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Kathy Fujii-Oka was born in Berkeley and received her Fine Art degree from UC Berkeley with high honors. Her work is interdisciplinary, and her current work explores self-reflection in isolation, political themes and the Japanese American Internment during WWll.
She has exhibited in numerous venues and juried exhibitions over the years, such as the SFWA Gallery, Chinese Cultural Center, Arc Gallery, SomArts, the Palace of Fine Arts, UCSF School of Law, UCSF Women’s Health, the De Young, UC Davis, Worth Ryder Gallery, the Atlantic Gallery and Broom St. Gallery in NYC. Her work resides in the collection of art collectors throughout the US. Kathy’s spiritual art is born out of a desire to grow, to educate herself and to process and understand the course of her life journey. Her work helps to release old habits and energies that no longer serve her and bring in a new and healthy way to exist in this lifetime. Through her research, she continues to expand on her spiritual process and practice of meditation, which assists her to make art that heals. Now residing in her live/work loft in Oakland, she continues her artistic journey in the San Francisco Bay Area. She thrives on walks in nature, spending time with family and friends, and her beloved Pekingese dog, "Baby". RESUME GROUP EXHIBITIONS and PRESENTATIONS: Sparcx, Arc's 10 Year Anniversary Exhibition, Arc Gallery, SF 2021 Scapes, City, Land & Sea, SF Woman Artist's Gallery, Juried, SF 2021 DisOrient Film Festival, Sansei Artists film documentary, Oregon, 2021 Stop the Hate, PSA video, Kerwin Berk, Ikeibi Films, 2021 A Conversation, Westly Uenuten Sansei Artists on JA Internment, SF 2020 Sansei Artists Film Documentary, Silicon Valley Asian Pacific Film Fest, 2020 Say Their Names Video, Kerwin Berk, Ikeibi Films, 2020 Contemporary Asian Theatre Scene, Zoom Artist Interview, 2020 Sansei Artists Presentation on JA Internment, Jsei, Emeryville 2018 Sansei Artists, Ephemeral Glimpses Behind the Barbed Wire, Manzanar 2018 Year of the Dog, Chinese Cultural Center, Curator: Leon Sun, SF, CA 2018 Message in a Bottle, Palace of Fine Arts, Juried, SF, CA 2018 Identity, Arc Gallery, SF, CA 2016 Artspan, SF, CA 2015 Running with Scissors, Art on 30th, San Diego, CA 2015 Artspan, SF, CA 2014 Hotel Triton, SF, 2014 Our American Stories, Madeleine Hass Russell Gallery, SF, 2014 Flo Wong’s 75th & Group Exhibit, Luggage Store Gallery, SF 2013 Visual Harmoney,Village Theater Art Gallery, 2013 Day of the Dead, SomArts, Curators Rene Yanez & Rio Yanez, SF 2012 40 Watts NCWCA,Pacific Art League, Palo Alto 2012 One Year After Benefit, Mission SJ, Fremont CA 2012 Day of the Dead, SomArts, Curators Rene Yanez & Rio Yanez, SF 2011 Visual Arts Showcase, City Hall, Curator: Pamela Wu, SF 2011 Serenity Winter, UCSF Womens Health, Curator Matt McKinley, S.F. 2011 Driftwood Salon, A Place of Her Own, San Francisco, 2010 Re-Claim, SomArts Cultural Center, Curator: Pamela Wu, S.F. 2010 March, Vita Art Center- Ventura Juried 2010 Yearning to Breath Free, USF, School of Law, S.F. Juried 2010 A Place of Her Own, SomArts Cultural Center, S.F. 2009 Hybridity- SomArts Cultural Center, S.F. 2009 Residency Workshop at De Young Museum, AAWAA, S.F. 2009 Transformation, Brava Theatre, Curator: Diane Rea, S.F. 2009 Family Day, AAWAA Artist Demo, De Young Museum, S.F. 2008 Cheers to Muses, St. Lukes Hospital (Cardivascular Center), S.F. 2008 Dyslexic Cake, Worth Ryder Gallery, UC Berkeley, 2007 Fired at Davis, Ceramic exhibit, UC Davis, 2006 Ceramic Dept. Group Show Worth Ryder Gallery, UC Berkeley, 2006 Small Works, Atlantic Gallery, NYC 2002 Summer Group Show, Monique Goldstrom Gallery, NYC 2002 Summer Group Show, Broom Street Gallery, Juried NYC 2002 Summer Group Show,Atlantic Gallery, NYC 2001 International Women Artists, 1 Market Plaza, S.F. CA 2001 SOLO EXHIBITIONS: Ocean series, Rosenblum Cellars @ Jack London Square, CA 2018 Birds of a Feather, Rosenblum Cellars, Jack London Square, Oakland, CA 2017 Oceanscapes (Solo Lobby Exhibit), Firehouse Arts Center, Curator: Julie Finegan, Pleasanton, CA 2015 Nature Paintings, Addison St. Windows, Curator: Greg Morozumi, Berkeley, CA 2013 Alamo Square Seafood & Grill, Curator: Samantha Meyers, SF, CA 2011 Ki, 2223 Restaurant, Curator: Matt McKinley, SF, CA 2011 EDUCATION: AA, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA BA Arts, University of California; Berkeley, CA AFFLIATIONS: AAWAA Asian American Women Artists Association, SF, CA 2008 to 2021 botanical, I enjoyed a childhood pastime of painting that I continued to nurture into adulthood. |
She has exhibited in various venues and juried exhibitions over the years, such as the SFWA Gallery, Chinese Cultural Center, SomArts, the Palace of Fine Arts, UCSF School of Law, UCSF Women’s Health, the De Young, UC Davis, Worth Ryder Gallery, the Atlantic Gallery and Broom St. Gallery in NYC. Additionally, her work is in the collection of numerous art collectors across the US.
Kathy’s spiritual art is born out of a desire to grow, to educate herself and to process and understand the course of her life journey. Her work helps her to release old habits and energies that no longer serve her and bring in a new and healthy way to exist in this lifetime. Through her research, she continues to expand on her spiritual process and practice of meditation, which assists her to make art that heals.
Now residing in Oakland, I continue my artistic journey in the San Francisco Bay Area. I thrive on walks in nature, spending time with my family, and my Pekingese dog.
Kathy’s spiritual art is born out of a desire to grow, to educate herself and to process and understand the course of her life journey. Her work helps her to release old habits and energies that no longer serve her and bring in a new and healthy way to exist in this lifetime. Through her research, she continues to expand on her spiritual process and practice of meditation, which assists her to make art that heals.
Now residing in Oakland, I continue my artistic journey in the San Francisco Bay Area. I thrive on walks in nature, spending time with my family, and my Pekingese dog.
RESUME
GROUP EXHIBITIONS and PRESENTATIONS:
Sparcx, Arc's 10 Year Anniversary Exhibition, Arc Gallery, SF 2021
Scapes, City, Land & Sea, SF Woman Artist's Gallery, Juried, SF 2021
DisOrient Film Festival, Sansei Artists film documentary, Oregon, 2021
Stop the Hate, PSA video, Kerwin Berk, Ikeibi Films, 2021
A Conversation, Westly Uenuten Sansei Artists on JA Internment, SF 2020
Sansei Artists Film Documentary, Silicon Valley Asian Pacific Film Fest, 2020
Say Their Names Video, Kerwin Berk, Ikeibi Films, 2020
Contemporary Asian Theatre Scene, Zoom Artist Interview, 2020
Sansei Artists Presentation on JA Internment, Jsei, Emeryville 2018
Sansei Artists, Ephemeral Glimpses Behind the Barbed Wire, Manzanar 2018
Year of the Dog, Chinese Cultural Center, Curator: Leon Sun, SF, CA 2018
Message in a Bottle, Palace of Fine Arts, Juried, SF, CA 2018
Identity, Arc Gallery, SF, CA 2016
Artspan, SF, CA 2015
Running with Scissors, Art on 30th, San Diego, CA 2015
Artspan, SF, CA 2014
Hotel Triton, SF, 2014
Our American Stories, Madeleine Hass Russell Gallery, SF, 2014
Flo Wong’s 75th & Group Exhibit, Luggage Store Gallery, SF 2013
Visual Harmoney,Village Theater Art Gallery, 2013
Day of the Dead, SomArts, Curators Rene Yanez & Rio Yanez, SF 2012
40 Watts NCWCA,Pacific Art League, Palo Alto 2012
One Year After Benefit, Mission SJ, Fremont CA 2012
Day of the Dead, SomArts, Curators Rene Yanez & Rio Yanez, SF 2011
Visual Arts Showcase, City Hall, Curator: Pamela Wu, SF 2011
Serenity Winter, UCSF Womens Health, Curator Matt McKinley, S.F. 2011
Driftwood Salon, A Place of Her Own, San Francisco, 2010
Re-Claim, SomArts Cultural Center, Curator: Pamela Wu, S.F. 2010
March, Vita Art Center- Ventura Juried 2010
Yearning to Breath Free, USF, School of Law, S.F. Juried 2010
A Place of Her Own, SomArts Cultural Center, S.F. 2009
Hybridity- SomArts Cultural Center, S.F. 2009
Residency Workshop at De Young Museum, AAWAA, S.F. 2009
Transformation, Brava Theatre, Curator: Diane Rea, S.F. 2009
Family Day, AAWAA Artist Demo, De Young Museum, S.F. 2008
Cheers to Muses, St. Lukes Hospital (Cardivascular Center), S.F. 2008
Dyslexic Cake, Worth Ryder Gallery, UC Berkeley, 2007
Fired at Davis, Ceramic exhibit, UC Davis, 2006
Ceramic Dept. Group Show Worth Ryder Gallery, UC Berkeley, 2006
Small Works, Atlantic Gallery, NYC 2002
Summer Group Show, Monique Goldstrom Gallery, NYC 2002
Summer Group Show, Broom Street Gallery, Juried NYC 2002
Summer Group Show,Atlantic Gallery, NYC 2001
International Women Artists, 1 Market Plaza, S.F. CA 2001
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
Ocean series, Rosenblum Cellars @ Jack London Square, CA 2018
Birds of a Feather, Rosenblum Cellars, Jack London Square, Oakland, CA 2017
Oceanscapes (Solo Lobby Exhibit), Firehouse Arts Center, Curator: Julie Finegan, Pleasanton, CA 2015
Nature Paintings, Addison St. Windows, Curator: Greg Morozumi, Berkeley, CA 2013
Alamo Square Seafood & Grill, Curator: Samantha Meyers, SF, CA 2011
Ki, 2223 Restaurant, Curator: Matt McKinley, SF, CA 2011
EDUCATION:
AA, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
BA Arts, University of California; Berkeley, CA
AFFLIATIONS:
AAWAA Asian American Women Artists Association, SF, CA 2008 to 2021
GROUP EXHIBITIONS and PRESENTATIONS:
Sparcx, Arc's 10 Year Anniversary Exhibition, Arc Gallery, SF 2021
Scapes, City, Land & Sea, SF Woman Artist's Gallery, Juried, SF 2021
DisOrient Film Festival, Sansei Artists film documentary, Oregon, 2021
Stop the Hate, PSA video, Kerwin Berk, Ikeibi Films, 2021
A Conversation, Westly Uenuten Sansei Artists on JA Internment, SF 2020
Sansei Artists Film Documentary, Silicon Valley Asian Pacific Film Fest, 2020
Say Their Names Video, Kerwin Berk, Ikeibi Films, 2020
Contemporary Asian Theatre Scene, Zoom Artist Interview, 2020
Sansei Artists Presentation on JA Internment, Jsei, Emeryville 2018
Sansei Artists, Ephemeral Glimpses Behind the Barbed Wire, Manzanar 2018
Year of the Dog, Chinese Cultural Center, Curator: Leon Sun, SF, CA 2018
Message in a Bottle, Palace of Fine Arts, Juried, SF, CA 2018
Identity, Arc Gallery, SF, CA 2016
Artspan, SF, CA 2015
Running with Scissors, Art on 30th, San Diego, CA 2015
Artspan, SF, CA 2014
Hotel Triton, SF, 2014
Our American Stories, Madeleine Hass Russell Gallery, SF, 2014
Flo Wong’s 75th & Group Exhibit, Luggage Store Gallery, SF 2013
Visual Harmoney,Village Theater Art Gallery, 2013
Day of the Dead, SomArts, Curators Rene Yanez & Rio Yanez, SF 2012
40 Watts NCWCA,Pacific Art League, Palo Alto 2012
One Year After Benefit, Mission SJ, Fremont CA 2012
Day of the Dead, SomArts, Curators Rene Yanez & Rio Yanez, SF 2011
Visual Arts Showcase, City Hall, Curator: Pamela Wu, SF 2011
Serenity Winter, UCSF Womens Health, Curator Matt McKinley, S.F. 2011
Driftwood Salon, A Place of Her Own, San Francisco, 2010
Re-Claim, SomArts Cultural Center, Curator: Pamela Wu, S.F. 2010
March, Vita Art Center- Ventura Juried 2010
Yearning to Breath Free, USF, School of Law, S.F. Juried 2010
A Place of Her Own, SomArts Cultural Center, S.F. 2009
Hybridity- SomArts Cultural Center, S.F. 2009
Residency Workshop at De Young Museum, AAWAA, S.F. 2009
Transformation, Brava Theatre, Curator: Diane Rea, S.F. 2009
Family Day, AAWAA Artist Demo, De Young Museum, S.F. 2008
Cheers to Muses, St. Lukes Hospital (Cardivascular Center), S.F. 2008
Dyslexic Cake, Worth Ryder Gallery, UC Berkeley, 2007
Fired at Davis, Ceramic exhibit, UC Davis, 2006
Ceramic Dept. Group Show Worth Ryder Gallery, UC Berkeley, 2006
Small Works, Atlantic Gallery, NYC 2002
Summer Group Show, Monique Goldstrom Gallery, NYC 2002
Summer Group Show, Broom Street Gallery, Juried NYC 2002
Summer Group Show,Atlantic Gallery, NYC 2001
International Women Artists, 1 Market Plaza, S.F. CA 2001
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
Ocean series, Rosenblum Cellars @ Jack London Square, CA 2018
Birds of a Feather, Rosenblum Cellars, Jack London Square, Oakland, CA 2017
Oceanscapes (Solo Lobby Exhibit), Firehouse Arts Center, Curator: Julie Finegan, Pleasanton, CA 2015
Nature Paintings, Addison St. Windows, Curator: Greg Morozumi, Berkeley, CA 2013
Alamo Square Seafood & Grill, Curator: Samantha Meyers, SF, CA 2011
Ki, 2223 Restaurant, Curator: Matt McKinley, SF, CA 2011
EDUCATION:
AA, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
BA Arts, University of California; Berkeley, CA
AFFLIATIONS:
AAWAA Asian American Women Artists Association, SF, CA 2008 to 2021
