Yayoi Shionoiri

March 23, 2026

Yayoi Shionoiri is an art lawyer and arts worker with over two decades’ worth of experiencing supporting artists and art world stakeholders.  She currently serves as the VP of External Affairs and General Counsel at Powerhouse Arts, a non-profit fabrication facility in Brooklyn with state-of-the-art equipment that allows artists the opportunity to work in different mediums, including print and digital print, ceramics, and fabrication of public art.  She also serves as U.S. Alliance Partner to City Lights Law, a Japanese law firm that represents creators, innovators, and artists[; and an Outside Board Director to Startbahn, a Japanese blockchain company].  In the past, Yayoi has served as Executive Director to the Chris Burden Estate and the Nancy Rubins Studio, General Counsel and Head of Asia Strategy to Artsy, Associate General Counsel of the Guggenheim Museum, and Legal Advisor to Takashi Murakami.  She has degrees from Harvard University, Cornell Law School, and Columbia University.  Yayoi has written about, and presented throughout the world on, legal issues related to copyright, AI, and ethics.  She serves as a Board Director to the Asia Art Archive in America, and the Holt/Smithson Foundation. IG: @yayoi_shionoiri