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Mayumi Hamanaka

CV
Statement

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Selected Exhibitions
2007 
The Little Show
Swarm Gallery, Oakland, CA
Fabric of Identity, group show
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Never-Seenm, group show, CCA Photo Collective
Oliver Art Center, California College of the A rts, Oakland, CA
APAture 2007, juried show for Asian American artists
Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco, CA
ultra deepfield, three person show, curated by Lauren Davies
Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
Cultivating Creativity: In Residence at Kala, group show
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2006          
On Making: Faculty Group Show
California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
Somewhere in Space, two person show
Swarm Gallery, Oakland, CA
Artists’ Diary: the Chapter of Spring Light, curated by Ashley Chang
Taipei Artist Village, Taipei, Taiwan
2005          
Bubble Trouble in Doubles: 4 person show
RPS Gallery, Oakland, CA
30 Something
SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Diorama, curated by Libby Werbell
Mission 17, San Francisco, CA
2004           
Emerge, 7h Annual Juried Exhibition
Juried by Paule Anglim, Martha Angus, Squeak Carnwath,
John S. Weber, Gen Art, at The Old Mint, San Francisco, CA
Happy Pack, collaborative solo show of Studio Islander
Mission 17, San Francisco, CA
Fiber Scene, MFA 2004 Graduate Show
Fiber Scene, on line gallery: http://www.fiberscene.com
CCA Graduate Exhibition
California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
The Big Picture, curated by Lauren Davies
Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
New California Masters, curated by Kuniko Vorman
Works / San José, San Jose CA
2003           
missing / persons, curated by Taro Hattori and Svea Lin Vezzone
ProArts, Oakland, CA
Murphy Fellowship Award Exhibition
San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2X4 2002 Kala Fellowship Exhibition (Collaborated with Taro Hattori)
Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
more than code, traveling photography exhibition
Big Orbit Gallery, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Forum Gallery, Cranbrook, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Union Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Sommers Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
2002        
Oh You Beautiful Doll
Anatomically Correct at Apollo Theatre, Chicago, IL
2001           
The 11th Annual Exhibition, Mitochondria Emancipation
Asian American Arts Centre, New York, NY
The Loss of the Individual, two person show
Westside Gallery, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Islands, Collaboration piece with Taro Hattori
Peter Miller Gallery, Chicago, IL
1999          
Selected Group Exhibition
Gallery 2, Chicago, IL
1998
Nippon Steel/SAIC Annual Exhibition
Nippon Steel USA office, Chicago, IL
1997
Nippon Steel/SAIC Annual Exhibition
Nippon Steel USA office, Chicago, IL
 
Dance Performance:
1996 Dance Seijin (Dance Alien), director/dancer, Tokyo
1994 der Leib, producer/dancer, Tokyo
1994 Seeker, producer/dancer, Tokyo

Awards (include Residency Awards):
2005 Artist in Residency, Taiwan Artist Village, Taipei, Taiwan
2003 Murphy Fellowship Award
1998 Nippon Steel/SAIC Presidential Award
1997 Nippon Steel/SAIC Presidential Award

Curatorial Practice:
2007 Blabbable Doodads featuring Miriam Dym and Eunjung Hwang
Mission 17, San Francisco, CA
2004 Juror for the annual exhibition, By Any Means Un/Necessary
Mission 17, San Francisco, CA

Public / Academic Presentations:
2008 Panel for discussion, art blogging == global.exhibit, New Media Caucus, CAA Affiliate Panel, CAA Conference, Dallas, TX
2007 Artists Presentation, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Artists Talk, Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
Panel for Junior Review, CCA
2006 Panel for discussion, art career development class,
California State University, East Bay
Panel for Junior Review, CCA
2005 Panel for Junior Review, CCA
2004 Panel for Junior Review, CCA

Bibliography:
2007 “ultra deepfield,” Artweek, Lindsey Westbrook, June 2007
2006 Interviewed for Kitchen Sink, issue 14 (Summer 2006)
“View Point/Art, collaboration work with Taro Hattori, Egg (Taiwanese Art Magazine,) March 27, 2006
2005 “On The Wall: What's Happening in East Bay Art,” Bubble Trouble in Doubles, David Downs, East Bay Express, November 2005
“Scenes,” Bubble Trouble in Doubles, Kelly Vance, East Bay Express, November 2005
“Thirty Something,” Clark Buckner, The San Francisco Bay Guardian, July 2005
2004 “Happy Pack,” Alice Bing, online San Francisco Chronicle, September
“‘New California Masters’ at Works/San Jose,” DeWitt Cheng, Artweek, volume 35, issue 5, June 2004
“This Week’s Day-by-Day Picks,” Kelly Vance, East Bay Express, April
2001 “Paperdoll Project,” e-zine Bitch*lorette, http://www.bitch-lorette.com
“Islands,” Hiroko Saito, Chicago Shinpo, March 9, 2001
1999 “Paperdoll Project,” Photobetty, http://www.photobetty.com
“Selected Exhibition at Gallery 2” with Photograph of Days and Scenes, Hiroko Saito, Chicago Shinpo, October 27, 1999
1998 "Exhibition at Nippon Steel USA office,” with photograph of Walker, Hiroko Saito, Chicago Shinpo, May 8th, 1998

Education:
2004 Master of Fine Arts, Photography, California College of the Arts (CCA)
1999 Bachelor of Fine Arts, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1996 Bachelor of Arts, Art History, International Christian University, Tokyo
1994-1995 Exchange Program, University of California, Santa Barbara

Teaching Experience:
2007-Current Part-Time Faculty, Black and White Photography, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA
2007-Current Instructor, Basic Black and White Photography, Extended Education, Summer, CCA
2006-2007 Lecturer, Tools 2: Color Photography, Fall / Spring, CCA
2005- Current Instructor / Tutor, photography, digital media and website building, Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
2004-2005 Lecturer, Tools 1: Black and White Photography, Fall and Spring semesters, CCA