American, born Kauai, Hawaii, 1940.
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2006 - Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY
2005 - David Lusk Gallery, Memphis , TN
2005 - "In Accord", David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
2004 - Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY
2003 - David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
2002 - Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY
2000 - David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
1998 - Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY.
1997 - Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN.
1996 - Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY.
1993 - Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY.
1990 - Julian Pretto Gallery, New York, NY.
1987 - Koplin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
1984 - Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
1982 - Marianne Deson Gallery, Chicago, IL.
- Koplin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
1981 - Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
- Hoshour Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
1980 - Thomas Babeor Gallery, La Jolla, CA.
1979 - Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
- Galerie December, Dusseldorf, West Germany.
1977 - Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
1976 - Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
1970 - Long Island University, C.W. Post Center, Brookville, NY.
1969 - Galerie Bischofberger, St. Moritz, Switzerland.
1968 - Galerie Bischofberger, St. Moritz, Switzerland.
TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2005 Galle ria Miralli, Viterbo , Italy (with Judith Murray)
SPECIAL PROJECTS: PAINTING INSTALLATIONS (ROOM & SITE-SPECIFIC)
1985 - "The Anchorage Exhibition", Large Painting Installations, Brooklyn Bridge, Anchorage, Brooklyn, NY.
1983 - "Bayou Exhibition", Houston Art Fair Room Painting Installation, Houston, TX -
1982 - "Wall Size Works", Painting Installation, Freeman Gallery, Albright College, Reading PA.
1981 - Gallery Painting Installation, Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
- "Albuquerque Sight-Line", 3 Room Painting Installation, Hoshour Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
1980 - "Sculpture at the Coliseum", Free Standing Painting Installation, New New York, Coliseum, New York, NY.
- "Pompton Road", 2 Painting Installation, Ben Shahn Galleries, William Paterson College, Wayne, NJ.
- "Cabrillo Pint 10/29", 2 Room Painting Installation, Thomas Babeor Gallery, LaJolla, CA
1979 - "Wall Painting - Ryman, Hafif, Pozzi, Jackson, Yasuda", Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL.
- "Great Big Drawing Show", Drawing Installation, P.S. 1, Institute for Art and Urban Resources, Long Island City, NY.
1977 - "Special Project, 35th Biennial Exhibition", Free Standing Painting Installation, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., stage 1: February, Stage 2: March.
1976 - "Double Oblique", The Clocktower, Institute for Art and Urban Resources, York, NY, stage 1: Fall 1976; stage 2: Spring 1977.
- "Leaning Wall", Painting Installation, Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY
- "Rooms", Inaugural Exhibition of 2 Room Painting Installation, P.S. 1, Institute for Art and Urban Resources, Long Island City, NY, Version 2
- "A Month of Sundays", 2 Room Painting Installations, Fall 1976.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2005 - “Abstract Painters”, J. Johnson Galle ry, Jacksonville Beach , FL
- "Honolulu to New York", The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center", Honolulu, Hawaii
2003 - "Summer Color", Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY
2001 - "Monochrome/Monochrome?", Florence Lynch Gallery, New York, NY
- David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
1998 - "Gallery Artists Summer Show", Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY
1997 - "After the Fall: Aspects of Abstract Painting Since 1970", Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY, curated by Lilly Wei. 1995 - "January Exhibition", Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY.
1993 - "6 Abstract Artists", Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY.
1992 - "Slow Art - Painting in New York Now", The Institute for
Contemporary Art, P.S.1 Museum, Long Island City, NY.
- Stark Gallery, New York, NY.
1991 - "Small Scale Works", Julian Pretto Gallery, New York, NY.
1990 - Julian Pretto Gallery, New York, NY.
1988 - "Reveal", Koplin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
1986 - "Wall Constructions", Cutler-Schreiber Gallery, New York, NY.
- "8 x 10", Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Haggerstown, MD
- "Inaugural Exhibition", Cutler-Schreiber Gallery, New York, NY.
1985 - Craig Cornelius Gallery, New York, NY.
1984 - "A More Store", Jack Tilton Gallery, New York, NY.
- "Olympic Exhibition", Koplin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
- "Hundreds of Drawings", Artists Space, New York, NY. -
1983 - "Group II", Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
- "Rouge et Noir", Hoshour Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
- CAP Gallery, Houston, TX.
- "A More Store", Jack Tilton Gallery, New York, NY.
1982 - Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
1981 - Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
- "A Painting Show", Marianne Deson Gallery, Chicago, IL
1980 - Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
- Heath Gallery, Atlanta, GA. - "Drawings from the Collection of Milton Brutten and Helen Herrick", Ben Shahn Galleries, William Paterson College of New Jersey, Wayne, NJ
- Thomas Babeor Gallery, La Jolla, CA.
- Artists Space, New York, NY.
- "Current/New York", Lowe Art Gallery, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
1979 - Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
- "Drawing", Hal Bromm Gallery, New York, NY.
- "Curated by Betty Parsons", Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA.
- Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY.
1978 - Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
- "Painting and Sculpture Today", Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
"Moving", Hal Bromm Gallery, New York, NY.
1977 - "Projects", P.S.1, Institute for Art and Urban Resources, Long Island City, NY, traveling to 12 countries, 1977-1979.
Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA.
"Arte Fiera 77", Bologna, Italy.
First Annual Chambers Street Workshop, Brooklyn, NY.
1976 - Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
- "This is Not a Work of Art", Parsons-Truman Gallery, New York, NY.
1975 - Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
- Parsons-Truman Gallery, New York, NY.
- Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY.
1974 - Parsons-Truman Gallery, New York, NY.
1971 - French and Co., New York, NY.
- Heckshire Museum, Huntington, NY.
1970 - Allan Stone Gallery, New York, NY.
1969 - Galerie Bischofberger, Zurich, Switzerland.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2006 - Brennan, Michael, "Robert Yasuda", The Brooklyn Rail, October, p.26
2004 - Leffingwell, Edward, Art in America, December
2002 - Goodman, Jonathan, "Robert Yasuda at Elizabeth Harris", Art in America, December, pp 110-111
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1998 - Carroll, James, "A Visit with Bob Yasuda", New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA, catalogue
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1994 - Tully, Judd, "Luminous Illusion: Robert Yasuda", Cover, March , p. 15.
1985 - Levin, Kim, "Art in the Anchorage", The Village Voice, May 21
1985 - Amy Virshup, "Moving Experiences", New York, May 20, Prospect Press, May 30
1983 - Artner, Alan "Best Solo Shows, Art 1982", Chicago Tribune, January 2
1982 - Artner, Alan, Robert Yasuda", Chicago Tribune, June 10
Shields, Kathleen, "Robert Yasuda - Albuquerque Sight-Line", Art Space, Spring
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1981 - Bradley, George, "Robert Yasuda: Recent Paintings", Arts, May
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1977 - Frank, Peter, "Bob Yasuda", ARTnews, February
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1976 - Perrault, John, "Report Card: P.S. 1, I Love You", SoHo News, June 17
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PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The Brooklyn Museum, NY
The Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The New York Public Library, NY
The Bass Museum, Miami Beach, FL
The State foundation for the Arts, Honolulu, HI
The Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Long Island University, Brookville, NY
Prudential Insurance company
Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, NY
The Craftool Collection, New York, NY
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT
AWARDS
1981 - National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC, Artist Fellowship Grant.
1962-63 - J.H. Whitney Foundation Grant.
EDUCATION
1964 - MFA, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY.
1962 - BFA, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY.