American, born Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii, November 14, 1940.
Lives and works in New York City.
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS:
2023 "Transparent and Translucent," Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Singapore.
"Transparent and Translucent," Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, NY.
2022 David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN.
Five Myles Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
2019 David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN.
2015 David Lusk Gallery, Nashville. TN.
2014 Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, NY.
2012 David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN.
2010 Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, NY.
2008 David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN.
2006 Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY.
2005 David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN.
2005 Galleria Miralli, Viterbo, Italy.
2004 Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY, catalogue.
2003 David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN.
2002 Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY.
2000 David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN.
1999 New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA.
1998 Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY.
1997 Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN.
1996 Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY.
1993 Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY.
1990 Julian Pretto Gallery, New York, NY.
1987 Koplin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
1984 Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
1982 Marianne Deson Gallery, Chicago, IL.
Koplin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
1981 Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
Hoshour Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
1980 Thomas Babeor Gallery, La Jolla, CA.
1979 Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
Galerie December, Dusseldorf, Germany.
1977 Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
1975 Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
1970 Long Island University, Brookville, NY.
1969 Galerie Bischofberger, St. Moritz, Switzerland.
1968 Galerie Bischofberger, Zurich, Switzerland.
TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS:
2022 "Painting/Place: Judith Murray and Robert Yasuda", Five Myles Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
2014 “Duo: Judith Murray and Robert Yasuda”, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Singapore
SPECIAL PROJECTS: PAINTING INSTALLATIONS (ROOM & SITE-SPECIFIC):
2016
"Across the River", two-part site-specific installation for 40th anniversary exhibit, MoMA Ps1, New York.
2015
"Frontiers Reimagined", Museo di Palazzo Grimini, Venice, Italy, collateral with the 2015 Venice Biennale.
2001
"Oceanic", 9 panel site specific permanent installation, Key West, FL.
1985
"The Anchorage Exhibition", Large Painting Installations, Brooklyn Bridge Anchorage, Brooklyn, NY.
1983
"Bayou Exhibition", Houston Art Fair Room Painting Installation, Houston TX.
1982
"Wall Size Works", Painting Installation, Freeman Gallery, Albright College, Reading, PA.
1981
Gallery Painting Installation, Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
1980
"Albuquerque Sight-Line", 3 Room Painting Installation, Hoshour Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
"Sculpture at the Coliseum", Free Standing Painting Installation, New York Coliseum, New York, NY.
"Pompton Road", 2 Painting Installation, Ben Shahn Galleries, William Paterson College, Wayne, NJ.
"Cabrillo Point 10/29", 2 Room Painting Installation, Thomas Babeor Gallery, La Jolla, CA.
1979
"Wall Painting - Ryman, Hafif, Pozzi, Jackson, Yasuda", Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL.
"Great Big Drawing Show", Drawing Installation, P. S. 1 Museum, The Institute for Contemporary Art, Long Island City, NY.
1977
"Special Project, 35th Biennial Exhibition", Free Standing Painting Installation, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, stage 1: February; stage 2: March.
1976
"Double Oblique", The Clocktower, The Institute for Contemporary Art, New York, stage 1: Fall 1976; stage 2: Spring 1977.
"Rooms", Inaugural Exhibition, P.S. 1 Museum, The Institute for Contemporary Art, Long Island City, NY, 2 Room Painting Installation, Spring 1976; version 2: "A Month of Sundays", 2 Room Painting Installation, Fall 1976.
1975
"Leaning Wall", Painting Installation, Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2018
"Position Matters", curated by Saul Ostrow, Minus Space, Brooklyn, NY.
"Position Matters", curated by Saul Ostrow, Galerie Richard, New York, NY.
2016
“Invitational Exhibition,” American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY. Painting Award.
"1970s" Hal Bromm Gallery, New York, NY.
2015
“40th Anniversary Exhibition” Hal Bromm Gallery, New York, NY.
“NEW NEW YORK: Abstract Painting in the 21st Century”, The Art Gallery at the University of Hawaii
Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, NY.
“Nation II at the Alamo,” Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
2014
"Art in Embassies Exhibition", United States Embassy Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
"Nation II at the Alamo," Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
2013
"Surface Tension," Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, NY.
"Sideshow Nation," Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
2012
"Emergence & Structure", Richard A. and Rissa W. Grossman Galery, Lafayette College, Easton, PA.
MDC Freedom Tower Gallery, Miami Dade College, Miami, FL.
University Gallery, University of Fine Arts, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
2011
"Private Memphis," Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Memphis, TN.
2010
"Rasa: Contemporary Asian Art," Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Hong Kong, China.
“Landscape: Real and Imagined,” McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX.
“185th Annual: An Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary American Art,” National Academy Museum, New York, NY.
“The Reason for Hope,” Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, NY
“The Reason for Hope,” Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA
2009
“Here and Now,” Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Hong Kong
2008
“Invitational Exhibition,” American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY. Painting Award.
“In Your Mind’s Eye,” Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Hong Kong
2007
“Winter Selections,” J.Johnson Gallery, Jacksonville Beach, F;.
“ Surface Impressions, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, New York
2005
“Abstract Painters,” J. Johnson Gallery, Jacksonville Beach, FL.
“Honolulu to New York,” The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii.
2003
"Summer Color," Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY.
2001
"Monochrome/Monochrome?" Florence Lynch Gallery, New York, NY.
David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN.
1998
Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY.
1997
"After the Fall: Aspects of Abstract Painting Since the 1970s," The Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, New York, NY, curated by Lilly Wei.
Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN.
1995
Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY.
1993
"6 Abstract Artists," Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY.
1992
"Slow Art - Painting in New York Now," P.S. 1 Museum, The Institute for Contemporary Art, Long Island City, NY.
Stark Gallery, New York, NY.
1991
"Small Scale Works," Julian Pretto Gallery, New York, NY.
1990
Julian Pretto Gallery, New York, NY.
1988
"Reveal," Koplin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
1986
"Wall Constructions," Cutler-Schreiber Gallery, New York, NY.
"Inaugural Exhibition," Cutler-Schreiber Gallery, New York, NY.
1985
Craig Cornelius Gallery, New York, NY.
"8 x 10," Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Haggerstown, MD.
1984
"A More Store," Jack Tilton Gallery, New York, NY.
"Olympic Exhibition," Koplin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
"Hundreds of Drawings," Artist Space, New York, NY.
1983
"Group II," Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
"Rouge et Noir," Hoshour Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
CAP Gallery, Houston, TX.
"A More Store," Jack Tilton Gallery, New York, NY.
1982
Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
1981
Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
"A Painting Show," Marianne Deson Gallery, Chicago, IL.
1980
Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
Heath Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
"Drawings from the Collection of Milton Brutten and Helen Herrick," Ben Shahn
Galleries, William Paterson College, Wayne, NJ.
Thomas Babeor Gallery, La Jolla, CA.
Artists Space, New York, NY.
"Current / New York," Lowe Art Gallery, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.
1979
Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
"Drawing," Hal Bromm Gallery, New York, NY.
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY.
"Curated by Betty Parsons," Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA.
1978
Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
"Painting and Sculpture Today," Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN.
"Moving," Hal Bromm Gallery, New York, NY.
1977
"Projects," P.S. 1 Museum, Long Island City, NY, traveling to 12 countries 1977-1979.
Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
Worcester Art Museum, Worster, MA.
"Arte Fiera 77," Bologna, Italy.
First Annual Chambers Street Workshop, Brooklyn, NY.
1976
Betty Parsons Gallery, NY.
"This is Not a Work of Art," Parsons-Truman Gallery, New York, NY.
1975
Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
Parsons-Truman Gallery, New York, NY.
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY.
"Group Show: Only Large Paintings," Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY.
1974
Parsons-Truman Gallery, New York, NY.
1971
French & Co., New York, NY.
Heckshire Museum, Huntington, NY.
1970
Allan Stone Gallery, New York, NY.
1969
Galerie Bischofberger, Zurich, Switzerland.
1968
"Prospect 68," Dusseldorf, Germany.
Fordham University, New York, NY.
1967
East Hampton Gallery, New York, NY.
Galerie Bischofberger, Zurich, Switzerland.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
2016
The New Yorker, Art, "MOMA PS1: Forty", July 11 & 18, p. 12
2014
Wei, Lilly, “Robert Yasuda: Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Art News, June
Tan, Dion, “Video: Robert Yasuda”Blouin Artinfo, February 19
Cohen, David, “Robert Yasuda” Art Critical, February 6
2010
McClemont, Doug, “Robert Yasuda, Sundaram Tagore,” Reviews: New York, ARTnews, September, p 109.
2006
Michael Brennan, “Robert Yasuda”, The Brooklyn Rail, October, p.26.
2004
Edward Leffingwell, "Robert Yasuda at Elizabeth Harris", Art in America, December, 2004.
2002
Jonathan Goodman, "Review", Art in America, December 2002.
Barabara A. MacAdam, "Review", Art News, June, 2002.
"Gallery Views / Chelsea: Robert Yasuda at Elizabeth Harris Gallery", Abstract Art Online, March 20, 2002, p. 2.
1999
James Carroll, "A Visit with Bob Yasuda", New Arts Program, Kutztown PA, catalogue.
1996
Pepe Karmel, "Review", The New York Times, February 16, 1996, p. C24.
1994
Judd Tully, "Luminous Illusion", Cover Magazine, March, 1994, p. 15.
1985
Kim Levin, "Art in the Anchorage", The Village Voice, May 21, 1985.
1985
Amy Virshup, "Moving Experiences", New York Magazine, May 20, 1985.
Susan Fleminger, "Inside the Bridge: Art in the Depths of the Anchorage", Prospect Press, May 30,1985.
1983
Alan Artner, Best Solo Shows, Art 1982", Chicago Tribune, January 2, 1983.
1982
Alan Artner, "Robert Yasuda", Chicago Tribune, June 10, 1982.
Kathleen Shields, "Robert Yasuda - Albuquerque Sight-Line", Art Space, Spring .
Tullio Francesco De Santis, "Robert Yasuda", Reading Eagle, Reading, PA, October 17.
David Gilmarten, "Wall Size Works", Times, Reading, PA, October 13, 1982.
Anon, "Robert Yasuda", Los Angeles Times, November 5, 1982.
1981
George Bradley, "Robert Yasuda Recent Paintings", Arts Magazine, May 1981.
Ray Abeyta, "Robert Yasuda: A Subtle Vision", New Mexico Daily Lobo, November 17.
1980
Katryn Callahan, "Robert Yasuda", Times Advocate, San Diego, CA, November 13.
Richard Reilly, "Compositions of Visual Engineering", San Diego Union, November16.
1979
Hilton Kramer, "Review", The New York Times, March 24, 1979.
Alan Artner, "Robert Yasuda", Chicago Tribune, March 25, 1979.
Jack Burnham, "Painting Up Against the Wall", The New Art Examiner, May 1979.
1979
James Auer, "Best of Old, New at Chicago", The Milwaukee Journal, March 25.
1977
Peter Frank, "Bob Yasuda", Art News, February 1977.
Jo Ann Lewis, "Yasuda at the Corcoran", The Washington Post, February 5.
Donald Sanders, "Robert Yasuda", Jackson Daily News / The Clarion Ledger, Jackson, MS, February 27, 1977.
Thomas Hess, "Across the River into P.S. 1", New York Magazine, April 25, 1977.
Benjamin Forgey, "Robert Yasuda", Art News, May 1977.
Noel Frackmann, "Robert Yasuda", Arts Magazine, June 1977.
1976
Kenneth Wahl, "Robert Yasuda", 57th Street Review, January 1976.
Robert Grosvenor, "Painting Wall", 57th Street Review, January 1976.
John Perrault, "Report Card: P.S. 1, I Love You", The Soho Weekly News, June 17.
1976
Nancy Foote, "The Apotheosis of a Crummy Space", Artforum, October 1976.
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Bass Museum, Miami Beach, FL
The Brooklyn Museum, NY
Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, NY
The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Long Island University, Brookville, NY
McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX
The New York Public Library, NY
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Prudental Insurance Company
The State Foundation for the Arts, Honolulu, HI
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT
AWARDS:
2016 American Academy of Arts and Letters Purchase Award
2008 American Academy of Arts and Letters Purchase Award
1981 National Endowment for the Arts, Artist Fellowship Grant—Painting
1962 John Hay Whitney Foundation Grant.