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About JUURI

Born in Japan and raised since age 6 in the midwestern US, JUURI did not grow up with an awareness of her heritage… until university. There, along with a large number of Japanese exchange students, she rediscovered the profound beauty of Japanese culture—sparking her mission to share its beauty through her art.

JUURI weaves a unique tapestry of Eastern and Western influences, empowered, rather than hampered by her, dual identity. Since 2104 she has transformed 30+ large blank walls all around the US and abroad into vibrant murals. JUURI sees her artwork both as a way to feel closer to her original home, and a bold defense against trend-think and localized perceptions of reality. She hopes her work will serve as a positive show of gratitude to both her countries of origin, seamlessly bridging the past and present for future generations.

壁画アーティスト · 東京都出身

アメリカと東京を拠点に壁画、NFT、絵画制作の他、アパレルデザイン、多岐に渡る活動を展開中

日本の伝統文化、特に歌舞伎にインスパイアされた作品ではモダンなポップチーフを人物と組み合わせた混沌たる世界観から、平和と癒しを表現している。

Artist Statement

"My art is inspired by traditional Japanese culture (ukiyo-e, kabuki, folklore) interpreted through the medium of Western contemporary street art. Ancient folktales told through faces layered with florals carry both the excitement of new discovery, and the comforting familiarity of my original home. I draw on these immutable themes as a source of quiet strength."

私のアートは、日本の伝統文化 (浮世絵、歌舞伎、民話) からひらめきを得て、 現代文化のミューラルアート（壁画）を通して表現されています。

顔と花柄を重ねて描かれた民話が、新たな発見への感動と馴染み深い故郷への思いを伝えます。これらの不変のテーマが私の静かな力の源です。

Mural Festivals

· Creative Concord (Concord, CA 2024)
· Wuppertal Tanzt (Wuppertal, Germany 2024)
· Sunnydaze Mural Festival (Ponca City, OK 2024)
· Up Here (Ontario, Canada 2023)
· Titan Walls (Chicago, IL 2022)
· Plaza Walls Mural Expo (Oklahoma City, OK 2018 & 2021)
· Momentum Toledo (Toledo, OH 2021)
· Streetwise Boulder (Boulder, IN 2021)
· Art This Way (Fort Wayne, IN 2020)
​· Walls For Women (Tullahoma, TN 2020)
· Ladies Who Paint (San Diego, CA 2019)
· Sprocket Mural Works (Harrisburg, PA 2019)
· Wabash Walls (Lafayette, IN 2019)
· ViBe Creative District Mural Festival (Virginia Beach, VA 2019)
· Mural Fest 66 (Miami, OK 2019)
· Artists4Israel (Israel, 2018 & 2019)
· Beyond Walls (Lynn, Massachusetts 2018)
· Taste of Western (Oklahoma City, OK 2014)

Selected Group Exhibitions

· “My First Art” (group exhibition, Isetan Gallery, Tokyo Japan) Dec 2023-24
· “Beyond The Wall” (group exhibition, Morikami Art Museum & Gardens, FL) May 2022

As Seen In

· NatureLab Tokyo interview
· “Hit & Run” (Netflix, main character tattoo design)
· OETA Gallery America (from 7:20)
· EBIZO TV (Celebrity YouTube channel, Japan)
· Forbes Magazine (online)
· Google Arts & Culture
· Bonita & Estero Magazine (FL) (Cover)
· 405 Magazine (pg. 48-49)
· Art Focus Oklahoma (pg. 8-9)
· KFOR (Oklahoma City news story)
· Makers & Mystics (Podcast)