THE ART OF KEIKO HARA
Keiko Hara's art carries a certain integrity that extends in many directions and holds many points of reference. Given her considerable breadth and technical expertise, the individual works reveal a remarkable fludity. Regardless of the medium – whether painting, sculpture, collage, printmakings, or her original mixed media installations – the complex layering of her images is often possessed with a startling beauty.
The complexity of Keiko Hara's visual world goes beyond the mundane banalities of the spectacle into the very core of life itself. Her art is about the tactility of things, their reference to nature, and how we perceive, feel and understand the universe that we inhabit.
- Excerpt form Robert C. Morgan, New York City Art Critic and Curator
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NEW PAINTING
The Field and the Sky
oil on canvas, 53 1/2 in x 38 1/2 in
Dedicated to Mark Anderson, Walla Walla Foundry, for memory and legacy.
Dedicated May 2020
INSTALLATIONS
Topophilia—Red Shoes
“BAM Biennial 2018: BAM! Glasstastic”
Exhibited at Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
Nov. 9, 2018 - April 14, 2019
Multi Media Installation w/ Mokuhanga Prints, Glass, and Sound
The glass portion of this installation began during a professional artist residency, June 2017 at Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, WA
with Jeff Wallin, artist's assistant, and was completed at FireArt Glass Studio in Portland, OR.
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Topophilia-Ma and Ki • Memory
November 6- December 18, 2016
Exhibited at Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn, NY
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Keiko Hara
Recent Works in Painting, Print and Glass
August 4 - October 22, 2017
Walla Walla Foundry Vineyards Gallery
1111 Abadie St, Walla Walla, WA 99362
www.foundryvineyards.com (509) 529-0736
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Keiko Hara
Mokuhanga Print Work, 1989 - present
October 16, 2017 - January 19, 2018
Opening Reception Thursday, November 9th
Sammamish City Hall Gallery
801 228th Avenue Southeast, Sammamish, WA, 98075
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Image: Keiko Hara, Verse Ma and Ki-Space 1, Mixed media on Washi papper mounted on board, 40 x 80 inches, 2015
Keiko Hara
Verse Ma and Ki - Memory
Opening Reception Friday, September 11th 5:00 - 8:00 pm
September 11 - October 30, 2015
Perimeter Gallery
210 West Superior Street Chicago, IL 60654 312/266-9473
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
BAM Biennial 2018: Glasstastic
Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA
Nov. 9, 2018 - April 14, 2019
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Thailand-Seattle Print Exchange
Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, WA
Sponsored by the Seattle Print Arts
September 2018
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Pattern Play: Woodcut Print Invitational Exhibition
Constellation Studios, Lincoln, NE
June 1 - July 31, 2018
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Mokuhanga: Impressions Past and Present
Crowell and West Galleries, FCVA at Union College, Schenectady, NY
January 3 - March 13, 2018
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Kentler International Drawing Space
353 Van Brunt Street, (Red Hook) Brooklyn, NY 11231
718-875-2098
PUBLIC ART
Keiko Hara is selected for
- The Washington State Public Arts Commission -
Image Elementary School, Vancouver WA
June 2020
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Four Lithographs:
Verse - Space M I - M IV, 2006
selected to be a part of the collection at the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Paper presentation, International Mokuhanga Conference at University of Hawai, Honolulu, 2017
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Mokuhanga Workshop, International Mokuhanga Conference at Donkey Mill Art Center, Kona, Hawaii, 2017
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Satellite Program at Donkey Mill Art Center, Kona, Hawaii, 2017
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Co-organized Mokuhanga Print Center Summer Studio Program, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA, 2017
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Panelist at SGCI Conference, Dynamic MIx: Japanese Woodblock in the U.S. Portland, OR March 30 - April 2, 2016
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Organized Summer workshops and events for the Mokuhanga Center, 2016
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Co-founder of the Whitman College Mokuhanga Center, 2015
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Juror, Artist Trust Fellowship, 2015