YAYOI ASOMA

1980 - 2023

ASOMA--Yayoi. "Loving Wife, Daughter, Sister, Teacher, and Artist" Mrs. Yayoi Asoma, 42, of Brooklyn, NY, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 1, 2023. She was surrounded by her loving family including her husband Edward T. "Ted" Timbers. Yayoi was born in New York City on March 12, 1980, daughter of Shigeki and Reiko Asoma of Saitama, Japan. She attended the Rhode Island School of Design and the Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, where she received her Master of Fine Arts. Yayoi's artwork was exhibited widely over the years, most recently having been shown in Litchfield County, CT, through Kenise Barnes Fine Art and at the Washington Art Association. Yayoi shared her passion for the arts through her work as an adjunct professor at Manhattanville College, as well as teaching at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and in the New York City public schools through Studio in a School. She also served as the director of the fine arts program at the New York State Summer School of the Arts. Yayoi is survived by her loving husband, her parents, and her brother Kichiemon Asoma. She will be dearly missed but will be remembered by those she has touched through her art, her life, and her teaching. Arrangements: A traditional kotsuage cremation ceremony was performed privately at the convenience of the family. A memorial service for family and friends will be held in the spring. For more info or to send an online condolence, please visit www. brooksidememorial.com.