YOSIFU WAS BORN IN THE VILLAGE OF MATAILING, TAIWAN AND BELONGS TO THE AMI TRIBE OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLE FOUND IN THE EAST OF THE ISLAND. HE NOW LIVES AND WORKS MAINLY IN EDINBURGH, AND HAS EXHIBITED SUCCESSFULLY IN BOTH EUROPE AND ASIA. HE IS ONE OF ONLY A VERY FEW ARTISTS PROMOTING TAIWAN ABORIGINAL CULTURE IN EUROPE.
YOSIFU'S VARIED CREATIVE TALENTS ENCOMPASS MUSIC, PHOTOGRAPHY AND PAINTING. HIS BRIGHT VIBRANT STYLE HAS ITS ROOTS IN ABORIGINAL AND NAIVE FORMS OF ARTWORK AND IS A FUSION OF WESTERN AND ASIAN STYLES AND TECHNIQUES. HE FOCUSES ON THE STRONG USE OF COLOURS TO DRAMATIC EFFECT, WITH A SIMPLE FACADE OFTEN HIDING MORE SERIOUS OBSERVATIONS OR SOCIAL COMMENTARY. 
HIS WORK HAS BECOME POPULAR IN BOTH EUROPE AND ASIA, AND IS CURRENTLY HELD BY PRIVATE COLLECTORS FROM SCOTLAND, ENGLAND, AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, HONG KONG, SINGAPORE, SPAIN, AND TAIWAN,SWEDEN.

Please leave your comments - this sort of feedback really helps me in my journey to grow as an artist. Thank you for your visit, and I hope you enjoy my work!If you would like further information on any piece or would like to arrange a private view, please feel free to contact me on yosifuart@gmail.com or (face book) yosifuart (Tel) +44(0)131 225 4198 thank you !

優席夫 阿美族血統,出生於花蓮玉里的原住民部落〜馬泰林村,目前定居於英國藝術之都〜愛丁堡。已有多年在當地知名國際藝術節參展的資歷,是目前少數在歐洲以原住民為主題推動台灣文化,並成功發展的原住民藝術家。優席夫的創作非常多元,從音樂、攝影一直延伸到繪畫。其作品以用色大膽、主題活潑鮮明為特色,他專注在用色強烈且具戲劇張力的效果上創作,通常在簡單的視覺上,往往還透露了對人性與社會議題的見解,尤其巧妙的運用了東西方元素的特質,作品深受歐亞人士的喜愛,目前收購他畫作的收藏家已遍及了巴西、澳洲、香港、英國、西班牙、加拿大、台灣、新加坡、法國、韓國、瑞典等地。

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Recent Events / 重要紀事

* 2009 May - Special hour long interview and documentary on Yosifu aired on Good TV Channel for Mandarin speaking viewers worldwide。
* 2009 May - Yosifu produced speciality CD of music for A-Yuen Soap Company, including original songs written and performed by Yosifu。
* 2010 May - Exhibited with renowned fashion designer Gu Yo-Wen at Ban-Do @ Formosa, Candid Art Gallery in London - selected with 15 other cutting edge artists and designers 。
* 2010 July - Presented a seminar to indigenous artists as part of Taiwan Aboriginal Product & Finance Organisation's management seminars in Taipei for cultural and creative industries。
* 2010 July - Invited by Stanley Yen with Cloud Gate's Lin Huai-Min, drummer Ju Jong-Chin, cellist Zhang Zheng-Jie, and folk singer Hu Te-fu to teach painting at the Hua Dong Creative Arts Summer School foundation 。
* 2010 July - Spoke at Eslite bookstore in Taitung as part of a series of art lectures。
* 2010 July - Interviewed by World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Network (WITBN) for special show on Yosifu。
* 2010 July -  to give inspirational speech to employees of the Quanta Computer Incorporated Foundation。
* 2010 Aug - Worked with ANZ Bank on city beautification project, to create an outdoor exhibition of work by young students from the Hua Dong Creative Arts Summer School, including art by their teacher Yosifu。
* 2011 May- Yosifu special interview by Studio Classroom Magazine for  their May edition。


* 2009年5月~參與GOOD TV好消息頻道 / 真情部落格節目之人物專訪。
* 2009年5月~擔任台灣阿原手工肥皂 / 心靈音樂錄製之製作人。
* 2010 年5月~與古又文等15位新銳藝術家,入選英國倫敦藝術大學台灣會Formosa策展團隊Ban-Doh聯展徵選,獲邀於倫Candid Art Gallery展出之唯ㄧ原住民藝術家。
* 2010 年7月~參與原民台 / 阿洛~藝術生活大師之節目錄製。
* 2010年7月~與雕刻家/拉黑子受邀參與原住民產經協會/文創產業經營研討會特別演講。
* 2010年7月~與林懷民、朱宗慶、張正傑、胡德夫等藝術精英,受邀參與嚴長壽之公益平台基金會,花東藝術創作營繪畫講師。
* 2010 年7月~應邀 誠品 / 台東店之大師藝享世界系列藝術講座。
* 2010 年7月~應邀 原民台 / 世界原住民新聞聯播網之人物專訪,於全球播出。
* 2010 年7月~應邀廣達電腦文教基金會,藝術創作歷程座談。
* 2010年11月~應邀TVBS外景隊錄製北美館/高更展之藝術家採訪。
* 2010年12月~應邀 參與原住民產經協會 / 文創產業平台成立記者會特別演講。
* 2010年12月~與嚴常壽赴原民台,參與公益平台推廣原住民學生藝術教育理念與成果之節目訪談。
* 2010 年12月~應邀 澳盛銀行城市美化工程,繼梵谷名畫後於台北敦南、八德路口與學生作為期ㄧ年戶外展出啟用之記者會。
* 2010年12月~應邀澳盛銀行VIP會員之藝術講座。
* 2010年12月~應邀台東大學人文學院之藝術講座。
* 2011年1月~應邀Taiwan DPI Magazine藝術雜誌之人物專訪。
* 2011年5月 空中英語雜誌人物專訪。