Keiko Fukuda presents "The Lonely Cheetah" with Erika Matsuo

P&T Knitwear is pleased to welcome Keiko Fukuda who is performing the children's book The Lonely Cheetah alongside Erika Matsuo.

• This is a ticketed in-store event with limited amphitheater-style seating. Doors open at 6:30pm.
• Cost of a $5 general admission ticket can be applied towards your purchase of the featured event book or any product in our café the night of an event.
• We encourage all guests to wear masks.

ABOUT THE PERFORMERS

Erika Matsuo

Jazz Vocalist / Composer

Born in Fukuoka, Japan, Erika Matsuo is a New York–based jazz vocalist known for her heartfelt delivery, expressive phrasing, and genre-blending creativity. A Yamaha Teen Music Festival winner, she began her musical journey in an all-female rock band before transitioning to jazz under the influence of pianist Yusuke Hirado. She later deepened her jazz studies with jazz icon Sheila Jordan at the City College of New York.

Keiko Fukuda

Painter / Picture book author /Art instructor

Born in Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan, in 1985, Keiko Fukada pursued her passion for art by majoring in Pop Art at the VANTAN Design Institute in Tokyo. From 2006 to 2009, she lived in New York to further her studies in language and art.

In 2016, Ms. Fukada founded YUME CLOUD STUDIO to introduce art into communities where it was less accessible, promoting creativity and enriching daily life through art. Over the next eight years, she led popular art classes for all ages, with a strong emphasis on children’s art education. Her classes covered a wide range of artistic techniques, including traditional Japanese crafts, reproductions of famous paintings, and printmaking, making art enjoyable and welcoming to participants from all walks of life.

Beyond her studio, her abstract art has been collaborated with LOWELL THINGS, served as a project instructor for elementary school programs and organized events for companies such as TOYOTA, as well as for regional businesses and tourism initiatives, package design ,murals, and live painting.

Her approach to art centers on fostering creativity through various art expression with the goal of enhancing everyday life.

In 2024, Ms. Fukada returned to New York and joined MATSUYAMA STUDIO as an art production assistant while continuing to teach and pursue her own artistic projects.

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