Biography
Keiko is currently a resident of the United States, where she has lived for the past 35 years. She
started her formal training in watercolor at the Houston Museum of Fine Art Glassell School of
Art in 2002. Since that time, her artwork has been accepted and won awards in numerous juried national and international exhibitions.
Her most honorable awards are from, Transparent Watercolor Society of America 48th Annual
Exhibition 2024 TWSA Members Award, Watercolor West 56th Annual Exhibition 2024 3rd
Place, National Watercolor Society 104th International Exhibition 2024 Combined Donor’s
Award, San Diego Watercolor Society 43rd International Exhibition 2023 Dixon Ticonderoga
Award, 13th Annual Watermedia Showcase 2022 Best of Show, American Watercolor Society
155th International Exhibition 2022 Dong Kingman Award, National Watercolor Society 101st
International Exhibition 2021 Harriet & Arthur l Kaye Memorial Award and Merchandise
Award, Watercolor West 53rd International Exhibition 2021 Patrons Award, WSA 80th National
Exhibition 2021 WSA Board of Directors Award, Louisiana Watercolor Society 2021 Byron
Levy Memorial Award, TWSA 44th Annual Juried Exhibition 2020 Winslow Homer Award of
Merit, Richeson 75: Still Life & Floral 2020 Second Place, Watercolor West 52nd Annual Juried Exhibition 2020 Combined Merchandise Award, WSA 79th National Exhibition Patron Fine Art Award.
Keiko is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society -
Master, Transparent Watercolor Society - Master, Georgia Watercolor Society, Philadelphia
Watercolor Society, Rocky Mountain National Watermedia, Texas Watercolor Society,
Watercolor Color Society of Alabama, Louisiana Watercolor Society, Watercolor West and
Watercolor Art Society-Houston.
Her paintings have been featured in a variety of watercolor magazines and art books such as The Art of Watercolor, in French and English editions, American Artist, Watercolor Artist, Splash,
Art Journey America Landscapes, and Secrets from the Contemporary International Watercolor
Masters.
Keiko is also accomplished in the medium of acrylic and oil, frequently painting large canvases.
Her watercolor and acrylic and oil paintings are in private and corporate collections: PanaPina
Inc, Rowan Drilling Corp., Chevron Oil Co., Petris Corp., and Abercrombie Simmons and
Gillette Inc. Her work is represented by Serrano Art Gallery in Houston, Texas.
Keiko shares her experience with other artists by holding classes, giving short-term workshops
and conducting critiques.
Contact info:
keiko_yasuoka@hotmail.com