E D U C A T I O N
2018 University of Kansas, Master of Fine Arts in Drawing and Printmaking
2014 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking and Artists’ Books
S O L O & T W O - P E R S O N E X H I B I T I O N S
2022 waterworks, Gallery 130 | University of Mississippi · Oxford, MS with Eugene Sarmiento
2021 perennial’s cradle, Musik by Narong · Online solo exhibition
soft armours + happy thoughts, Crumpacker Gallery · Concord, NH with Eugene Sarmiento
2020 The resilient core of a softened shield, Parachute Factory
· Lexington, KY with Nia Danielle Lovemore Rutledge
2019 flores de color, Powell Botanical Gardens · Kingsville, MO with Eugene Sarmiento
2018 float a fall, Juice Box Gallery · Kansas City, KS, solo exhibition
heart of plush - MFA Thesis Exhibition, Chalmers Art & Design Gallery · Lawrence, KS, solo exhibition
G R O U P E X H I B I T I O N S
2023 small works, Soft Times Gallery · San Francisco, CA
38th Bradley International Print & Drawing Exhibition, The Bradley University Galleries &
Peoria Riverfront Museum · Peoria, IL
2022 Futbol is Life!, Public Works Gallery · Chicago, IL
Crimson Tide, Soft Times Gallery · San Francisco, CA
Art of the South, Zeitgeist Gallery · Nashville, TN
Sounds About Riso, usagiと_ · Brooklyn, NY
Power in Numbers, Gallery Nucleus · Alhambra, CA
Contemporary Landscape 2022, CICA Museum · Gimpo, South Korea
Joy, and Other Feats of Strength, Charlotte Street Foundation Gallery · Kansas City, MO
2021 Bodega Black Market Show, Plush Gallery · Dallas, TX
too cute!, Public Space One · Iowa City, Iowa
Faculty Series: Vol. IV, Bolivar Art Gallery · Lexington, KY
2020 soft spots, Lex Arts Gallery · Lexington, KY
still relevant, Happy Gallery Chicago · Online exhibition
Kentucky Fried Zine Fest, University of Kentucky - School of Art & Visual Studies
· Lexington, KY, Postponed due to COVID-19
HOT HANDS 2020, Imagine That! · Kansas City, MO, Postponed due to COVID-19
CELEBRATE, WomensWork.Art Gallery · Poughkeepsie, NY
Comfort & Joy, Foundry Art Centre · St. Charles, MO
2019 Paper Routes - Women to Watch 2019, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art · Kansas City, MO
Drawing Club, Open House · Kansas City, MO
Denver Zine Fest, McNichols Civic Center Building · Denver, CO
SUNSHOWERS, Senhora Presidenta · Lisbon, Portugal
LA Zine Fest, Helms Bakery District · Los Angeles, CA
Into the Fold, CfSHE Gallery at 3331 Arts Chiyoda · Tokyo, Japan
Flesh Out - Sexual Assault Awareness Month Exhibition, UMKC Gallery of Art -
University of Missouri Kansas City · Kansas City, MO
SUNSHOWERS, Ler Devagar · Lisbon, Portugal
HOT HANDS 2019, Drugstore Studios · Kansas City, MO
New Works - Art Department Faculty Exhibition, Mulvane Art Museum - Washburn University
· Topeka, KS
2018. run riot, PLUG Projects · Kansas City, MO
RESOLVE, Intersect Arts Center · St. Louis, MO
Rewriting the Master Narrative, Arts + Literature Laboratory · Madison, WI
St. Louis Small Press Expo, St. Louis Public Library · St. Louis, MO
Long Beach Zine Fest, Expo Arts Center · Long Beach, CA
KC ZINE CON, University of Missouri Kansas City - Pierson Auditorium · Kansas City, MO
KANSAS CITY FLATFILE + DIGITALFILE, H&R Block Artspace · Kansas City, MO
Got It For Cheap, Drugstore Studios · Kansas City, MO
Into the Fold, CR Ettinger Gallery · Philadelphia, PA
Into the Fold, UAH Gallery · Huntsville, AL
2017 3rd International Mokuhanga Conference - Into the Fold, University of Hawaii at Manoa Art Gallery · Honolulu, HI
2017 MI-LAB Resident Artists, CfSHE Gallery at 3331 Arts Chiyoda · Tokyo, Japan
LUCKIER CLOUD, Kansas Union Gallery · Lawrence, KS
Postcards to Maud...Please Forward, Chandler Gallery · Cambridge, MA
Chicago Zine Fest, Plumbers Hall · Chicago, IL
2016 Words + Text + Numbers, St.Louis Artists’ Guild and Galleries · Clayton, MO
Salt City Dozen 2016, Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY
Paper in Particular, Columbia College · Columbia, MO
A R T I S T R E S I D E N C I E S
2023 Pentaculum Spring 2023, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts · Gatlinburg, TN
2019 Vermont Studio Center Residency, Vermont Studio Center · Johnson, VT
2018-19 Charlotte Street Foundation Studio Residency, Charlotte Street Foundation · Kansas City, MO
2017 MI-LAB Advanced Level Mokuhanga Artist Residency, Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory
· Tokyo / Fujikawaguchiko, Japan
P U B L I C A T I O N S
2021 Verses Magazine, garden : featuring perennial’s cradle
Create! Magazine, Special Edition Women’s Issue 2021, Issue #2 5: featuring soft armour
All She Makes, Inaugural Issue: featuring perennial’s cradle
2020 Sonho: (Portugal) featuring tip toe
Spicy Zine, 002: REIMAGINED: featuring marble gardens
G R A N T S
2019 Vermont Studio Center Artist’s Grant, Vermont Studio Center · Johnson, VT
L E C T U R E S
2023 Panel Presentation: “Moving Beyond Eurocentrism in Foundations Drawing Curricula,”
Foundations Theory & Education Conference 2023 · Denver, CO
2022 Artist Talk: (Virtual) “waterworks,” The University of Mississippi · Oxford, MS
2021 Artist Talk: (Virtual) “perennial’s cradle,” Musik Curatorial
Artist Talk: (Virtual) for ART 4980 - Senior Capstone, Nebraska Wesleyan University · Lincoln, NW
Artist Talk: (Virtual) for Advanced Portfolio: Printmaking / Advanced Portfolio:
Photography / Advanced Seminar 2: Photography / Advanced Photography, St. Paul’s School · Concord, NH
P R E S S & F E A T U R E S
2021 Interview by Jeannie Rhyu, “FUKO ITO,” Mint Tea, June 24th, 2021
https://www.mintteaart.com/interviews/fuko-ito
2019 Work featured by Keith Waits, “Vignette: Fuko Ito,” Louisville Visual Art, December 3rd, 2019
https://www.artebelladaily.org/artebella/2019/12/3/vignette-fuko-ito
Exhibition Review by Dana Self, “‘Paper Routes — Women to Watch 2020,’ Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art,” KC Studio, August 14th, 2019
http://kcstudio.org/paper-routes-women-to-watch-2020-kemper-museum-of-contemporary-art/
Work featured by Autumn Sauer, “Expanding Horizons: Fuko Ito,” Charlotte Street Studio Foundation, April 22nd, 2019
https://charlottestreet.org/2019/04/expanding-horizons-fuko-ito/
Work featured by Alice Thorson, “Fuko Ito: fumblys, shruggles, and plushscapes,” KC Studio Vol. XI, Issue 2 (March/April 2019): 90-97
http://kcstudio.org/artist-pages-fuko-ito-fumblys-shruggles-and-plushscapes/
2018 Work featured by Samantha Sexton, “ART IN FOCUS: Printmaker, Fuko Ito,” The Daily Kansan, September 8, 2016
http://www.kansan.com/arts_and_culture/art-in-focus-fuko-ito-printmaker/article_c29e5f1e-7537-11e6-8d22-7795a91a42c7.html
C O L L E C T I O N S
Public
2019 Los Angeles Public Library, Pico Pico Koreatown Branch · Los Angeles, CA
2018 LaBudde Special Collections · University of Missouri - Kansas City, MO
2017 MI-LAB Archives · Tokyo, Japan
2016 Syracuse University Art Gallery Permanent Collection · Syracuse, NY
Lake Effects Editions · Syracuse, NY
2014 Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection · Chicago, IL
P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E
2022 - present Assistant Professor of Art Studio and Foundations/Drawing
The University of Kentucky, College of Fine Arts, School of Art and Visual Studies · Lexington, KY
2019-22 Visiting Assistant Professor of Art Studio and Foundations/Drawing
The University of Kentucky, College of Fine Arts, School of Art and Visual Studies · Lexington, KY
2018-19 Adjunct Teaching Faculty
Washburn University, College of Arts and Sciences, Art Department · Topeka, KS
2018-19 Instructor
Lawrence Arts Center · Lawrence, KS
2018-19 Exhibitions Preparator - Matter & Framer
Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS
2016-17 Instructor of Record
The University of Kansas, School of the Arts, Visual Art Department · Lawrence, KS
2013- 16 Teaching Assistant
Ox-Bow School of Art · Saugatuck, MI