conversations, Part II"”, I-5 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Marla Koosed "Samsara Pleasure Principle", Mint Gallery, CalArts, Valencia ** "Why Theory: CalArts MFA Graduate Exhibition 2009", Los Angeles, CA
2008	"Action, Reflection, Action", Outpost for Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA "CAA Los Angeles MFA Exhibition", gayle & Ed Roski MFA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA "...Watching", Gallery D301, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA CalArts mid-Res Show, 2008, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA “Conventions and Attitudes”, Remy's on Temple, Los Angeles, CA, The Amie and Tony James Gallery New York, NY Curated by Karen Atkinson SCOPE Hamptons 2008, Jack the Pelican Presents, Hamptons, New York "Shojoholic", Main Gallery, CalArts, Valencia **
2007	“Exquisite Acts and Everyday Rebellions: 2007 CalArts Feminist Art Symposium and Exhibition”,CalArts, Valencia, CA “Look In”, Pasadena, CA, curated by Ashley McLean Emenegger “Random Perspectives”, Red House Gallery, Venice, CA, April
2006	“That’s Just How I Express My Love”, Main gallery, CalArts, Valencia, CA Creative Artists Agency, Los Angeles, CA **
2005	“Cuties”, Gallery 825/ LAAA, Los Angeles, CA ** “Installed”, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA (organized by Barbara T. Smith) “Jeju International Free Festival”, Kidang Museum, Jeju, Korea “Innocent Lost”, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA “Hem”, Stevenson Blanche Devereux Gallery, CalArts, Valencia, CA “Pattern”, Bamboo Lane/Revisited, Los Angeles, CA “Graduates of the Arts Mentor Program Exhibition”, Pete and Susan Barrett Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2004	“Icon-O-Clash”, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA “Open Call LA 2004”, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA “Between One and Ten”, Gallery 825 Bergamot Annex, Santa Monica, CA “Return to Los Angeles”, revisited, Los Angeles, CA “Castella”, Stevenson Blanche Devereux Gallery, CalArts, Valencia, CA “Return to Compulsion”, revisited, Los Angeles, CA
2003	“Petite Works”, Gallery 825 Bergamot Annex, Santa Monica, CA “The Inaugural Receptions”, revisited, Los Angeles, CA “Fill It In”, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA, April 10 “256 cubic feet“, Pete and Susan Barrett Gallery, Santa Monica, CA “Color in as You Wish“, Upstairs at the Market Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
FILM/VIDEO SCREENING:
2009	"Eagle Rock Music Festival", Eagle Rock, CA October "Why Video", Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT), Los Angeles, CA, June 29 "Video Screening", Outpost Contemporary for Art, Los Angeles, CA May 16 “College Night!”, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA, November 6
2008	"The Graduation", The Velaslavasay Panorama, Los Angeles, CA May 23 "Asian New Media, Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, CA, April
AWARDS AND GRANTS:
2009 2003-09 2006, 08 2006, 08 2006 2003	College Art Assosiation honorable mention CalArts scholarship Dean’s fund grant (CalArts) Diversity grant (CalArts) Ahmanson project grant (CalArts) Stratton-Petit Sosin Art Mentor Student Award
PUBLICATIONS:
Movement on Screen: Framing Motion 10 catalogue Max King Cap, In Love With Night Catalogue, August 2009 Elenore Wellese, "Continuing and Recommended", ArtScene, September, 2009, p21 Movement on Screen 2010: Framing Motion Catalogue Chronometry: The Art of Measuring Time, 2007 September, 2009Will Davidson, “CAPping the Arts“, The Signal, Sptil 15, 2008, A1, A10 image Katherine Satorius, "reviews”, Artweek, June 2007, p19, 20 Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month 2007 Catalogue, p5, 14, and 37 Joyce Tse, “Beyond Cute”, Rafu Shimpo, March 16, 2007 Cloverfierld Press, cover image of “Tony Takitani” by Haruki Murakami, May, 2006 Yumiko Loose, “Innocent Lost“, Artas1.com Yumiko Loose, Michiko Yao, “artist interview“, Artas1.com “Calendar Visual Arts”, Angeleno, June 2005, p48 Deborah Vankin, "Catnip for Your Inner Otaku", Theater, LAWeekly, May 26, 2005 New American paintings, issue No.55, 2004 “May Calendar of Openings and Special Events”, ArtScene, May 2004, p.25. Charlene Roth, “Reviews”, Artweek, July/August 2004, p24 “Art and Design”, Shwing, Oct 25, 2002, http://www.shwing.com/ “Interview”, ART as 1, 2002, http://www.artas1.com
COLLECTIONS:
Keith Monda, COACH, Inc, New York Michelle Isenberg, Isenberg & Associates, Los Angeles, CA Creative Artist Agency, Beverly Hills, CA