Born in 1974, Tokyo, Japan, Iida Yuko graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, China, in 1991, where she later obtained her master's degree in Oil Painting in 2007, and was awarded 3rd prize for "Excellent Graduation Works". Her works have been shown in solo exhibitions "Beyond the Window" (2004, Tokyo); "An Uneasy Journey" (2006, Seoul & Tokyo); "An Uneasy Journey through Asia" (2008, Beijing); and group exhibitions in "Toyota Art Collection 2006" (Japan); "Post '70s Art Archives" (2007, Beijing); "Lu Xiao Annual Exhibi- tion 2" (2007, Beijing).