Laura Kina and Seiji Igei, #STOPASIANHATE #NOBASEHENOKO #BLACKLIVESMATTER
Archival inject print on Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper, 13 x 19 inches (framed 19.13″ x 25.38″), 2021
Exhibit - Diversity within a Microcosm: Varieties of Expression in Japanese American Art
May 25-August 15
NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (Ronald Williams Library) | 5500 N. ST. LOUIS AVE, CHICAGO IL 60625
Curated by Alice Murata, Northeastern Illinois University hosts Japanese American artists with connections to Chicago as they show their creative endeavors, beginning with Issei in Chicago before World War II as well as Issei arriving later. Come see the art of Issei photographers Jun Fujita and Shoji Osato, Issei calligraphy teacher Yoshinobu Matsumoto and Issei ink painting teacher Ryozo Ogura, and the Nisei art treasures of Mary Koga, Tak Murakami, Shinkichi Tajiri and Art Towata as well as the art of more recent teachers, Laura Kina, Joyce Nagata, Akemi Nakano Cohn and Sarah Nishiura. Enjoy the glass work of Sharon Fujimoto, jewelry of Donna Kato, porcelain work of Yukiko Sakata Nylan and many more Chicago Japanese American artists.
Visit during Library hours.
8 a.m.-10:45 p.m. Monday through Thursday
8 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday
Noon-8 p.m. Sunday
For more information: NEIU Libraries, neiu-libraries@neiu.edu, (773) 442-4401