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Fujii-Oka followed her ancestors footsteps in an inspirational environment of the botanical, working alongside her father growing beautiful plants and colorful flowers. Fujii-Oka, a self-taught artist began painting at age 4. Her career spanned decades as she was juggling family life, work, and school. In 2007, she proudly graduated with a Bachelor in Fine Arts with honors at UC Berkeley.
Fujii-Oka has exhibited at Monique Goldstrom, Broom St., and Atlantic Gallery in New York City, and the Chinese Cultural Center, SOMArts, SFWA Gallery and a residency at the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco. Her work resides in private and public collections. Her latest work focuses on the Japanese incarceration and the injustice of all people of Japanese descent. Fujii-Oka honors and brings light into the lives of her family and those who were imprisoned during WWll. She expresses her sentiment and compassion through her art by sharing personal stories and how it relates to what is happening today. Through her research and work, she expands on her spiritual process and practice of meditation, which assists her to make art that heals. Now residing in the San Francisco bay, she continues her artistic journey. She thrives on walks in nature, spending time with her family and grandchildren, friends, and her beloved Pekingese dog. RESUME 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 Kingyo, Yamagami's Nursery, Cupertino, CA 1999 GROUP EXHIBITIONS and PRESENTATIONS: Dollhouse, Arc Gallery, SF, 2022 Sparcx, Arc's 10 Year Anniversary Exhibition, Arc Gallery, SF 2021 Scapes, City, Land & Sea, SF Woman Artist's Gallery, Juried, SF 2021 Sansei Artists Presentation - Film Documentary on JA incarceration, 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 Broom Street Gallery, Juried NYC 2002 Monique Goldstrom Gallery, NYC 2001 Two Person Exhibit ,Atlantic Gallery, NYC 2001 Papp Gallery, NYC 2001 International Women Artists, 1 Market Plaza, S.F. CA 2001 MEDIA 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 Granddaughter's 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 EDUCATION: AA, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA BA Arts, University of California; Berkeley, CA AFFILIATIONS: Sansei Grandaughters, 2018 to 2022 AAWAA Asian American Women Artists Association, SF, CA 2008 to 2022 |
