Yukari Sakura
b. 1989, San Francisco ∙ CE artist since 2011
Photo by Evguenia Shtill
Yukari Sakura is a book of wisdom when it comes to her favorite subjects. Ask her about what she likes, and she will go into great detail about the given topic. Animated and expressive, Sakura's artwork is an accurate representation of her personality.
“I have been drawing since I was 3 years old," Sakura says. "I draw things that I like. I make stories with the things I draw." Gathering inspiration from mythological tales, animated films, video games, heroes, daily life, and historical events, Sakura works primarily with watercolor, colored pencils, and paint. She also creates animations based on animals and their environments, writing out what she calls “documents” and then basing subsequent drawings off her research.
Select Exhibitions & Projects
2019
Cityscape, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Creativity Explored at Cutting Ball Theatre, San Francisco, CA
Big Bellies, Jewish Community Center San Francisco, CA
The Grand Finale, Spark Arts, San Francisco, CA
2018
Transcendent, San Francisco Zen Center, CA
2017
Bride of Monster, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Sugar Circus, C + M (Coffee and Milk) War Memorial, San Francisco, CA
2016
Pass Away - Dia de los Muertos Altar, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA
Natural History, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
After Pop Life, Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
Ripe, Creativity Explored Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Yukari Sakura, Mission Pie, San Francisco, CA
2015
TV Dinner: Yukari Sakura and Daniel Green, The Gallery at Ace Hotel New York, New York, NY
2014
Shoerageous, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
A Curious Menagerie, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2013
SIDESHOW, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2012
Streetopia, Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA
ArtPadSF, Phoenix Hotel, San Francisco, CA
