Group Shows
1996 National Academy of Design School od Fine Arts,
          Annual Exhibition
2000 The Featured Exhibition "Celebration" Espectro.com
2001 The Featured Exhibition "RENDEZ-VOUS" 
          Espectro.com
2001 Artist 2001 Exhibition & Competition, by ArtCafe.net
2002 The Featured Exhibition "Art for Children" Espectro.com
2003 International Emerging Artists Annual Competition
          "Translation-Dialogues On Life", Remote Gallery, NYC
2004 "Abstraction VII" Period Gallery, Lincoln, NE
2005 The Featured Exhibition "Blue" Espectro.com

 

2001 Artist of the Month Exhibition "Who Am I?" Espectro.com
2003 Exhibition "The Journey" Ward-Nasse Gallery, NY NY
2004 "Holidays Are Fun" The Schacknow Museum of Fine Arts,
          Plantation, FL

 

Awards & Honors
1997 Award of Merit
              Manhattan Art Int'l 6th Annual Competition, NY NY
1997 First Place, Age 20-29 Division
              Art by Artist Art Contest, Tampe, AZ
1998 Award of Merit
              Manhattan Art Int'l 7th Annual Competition, NY NY
2001 Second Place
              The Second AGO Art Contest, Art-Gallery-Online.org
2001 First Place--Abstract Category
               Artist 2001 Exhibition & Competition  ArtCafe.net
2003 Second Place
               Birthday Card Contest  Artwanted.com

 

 

 

 

Publication:
1999 Direct Art Buyer Magazine vol.1 by Art Productions NY NY
2002 Artfolio, by Art Network, Nevada City, CA

 

The Schacknow Museum of Fine Arts, Plantation, FL

 

 

 

 

For the entries, the song "What I Like About You" and the lyric "Shadow of Rose", Yoshika became one of Runner Ups of VH1 Song of The Year Songwriting Contest June round 2006. Click Here to see the Award Page.

 

The song "Illusion" became one of top 5 finalists of Adult Comtemporary Category at VH1 Song Of The Year Songwriting Contest July round 2005.

 

The song "Full Moon" (Full Version) received Honorable Mentions from VH1 Song Of The Year Songwriting Contest May round 2005.

     Welcome to my site. I am Yoshika Murakami. I am a Japanese artist who currently resides in the United States. I grew up on a tiny island in Ehime prefecture, southern west part of Japn until age 18. Since I was a little, I was really a curious child who had always wanted to see what's outside that small island. And the curiousity eventrually lead me to move to Tokyo after graduating high school and eventually to New York to study arts.

    After attending college with major in graphic design for 2 years, I felt the urge to pursue my own way of expressing myself in my art and quit college and started painting. And, for me, free style of fine arts really seemed to have helped me liberate my spirit as an artist, I feel like I am ready to be back in the design field now.

    But, after all, I suppose I am just a kind of person who just want to keep growing with my art. Therefore, on this website, not only my art work, I hope I can also share my lessons and the process of growth of me as a person as well. Hope you enjoy my site.