Chie Yoshii's oil paintings explore timeless psychological themes with a contrasting mix of techniques and styles.

On the one hand, the brushstrokes and the luminosity of her panels are reminiscent of traditional Flemish paintings, in which the details, the quality of shading, and the softness of each character’s complexion are presented in a masterly manner. On the other hand, the subtle symbolism and compelling presence of the figures bring an unexpected air of accessible modernity.

Much of her work is inspired by the relationship between human psychology and mythical archetypes. The enduring themes are woven into surrealities filled with symbols and visual narratives. The enigmatic images embody contradicting elements such as novelty and nostalgia, innocence and sensuality, and strength and fragility, mirroring the complexity of our psyche.

Chie Yoshii was born in year 1974 in Kochi, Japan. She moved to the US to complete her BFA at Massachusetts College of Art in 2000 and studied with a realist painter Adrian Gottlieb from 2002 to 2008. Her paintings have been exhibited in galleries worldwide, including Dorothy Circus Gallery in Italy, Urban Nation in Germany, Gallery Bern Art in Japan, Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles, and William Baczek Fine Arts in Northampton, MA. She currently lives and works in Los Angeles.

EDUCATION

2002-2008 Adrian Gottrieb Studio, Los Angeles, CA
2000 BFA Massachusetts Collefe of Art, Boston, MA
1997 BA Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan

SOLO SHOW

2021 "Transition" at William Baczek Fine Arts, Northampton, MA
2020 "Myth" at Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2019 "Metamorphosis" at Haven Gallery booth, SCOPE Miami, FL
2018 "夢(Dreams)" at Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2017 "Eastern Dreams" at Haven Gallery booth at SCOPE Miami, FL
2016 "Almost Forgotten Stories" at William Baczek Fine Arts, Northampton, MA
2014 "In the darkness of mere being" at Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle

GROUP SHOWS

2022 “BIJINGA Borderless 2022” Jiro Miura Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2021 “Ephemeral - Girl's realm” Jiro Miura Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2021 “Lucid Dreaming”, curated by Beautiful.Bizzar, Copro Gallery, CA
2021 “One small expression” Bern Art Gallery, Osaka, Japan
2019 “Ritual”, curated by Beautiful.Bizzar, Haven Gallery, NY
2019 “Kingyokukan” Kingyokukan Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2019 “Scope Art Fair NY” at Haven Gallery booth, NY
2018 “Expressions of Travel” Bern Art Gallery, Osaka, Japan
2018 “Le rêve” Haven Gallery, NY
2018 “SCOPE Art Fair NY” at Haven Gallery booth, NY
2018 “One small expression” Bern Art Gallery, Osaka, Japan
2018 “Animal Kingdom,” William Baczek Fine Arts, MA
2017 “Shibuya Style” Art Gallery, Seibu Shibuya, Tokyo, JAPAN
2017 “Ephemeral - Girl's realm” Jiro Miura Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2017 “Heart's Blood.” Haven Gallery, NY
2017 “12th Annual BLAB! SHOW,” Copro Gallery, CA
2017 "Flower Child", Modern Eden Gallery, SF, CA
2017 “Art Wonderland” Seibu Yokohama, Kanagawa, JAPAN
2017 “Defying Gravity,” Corey Helford Gallery, CA
2017 “nine colors XI” Art Gallery, Seibu Shibuya, Tokyo, JAPAN
2017 “Art Collector Starter Kit,” Corey Helford Gallery, CA
2017 “Animal Kingdom,” William Baczek Fine Arts, MA
2017 “Sensory Overload,” Corey Helford Gallery, CA
2016 “SCOPE Miami Beach” with Thinkspace gallery, Miami, FL
2016 “NEXUS,” curated by Thinkspace gallery, The Brand Library and Arts Center, Glendale, CA
2016 “Inner Visions,” Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
2016 “Femme Fatale,” curated by Beautiful.Bizzar, Modern Eden Gallery, SF, CA
2016 “LAX/ORD,” curated by Thinkspace Gallery, Vertical Gallery, Chicago, IL
2016 “THE NEW VANGUARD” The Lancaster Museum of Art and History, CA
2016 “20th Anniversary show,” William Baczek Fine Arts, Northampton, MA
2015 “Beyond Eden,” Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2015 “LAX/LHR,” curated by Thinkspace Gallery, London, England
2015 “Art Monaco” with Dorothy Circus Gallery, Monaco, France
2015 “LAX/DTW,” curated by Thinkspace Gallery, Detroil, MI
2015 “POW! WOW!” with Thinkspace Gallery, Honolulu, HI
2015 “Blink,” Antler Gallery, Portland, OR
2015 “La Familia,” Thinkspace Gallery, Culver City, CA
2015 “LA ART SHOW” with Roq La Rue Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2015 “Incantation,” Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle
2014 “In Missa Interfectionis,” Stephen Romano Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2014 “Size Matters,” Arcadia Contemporary, New York, NY
2014 “tallTale,” Susan Eley Fine Art, New York, NY
2013 “Other World,” Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle
2013 “LA ART SHOW” with S R Brennen Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
2010 “The HeArt Project’s 18th Annual Evening of Art,” Los Angeles
2010 “KAA Art Expo,” Los Angeles, CA
2009 “The HeArt Project’s 17th Annual Evening of Art,” Los Angeles
2008 “KAA Art Expo,” Los Angeles, CA

PRESS

2019 Featured in Infected by Art (Cover)
2019 Featured in Southern Indiana Review (Cover)
2018 Featured in The Guide Artists magazine
2018 Featured in Miroir magazine
2017 Featured in Japanese art book, “Bijinga Borderless”
2017 Featured in Spectrum 24
2017 Featured in a Japanese Art magazine,ExtrART file13 
2016 Featured in French art book, 4 Degrees Art, interview and article
2016 Featured in French modern art magazine, Hey! magazine #27, interview and article
2016 American Art Collector magazine #132 mentioned in the article on Abend Gallery show, "Inner Visions"
2016 American Art Collector magazine #127 article on solo show
2016 HI FRUCTOSE article on solo show
2016 Beautiful.Bizzar magazine 012 article/interview
2015 Woman of Wonder cover/article
2015 Lost & Found Polish Online Magazine
2015 Symbol and Aesthetics Online Magazine 
2015 Psikeart Turkish Magazine
2014 HI FRUCTOSE article on solo show
2014 ARRESTED MOTION solo show review

AWARDS

2013 Finalist at 2012-2013 ARC Salon
2000 Graduation with distinction
2000 Departmental Honor
2000 Bookbuilders of Boston Scholarships
1999 All School Award: Donis A. Dondis Scholar Award

吉井千恵

1974年高知県生まれ。2000年マサチューセッツ美術大学卒業、2002年から2008年まで画家エイドリアン・ゴットリブに師事。Corey Helford Gallery、William Baczek Fine Artsにて個展。米国、ヨーロッパを中心にグループ展多数。心理的なテーマを多様なシンボリズムを用いて描いている。

学歴

2002-2008 エイドリアン・ゴットリブに師事, ロスアンジェルス, USA
2000 BFA マサチューセッツ芸術大学, ボストン, USA
1997 BA 立命館大学, 京都

個展

2021 "推移" William Baczek Fine Arts, マサチューセッツ
2020 ""神話" Corey Helford Gallery, ロスアンジェルス
2019 ""メタモーフォシス" Haven Gallery at SCOPE Miami, フロリダ
2018 ""夢(Dreams)" at Corey Helford Gallery, ロスアンジェルス
2017 "東方の夢”　Haven Gallery at SCOPE Miami, フロリダ
2016 "忘れかけられていた物語" William Baczek Fine Arts, マサチューセッツ
2014 "単なる存在という暗闇の中で" Roq La Rue Gallery, シアトル

展覧会

2022 “美人画ボーダーレス２０２２” みうらじろうギャラリー, 東京
2021 “ephemeral~少女たちの領域２０２１” みうらじろうギャラリー, 東京
2021 “Lucid Dreaming”, Copro Gallery, カリフォルニア
2021 “小さな１点の表現展” ギャラリーベルンアート, 大阪
2019 “Ritual”, Beautiful.Bizzar企画, Haven Gallery, ニューヨーク
2019 “Kingyokukan” Kingyokukan Art Gallery, 台北、台湾
2019 “Scope Art Fair NY” at Haven Gallery booth, ニューヨーク
2018 “旅の表現展” ギャラリーベルンアート, 大阪
2018 “Le rêve（夢）” Haven Gallery, ニューヨーク
2018 “SCOPE Art Fair NY”, Haven Galleryブース, ニューヨーク
2018 “小さな１点の表現展” ギャラリーベルンアート, 大阪
2018 “Animal Kingdom,” William Baczek Fine Arts, マサチューセッツ
2017 “シブヤスタイル” 美術画廊、西武渋谷店, 東京
2017 “ephemeral~少女たちの領域２０１７” みうらじろうギャラリー, 東京
2017 “シブヤスタイル” 美術画廊、西武渋谷店, 東京
2017 “ephemeral~少女たちの領域２０１７” みうらじろうギャラリー, 東京
2017 “Heart's Blood.” Haven Gallery, ニューヨーク
2017 “12th Annual BLAB! SHOW,” Copro Gallery, カリフォルニア
2017 “Flower Child", Modern Eden Gallery, サンフランシスコ
2017 “Art Wonderland” 西武横浜店, 神奈川
2017 “Defying Gravity,” Corey Helford Gallery, カリフォルニア
2017 “nine colors XI” 美術画廊、西武渋谷店, 東京
2017 “Art Collector Starter Kit,” Corey Helford Gallery, カリフォルニア
2017 “Animal Kingdom,” William Baczek Fine Arts, マサチューセッツ
2017 “Sensory Overload,” Corey Helford Gallery, カリフォルニア
2016 “SCOPE Miami Beach,” Thinkspace gallery ブース, マイアミ, フロリダ
2016 “NEXUS,” Thinkspace gallery 企画, The Brand Library and Arts Center, カリフォルニア
2016 “Inner Visions,” Abend Gallery, デンバー、コロラド
2016 “Femme Fatale,” Beautiful.Bizzar magazine 企画, Modern Eden Gallery, サンフランシスコ
2016 “LAX/ORD,” Thinkspace Gallery 企画, Vertical Gallery, シカゴ
2016 “THE NEW VANGUARD,” ランカスター美術館, カリフォルニア
2016 “20th Anniversary show,” William Baczek Fine Arts, マサチューセッツ
2015 “Beyond Eden,” Thinkspace Gallery, ロスアンジェルス
2015 “LAX/LHR,” Thinkspace Gallery 企画, ロンドン, 英国
2015 “Art Monaco,” Dorothy Circus Gallery ブース, モナコ, フランス
2015 “LAX/DTW,” Thinkspace Gallery 企画, デトロイト
2015 “POW! WOW!” Thinkspace Gallery 企画, ホノルル
2015 “Blink,” Antler Gallery, ポートランド
2015 “La Familia,” Thinkspace Gallery, ロスアンジェルス
2015 “LA ART SHOW,” Roq La Rue Gallery ブース, ロスアンジェルス
2015 “Incantation,” Roq La Rue Gallery, シアトル
2014 “In Missa Interfectionis,” Stephen Romano Gallery, ニューヨーク
2014 “Size Matters,” Arcadia Contemporary, ニューヨーク
2014 “tallTale,” Susan Eley Fine Art, ニューヨーク
2013 “Other World,” Roq La Rue Gallery, シアトル
2013 “LA ART SHOW”S R Brennen Gallerie ブース, ロスアンジェルス
2010 “The HeArt Project’s 18th Annual Evening of Art,” ロスアンジェルス
2010 “KAA Art Expo,” ロスアンジェルス
2009 “The HeArt Project’s 17th Annual Evening of Art,” ロスアンジェルス
2008 “KAA Art Expo,” ロスアンジェルス

プレス

2019 Infected by Art ---カバー／作品掲載
2019 Southern Indiana Review ---カバー／作品掲載
2018 The Guide Artists ---インタビュー／作品掲載
2018 Miroir Magazine ---インタビュー／作品掲載
2017 美人画を描く現代のアーティストを集めた本, “美人画ボーダレス”---作品掲載／文
2017 ファンタスティックアートの年刊本 Spectrum 24---作品掲載
2017 ExtrART file13 (意識下に漂う幻想) ---インタビュー／記事
2016 フランスの環境破壊に関するアート本, "4 Degrees Art" ---インタビュー／記事
2016 フランスのモダンアート雑誌, Hey! magazine #27 ---インタビュー／記事
2016 American Art Collector magazine #132 ---グループ展についての記事
2016 American Art Collector #127 ---個展についての記事
2016 HI FRUCTOSE ---個展についての記事
2016 Beautiful.Bizzar magazine 012 ---インタビュー／記事
2015 女性アーティストに関するアート本, Woman of Wonder ---表紙／記事
2015 Lost & Found ---ポーランドのオンラインマガジン
2015 Symbol and Aesthetics ---オンラインマガジン
2015 Psikeart ---トルコの雑誌
2014 HI FRUCTOSE ------個展についての記事
2014 ARRESTED MOTION ------個展についての記事

受賞歴

2013 ファイナリスト, 2012-2013 ARC Salon
2000 Graduation with distinction
2000 Departmental Honor
2000 Bookbuilders of Boston Scholarships
1999 All School Award: Donis A. Dondis Scholar Award