About

Multidisciplinary artist, designer, and creative director with over 35 years of experience Yukio Inouye’s work blends modernist design through the contemplative philosophies of Buddhism, Vedanta, and Tantra—creating pieces that serve as points of inquiry as meditations on presence and form.

A graduate of Emily Carr College of Art + Design, Inouye has co-founded several design and sculptural studios and led a yoga and meditation community on Vancouver’s North Shore for over a decade. These experiences inform his practice, where material, process, and intention come together in works that are both finely crafted and mindfully resonant.

Inouye’s current work invites stillness and reflection—uniting skilled craftsmanship with a deep exploration of the human experience and the subtle beauty of the everyday.

CV

    • 1984–1987
      Emily Carr University of Art + Design
      Graduate of Design with
      Honours – Graphic Design Major
      Interdisciplinary Studies in Sculpture / Furniture Design

    • 1983–1984
      Kwantlen University
      Printmaking and Drawing

    • 1983
      Emily Carr University of Art + Design
      Printmaking

  • 2025
    Nikkei National Museum:
    Burnaby BC

    2024
    Kou Gallery:
    Vancouver BC

    1996
    Marquardt Gallery:
    Venice California

    1993
    Canadian Craft Museum:
    Vancouver BC

    1992
    Charles H Scott Gallery:
    Vancouver BC

    1994
    IDC Toronto:
    Toronto ONT

    1994
    Dianne Ferris Gallery:
    Vancouver BC

    1992
    Crafthouse Gallery:
    Granville Island, BC

    1991
    Surrey Art Gallery:
    Surrey, BC

    1990
    Richmond Art Gallery:
    Richmond, BC

    1988
    Sinclair Centre:
    Vancouver BC

  • 2025
    Western Living Magazine

    2002
    Azure Magazine

    2002
    Vancouver Magazine

    1998
    Canadian Art

    1998
    Western Living Magazine

    1994
    LA Times

    1989
    ID Magazine

    1992
    Azure Magazine

    1989
    Outside Magazine

    1987
    V Magazine

    1987
    Vancouver Magazine

  • Canadian Craft Museum

    Consulate-General of Japan

    Private Collections

  • Litmus108 Design + Direction:
    Principle + Creative Director

    Yogapod Body Mind + Soul Inc:
    Principle, Teacher + Creative Director

    Art + Industry
    Principle + Creative Director

    Cottage Industry Art + Design:
    Principle + Creative Director

    Canadian Craft Museum:
    Board of Directors

    Proto/zoan Furnishing Creation:
    Principle + Creative Director

    Public Eye Visual Therapy:
    Principle + Creative Director

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Interiors 1988 - 2013
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