EDUCATION Master of Fine Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Graphics, 1982. Bachelor of Fine Arts, Rhode Island School of Design, Printmaking, 1978. EXPERIENCE Director of Foundations, Professor of Printmaking,(tenured) Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 2000-present Chairman, Fine Arts Division, Professor of Art (Tenured), Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia. 1982-2000

Born in Osaka, Japan. Yamamoto studied at Pacific Northwest College of Art(BFA) in Portland, Oregon, Bratislava Acadamy of Art in Slovakia Republic, Poznan Academy of Art in Poland and University of Alberta(MFA)in Edmonton, Canada. A trult international artist Koichi's work is influenced by the landscapes around him and in particular striking land forms