Kimiko Miyoshi, Fur is Murder
Kimiko Miyoshi
Date
2006
Medium Specific
Screenprint
Classification
Print
Dimensions
10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
Accession Number
2007.20.20.30
Credit
Gift of the Artist
Biography
Kimiko Miyoshi's printmaking experience began as a collaborative silkscreen printer in Japan. She was also involved in reproduction of vintage Ukiyo-E woodcuts as a Kira printer. Miyoshi has given printmaking workshops in Los Angeles and New York and collaborated with artists creating print editions in these cities.
After receiving her MFA in Printmaking from University of New Mexico, she built scientific exhibitions for Explora Science Center, a children's science museum, in Albuquerque, NM. The work had a great effect on her creative practice. The focus of Miyoshi's work is transform insignificant objects or mundane phenomena into seductive works of art.
After receiving her MFA in Printmaking from University of New Mexico, she built scientific exhibitions for Explora Science Center, a children's science museum, in Albuquerque, NM. The work had a great effect on her creative practice. The focus of Miyoshi's work is transform insignificant objects or mundane phenomena into seductive works of art.