Gaby Oshiro painter/musician was born in Buenos Aires Argentina to Edvige Bresolin, a photographer and pianist, and Oscar Takashi Oshiro, a political activist and lawyer, who was desaparecido (kidnapped and murdered) for opposing the military dictatorship in Argentina. When it became clear her father would not return alive, Gaby emigrated to Italy along with her mother and brother, where she studied for 5 years at the Liceo Artistico Statale di Treviso. After fine arts school in Italy, she attended Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes Ernesto de la Cárcova in Argentina where she studied with Guggenheim fellow Carlos Gorriarena. In 2016 Gaby collaborated with writer/journalist Andrés Asato on his book about the 17 Desaparecidos of Japanese descent (Nikkei), helping him write the chapter about her father entitled "Con Alma Tanguera.” Following the publication of the book, she was invited to do an art installation called Kintsugi about the 17 desaparecidos Nikkei at the Espacio Cultural of the National Library of Congress in Argentina. Kintsugi, the Presence of your Absence-Part II, was presented at the Galleria dell'Artistico in Treviso Italy, and at the CMA Centro Municipal de Arte in Buenos Aires. Gaby has received multiple awards and accolades for her work to include being a finalist for the prestigious Bienal Sur 2017 and the Artisan Series Bombay Sapphire Prize. After working on portraiture for many years, Gaby’s current work is exploring the use of Oracle Bone script (Japanese/Chinese ancient characters) as modules inspired by the Art Informel and Abstract Expressionism guided by Robert Motherwell, Giuseppe Capogrossi and Carla Accardi.
CV. Education:
Liceo Artistico Statale di Treviso, Italy (Fine Arts/Architecture) 1986-1991
Escuela de Bellas Artes Ernesto de la Carcova. Buenos Aires, Argentina 1994-1996
Universidad de Palermo, Buenos Aires 1993-1995 (Graphic Design)
Atelier student of painter Carlos Gorriarena. (Guggenheim fellow/Lucio Fontana's student)
Exhibitions:
Denver Art Museum 2 large installations for the Dream Studio as a feature artist. Jan-Sept 2024.
Auric Gallery, Colorado Springs, solo show, June 2024.
Surface Gallery, Old Colorado City, Solo show. March 1-31, 2024.
Surface Gallery Per Annum 2023-Jan 2024
Galileo Gallery, Colorado Springs, August-September 2022.
Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs, CO, July 1st-31st, 2022.
The Collective-Ishin Denshin Art Show, Lafayette Colorado, June 1st-July 31st, 2022.
The Friends of the Couch collective exhibit at Kreuser Gallery, Colorado Springs, Jan. 2022.
Japanese Arts Network "Artists Respond to Kintsugi". Denver, CO. Sept. 2020.
Museo Comunitario de las Artes Visuals e Histórico, Florencio Varela, Argentina. Jan. 2020
Museo de la Memoria y Los Derechos Humanos, Santiago de Chile.
Kreuser Gallery Dimension_A sculptural Colorado Springs. Oct. 2019
CMAA Centro Municipal de Arte, Avellaneda. Buenos Aires, June 8th - July 8th 2019. Kintsugi Parte II, La Presencia de tu Ausencia.
Galleria Dell’Artistico, Treviso, Italy. December 2018-January 2019 Kintsugi Part II, The Presence of Your Absence..
Kreuser Gallery- Gratitute Collective Show. Jan. 2019
Redline, Denver. Mega-Origami installation. Sept. 2018.
Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series Colorado Finalist, Denver 2017.
Bienal Sur 2017, Pre-Selected Kintsugi Project.
Winter Lights, Komorebi Art Installation. Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs December 2016.
Espacio Cultural Biblioteca del Congreso de la Nación, Argentina. Kintsugi Art Installation in collaboration with architect Germano Dalla Pola. September 2016-October 2016.
Butterfly Pavilion, Denver, CS Rotary Club Flight. 2015.
Roll Bike Art at the MAC, Manitou Springs, 2014-2015
“36 Views of Pikes Peak Juried Postcard Exhibit” PPLD Library 21 c. September 2014.
The Warehouse Gallery restaurant (2013-2014)
Moondog Music Store (2013)
Roll Bike Art at the MAC, Manitou Springs (2013)
Spring Awakening at Smokebrush (2013)
Metallo Nobile, Montebelluna, TV Italy (2012)
Smokebrush Gallery, Colorado Springs (Nov. 2011)
Antler Hilton Hotel, World Aquatic Health Conference Colorado Springs. Solo Exhibition,
Stargazers Theatre, Colorado Springs (2010)
Art for Ransom at RedLine, Denver. (Sept.12, 2009)
Cazwellas, Montrose. (March-October 2009)
Kagan & Baron Gallery Montrose, CO. (2008)
Beyond Words Art Show, Montrose Regional Library (2003-2008)
Wells Fargo Bank, Main Street, Montrose, CO. 2003
Awards and mentions:
Colorado Creative Industries. Career Advancement Grant (Jan-Jun 2019)
Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series Colorado. Colorado finalist, Denver 2017.
2017, Bienal Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo de América del Sur. Pre-selected 324 out of 2.543 projects.
MarmaPoints Magazine First Issue Cover. (Water Picture)
First place, photography award at the World Aquatic Conference 2010.
Selected for Art for Ransom, RedLine, Denver. (Sept., 2009)
Languages: English, Spanish (Mother-tongue), Italian (Mother-tongue), Portuguese (Intermediate), Japanese (Elementary)
Biografia (Italiano):
Gaby Oshiro è nata a Buenos Aires. Nel 1986 si è trasferita in Italia, terra natale della madre.
Ha studiato al Liceo Artistico Statale di Treviso. Dopo il diploma (1990) ha lavorato nel il laboratorio fotografico di sua madre. Nel 1993 si trasferisce a BuenosAires dove frequenta l’Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes Ernesto de la Cárcova e l’Universidad de Palermo.
All’Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes Ernesto de la Cárcova ha frequentato i corsi del pittore argentino Carlos Gorriarena allievo di Lucio Fontana e Guggenheim fellow; inoltre da Gorriarena riceve l’invito ad approfondire la sua ricerca assieme ad un gruppo di allievi nel suo atelier.
Nel 1997 ritorna il Italia, dove collabora per alcuni anni con lo scultore Valeriode Marchi; inoltre forma gli Oshiro band dove suona e compone insieme al chitarrista Stefano Silenzi.
Nel 2001 si trasferisce negli Stati Uniti, dove tutt’oggi vive con marito e figli ed esercita la sua attività artistica.
Sitografia:
http://goshiro.wixsite.com/goshiro
http://www.discovernikkei.org/en/journal/author/ oshiro-gaby/