Yumiko Awae

Born 1976 in Saitama, Japan
Moved to Los Angeles 1985

I'm a Japanese citizen and resident of Los Angeles.

My ideas usually come out of dreams, daydreams, random misheard or overheard things, occasional hallucinations and shapes on walls.

The older I get, the further away from realism my concepts get. I feel like I'm trying to escape from reality, but I also already feel free through my ideas as they take shape on paper, canvas or whatever. It is definitely a form of therapy.

Pierce Community College, 1994-1997 (acrylic painting, graphic art)

7/2025 "Ultrahive 3: A Hive Gallery Traveling Show" group show @ The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles CA

5/2025 "Ultrahive 3: A Hive Gallery Traveling Show" group show @ Design Festa Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

5/2025 "Ultrahive 3: A Hive Gallery Traveling Show" group show @ Nano Gallery, Osaka, Japan

5/2025 group show @ The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles CA

4/2025 group show @ The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles CA

12/2024 group show @ The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles CA

6/2024 group show @ The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles CA

4/2024 group show @ The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles CA

9/2023 group show @ The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles CA

2/2021 group show @ The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles CA

12/2020 group show @ The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles CA

10/2020 group show @ The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles CA

9/2020 group show @ The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles CA

6/2019 group show @ The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles CA

5/2019 group show @ The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles CA

12/2018 group show @ The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles CA

5/2017 group show @ The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles CA

5/2016 group show @ The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles CA

1/2016 group show @ The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles CA

12/2014 group show @ The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles CA

10/2014 group show @ The Hive Gal...