ABOUT THE ARTIST

BIO

Juri Umagami started oil painting at Usukubo Yuji Art Atelier in Tochigi, Japan when she was eight years old. In 2009, she moved to Los Angeles, CA to pursue her goal to become an artist and art instructor. She has been studying classical painting and drawing techniques under the guidance of Cheryl Kline at Kline Academy of Fine Art. In May 2017, she graduated with a B.F.A. from Otis College of Art and Design. Juri is currently pursuing her Master's Degree in painting at Laguna College of Art and Design while she teaches drawing and painting at Kline Academy.

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EDUCATION

2023 - Present | MFA, Painting, Laguna College Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA

2013 - Present | Kline Academy of Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA

2014 - 2017 | BFA, Painting, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA

2009 - 2012 | AA, Art, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA

1994 - 2000 | Usukubo Yuji Art Atelier, Japan

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EXHIBITION

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2024 | Big Canyon Show, Newport Beach, CA

2024 | Laguna Beach City Hall MFA Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA

2023 | RAIZ II (Thinkspace Projects | Tlaloc Studios | The Perez Brothers), Palm Desert, CA

2023 | Demasiado, Tlaloc Gallery + Superchief Gallery, Downtown Los Angeles, CA

2022 | Retrato, Tlaloc Gallery, Downtown Los Angeles, CA

2019 | Art Show, Boartooth Tattoo, Los Angeles, CA

2018 | The Women Show, West Hollywood, CA

2017 | SOLA Grand Opening Exhibit, SOLA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2017 | liminal, Annual Exhibition 2017, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA

2017 | On the Glass Parameter, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA

2016 | Judaka Fo Ceviti, Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2016 | □ (8.5 x 11"), Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2016 | XXL, Nous Tous by Citizens of Culture, Los Angeles, CA

2014 | Buffering, Inglewood, CA

2011 | Food, Santa Monica College, Los Angeles, CA

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AWARD

2017 | Otis Grant Award in Drawing