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AWARDS and PROFESSIONAL MILESTONES : 1960-1961: University of California travelling fellowship. Studied woodblock printmaking with Un'ichi Hiratsuka and color woodblock with Hideo Hagiwara, Tokyo, Japan 1989: Special award in the New Year Exhibition of the Seiboku Group Tokyo, Japan. 2000: After receiving 3 prizes in juried exhibits of the Sankei International Calligraphy Association, awarded title of Kaiyu (Sankei associate) and since then exhibits in the special non-juried section. 2001: Special recognition award for furthering understanding of Japanese Culture in the USA, Seattle Cherry Blossom Festival. 2005 & 2007: Received 1st place award, Washington State Convention and Trade Center Galleria, "Brush and Ink: Moving the Chi," Puget Sound Sumi Artists. 2008: Listed in "Asian American Art: A History, 1850-1970," Gordon H. Chang, Senior Editor, Stanford University Press. 2010: Recipient of a special recognition award from the Consul General of Japan for long-term contributions to fostering US-Japan relations in Seattle. 2013: First prize, Puget Sound Sumi Artists, Puyallup Community Gallery, Puyallup, WA.. 2013: Received professional name (natori) as shamisen musician from Kine-ie Yashichi, Grandmaster of the Kine-ie School of naga-uta shamisen, Tokyo, Japan.
Cambridge University, Caius College, Cambridge, UK
EDUCATION: B.A. University of California, Berkeley, 1955 summa cum laude, art M.A. University of California, Berkeley, California, 1960 in painting Completion of fifth year and student teaching towards master of arts in education University of California travelling fellowship 1960 - 1961. Studied woodblock printmaking with Un’ichi Hiratsuka and color woodblock with Hideo Hagiwara, Tokyo, Japan
Japanese Calligraphy at University of Washington Art department with Yamanouchi Kan, Visiting professor from Kyoto National University of Education, 1976; Hakuto Ishii, 1978, Gasei Komai, visiting professor from Waseda University 1977. Shizuo Okawahara, UW visiting lecture, calligraphy and professional textile dyer, from Shikoku, Japan Aoki Yukei, Archaic style of Japanese calligraphy, painting Ikuta Kanshu and Ikuta Hiroko, Director and President of Japanese Calligraphy Institute of America, based in Los Angeles (Contemporary calligraphy, basic styles and Manyogana style) 1979 - present. Lucy Liu, Chinese style painting. Hakuto Ishii, Nihonga and Haiga painting
JAPANESE PERFORMING ARTS Noh and Kyogen Dance Drama Studied Kyogen with Nomura Kyogen Troupe, University of Washington Center for Asian Arts, 1963 (with Nomura Mannojo and Mansaku.) Private studies, Nomura Mannojo, 1967-1968 in Tokyo, Japan, also in 1976, 1973, 1987; University of Washington Noh Kyogen Institute, with Mansaku Nomura, 1972. Manzo Nomura VII, 1994 (former Mannojo) Noh dance and singing with Kaneko Junko in Japan 1967-1968 Nomura Shiro, 1972, 1976, 1977 in Kanze-style Noh 1987, 1993 UCLA Japanese Performing Arts Institute 1985 with Mansaku Nomura, and Kita Nagano of Kita School of Noh Noh Kyogen workshop. Theatre of Yugen in 1984 with Mansaku and Shiro Nomura
Yamada style koto and shamisen. University of Washington ethnomusicology dept. FUJII CHIYOGA II, 1962, Sumi Tani, 1963-64 Yamase Shizuko, 1964-65, Namino Torii V, 1966-67 Fujii Chiyoga II 1967-68 in Tokyo, Japan Namino Torii V, 1977, 1976, 1994 Nippon Kan Heritage Association, Japanese Performing Arts Series, Director of Programs since 1985 as well as performer
Basic & Advanced Weaving. University of Washington, with Doris Brockway, 1966, 1969 Scandinavian weaving with Lotte Mohl, Arhus, Denmark, 1970 Japanese paste resist workshop, Mie Ohashi, 1966 Japanse paste resist. University of Washington, Shizuo Okawahara, assisted with studio and translation 1978 Workshop in Japanese ikat (kasuri) with Junko Sato Pollock, 1978
Lecturer, Seattle Weavers Guild (Japanese Kimono) and consultant for Japanese Kimono exhibit for Convergence, National Handweavers Convention In Seattle Wall Hanging commissioned by Rainier Bank, International District, four feet by ten feet tryptych 1979
Washington State Schools / Washington State AIR Lake Washington School District, Kamiakin Jr High, John Muir, Mark Twain 1991 Sunrise School, Puyallup WA 1985 Lake Dolloff School, Federal 1985, 1988 John Hay Elementary, Seattle 1985 Summit Elementary, Seattle 1987 Alternative II Ingraham-Cleveland High Schools, Seattle, 1988 North Franklin Schools: Mesa, Connell, Basin City 1988 Bryant Elementary, Seattle, 1989 Oak Heights Elementary, Edmonds 1989 Latona School, Seattle 1989 Viewlands School, Seattle 1991 Lincoln School, Toppenish 1991 King County Children’s International Festival - Pine Lake, Madrona School 1994 King County Shoreline Arts Council - 11 Shoreline Schools 1994
Montlake, John Muir 1993 Gatewood School, 1988, Broadview Elementary, North Beach 1986, 1987 Bryant Elementary School 1990, 1991 Also matching grants for John Hay Elementary, Summit,
Ingraham-
Bryant Elementary, Seattle in Calligraphy, 1989, l990-1993 Cleveland High School, Seattle, 1991
Bryant School 1993, Sunny Hills, Issaquah 1991 North City, Shoreline School District, 1989 Redmond High School, Redmond, WA Fall 1991
Sunny Hills 1994-1995, Issaquah 1992-1995, Soos Creek, Kent 1993-1995, Mercer Island 1994 Tahoma School District, Shadow lake Elementary, 1985 to present Lake Wilderness District, Lake Wilderness School 1988, 1989 Lake Washington School District, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in Kirkland Lynnwood School District, Lockwood Elementary, alternative prog. Lake Washington School District, Margaret Mead 1991
Laurelhurst School, Briarcliff, South Shore, Greenlake, John Muir, Maple, Kimberley, Martin Luther King, Pinehurst Alt. I, short term residencies Demonstrations and Performances at Forest Ridge, Fatima, Bush, Spruce Street, Echo Lake in Shoreline, East Gate, Bainbridge Island Schools, Bothell, Renton, Highline, Auburn and other school districts.
University of Washington Extension - non credit programs Traditional Arts in Japan Fall 1979, Winter 1980, Spring
1984 Japanese Calligraphy, Fall 1980 - 1986
Seattle School District multi-ethnic seminars
Coordinator and lecturer Japanese Elder Hostel 1988,
1989, 1990 Lecturer, Domestic Elder Program 1989 "Japanese Calligraphy and Painting"
Seattle Art Museum classes, demonstration Japanese calligraphy Northwest Folklife, Bumbershoot, Imagination Celebration,
Calligraphy & Sumi Exhibitions 1984 – present: Hanford Gallery, Tacoma Public Library, Puget Sound Sumi Artists group annual exhibition, Tacoma, WA 1985,1987 and 1989 - present (annual) 1987: Inaugural Puget Sound Sumi and Calligraphy Exhibition, Seattle. 1989: 1985, 1987, 1989 1990 - present (every 5th year): Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival, Seattle Center, Beikoku Shodo Kenkyukai, Japanese calligraphy, 1991: Washington State Capital Building, heritage and exhibition of artwork by Asian Americans, sponsored by the Wing Luke Asian Museum, the Washington State Commission on Asian American Affairs and the office of State Representative Art Wang, Olympia, WA. 1992: Mercer Island Arts Council, Seattle, WA 1995 - present: Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival, Seattle Center, Puget Sound Sumi Artists, annual exhibition. 2000: 2003: Beikoku Shodo Kenkyu Kai, 25th Memorial Exhibition at Alford Gallery, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Exhibition Coordinator with the Education Department, Seattle Art Museum, 2004 - present (annual exhibit): Seishin Shaten annual exhibition, Asahi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. 2005: Evergreen College, "Painted Word Exhibition," Japanese calligraphy, Seattle. 2005 and 2007: 1st place award in Washington State Convention and Trade Center Galleria, "Brush and Ink: Moving the Chi," Puget Sound Sumi Artists. 2006: Children's Museum, Olympia, WA 2008: Beikoku Shodo Kenkyu Kai, 30th Memorial Exhibition at Alford Gallery, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Exhibition Coordinator with the Education Department, Seattle Art Museum 2009 - 2010: Columbia City Gallery, Seattle, WA. Puget Sound Sumi Artists exhibition. 2010: Tacoma Nature Center, Puget Sound Sumi Artists. 2010: "Haiga," Puget Sound Sumi Artists, exhibition of Haiga poetry and painting, poems by Basho, Buson and Issa used as inspiration, juried by Sam Hamill, poet, Seattle. 2010: Sankei International Calligraphy, annual exhibit (non-juried Kaiyu member), Tokyo, Japan. 2010: Japanese Cultural & Community Center, Los Angeles, CA, 45th anniversary of Beikoku Shodo Kenkyu Kai, Doizaki Gallery. 2011: International Exchange exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum (calligraphy). 2011- present (annual exhibit): Seishin Shaten calligraphy, Shinshunten, New Modern Art Museum, Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan. 2012, 2013: Puget Sound Sumi Artists, Weyerhaeuser Bonsai Gallery. 2013: Beikoku Shodo Kenkyu Kai, 35th Memorial Exhibition at Alford Gallery, Seattle Asian Art Museum. 2013: First prize, Puget Sound Sumi Artists, Puyallup Community Gallery. 2014: Puget Sound Sumi Artists, Kirsten Gallery. 2015: "Brush the Sky," collaborative project with Tamiko Thiel, Construct\s exhibit of installations by Asian American women, Wing Luke Museum, Seattle
1960 1978 Bon Marche, Seattle, Washington 1982 Northwest Printmakers, Seattle Art Museum Pavilion, Seattle Center. 1985 & 1987: Prima Vera Gallery Cafe 2010: Northwind Arts Center, Port Townsend, WA, USA.
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1957: 1958: 1959: M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA. 1961: Tokyo Metropolitan Museum, International Print Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan. 1962: Portland Art Museum, Northwest Printmakers, Portland, OR. 1963: Seattle Art Museum, International Print Exhibition, Seattle. 1970: Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle 1971: Tacoma Art Museum, Painting Biennial, Tacoma, WA 1978: 1978-1984:
1979-1985: Wing Luke Museum, Asian Artists Exhibit 1979: Kiku Gallery, Magnificent Seven. 1981: Tacoma Art Museum, Painting Biennial, Tacoma, WA 1982 - 1989: Seattle Urban League Minority Artists Exhibition 2015: "Brush the Sky," collaborative project with Tamiko Thiel, Construct\s exhibit of installations by Asian American women, Wing Luke Museum, Seattle
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