Yuri Tsuzuki grew up between Japan and the Carolinas where her family has been active in the textile industry for several generations. As a child shuttled back and forth, her only constants were the two trees in her respective gardens: A magnolia and cherry tree. For this reason, trees has been a constant subject and symbol in both her painting and sculpture.
“I believe that the way we see and interpret the world is imprinted upon us as a child. Having been brought up between Japan and Greenville, the way nature is experienced and appreciated in these two cultures greatly influences and informs how I work as an artist.”
A few of her large-scale public art works can be seen in Greenville, South Carolina at Camperdown Plaza, the Peace Center, Cancer Survivors Park, and Furman University.
