Megumi Yuasa

Megumi Yuasa (São Paulo, SP, 1938)

Megumi Yuasa is a self-taught sculptor and ceramist, whose career in the visual arts began in 1964, when he produced his first pieces. Between 1965 and 1968, he lived in the interior of Goiás with his partner, Naoko Yuasa, where he investigated techniques using the local earth and held his first solo exhibition in Goiânia. In 1971, he attended Escola Brasil for six months at the invitation of Luiz Paulo Baravelli. From the beginning of her career, she dedicated herself to researching materials and techniques, incorporating metals, paints, stone, and wood into ceramics, breaking with traditional standards and exploring philosophical and political discourses in her work.

Megumi Yuasa's output is marked by her constant participation in exhibitions, including two editions of the São Paulo Biennial (1975 and 1977) and shows in Brazil and abroad. Over the years, she has participated in exhibitions of Japanese-Brazilian artists, events commemorating Japanese immigration, and important group shows, such as those held at the Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art (New York) and the Tomie Ohtake Institute, strengthening her presence in the contemporary art scene.

In 1979, she began teaching ceramics, a field in which she remains active, organizing courses and workshops focused on ceramic teaching and practice. Between 1981 and 1982, she provided consulting services to the Senai Armando Arruda Sampaio School. In 1982, he was invited to teach a course at the University of Caxias do Sul, and in 1984, he presented "Observation of Reality" at the Rio Grande do Sul Museum of Arts (MARGS).

In 1988, Megumi Yuasa received the Sculpture Award from the São Paulo Association of Art Critics (APCA), in recognition of his career. In 1989, he taught a course at the Brazilian Ceramics Seminar in Lisbon. His works are part of the collections of institutions such as the Carnegie Museum of Art (USA), the São Paulo Museum of Modern Art (MAM-SP), the Museum of Contemporary Art of USP (MAC-USP), and the Pinacoteca de São Paulo. In 2024, he returned with a solo exhibition at Gomide&Co, reaffirming the relevance of his work in the Brazilian art scene.