Kinuko Y. Craft

Kinuko Y. Craft (1940 – ) is a Japanese born American contemporary painter, illustrator and fantasy artist.

Pencil drawing by the artist

Biography

Kinuko Y. Craft came to the United States in 1964 where she continues to live and work today. Her art has included paintings for the book covers of many well known fantasy authors such as Patricia A. McKillip, Juliet Marillier, Tanith Lee and many others, opera poster designs, fairy tale books and covers for many national magazines such as Time, Newsweek and The National Geographic. She has a passionate love of fine art and draws on a deep knowledge of art history in creating her work. She is most inspired by the works of Leonardo Da Vinci, the Pre-Raphaelites and Symbolist painters. Her paintings are done with a combination of artist oils and watercolor. Ms. Craft is a graduate (BFA 1964) of the Kanazawa College of Art. She later studied at [The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.] Her fairy tale books are currently distributed in the USA, other English language countries, Europe, Greece, China and Korea. Her art has also been licensed on calendars, posters, greeting cards and other consumer goods. She has received numerous awards for her work, including several gold and silver medals from The Society of Illustrators, New York City, NY.

Bibliography

Picture Books

Pegasus (1998)

Cupid and Psyche (1996)

The Twelve Dancing Princesses (1989)

Baba Yaga and Vassalissa the Brave (1994)

Cinderella (2000)

King Midas and the Golden Touch (1999)

The Adventures of Tom Thumb (2001)

Sleeping Beauty (2002)

Museum Exhibitions

• The Cornish Colony Museum, Windsor VT "Heroines in Literature" (Current through March 31, 2007)
  
• The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Kanazawa], Kanazawa Japan "A Spring Night's Dream" Spring 2006

External links

• The art of Kinuko Y. Craft
• Ten Dreams Galleries