Shihoko Fukumoto was born in 1945 in Osaka, Japan.  She originally studied painting at Kyoto Municipal University of Fine Art, earning a BFA in 1968.  In the 1970s, she began dyeing with indigo, and the focus of her work shifted to textiles and dyeing techniques.

It is the nature of the materials she uses, including linen, hemp, pineapple fibre and loose weave mosquito netting that allows her to express her unique designs.  In 2006, using hand-woven cloth sourced from old tunics, she picked apart this fabric, dyed and re-presented it, bringing it to life again as indigo tapestries for the 21st century.  

Fukumoto's work may be viewed in many international public collections, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Art and Design in New York, the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Group Exhibitions

1. Summer Exhibition 15 July - 1 August 2025
2. Small Works, Great Artists 25 February - 21 March 2025
3. Machiko Ogawa | Shihoko Fukumoto 2 - 24 October 2024
4. Small Works, Great Artists 4 - 27 April 2023
5. Japanese Wonder 14 - 31 July 2020
6. Small Works, Great Artists 18 February - 15 March 2020
7. Glass, Textiles, Lacquer & Ceramic 31 October - 21 November 2018