Yoko Nogami was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. She received her BFA from Boston University and received a MFA from University of South Florida. She apprenticed with a Mexican-American muralist Judy Baca in Los Angeles, assisted in the production of World Wall and Guadalupe Mural Project.
Though possessing a strong background in painting, she also incorporates video, installation and performance as an interdisciplinary artist. Her work is conceptually driven on issues of cultural displacement, gender, parenthood and identity. Many of her works incorporate a fictional character named "Toko" who is a hybrid of herself and her daughter. Her works are shown internationally: Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Tampa, Tokyo, Berlin & Helsinki. She lives in St. Petersburg, Florida where she is an adjunct professor at University of South Florida, University of Tampa and Hillsborough Community College.
