ART NEWS 2022
Dear Friends, thank you for visiting my website! I do my best to keep it updated, so please keep checking back periodically for any updates for new exhibits or creative projects.
I hope you will join us on June 4th at SFWA Gallery, reception from 2-4pm
5 of my paintings will be on exhibit and for sale in the Artist's Salon
Reception: June 4th, 2-4pm
647 Irving St. @ 8th, San Francisco
San Francisco Women Artists Gallery (SFWA) Gallery
647 Irving St. @ 8th, San Francisco
San Francisco Women Artists Gallery (SFWA) Gallery
My Fantasia
60" x r8"
Acrylic, Textiles on Canvas
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 Sansei Granddaughters:
NaOmi Judy Shintani, Kathy Fujii-Oka, Reiko Fujii, Ellen Bepp, and Shari Arai Deboer
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Sansei Granddaughter's are coming to AZ Gallery at Tanforan in San Bruno from July 24th - September 3rd, 2022
Sansei Granddaughter's Journey "From Remembrance to Resistance" Reception: Saturday, July 30th from 12:30 - 3pm AZ Gallery at the Shops at Tanforan 1150 El Camino Real, San Bruno, CA The exhibit will feature the work of five highly-respected third generation Japanese American (sansei) artists who have dedicated their wide-ranging art careers to honor the legacy of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII. In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which unjustly ordered their removal and placement in American concentration camps. As descendants, these Sansei Granddaughters share a unique vision that will be brought to life through their impressive works of art which include video, installation, prints, paintings, and mixed media pieces. The exhibition will present educational programming that brings insight to the history of the Japanese American incarceration and awareness of how it connects to the world today. Registration not required but appreciated: www.eventbrite.com/e/sansei-granddaughters-journey-exhibition-reception-tickets-359262934107 |
Cherry Blossom Workshop - Honoring Your Loved Ones
Facilitator: Kathy Fujii-Oka - Sunday, August 21st from 1-3pm - 2 hours
at AZ Gallery at the Shops at Tanforan
1150 El Camino Real, San Bruno, CA
12 attendees – sewing experience helpful, 10 years and up with adult, No charge
Registration required: www.eventbrite.com/e/354955891627
Facilitator: Kathy Fujii-Oka - Sunday, August 21st from 1-3pm - 2 hours
at AZ Gallery at the Shops at Tanforan
1150 El Camino Real, San Bruno, CA
12 attendees – sewing experience helpful, 10 years and up with adult, No charge
Registration required: www.eventbrite.com/e/354955891627
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Sansei granddaughter, Kathy Fujii-Oka will present her Cherry Blossom Installation (in the exhibition) and how it relates to her, her family and their nursery, and the incarceration. The cherry blossom blooming season is stunningly beautiful and intoxicating, but tragically short lived. The temporal and lovely blooms are a testament of how precious and precarious life is, as in life, death, and transcendence.
Kathy will then facilitate the process of creating a 3-dimensional cherry blossom textile flower. Using decorative fabrics and trims, with personal photos, students will learn how to make their own flower for a loved one who has died or someone they dearly love. At the end of the class, the students will share their flower and story behind it. |
"Dollhouse" Exhibition and Reception at Arc Gallery - January 15th through February 19th, 2022
Dear Friends,
Please visit Arc Gallery with social distancing to see the “DOLLHOUSE: Art as Serious Play” Bay Area Exhibition - open with social-distancing 1-6PM on Wednesdays & Thursdays and 12-3PM on Saturdays thru February 19th
CURATORS: Priscilla Otani and Tanya Wilkinson
EVENT MANAGER: Laura Abrams
https://www.arc-sf.com/dollhouse-2022.html
"DOLLHOUSE" Reception. I am honored to be one of the participating artists!
View the “Dollhouse: Art as Serious Play” Conversations with Artists via YouTube at: https://youtu.be/eW1PuNcCVO0
DOLLHOUSE Reception @ ARC Gallery
Saturday, January 15th from 6-9Pm
1246 Folsom St., San Francisco
Within the bounds of an imaginary dollhouse, this exhibition showcases art that uses the tropes of playtime - storybooks, toys, dolls, games, dress-up, imaginary friends, and secret spaces - to explore the serious and playful nature of art-making. The works compel the viewer to recall the joys of make-believe and to appreciate the unique interpretation of “play” that each artist brings to the dollhouse.
Please visit Arc Gallery with social distancing to see the “DOLLHOUSE: Art as Serious Play” Bay Area Exhibition - open with social-distancing 1-6PM on Wednesdays & Thursdays and 12-3PM on Saturdays thru February 19th
CURATORS: Priscilla Otani and Tanya Wilkinson
EVENT MANAGER: Laura Abrams
https://www.arc-sf.com/dollhouse-2022.html
"DOLLHOUSE" Reception. I am honored to be one of the participating artists!
View the “Dollhouse: Art as Serious Play” Conversations with Artists via YouTube at: https://youtu.be/eW1PuNcCVO0
DOLLHOUSE Reception @ ARC Gallery
Saturday, January 15th from 6-9Pm
1246 Folsom St., San Francisco
Within the bounds of an imaginary dollhouse, this exhibition showcases art that uses the tropes of playtime - storybooks, toys, dolls, games, dress-up, imaginary friends, and secret spaces - to explore the serious and playful nature of art-making. The works compel the viewer to recall the joys of make-believe and to appreciate the unique interpretation of “play” that each artist brings to the dollhouse.
I Broke My Foot, 36" x 24", Oil on Wood
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It's Raining, 16" x 21", Mixed Media on Moab Paper
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Please join us at the San Francisco Woman Artist's Gallery!
"Abstract World"!
I am pleased to announce that my painting, "Silent Storm" will be on exhibit, along with many more amazing artists and their art for the month of September! I hope to see you there! SFWA Gallery, 647 Irving @ 8th, SF
"Abstract World",
Reception, September 4th from 2-4pm
August 31st through September 24th, 2021
"Abstract World",
Reception, September 4th from 2-4pm
August 31st through September 24th, 2021
Happy that my work is included in the “Sparx” exhibition for Arc Gallery’s 10 Year Anniversary Celebration! The gallery is open from 12-3pm on Saturdays and by appointment. Hope you have a chance to stop by and see the exhibit or catch us on zoom! Click on the link to see the taped Zoom Arc Reception and Artist Talk #1 on YouTube.
https://www.arc-sf.com/sparcx.html
Posing with my paintings, “Silent Storm”.
Photographer: Lenore Chinn
https://www.arc-sf.com/sparcx.html
Posing with my paintings, “Silent Storm”.
Photographer: Lenore Chinn
"Scapes - City, Land and Sea" at SFWA Gallery
I am pleased to be exhibiting in this group show beginning, April 6th, 2021
SFWA Gallery, 647 Irving St. @ 8th, San Francisco
Exhibition: April 6 - 30, 2021
Open to viewing in person at the gallery or online. sfwomenartists.org
SFWA Gallery, 647 Irving St. @ 8th, San Francisco
Exhibition: April 6 - 30, 2021
Open to viewing in person at the gallery or online. sfwomenartists.org
Nicholl Park, 36"x36", Acrylic, Pastel on Canvas
Sparcx at Arc Gallery in April
I am delighted to be included in this exhibit at Arc Gallery celebrating their 10 year Anniversary. A celebration and reunion of present and past studio artists, exhibiting together again.
I will be exhibiting my "Silent Storm" series.
Arc Gallery, 1246 Folsom St, San Francisco 94103
Exhibition: April 10 - May 8, 2021, Open to viewing in person or online. https://www.arc-sf.com/sparcx.html
On-line Sparcx Opening Tour via Zoom, Saturday, April 10th, 7-9pm, Zoom Artist Talk, April 14th & 21st
Silent Storm
60" x 60"
Blossoms
10" x 10"
"Silent Storm" series
One large painting measuring 60"x36" and five smaller works measuring 10" x 10", Acrylic and Sumi Ink on Canvas.
One large painting measuring 60"x36" and five smaller works measuring 10" x 10", Acrylic and Sumi Ink on Canvas.
Rally at Portsmouth Square in Chinatown, San Francisco
March 20, 2021
I attended this rally last Saturday. With all the Asian American Hate crimes that have taken place over the years, the recent beatings of our Asian American elders in SF and killings of the past week in Atlanta, we came together to unite and express our grief and anger. Standing in Solidarity at Portsmouth Square in Chinatown, SF.
Artists of all ages attended, painting and expressing through their hurt hearts as well as activists speaking out and holding handmade posters. It was great to see a handful of friends and to attend the rally in support of Asian communities. Pictured below are a few friends, Lenore, Loras and Baby.
I attended this rally last Saturday. With all the Asian American Hate crimes that have taken place over the years, the recent beatings of our Asian American elders in SF and killings of the past week in Atlanta, we came together to unite and express our grief and anger. Standing in Solidarity at Portsmouth Square in Chinatown, SF.
Artists of all ages attended, painting and expressing through their hurt hearts as well as activists speaking out and holding handmade posters. It was great to see a handful of friends and to attend the rally in support of Asian communities. Pictured below are a few friends, Lenore, Loras and Baby.
Update: December 13th, 2020
Hello everyone! I hope you are doing okay, staying safe and continue to shelter. My heart goes out to those who have family or friends who have been exposed to Covid and to those who have lost loved ones... sending lots of love and healing.
This month I am focusing on making card making. Origami papers, acrylic, 22 ct. Gold Leaf
Handmade Cards
"Combat"
My first Covid painting, April, 2020
Masks and more masks! 2020
When SIP first began in March, I decided to volunteer to make hand sewn masks. My first donation went to a Senior elder care center in San Leandro. Then I made masks for my family and to their employees at the family business. I enjoyed making them so much that I continued to make more masks for some of my special friends as well.
Manzanar Pilgrimage 2018
eIn 2018, I embarked on a Pilgrimage to Manzanar with my Sansei Sisters, Ellen Bepp, Reiko Fujii, Naomi Judy Shintani and Sherry Arai Deboer. We each shared our identities of being a third generation, Japanese American, and our families had endured the hardship of being imprisoned in concentration camps during WWll. This endeavor, opened the doors to a deeper understanding of our family history and the history of the unjust incarceration experienced by many. Additionally, we each created new artwork, performed spiritual rituals together and developed a closer relationship with one another.
A big thank you to Reiko Fujii, for the documentation and filming of our journey, to Pat Mayo, our videographer and Kallan Nishimoto, our editor and music composer. The film documentary, "Sansei Granddaughter's Journey," will be shown in it's entirety at the Silicon Valley Film Festival in October, 2020.
A big thank you to Reiko Fujii, for the documentation and filming of our journey, to Pat Mayo, our videographer and Kallan Nishimoto, our editor and music composer. The film documentary, "Sansei Granddaughter's Journey," will be shown in it's entirety at the Silicon Valley Film Festival in October, 2020.
Rosenblum Cellars at Jack London Square
Dear friends, please join me for an elegant afternoon of Art and wine at Rosenblum Cellars in Jack London Square on Saturday, September 16th. I will be exhibiting paintings from my Peacock series, depicting my childhood memories and my favorite bird, the enchanting and mysterious peacock. The exhibit runs through the month of September. I hope to see you there! www.kathyfujiioka.com
Rosenblum Cellars @ Jack London Square, 10 Clay Street, Oakland, CA / Curator: Shannon Holbrook www.rosenblumcellars.com
Reception: Saturday, September 16th from 3-5pm / Exhibit runs from September 2nd - 30th
Rosenblum Cellars @ Jack London Square, 10 Clay Street, Oakland, CA / Curator: Shannon Holbrook www.rosenblumcellars.com
Reception: Saturday, September 16th from 3-5pm / Exhibit runs from September 2nd - 30th
"Birds of a Feather", 36" x 48"
Making the Cut
We hope you will join us at Arc Gallery for "Making the Cut" Collage-a-Rama 2017 Bay Area Exhibition opening reception on Saturday, June 17th 7-9PM in the Project Gallery at Arc. ! http://www.arc-sf.com/making-the-cut-collage-a-rama.html
1246 Folsom St. (btw 9th & 8th) San Francisco.
1246 Folsom St. (btw 9th & 8th) San Francisco.
Please join us for Artspan's SF Open Studios at Arc Gallery & Studios
(Oct. 21st through Oct. 23rd) 2016
Arc Gallery, 1246 Folsom St. (btw 9th & 8th), SF
Preview Reception: Friday, October 21st, 6-9PM. /. Open Studios: October 22nd & 23rd, 11AM to 6PM
I will be featuring my portrait series and also some new work from my Interiorscape series. Come by and visit our studios, meet the artists and tour other SOMA studios! I will be upstairs in studio #204 at Arc.
- Arc Studio Artists: Kathy Fujii-Oka, Dianne Hoffman, Peter Howells, Soad Kader, Bonnie Levinson, Sasha Merritt, Priscilla Otani, William Salit, Debra Cook Shapiro, Tracy Starr, Denise Tarantino, Samanta Tello, and Stephen C. Wagner
- Guest Artists: Carrington Arredondo, Johnny Botts, Jeanne Hauser, Mike Kimball, Barbara Kleinhans, John Kraft, Erin Malone, Alan Mazzetti, Michele de la Menardiere, Sean O'Donnell, Ken Sloan, and Tanya Wilkinson
ArtSpan’s SF Open Studios in SOMA provides the public with an opportunity to see artists in their workspaces - Art lovers are invited to meet the artists and build their art collections. Join us in the bright and sunny South of Market (SOMA) neighborhood to view a multitude of artists in their workspaces, all within walking distance.
I will be featuring my portrait series and also some new work from my Interiorscape series. Come by and visit our studios, meet the artists and tour other SOMA studios! I will be upstairs in studio #204 at Arc.
- Arc Studio Artists: Kathy Fujii-Oka, Dianne Hoffman, Peter Howells, Soad Kader, Bonnie Levinson, Sasha Merritt, Priscilla Otani, William Salit, Debra Cook Shapiro, Tracy Starr, Denise Tarantino, Samanta Tello, and Stephen C. Wagner
- Guest Artists: Carrington Arredondo, Johnny Botts, Jeanne Hauser, Mike Kimball, Barbara Kleinhans, John Kraft, Erin Malone, Alan Mazzetti, Michele de la Menardiere, Sean O'Donnell, Ken Sloan, and Tanya Wilkinson
ArtSpan’s SF Open Studios in SOMA provides the public with an opportunity to see artists in their workspaces - Art lovers are invited to meet the artists and build their art collections. Join us in the bright and sunny South of Market (SOMA) neighborhood to view a multitude of artists in their workspaces, all within walking distance.
"My Kanai", 48"x24", Oil on Birch Wood
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"Brittany Yumiko" #2, 72"x24", Acrylic on Birch Wood
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Harrington Gallery
Transformation: 25 Years of Asian American Women Artists exhibition
Harrington Gallery, 4444 Railroad Ave., Pleasanton
Reception: Sat., July 30, 1-3pm
July 28th to Sept. 3rd
Santa Cruz Museum of Art
See my work in December at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art
December 2015
I am pleased to announce that I will be in a group show at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History in December. The show is titled, “Everybody’s Ocean”. Curator: Justin Hoover
I will be exhibiting a piece from an earlier period. I selected a painting, titled, “Journey”, a large painting from my” Oceanscape” series.
Opening Reception, Friday Dec. 19th.
Everybody’s Ocean a visual art exhibition presenting stories about the sea.
"Journey" (3 Panels)
5 ft. x 9 ft.
Acryic, Shells, Sand on canvas
