about
Yoko Mazza was born in Hanyu City where about 1 hour by train from Tokyo, Japan. Started exploring oil painting at the age of ten. Through study of Japanese calligraphy and painting, she was captured by the magic of lines and colors and has since created her unique blend of eastern art and western techniques.
After graduated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, she attended various art schools such as Art Student League in NY, Laguna College of Art and Design in Laguna Beach in CA, and San Francisco Art Institute.
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She has lived in Tokyo, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and currently resides in Dallas/Fort Worth area in Texas.
"CALIFORNIA MASTERS: Modern Realist Works from The Hilbert Collection," featuring paintings by living masters, including Bradford J. Salamon, Patricia Chidlaw, Warren Chang, Marinus Welman, Yoko Mazza and more. (October 2018)
"The Art of Getting There" card
"The Art of Getting There" press release
Pasadena Star News
exhibitions
Current Exhibition:
June 11 to October 29, 2022
"Portraitures in Steam" at
Valley of the Caddo Museum and Culture Center, Paris, Texas
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October 2018
"CALIFORNIA MASTERS: Modern Realist Works from The Hilbert Collection" at
Hilbert Museum in Orange, California
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March 2017
"The Art of Getting There" at
Pasadena Museum of History, Pasadena, CA
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April 2016
"Portraitures in Steam" at
Show Case Gallery in Santa Ana, CA
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2015 to 2011
Show Case Gallery in Santa Ana, CA
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June 2011
Solo Show at Gallery 381 in San Pedro, CA
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February 2011
"Control" at Cares Gallery in New York, NY
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October 2010
Spring Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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March 2010
Gallery Mujo, Los Angeles, CA
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August 2009
"Control" SOMArt Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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From 2006 to 2009
Diego Gallery in SF, Squat & Gobble 4 in SF, Crepes on Cole in SF, Bayshore Film and Stage Studio in SF, Cell Space in SF
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