YUKO TAKADA KELLER Soft Sculpture
RESUME
YUKO TAKADA KELLER Born in Osaka, 1958 / Member of Danish Visual Artists
Career
2014-19 Guest Professor of Sagami Women's University
1997- Moved to Denmark. Artist, Curator
1994-97 Associate Professor; Department of Creative Arts, Seian College of Art and Design
1990-94 Instructor; Department of Creative Arts, Seian Women's College
1988-90 Lecturer of Kyoto Junior College of Fine Art
1988-90 Lecturer of Seian Women's College
1983-85, 1987-89 Lecturer of Kyoto city university of Art
Education
1983 M.F.A. Kyoto City University of Art
1981 B.F.A. Kyoto City University of Art
Solo Exhibition
2022 Museum for Papirkusnt (~2023) / Blokhus, Denmark
Rejsestalden / Jægerspris, Denmark
2021 Vandrehallen Hillerød Bibliotek / Hillerød, Denmark
2018 Gallery Nakamura / Kyoto, Japan
Space Yui / Tokyo, Japan
2017 Kulturhavn Gilleleje / Gilleleje, Denmark
2016 Sahva Kunstforning / Copenhagen, Denmark
2015 STUDIO HOUSE SERIKEI / Fukuoka, Japan
Portalen / Greve, Denmark
SHIKIORI / Fukuoka, Japan
Garaman Hall / Okinawa, Japan
2014 Gallery 99/14 / Okayama, Japan
Cohju Contemporary Art / Kyoto, Japan
2013 Gjethuset / Frederiksværk, Denmark
Bagsværd Kirke / Bagsværd, Denmark
oikaze CUBE / Kyoto, Japan
MI gallery / Osaka, Japan
2012 Artworks SALA / Osaka, Japan
2011 Cohju contemporary art / Kyoto, Japan
All together 53 solo exhibitions, in Denmark, Japan and Belgium since 1982.
Group Exhibition
2022 TRÅD – Japanese & Danish Textile Exhibition (Annaborg / Hillerød, Denmark)
Jul Udstilling (Annaborg / Hillerød, Denmark)
2021 Jul Udstilling (Annaborg / Hillerød, Denmark)
AKVAREL (Huset I Asnæs / Asnæs, Denmark)
BKF Group Exhibition (Annaborg / Hillerød, Denmark)
2020 BKF Group Exhibition (Annaborg Kusthus / Hillerød, Denmark)
2019 "In Relation with Nature" with Carsten Dahl (Gammelgaard / Herlev, Denmark)
Skulpture Intra (Portalen / Greve Denmark)
Skulpture Extra (Greve Museum / Greve Denmark)
2018 BKF Group Exhibition (Hillerød Bibliotek / Hillerød, Denmark) / participated from 2010
2017 Colours from Denmark with Carsten Dahl (Homyo-ji temple / Kyoto, Japan)
“Essence – IKI” (Dronninhlund Kunstcenter / Denmark)
Kunsthåndværk Denmark & Japan (Bornholm Museum / Bornholm, Denmark)
2015 Faver (Munkeruphus / Dronningmøle, Denmark)
2014 Guest Artist for "FIBER FUTURES" Japan's Textile Pioneers (Gjethuset / Frederiksværk, Denmark)
2013 Pure Paper (Galleri Kirk / Aalborg, Denmark)
2012 Christmas Table arrangement ( Melbylejren / Melby, Denmark)
2011 Japanese Harmony (Portalen / Greve, Denmark)
Wish Upon the Star (Månens konpis / Kyoto, Japan)
And more than 100 other group exhibitions in the U.S.A, Canada, England, Hungary, Russia, Switzerland, Holland, Germany, Finland, Belgium, Denmark and Japan.
Commissioned Works
2015 Mimihara Hospital / Osaka, Japan
2007 Hyogo Nursing Association / Kobe, Japan
2004 Restaurant Över Gården / Nishinomiya, Japan
1998 Hayashima Town Hall/ Okayama, Japan
1997 Tokyo Bureau of Waterworks / Tokyo, Japan
Awards
2004 Frederiksborg Amts Billdekunstpris 2004 / Denmark
1995 First Prize; "White Nights" II. International Textile Exhibition / Russia
1992 Excellent Prize; The 2nd Kyoto Selected Craft Exhibition / Japan
1990 Excellent Prize; Kyoto Art Craft Biennale / Japan
1989 Excellent Prize; Kanazawa Selected Craft Exhibi
1984 Kyoto Design Prize: Kyoto Design Forum / Japan
Public Collection
2019~ Kulturhavn Gilleleje / Gilleleje, Denmark
2016~ Bagsværd Church / Bagsværd, Denmark
2006~ Hillerød Bibliotek / Hillerød, Denmark
2000~ Portalen / Greve, Denmark
1996~ SEIRYUKAI / Kyoto, Japan
1993~ National Museum / Osaka, Japan
Art Collaboration
2014 Lexus / Kobe, Japan
2012 Bvlgari / Ginza, Tokyo Japan
ACUTS / Shinjuku, TOKYO Japan
dia collection / Osaka, Japan
Display / Installation
2020 KAPAU Christmas Installation / Copenhagen, Denmark
2017 Skagens Museum Christmas Installation / Skagen, Denmark
2016 Karl-e Christmas Installation / Frederiksværk, Denmark
2000 Royal Copenhagen / Copenhagen, DenmarK
1996 Interior Shop ein / Kyoto
1995 Interior Shop ein / Kyoto
1994 Gallery O - WAVE / Osaka
1993 ISETAN Department Store / Shinjuku, Tokyo
1990 Shoe Gallery OTA / Ashiya