Yuriko Katori was born in Ibaraki, Japan. She moved to New York City to study art, and recieved her Master’s degree in Illustration as Visual Essay from the School of Visual Arts in May 2009. In her artwork she attempts to capture the ambiguity of daily life. Her favorite mediums are etchings, pen and ink drawings, watercolors. Her latest work is the picture book, “The 1,000th Pie”.

Education
2009 MFA Illustration, School of Visual Arts, New York, USA
2004 BA English Literature, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

Shows
2009 MFA Illustration Thesis Project,Visual Arts Gallery, New York,NY
2008 $99 Art Fair at Destination ny, New York, NY
2008 New York For New Yorker by New York Society of Etchers, New York,NY
2007 Figurative, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY
2007 Group Show, Bar Sapphire, New York, NY
2007 In and Out, Jonathan Shorre Gallery, New York, NY