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
2023 C4 Videncenter / Hillerød, Denmark
MI Gallery / Osaka, Japan
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 55 solo exhibitions, in Denmark, Japan and Belgium since 1982.
Group Exhibition
2024 OPLYST - Lighting Festival (Hundested Harbor, Denmark)
2023 Jul Udstilling (Annaborg / Hillerød, Denmark)
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 / Grant / Nominal Support
2023 Kund Højgaards Fond (also 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015)
2022 TOYOTA Fonden DANMARK (also 2021, 2008, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2002)
2022 Scandinavia Japan Sasakawa Foundation (also 2018, 2014, 2011)
Embassy of Japan In Denmark (2021)
2018 Royal Danish Embassy in Tokyo Japan (Danish Foreign Affairs)
2007 Pola Art Foundation (Japan), The Nomura Cultural Foundation (Japan)
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