Bio

Abram Yoshida was born in 1952 in Honolulu, Hawaii.  He is a contemporary painter residing and working in New York City.   Prior to arriving in New York City in 1981 he finished a MFA program in painting from the University of Hawaii where he organized and participated in a seminal art show called Art/Language along with a public seminar that featured conceptualist pioneer Joseph Kosuth. During this period Yoshida was best known for painted floor and wall installations that combined the use of geometric shapes and language.  

In the recent work he abandoned the conceptual framework of the early installations and has returned to abstract painting as a way of engaging color and form more directly on an object based support.  Yoshida’s use of vibrant color and freehand puzzle forms within a simple interlocking structure give him an open-ended process to create painted objects that emanate an abstract, but perceptible aesthetic of presence and humanity.

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Born in 1952 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Resides and works in New York City

Selected Exhibitions

2024, Open Studio, New York City, USA
1987, (group exhibition), upper east side gallery, New York City, USA
1985, Open Studio, Park Slope studio, New York City, USA
1983, Nine Questions, (solo exhibition), Center for Buddhist Education, Berkeley, CA, USA
1982, Boundary Installation, Buddhist Study Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
1981, Perspective Can’t Be Felt, (solo exhibition), Commons Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
1980, Art/Language (group exhibition), University of Hawaii Art Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA