Born in Tokyo, Japan
Lives & works in Albuquerque, NM
Education
Mills College
Oakland, California
California College of the Arts
Oakland, California
Alliance of Independent
Colleges of Art
New York, New York
Master of Fine Arts, Printmaking
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Printmaking
ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2023 Dar Salaam (Place of Peace), College of the Sequoias Art Gallery
College of the Sequoias, Visalia, California
2022 Dar Salaam (Place of Peace), Fielding Wright Art Center
Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi
2018 Engraving on Land, The Fine Arts Gallery
College of Southern Nevada, North Las Vegas, Nevada
2015 Mistreated Islands, (Two-person exhibition) Todd Art Gallery, Department of Art,
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
2014 One Thousand Prayers, Doris Ulmann Galleries, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
Joan Derryberry Art Gallery, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee
2013 One Thousand Prayers, Funen Printmaking Workshop, Odense, Denmark
Alcove 12.8: Small one person exhibitions featuring work being made in New Mexico,
New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2012 One Thousand Prayers, Olin Art Gallery, Washington & Jefferson College,
Washington, Pennsylvania,
2008 Above Us, Hass Gallery of Art, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
2006 Eternal Home, Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, California
2005 Prints, Fairbanks Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
Unity Brings Peace, Art Gallery, Shasta College, Redding, California
2003 Requiem, Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo, Japan
Requiem, Gallery Burikiboshi, Tokyo, Japan
Dry Land and Living Water, Takada Gallery, San Francisco, California
Requiem, The University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2002 The Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists Gallery, Edmonton, Canada
University Galleries, Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas
2001 The Mountain Burst in Song, Gallery Jin, Tokyo, Japan
1996 Invitation to Heaven, Skydoor Art Place Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan
1994 Centers, (Two-person exhibition), Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, California
Natural Inclination, Pro Arts, Oakland, California
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS in the last ten years
2024 Museum Collection Display, Common Ground Galleries, Albuquerque Museum,
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Look Up To The Sky/ Hung Liu’s Legacy of Mentoring Women Artists
Mills College Art Museum, Mills College /Northeastern University
Oakland, California
2022 Print, Printed, Printing 7, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico
2020 Print, Printed, Printing 6, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico
2018 - Currency, 516 Arts, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2019
2018 Print, Printed, Printing 5, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico
2017 Inspiration 101- Works by New Mexico Art Educators. New Mexico Cancer Center,
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Encompass, Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
The Carved Line: Block Printmaking in New Mexico,
The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2016 Print, Printed, Printing 4, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico
2015 A SHOW OF HANDS, A1LabArts,
Conjunction with Southern Graphics Council, Knoxville, Tennessee
2014 Works by Artists in Residence and Visiting Artists, Seacourt Print Workshop,
Bangor, Northern Ireland
Under Pressure: Contemporary Printmaking and Changing Landscapes,
Meramec Gallery of Contemporary Art, St. Louis Community College,
St. Louise, Missouri
2013 Women of the West: Portfolio exhibition
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Portfolio exhibition, at Rocky Mountain Printmaking Alliance Symposium,
University of Utah, Salt Lake, Utah
Narrow Road to the Interior,
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, Arizona
SIZE MATTERS: Big Prints from around the World, Enterprise Square Galleries,
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
2012 Print, Printed, Printing 2, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico
New Mexico Showcase, 516 Arts, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Beyond Printmaking III, Landmark Arts at Texas Tech University School of Art,
Lubbock, Texas
VISITING ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE and RESEARCH TRIP
Lower East Side Print Shop, New York, New York 2024
Emmanuel College, Boston, Massachusetts 2022
Kedougou, Senegal 2018
Okinawa, Japan 2015
Amsterdams Grafisch Atelier, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2015
Okinawa Creators Village, Okinawa, Japan 2014
Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, California 2014
Funen Printmaking Workshop, Odense, Denmark 2013
Seacourt Print Workshop, Bangor, Northern Ireland 2012
The Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, New Mexico, 2004
Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo, Japan, 2003
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS in the last ten years
Hanor, Stephanie and Kelley, Jeff “Look Up To The Sky/ Hung Liu’s Legacy of Mentoring Women Artists” Exhibition catalogue, Mills College Art Museum, Northeastern University, Oakland, California, May 2024
Rizo, Angie, "Yoshiko Shimano", the/ new mexico women, the/magazine by Southwest Contemporary,
Page 22-23, October - November 2019
Pulkka, Wesley, “Currency: What do you value?”, FABRIK Contemporary Art Issue 40, Page 126-128
January 19, 2019
"Currency What do you value?", Exhibition catalogue, 516 Arts, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2018
Reed, C. Moon, “Two Artists Visualize Universal Truths in Unique Ways.”
Las Vegas Weekly, March 29, 2018
Roberts, Kathaleen, “Block party: Exhibit celebrates printmaking in New Mexico across a range of styles”
Albuquerque Journal, January 20, 2017
Lopez, Josie “The Carved Line Block Printmaking in New Mexico”,
Museum of New Mexico Press, Page 229 – 231, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2017
“breaths,” The University of New Mexico Press, 2012
Written by Dr. Eleuterio Santiago-Di’az and 16 linoleum cut prints illustrated by Yoshiko Shimano
“New Mexico Showcase,” Exhibition catalogue, 516 Arts, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2012
“Beyond Printmaking III,” Exhibition catalogue, Landmark Arts
Texas Tech University School of Art, Lubbock, Texas, 2012
Yagi, Nagisa “ Hanga Project – International Exchange Collaboration with the UNM,”
Jyoshibi University of Art and Design, Japan, 2011
Shimano, Yoshiko “Community Collaboration,” Collect 02,
Jyoshibi University of Art and Design, Japan, 2011
Katayama, Yuki, “Yoshiko Shimano: 17 Calendars,” Hiromi Paper Inc. November 11, 2011
Otoshi, Tomoyo, “Calendar Project for Japan Relief Tsunami and Earthquake,”
The Yomiuri Shinbun, Page 34, May 30, Japan, 2011
SELECTED PUBLIC LECTURES AND DEMONSTRATIONS
in the last ten years
2024 Print, Printed, Printing 8, Printmaking and Book Arts Mini-Conference and Exhibition
New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico
Demonstration: "Woodcut Print No Rich Black"
2023 Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, Artist Talk
College of the Sequoias, Visalia, California, Artist Talk
2022 Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, Online Artist Talk
Emmanuel College Artist in Residence, Boston, Massachusetts, Artist Talk
2021 Pittsburgh Print Group, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Online Artist Talk
2020 Print, Printed, Printing 6, Printmaking and Book Arts Mini-Conference and Exhibition
New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico
"Outreach Projects as Means of Quality of Life", Symposium Talk
2019 Rocky Mountain Printmaking Alliance 5th Biennial Symposium,
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
"Beyond a Traditional Look", Symposium Talk
2018 Rocky Mountain Printmaking Alliance 4th Biennial Symposium,
Washington State University, Pullman, Washington,
“Outreach Projects as Means of Quality of Life”, Symposium Panel
College of Southern Nevada, North Las Vegas, Nevada, Artist Talk
Print, Printed, Printing 5, Printmaking and Book Arts Mini-Conference and Exhibition
New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico
Demonstration: Milk carton drypoint
2016 Print, Printed, Printing 4, Printmaking and Book Arts Mini-Conference and Exhibition New Mexico Highlands University,
Las Vegas, New Mexico, Demonstration: Wood lithography
2015 Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo, Japan, Lecture
Futenma Elementary School, Okinawa, Japan, Workshop
Futenma Junior High School, Okinawa, Japan, Workshop
Lester Middle School, Okinawa, Japan, Workshop
Amelia Earhart Intermediate School, Okinawa, Japan, Workshop
Amsterdams Grafisch Atelier, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Open Studio Talk
2014 Okinawa Creators Village, Okinawa, Japan, Lecture
Misaki School, Okinawa, Japan, Workshop
Amicus International School, Okinawa, Japan, Workshop
Joan Derryberry Art Gallery, Tennessee Technological University,
Cookeville, Tennessee, Artist Talk
“Innovative Printmaking” for Relief printmaking course,
Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee, Lecture
2013 “Narrow Road to the Interior,” Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, Arizona, Museum Talk
Funen Printmaking Workshop, Odense, Denmark, Artist Talk
Funen Printmaking Workshop, Odense, Denmark, Demonstration: Wood lithography
Museum Conversation with Alcove 12.8 artists, New Mexico Museum of Art,
Santa Fe, New Mexico, Artist Talk
2012 Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania, Artist Talk
Seacourt Print Workshop, Bangor, Northern Ireland, Artist Talk
Seacourt Print Workshop, Bangor, Northern Ireland, Demonstration: Wood lithography
UNM Bookstore, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Book Presentation: breaths
Bookworks, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Book Presentation: breaths
Print, Printed, Printing 2, Printmaking and Book Arts Mini-Conference and Exhibition New Mexico Highlands University,
Las Vegas, New Mexico, Artist Talk
Demonstration: Contemporary linoleum stamping techniques
2011 “Community outreach projects with the UNM printmaking students,” Joshibi University of Art and Design, Kanagawa, Japan, Symposium Talk