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Resume of Corinne Okada - Last updated July 23, 2005. Permanent Collections | Exhibitions | Awards & Grants | Non Profit Work | Education | Membership |
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS & COMMISSIONS
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose, CA.
TECHstyle SoftWEAR: Surface & Shape
Collaborating on the installation with fashion designer Colleen Quen and enviroment designer Rick Lee, Takara created digital textiles reflecting on the visual identity of Silicon Valley. The public online image collection component of project (fusionwearsv) was from
May 3 though June 4th, 2010. Resulting installation, TECHStyle SoftWEAR: Surface & Shape, exhibited September 27 through October 31st, 2010. Project supported with an Applied Materials Excellence in the Arts Grant, Creative Connections James Irvine Foundation Grant and an NEA Access to Excellence Grant through the Zero1 Art & Technology Network. .
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Kaiser Permanente Hospital, Santa Clara, CA.
Boston Children’s Hospital Life Sciences Research Building, Pediatric Neurological Research Department, Boston, MA.
Large mixed media kimomo inspired by neuron patterns.
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Kaiser Permanente Hospital,
Santa Clara, CA.
Ikebana Trio
situated behind the counter of the Main Lobby. 2006.
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Sea, Land, Sky Kimonos,
Three 7.5' tall kimono sculptures for the centerpiece wall of the Main Lobby. 2005.View
International Butterfly, a seven and a half foot wide butterfly. View
Children's Hospital Boston, Waltham, MA. 2005. Salty Lemon Butterfly . View
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA. 2002. "Jan Ken Pon Kimono" sculpture in the Japanese Hall. This is the first piece in the museum's Asian American Artist Collection and was the inspiration for a Silk Road Project musical performance. View
Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA. 2001 and 2004. Boton Butterfly and Children's Butterfly. View
Private Collection of Jack Welch. 2004. View
Private Collection of David and Emily Pottruck. 2004. Firework Kimono. View
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
SOLO SHOWS
Rhythms in Space, The Kimbally Gallery, de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA. December 3rd, 2008 through January 4th, 2009.
In The Garden of Wishes, Front Gallery, The San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, 2006. San Jose, CA.
C.S. Wo Gallery, Honolulu, HI. Year of the Monkey Celebration, Vive le Cocktail!
The Fabric of Memories, d.p. Fong Galleries, San Jose, CA. 2003.
SELECTED GROUP
EXHIBITIONS
Pluralism in America, Art In Embassies/NATO exhibit, Brussels, Belguim. 2009-2011.
Creatures of Magic and Myth, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA.2007.L'Attitude Gallery, Boston, MA. Paper and Paint, 2005.
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA. Trash Bash, curated auction , 2005.
Japan-O-Rama, artSPACE@16, Malden, MA, 2004.
d.p. Fong Galleries, San Jose, CA. AAWAA Juried Group Show, 2004.
Virginia Breier Gallery, Far off the Runway, San Francisco, CA. Time, 2003.
William Lipton Ltd., New York, NY. Winter Show, 2002.
Virginia Breier Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Show of Shoes, 2001.
Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Rock, Paper, Scissors (10 year Anniversary Show, Artist from 10 different countries), 2001
Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Valentine Show, 2001.
Stanford Green Library, Stanford, CA. 20 Favorite Books, Illustrations from The Book of Summer, Frances Mayes, The Heyeck Press. 1994.
The San Francisco Main Library, San Francisco, CA. Book Works 7th Biennial Members' Exhibition. Illustrations from The Book of Summer,Frances Mayes, The Heyeck Press. 1994.
PUBLIC WORK
Neiman Marcus, Union Square, San Francisco, CA. Christian Lacroix Display. February 2001.
Tiffany and Co., Union Square, San Francisco, CA. 1995.
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AWARDS
AND GRANTS
Target Arts Grant 2010 Takara will be conducting a recycled materials art workshop at Hoarce Mann Elementary in San Jose in Spring 2011 with this grant.
2010 Rambus/KCI Innovation Award , First Place Award. This honor was awarded to Takara for Picking Strawberries on Gold Mountain , a history animation workshop series conducted at two Santa Clara County schools in April and May, 2010.
Creative Connections James Irvine Foundation Grant 2010, Grant awarded to support the TECHstyle SoftWEAR: Surface & Shape commission and public online project, fusionwearsv.
2009 Rambus/KCI Innovation Award Finalist. Award recognizes outstanding achievement by educators using technology to improve the quality of education in Silicon Valley. Winner of Best Elementary Fine Art, California Media Festival 2010, Thinking Outside The Box animation created by Cureton Elementary Fourth Grade class of Ms. Arlene Illa in workshop series designed by Takara.Alum Rock, San Jose, CA. Artist-in-Residence , de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA. Solo exhibit in The Kimball Education Gallery of the de Young Museum. Visitor participatory project also created for space. December 3rd through January 4th, 2009. Judges’ Favorite, International Student Media Festival 2008 , Thinking Outside The Box ,Orlando, FL. First grade children’s clay animation about peace. Takara directed and designed curriculum for the animation.
Excellence in Media, International Student Media Festival 2008 , Claymation Situation, Orlando, FL. Independent animation production with two first graders and one second grader.
CLICK HERE to view the video.
Best Animation, CEEF ePIC Film Festival, 2008 . Claymation Situation , Cupertino, CA. Independent animation production with two first graders and one second grader. CLICK HERE to view the video.
Unity Hands Kimono - Commissioned by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation for their National Leadership in Action Award Ceremony, Seattle, WA, May 1 and 2nd, 2007.
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Award recipient was the Associated Black Charities of Maryland. Corinne was one of five artists selected nationally to create a sculptural award inspired by the foundation’s logo. |
Distinguished Artist of the Year Award 2006, City of Cupertino, CA. This monetary award recognizes excellence in the arts and is awarded by the Fine Arts Commission of the City of Cupertino, 2006.
Design Excellence in Entertainment. Project: Dogz II by P. F. Magic (contribution of animated cursors). Communication Arts, Interactive Design Annual 4, 1998.
Design Excellence in Information Design. Project: VizAbility by Meta Design West (contributions of illustration and animation). Communication Arts, Interactive Design Annual 1, 1995.
First place in Fine Art 2-D competition, Computer Pictures,1993.
Recognition for Design Excellence in symbol design, Print Regional Design Annual, 1993.
Helen Bing Artist in Residence Grant, Stanford Alumni Association, 1993. (program ran in 1992 and 1993)
The Guilla MacFarland Award in Design, Stanford University, 1990.
MUSEUM WORKSHOPS
Free Teen Digital Textile Workshop, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose, CA. 10:30am-4:00pm, October 30th, 2010.
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, CA. Claymation! Children 8-12 and 5-12. Half day workshops, February 16-19th, 2010.
The de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA. Friday Night Events: Recycled Materials Hats, March 13th and January 23rd, 2009.
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA. Chinese Wish Kite childern's craft workshop, March 1st, 2009 and September 2nd, 2007.
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA. Mempo Masks, Fall Family Festival 2006 and Kanzashi Hair Ornaments, Family Spring Art Encounters,2008.
de Young Museum, San Francisco, Artist demonstration, June 1, 2007.
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mixed-media sculpture artist created large, funky flower hair ornaments
from a blend of mundane and elegant materials. The whimsical floral
explosions of wire and wrappers are oversized allusions to traditional
Japanese kanzashi hair ornaments and Okinawan dance hats. Guests came
to sample the wrapped foods used in her creations and see her work with
silks, food wrappers, sushi grass, pearls and an odd assortment of
recyclables. Click on the thumbnails below to view images from the demonstration.
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NON
PROFIT WORK
d.p.Fong Galleries, Group Show of Asian American Women Artist Association, 2004. Organized juried show. Wrote call for submissions, coordinated jury review of work, delivery of work to gallery and installation of show.
Asian American Dance Performances, San Francisco, CA. Program design for West Coast Sweep. 1992.
The Asian Pacific Performing Arts Festival, Oakland, CA. Program and poster design. 1993.
The Sansei Legacy Project, Alameda, CA. Newsletter graphics and logo design. 1993.
The JCCCNC Teahouse, Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA. Program design for In Search of the Liberated Obi. 1996.
The Indochinese Housing Development Corp., San Francisco, CA. Banquet program and invitation design, 1997.
EDUCATION
Stanford University, Bachelor of Arts in Design, 1990.
TEACHING
De Anza College, Cupertino, CA. Claymation Animation Instructor for The Euphrat Museum’s Arts and Schools Program, 2007-2008 academic year.
Horace Cureton Elementary, Alum
Rock, San Jose,CA. Volunteer Claymation Animation Instructor for combo
fourth and fifth grade class of Ms. Arlyn Illa, 2007-2008 academic year.
De Anza College, Cupertino, CA. Guest instructor for de Anza College’s Arts and Schools Program, 2007.
Stevens Creek Elementary School, Cupertino, CA. Fourth and Fifth Grade Art Instructor. 2006-2007 academic year.
Foothill Community College, Palo Alto, CA. Introduction to Painter Software. 1994.
Stanford University, Stanford, CA. Mechanical Engineering Department. 115 C, Visual Thinking Instructor 1998 to 1999.
Stanford Sierra Camp, South Lake Tahoe, CA. Instructor for adult craft workshops for Memorial Weekend Retreats, 1991 to 1998.
GUEST LECTURING
Stanford University, Stanford, CA. Guest speaker for graudate class of Gordon Chang, History Department. January 29th, 2009.
Stanford University, Stanford, CA. Mechanical Engineering Department, ME 115 A. Figure drawing 1995 to 1997.
The Academy of Art, San Francisco, CA. guest speaker for Painter software. 1995. and 1996.
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA. Art Department guest speaker on digital media and webgraphics. 1995.
The Center for Electronic Arts, San Francisco, CA. guest speaker for Painter software. 1993.
MEMBERSHIP
Pre-Qualified Artist Pool for the city of San Jose, California - Office of Cultural Affairs
March 2006 through May 2009 - Artist's
work was juried and selected into a general pool of artists from which
the City of San Jose commissions public art projects.
Asian American Women's Artist Association.
San Francisco Craft and Folk Art Museum, Member of Artist Registry.
The Japanese American Citizen League.
PRIOR CAREER
Freelance illustrator and graphic design consultant for ten years (1990 to 1999). Client work included illustration, exhibit design, claymation, digital animation, icon design, screen design, and storyboarding for various publishing companies and software companies. Corinne has also contributed to numerous books and magazines on digital illustration.
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