Kaori Fukuyama is a multi-disciplinary artist from Kumamoto, Japan, who lives and works in San Diego, CA. Her practice spans paintings, drawings, sculptures, and site-specific installations that explore the interactions of color, light and shadow. She works with a variety of materials including paint, paper, acrylic, mylar, glass, and metal in pursuit of a deeper understanding of our visual perception.

Fukuyama studied Landscape Architecture at University of Oregon and worked in the environmental design industry prior to pursuing her visual art practice. Along with her studio work, she is passionate about creating art in public spaces, where the impact of visual art can be experienced by people from all walks of life regardless of their socio-economic backgrounds. Fukuyama completed several large-scale public art installations in San Diego, and is a recipient of San Diego Art Prize 2020. Her work is a part of permanent collections at Panoptès Collection (Brussels, Belgium), Jacobs Healing Arts Collection (UCSD Medical Center, La Jolla, CA), County of San Diego, San Diego City College, and City of San Diego Civic Art Collection, and has been exhibited at multiple institutions including Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Laguna Art Museum, Oceanside Museum of Art, and San Luis Obispo Museum of Art. Fukuyama enjoys teaching at University of California San Diego Extended Studies and continues to expand her artistic boundaries.

Website: www.KaoriFukuyama.com
Instagram: @Kaori_Fukuyama
Email: Kaori.Fukuyama.Art@gmail.com