MINAKO YOSHINO ART & MONUMENT


TESTIMONIAL




” MINAKO is in the forefront of the field of sculpture ”


Gwen Pier

Executive Director, National Sculpture Society, USA

　



” MINAKO's statue is just so beautiful and it's wonderful to have it in a public park for everyone to enjoy ”

Jane Mclntosh
Former Vice President for Development and External Affairs, Central Park NYC
CAO of Children Museum of Manhattan




” We are honored to showcase landmark works of art by the talented MINAKO YOSHINO that truly celebrate the connection between art, architecture, and nature ”


Joseph Cotter
President & CEO, National Resources, USA




” This Holocaust Memorial by MINAKO's hand is an extremely precious piece for the human being to learn the history "


Helen Zeling Organizer,

Holocaust Memorial Project, USA




” The sculpture created by MINAKO YOSHINO is more attractive to me than Venus de milo, the masterpiece of ancient Greek sculpture”


Kenichiro Kobayashi

Conductor and Composer

The 77th Imperial Prize, Japan Art Academy Prize 2021 　




” With her Endurance of Creativity, YOSHINO is a world-class sculptor and is a powerful influencer for young people around the globe as she lectures and presents to audiences based on her own creative experiences "

Tadanori Nagasawa
President, Musashino Art University, Japan
2020 Tokyo Olympics Brand Advisory Board Member

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about





MINAKO YOSHINO
(Public Art Specialist, Monument Artist, Sculptor, Painter)


Born in Toyama, Japan. Minako was inspired by Michelangelo's artwork when she was traveling in Italy and decided to study oil painting and graphic design at Musashino Art University in Tokyo.

After her graduation, in 2001 she moved to New York City to study artistic human anatomy at the Art Students League of New York where she met her mentor, sculptor Seiji Saito who used to be an assistant of Isamu Noguchi. In 2002 Minako started carving marble and has mastered and utilizes, unlike most modern sculptors, traditional techniques of sculpting stone by hand which is becoming an art form rarity in today's art world.


After multiple awards, in 2013 she won a public art competition in New York City and created her first monument "Lovers" for Riverside Park, Manhattan NYC. Since then she has been designing and fabricating monuments and memorials for parks and gardens which inspired her to study "Public Art for Urban Design" at Harvard University in 2017.

Minako continued her studies, at the Natural Stone Institute in the US, related to the properties and characteristics of natural stones for use in artwork and architecture. She designed landscapes with stone sculptures and performed landmark restorations for artwork and architecture. Her works include paintings, kimono designs, lectures, publishing the book "Dreamer," and chocolate & drink productions to support the maintenance fee of public art.


The concept of her work is "Art for All."

Minako lives and works in New York City.


Endorsements:

The Metropolitan Museum of New York

The National Sculpture Society

The United Nations

The City of New York
NPO P+B (The oldest professional organization for women writers and artists in the United States)


Public Collections:

Japanese Red Cross Society​

Holocaust Memorial Garden, Englewood, NJ

Tarrytown, NY
Edgewater, NJ
Toyama Prefectural Police Academy

City of Toyama


Awards:

M2M public art fellowship by NYC x ASL

Edward G McDowell Europe Travel Study Grant by ASL

Sculpture Award by NPO P&B International Women's Artist Organization

The Best Young Artist Scholarship by the National Sculpture Society

Merit Scholarship by ASL

Musashino Award by Musashino Art University


Business Partners:

National Resources, US
Flynn Stone Design & Fabrication, US

General Stone Inc, Japan
Cooperativa Scultori di Carrara, Italy
Hokuden Sangyo Co., Ltd. Japan
Fumigiku Sake brewing Co., Ltd. Japan

Seizan Gallery, Tokyo

Nippon Express Art Department

Yamato Transport International Art Department

Japanse Society for Protecting Artist's rights


More Informations:


2021:
- Produced and released "Lovers Chocolate" ”Lovers SAKE" to support the maintenance costs of the monument, Japan
- Lectures at Toyama High School and 2 other schools.

2020:

- Commission of "Toyama Station Monument: Lovers"

- Founded Global Youth Conference "CONNECT"
- Lectures at Hirugi High School, Okinawa, Japan, and 5 other schools.

2019:

- Working in Carrara, Italy for a monument project.
- Lecture at Hayahoshi Junior High School, Toyama, Japan

2018:

- Commission of The Holocaust Memorial in Englewood, NJ

- Lectures at Musashino Art University, Okayama University, Hyogo Education University, Toyama International University, Toyama College of Foreign Languages, and 9 other schools.


2017:

- Exhibit at Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, NYC

- Lectures for 4600 students at 10 High Schools in Toyama, and Okayama University in Japan.


2016:

- Commission of 13 feet long bluestone monument “Hudson River Spirit” in Tarrytown NY.

- Lectures at Okayama University, Yokohama SOGO Museum in Japan, Holiday Inn Midtown Manhattan in NYC, Koshi Hall, Hotel Grand Terrace Toyama in Japan.

- Document show on Yomiuri TV in Japan.


2005-2015:

- Commissioned the 15-ton bluestone monument “The Sleeping Mermaid” for Edgewater NJ. This work is distinguished for being the first classically sculpted bluestone monument in the world (2015)

- Commissioned 12 feet high "Lovers" monument in the Riverside Park NYC featured in The Wall Street Journal (2014)

- Study the works of Michelangelo in Florence Italy by the grant (2009-2010)

- Landmark Hearst Tower sculpture restoration feature by The New York Times (2005)

- 7 feet painting and poem show "Earth & Humanity" at the United Nations in NYC (2005)