About the artist
Shoko Ishida, known by her artistic moniker YODAKA, is a Japanese illustrator and artist residing in Michigan. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Illustration from the College for Creative Studies. Ishida has garnered recognition for her delicate portraiture, which features captivating shapes and employs negative spaces to evoke a sense of the extraordinary.
Drawing inspiration from music, fashion, nature, nostalgia, and her own daydreams, this illustrative storyteller crafts mixed media works for narratives and gallery exhibitions. Her client list includes renowned publishers such as Penguin Random House, Erewhon Books, and Harper Collins, and her artworks have been showcased in galleries worldwide.
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