Artist's Biography

Born in Tokyo, Ms. Matsushita lived, worked, and painted in Washington, D.C. area for more than two decades before moving to California, where she maintained a studio. She now works in Reston, VA.

She received an M.A. in the Humanities from the University of New York in Buffalo where she combined her studies in the Arts, Literature, and Philosophy. She actively exhibited her paintings in galleries in Manhattan and abroad until 1970 when she took an extended sabbatical to devote time to her family. In 1987, she resumed painting full time.

She is an avid student of English, Spanish, and Japanese poetry, and paints in abstract forms to express the emotions stated in these written words. Deeply influenced by far eastern calligraphy, she uses brushstrokes with "relaxation and tension" to convey her feelings.

Solo Exhibitions

1961, Key Gallery, 17 E. 57th Street, New York City
1961, Lake Erie College, Ohio
1963, Key Gallery, New York City
1964, Yosedido Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
1964, Galerie Schumacher, Theatinerstrasse, Munich, Germany
1965, Galerie Mouffe, Rue Moufftard, Paris, France
1966, Heron House Gallery, Reston, Virginia
1991, MASKA International Gallery, Seattle, Washington
2002, Knorr Gallery, San Mateo, CA

Group Exhibitions

1961, Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1964, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
1991, Virginia Miller Galleries, Coral Gabels, Florida
1993, The Michael Stone Collection, McLean, Virginia
1994, Sylvia Ullman Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
1996, Art Communication International, Contemporary Art CD-ROM Series

Private Collections

Mr. Seymour H. Knox, Albright Knox Gallery of New York
American Petroleum Institute, Washington, D.C.
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Davis, Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Mr. Alvin J. Steinberg, Capitol Credit Corporation, Washington, D.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Sandor, Naples, Florida
Dr. Richard Board, Washington, D.C.
Mr. Anthony W. Scott, Auckland, New Zealand
Ms. Helen M. Farquhar, Auckland, New Zealand
Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Guise, Auckland, New Zealand
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Larkin, Easton, Maryland
Mr. and Mrs. Sundar Subramanian, Bethesda, Maryland
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Scott, New York
The Princeton Review, New York
Mr. and Mrs. William Yee, Berkeley, CA
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Overholt, Springfield, VA