(b.1982) Born in Sapporo City, Hokkaido, Japan, Atsuko Yamagata now lives and works in Manila, Philippines. She has started her career as a visual artist since 2006 when she lived in Tokyo. A self-taught artist, Yamagata received her B.A. Faculty of Foreign Studies in Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, majoring in Indonesian language as a part of cultural study of Southeast Asia.
Since moving to Manila in 2012, her creative practice has expanded, participating in exhibitions in the Philippines (Artinformal, Vinyl on Vinyl, MO Space, West Gallery), Japan, Indonesia, and Singapore. Yamagata was also selected as a participant artist in Nakanojo Biennale 2017 and 2019 in Gunma Prefecture (Japan).
Exhibits
Lovable Adorable Cells
January 11 – 25, 2022 | Galerie Stephanie
Solo Exhibition
Wonderland
September 15 – October 6, 2021 | Underground
Solo Exhibition
International Contemporary Art Fest (Third Edition)
February 13-21, 2021 | Galerie Stephanie
Group Exhibition
Do You Hear It?
March 5 – 28, 2020 | Artinformal
Solo Exhibition
Form Out of Material, Material Out of Form
November 11 – December 29, 2017 | Galleria Duemila
Group Exhibition
Speak Soft, Listen Hard
November 30, 2015 | Underground
Group Exhibition
Between Place
August 31, 2015 | Underground
Solo Exhibition
Far East Alliance
July 26 – August 20 | Erehwon Center for the Arts
Group Exhibition
Performance
Nameless Moon | Kei Owada Live in Manila
November 28, 2015 | TIU Theater
Live Painting 3: Magic Makes the World
October 3, 2016 | TIU Theater
Piano-Art Night 星が降った夜は Gems in the Dark
July 4, 2015 | TIU Theater
Art Fitness – BICORE 2
June 28, 2015 | TIU Theater
Art Fitness – BICORE
January 25, 2015 | TIU Theater
Beat! Sound! Paint!
November 22, 2014 | TIU Theater
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