Biography
Mio Yamato was born in 1990 in Shiga, Japan. She received her B.A. and M.A. from Kyoto University of Art in Fine art and Mixed Media, in 2013 and 2015 respectively. Upon graduation, she received the award for the excellent work from the Kyoto University of Art and Design Graduation Exhibition 2015.
A myriad of dots on monochromatic canvas is Yamato’s signature style. Through a careful repetition of individual and separated drops of paint, the images that emerge resemble the shapes of nature, such as the ridge of mountains or the shape of waves. She explores how material and form change throughout time by using constant repetition and pattern. Indeed, she is constantly seeking to understand the gradual change in essence and form with the flow of time by repeatedly painting the same pattern over and over again, yet with a progressive movement and more human approach. The artist herself described the creative process as “the continuity of points which eventually loses order, and lines before long greatly meander. In the end the image that rises to the top is a projection of the experiences of the solitary human being called ‘I’, and perhaps a record of the phenomenon called living”.
Exhibitions
2017
VIVID-STILL / Gallery PARC, Kyoto
VIVID-STILL / COHJU contemporary art, Kyoto
2016
“CAF ART AWARD: Selected Group Exhibition” / Kyoto
2015
“Kyoto University of Art and Design Graduation Exhibition 2015” / Kyoto
“ULTRA × ANTEROOM 2015” / HOTEL ANTEROOM garalley 9.5, Kyoto
“WEEKEND 2 - HIROKO KOSHINO × MIO YAMATO -“ / KH Garalley Ashiya, Hyogo
“Kyoto University of Art and Design Graduation Exhibition 2015: Selected Group Exhibition” / Tokyo
“Art Award Tokyo Marunouchi 2015” / Tokyo
“CAF ART AWARD 2015” / Tokyo
2013
“Kyoto University of Art and Design Graduation Exhibition 2013” / Kyoto
“[con] Temporary Commune” / gallery PARC, Kyoto
“Who says a useless possession.” / Tsukuru Building, Kyoto
“Art Award Tokyo Marunouchi 2013” / Gyoko Dori Garalley, tokyo
“Kite Mite Nakanoshima Kite Mite Museum 2013” / Nakanoshima Station, Osaka
“ULTRA AWARD 2013” / ARTZONE, Kyoto
"aspect of LUMINOUS RED" / Garalley PARC, Kyoto
“SPURT 2013” / gallery Aube, Kyoto
FAIRS
2017
"VOLTA NY" / New York
"UNTITLED" / Miami Beach
2016
“ART STAGE SINGAPORE” / Singapore
“ART 16” / London
2015
“Kyoto art fair” / Kyoto
“Sydney contemporary” / Sydney
AWARDS
2015
“Kyoto University of Art and Design Graduation Exhibition 2015” / Prize for Excellent Work
“CAF PRIZE 2015” / Yumi Yamaguchi Prize
“Art Award Tokyo Marunouchi 2015” Tomio Koyama Prize
2013
“Art Award Tokyo Marunouchi 2013” / Akiya Takahashi Prize
“ULTRA AWARD 2013” / Audience Prize