Artist Bio


Yoshimi Teh Soo Mei is a Hawai’i-based artist who was born in Japan and raised in Malaysia. She holds a BA in Art History and an MFA in Studio Art from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. While she works across a range of media including painting, glass, artist’s books and installation art, her primary practice is in printmaking and papermaking. Yoshimi’s work is technically and materially exploratory, while conceptually is infused with autobiographical, emotional and/or psychological themes that are personal yet widely universal. 

Yoshimi exhibits nationally and internationally, most recently at the Prelog City Museum/ Muzej “Croata insulanus” Grada Preloga (Croatia) and at the Edition Hoke Gallery (Germany). Artist residencies she participated in include the Guanlan Original Printmaking Base (China), Double Dog Dare Studio (Kauai) and Steindruck München (Germany). She has taught and assisted several printmaking classes over the years at the Pilchuck Glass School (Washington), Honolulu Museum of Art School and University of Hawaii at Manoa (Oahu). She also worked as a printer, artist assistant and/or print consultant for several renown artists, notably Andrea Dezso, Motoda Hisaharu, John Torreano, and Ho-Wun-Ut “Haila” Old Peter. Yoshimi actively works on commissions for individuals and the hospitality industry in and outside of Hawaii such as for Sheraton Waikiki Hotel Suites (Oahu), Nobu (London), Parc Lane Ala Moana Luxury Condo (Oahu) and The Ritz-Carlton (China). Some of Yoshimi’s work can be found in permanent collections of Tama University of Art (Japan), Whangarei Art Museum (New Zealand), and Alliance Francaise Galleries (Vanuatu).