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1924 Nagoya, Japan - 2020. Known for: Colorful abstract floral and landscape painting.
Teruko Yokoi Biography. Born in Nagoya, Japan in 1924, Teruko Yokoi creates paintings that are rooted in the tradition of Japanese art. She loved painting even as a child, and at an early age was... Read full biography
Teruko Yokoi Biography. Born in Nagoya, Japan in 1924, Teruko Yokoi creates paintings that are rooted in the tradition of Japanese art. She loved painting even as a child, and at an early age was given private tuition by the renowned teacher M. Suzuki near Nagoya, where she was initiated into... Read full biography
Teruko Yokoi Biography. Born in Nagoya, Japan in 1924, Teruko Yokoi creates paintings that are rooted in the tradition of Japanese art. She loved painting even as a child, and at an early age was given private tuition by the renowned teacher M. Suzuki near Nagoya, where she was initiated into traditional Japanese art but quickly developed a curiosity for contemporary art in Europe. After the war, she moved to Tokyo in 1949 to continue her studies in the academic course of Takanori Kinoshita.... Read full biography
Teruko Yokoi Biography. Born in Nagoya, Japan in 1924, Teruko Yokoi creates paintings that are rooted in the tradition of Japanese art. She loved painting even as a child, and at an early age was given private tuition by the renowned teacher M. Suzuki near Nagoya, where she was initiated into traditional Japanese art but quickly developed a curiosity for contemporary art in Europe. After the war, she moved to Tokyo in 1949 to continue her studies in the academic course of Takanori Kinoshita. With the intense wish to learn more about modern art, she left Tokyo and moved to San Francisco in 1953. She entered the renowned California School of Fine Arts* where only a few years earlier the influential "Pacific School" had its beginnings. During... Read full biography
Teruko Yokoi Biography. Born in Nagoya, Japan in 1924, Teruko Yokoi creates paintings that are rooted in the tradition of Japanese art. She loved painting even as a child, and at an early age was given private tuition by the renowned teacher M. Suzuki near Nagoya, where she was initiated into traditional Japanese art but quickly developed a curiosity for contemporary art in Europe. After the war, she moved to Tokyo in 1949 to continue her studies in the academic course of Takanori Kinoshita. With the intense wish to learn more about modern art, she left Tokyo and moved to San Francisco in 1953. She entered the renowned California School of Fine Arts* where only a few years earlier the influential "Pacific School" had its beginnings. During this period, Teruko Yokoi broke away from Japanese tradition and searched for her own mode of expression, influenced by Western and... Read full biography
