Born in Tokyo, Japan
Lives & works in Albuquerque, NM
Education
Mills College
Oakland, California
California College of the Arts
Oakland, California
Alliance of Independent Colleges of Art
New York, New York
Master of Fine Arts, Printmaking
1991
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Printmaking
1987
1986
ONE-PERSON EXHIBTIONS
2018 Engraving on Land, The Fine Arts Gallery
College of Southern Nevada, North Las Vegas, Nevada
2015 Mistreated Islands, (Two-person exhibition) Todd Art Gallery, Department of Art,
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
2014 One Thousand Prayers, Doris Ulmann Galleries, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
Joan Derryberry Art Gallery, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee
2013 One Thousand Prayers, Funen Printmaking Workshop, Odense, Denmark
Alcove 12.8: Small one person exhibitions featuring work being made in New Mexico,
New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2012 One Thousand Prayers, Olin Art Gallery, Washington & Jefferson College,
Washington, Pennsylvania,
2008 Above Us, Hass Gallery of Art, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
2006 Eternal Home, Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, California
2005 Prints, Fairbanks Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
Unity Brings Peace, Art Gallery, Shasta College, Redding, California
2003 Requiem, Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo, Japan
Requiem, Gallery Burikiboshi, Tokyo, Japan
Dry Land and Living Water, Takada Gallery, San Francisco, California
Requiem, The University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2002 The Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists Gallery, Edmonton, Canada
University Galleries, Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas
2001 The Mountain Burst in Song, Gallery Jin, Tokyo, Japan
1996 Invitation to Heaven, Skydoor Art Place Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan
1994 Centers, (Two-person exhibition), Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, California
Natural Inclination, Pro Arts, Oakland, California
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS in the last ten years
2018 - Currency, 516 Arts, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2019
2018 Print, Printed, Printing, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico
2017 Inspiration 101- Works by New Mexico Art Educators. New Mexico Cancer Center,
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Encompass, Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
The Carved Line: Block Printmaking in New Mexico,
The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2016 Printmaking Mini-Conference, New Mexico Highlands University,
Las Vegas, New Mexico
2015 A SHOW OF HANDS, A1LabArts,
Conjunction with Southern Graphics Council, Knoxville, Tennessee
2014 Works by Artists in Residence and Visiting Artists, Seacourt Print Workshop,
Bangor, Northern Ireland
Under Pressure: Contemporary Printmaking and Changing Landscapes,
Meramec Gallery of Contemporary Art, St. Louis Community College,
St. Louise, Missouri
2013 Women of the West: Portfolio exhibition
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Portfolio exhibition, at Rocky Mountain Printmaking Alliance Symposium,
University of Utah, Salt Lake, Utah
Narrow Road to the Interior,
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, Arizona
SIZE MATTERS: Big Prints from around the World, Enterprise Square Galleries,
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
2012 Printmaking Mini-Conference, New Mexico Highlands University,
Las Vegas, New Mexico
New Mexico Showcase, 516 Arts, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Beyond Printmaking III, Landmark Arts at Texas Tech University School of Art,
Lubbock, Texas
2011 Hands Together for Japan - Art Auction to benefit relief work in Japan,
The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2009 Albuquerque Now – Fall, The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History,
Albuquerque, New Mexico
West Southwest ABQ-LA Exchange
516 Arts, Albuquerque, New Mexico
LA Artcore, Los Angeles, California
2008 Small Treasures, Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, California
INprint, SCA Contemporary Art, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mark, Martha Street Studio, Manitoba Printmaking Association, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Art from Asia – Artists to Watch Series, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Giving Shelter, 516 Arts, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2007 Print Exchange Exhibition, Art Gallery Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts, Xi’an, China
VISITING ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
Amsterdams Grafisch Atelier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Okinawa Creators Village, Okinawa, Japan
Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, California
Funen Printmaking Workshop, Odense, Denmark
Seacourt Print Workshop, Bangor, Northern Ireland
The Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, New Mexico,
Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo, Japan,
2015
2014
2014
2013
2012
2004
2003
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
"Currency What do you value?", Exhibition catalogue, 516 Arts, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2018
Reed, C. Moon, “Two Artists Visualize Universal Truths in Unique Ways.”
Las Vegas Weekly, March 29, 2018
Roberts, Kathaleen, “Block party: Exhibit celebrates printmaking in New Mexico across a range of styles”
Albuquerque Journal, January 20, 2017
Lopez, Josie “The Carved Line Block Printmaking in New Mexico”,
Museum of New Mexico Press, Page 229 – 231, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2017
“breaths,” The University of New Mexico Press, 2012
Written by Dr. Eleuterio Santiago-Di’az and 16 linoleum cut prints illustrated by Yoshiko Shimano
“New Mexico Showcase,” Exhibition catalogue, 516 Arts, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2012
“Beyond Printmaking III,” Exhibition catalogue, Landmark Arts
Texas Tech University School of Art, Lubbock, Texas, 2012
Yagi, Nagisa “ Hanga Project – International Exchange Collaboration with the UNM,”
Jyoshibi University of Art and Design, Japan, 2011
Shimano, Yoshiko “Community Collaboration,” Collect 02,
Jyoshibi University of Art and Design, Japan, 2011
Katayama, Yuki, “Yoshiko Shimano: 17 Calendars,” Hiromi Paper Inc. November 11, 2011
Otoshi, Tomoyo, “Calendar Project for Japan Relief Tsunami and Earthquake,”
The Yomiuri Shinbun, Page 34, May 30, Japan, 2011
“ West Southwest ABQ-LA Exchange,” Exhibition catalogue, 2009
516 Arts, Albuquerque, New Mexico
LA Artcore, Los Angeles, California
Russo, Kim, “Circles & Revolutions,” Pasatiempo, Page 38 & 40, May 16-22, 2008
Pilar, Jacquelin, “Yoshiko Shimano: ETERNAL HOME,” Fresno Art Museum Preview,
January>April 2006
Lease, Betty, “Peace and nature inspire artist,” Redding Record Searchlight, March 24, 2005
Gerdes, R. Scott, “Printmaker-Yoshiko Shimano likes to work big,”
Tempo Magazine/The Taos News, July 1 –7, 2004
Okabe, Maho, “Yoshiko Shimano – Requiem,” Hanga Geijyutsu, March 2004, Japan
“Yoshiko Shimano Exhibition,” Nichi Bei Times, July 9, 2003, Japan
Roybal, Valerie, “New Voices, New Visions, New Directions in Art,”
Quantum, The University of New Mexico, 2003
Matejko, Agnieszka, “Dream of a Requiem,” VUE Weekly Arts, page 59, December 2002, Canada
Woods Suzanne, “Directions in Contemporary Printmaking,” Exhibition Catalogue, 1999
Liu, Calvin, “Going Through the Motions: Four Japanese Artists Explore Movement
of Life and Death,” Asian Week, April 1999
“Direction in Contemporary Printmaking,” Exhibition catalogue, Edna Carlsten Gallery
University of Wisconsin-Steven’s Point, Steven’s Point, Wisconsin, 1999
Kelley, Jeff, “Crossings: Fourteen Asian and Asian American Artists from the Bay Area,”
Exhibition catalogue Essay, AT Kearny Publishers, 1998
“The Best of Printmaking,” Rockport Publishers, page 45, 1997
Adamson, Mel, “From Within: An Exhibition about Motherhood and the Creative Process,”
Exhibition Catalogue, 1997
“Invitation to Heaven,” Exhibition Catalogue, Ikegami, Chikako, “Colors reflected on a screen”,
Skydoor Inc. Publishers, 1996, Japan
“Mukashi to ima,” Exhibition catalogue, Museo De Arte Diseno Contemporaneo,
San Jose, Costa Rica, 1996
Ikegami, Chikako, “Yoshiko Shimano,” C.A.R. Contemporary Artists Review,
Skydoor Inc. Publishers, Summer 1995, Japan
Baker, Kenneth, “Gallery,” San Francisco Chronicle, January 8, 1994
SELECTED PUBLIC LECTURES AND DEMONSTRATIONS
2019 Rocky Mountain Printmaking Alliance 5th Biennial Symposium,
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
"Beyond a Traditional Look", Symposium Talk
2018 Rocky Mountain Printmaking Alliance 4th Biennial Symposium,
Washington State University, Pullman, Washington,
“Outreach Projects as Means of Quality of Life”, Symposium Panel
College of Southern Nevada, North Las Vegas, Nevada, Artist Talk
Department of Visual & Performing Arts, New Mexico Highlands University,
Las Vegas, New Mexico, Demonstration
2016 Department of Visual & Performing Arts, New Mexico Highlands University,
Las Vegas, New Mexico, Demonstration
2015 Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo, Japan, Lecture
Futenma Elementary School, Okinawa, Japan, Workshop
Futenma Junior High School, Okinawa, Japan, Workshop
Lester Middle School, Okinawa, Japan, Workshop
Amelia Earhart Intermediate School, Okinawa, Japan, Workshop
Amsterdams Grafisch Atelier, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Open Studio Talk
2014 Okinawa Creators Village, Okinawa, Japan, Lecture
Misaki School, Okinawa, Japan, Workshop
Amicus International School, Okinawa, Japan, Workshop
Joan Derryberry Art Gallery, Tennessee Technological University,
Cookeville, Tennessee, Gallery Talk
“Innovative Printmaking” for Relief printmaking course,
Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee, Lecture
2013 “Narrow Road to the Interior,” Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, Arizona, Museum Talk
Funen Printmaking Workshop, Odense, Denmark, Lecture
Funen Printmaking Workshop, Odense, Denmark, Demonstration
Museum Conversation with Alcove 12.8 artists, New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Public Talk
2012 Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania, Gallery Talk
Seacourt Print Workshop, Bangor, Northern Ireland, Public Talk
Seacourt Print Workshop, Bangor, Northern Ireland, Demonstration
UNM Bookstore, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Book Presentation: breaths
Bookworks, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Book Presentation: breaths
Printmaking Mini-Conference, New Mexico Highlands University,
Las Vegas, New Mexico, Public Talk
Department of Visual & Performing Arts, New Mexico Highlands University,
Las Vegas, New Mexico, Demonstration
2011 “Community outreach projects with the UNM printmaking students,” Joshibi University of Art and Design, Kanagawa, Japan, Public Talk
2009 Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Public Talk
2008 Department of Art, Mesa State College, Grand Junction, Colorado, Public Talk
Department of Art, Mesa State College, Grand Junction, Colorado, Demonstration
Department of Art & Art History, Bloomsburg University,
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, Public Talk
Department of Art & Art History, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, Demonstration
Department of Art & Art History, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania,
Guest Lecture: Contemporary Women in Print Media for Advanced
Printmaking course
2006 Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, California, Museum Talk
2005 Art Department, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, Public Talk
Art Department, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, Demonstration
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, Guest Lecture: Innovative Printmaking for Intaglio course, Art Department
Art Department, Shasta College, Redding, California, Public Talk
Art Department, Shasta College, Redding, California, Demonstration
2004 Contemporary Art Society, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Lecture
Fresno Art Museum Graphic Arts Council, Fresno, California, Lecture
The Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, New Mexico, Public Lecture
The Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, New Mexico,
Demonstration: Saturday Arts Kids Art @ The Harwood, Children’s Workshop
2002 University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, Public Lecture
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, Demonstration
Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas, Public Lecture
Visual Arts Department, Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Demonstration
2001 Western New Mexico University, Silver City, New Mexico, Public Lecture
2000 California State University, East Bay, Hayward, California, Public Lecture
University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, Public Lecture
The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Public Lecture
1999 University of Wisconsin-Steven’s Point, Steven’s Point, Wisconsin, Public Lecture
1996 Fresno City College, Fresno, California, Public Lecture
California State University, East Bay, Hayward, California,
Guest Lecture for Painting II course
Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont, Public Lecture
1991 San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California,
Guest Lecture for Relief printing course