Yumiko Yoneda was born in Matsue, Japan in 1965, lives and works in The Hague, The Netherlands. After her graduation at Shimane University (visual art department, sculpture), she was invited to participate at Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht, The Netherlands, 1988-1990. Since 1990 Yumiko Yoneda exposes her work on regular basis in The Netherlands as well as abroad. She creates sculptures with mixed media technique, using modellingpaste, plaster, polystyrene, pulp, wood, etc.