Yu Kuramitsu

Yu Kuramitsu is a Japanese oil painter who expresses spirits. She started taking art classes at Atelier Kawado at the age of 10. She enhanced her sensibility by painting in oil or pastel for 12 years of the classes and additional 3 years at an art high school.

In 2012, Yu participated in artist in residency in Pushkinskaya-10, Saint Petersburg, Russia. Her solo exhibition achieved to be included in the event "Japanese Spring" supported by Japanese Consulate in Saint Petersburg. She had a collective exhibition at the Museum of Non-Conformist Art, Saint Petersburg, in 2015, included in the art festival “New Names” supported by the Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation.

Her world features human relationships and love, dialogue with the universe and nature. She paints the grief over your loved one’s death, joy in the relationship, agony and sorrow in the depth of the heart by painting free shapes, strokes and colors. Her style is abstract, and her main color Blue harmonizes with other colors as harmony is important for humans.

Tamagawa University, B.A., Liberal Arts (Studied English communication, pedagogy and computer graphics), 2012
Yaei East High School, high school diploma, Fine Arts, 2008
Atelier Kawado, private art classes, Fine Arts, 2000-2012

Solo Exhibitions
2013 - "Hope—overcoming the disaster", Art Centre Pushkinskaya 10, Saint Petersburg, Russia. Curator: Anastasia Patsey
This exhibition was also included in the Japanese cultural event "Japanese Spring" supported by the Japanese Consulate in Saint Petersburg.

Artist in Residence
2012 - 2013 Art Centre Pushkinskaya 10, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Selected Collective Exhibitions and events
2024 – “Vitality art”, Nihonbashi Art.jp, www.nihonbashiart.jp
2023 – AR art event “Omoiro ARt Gallery”, Osaka Umeda Twin Towers, Osaka, Japan
2022 – “Brilliant world with full of lights”, Nihonbashi Art.jp, www.nihonbashiart.jp
2016 - "Naked—nude, seduction and provocation", Chie Art Gallery, Milano, Italy. Curator: Francesca Callipari
2015 - "Transpositions", the Museum of Non-Conformist Art, Saint Petersburg, Russia. Curator: Anastasia Patsey
This was part of the art festival "New Names" supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. (Catalog)
2015 - Art Livers, Art Labo Hashimoto Gallery, Kanagawa, Japan