The Sammamish Arts Commission and 4 Culture will allow the public to meet four blade-wielding artists at a reception Monday. "A Cut Above" opened at City Hall in the Sammamish Commons Plaza in October and will close on Jan. 16. The art exhibit features cut work inspired by Asian traditions in the media of paper, wood, prints and sculpture. It was developed by curator June Sekiguchi of Era Living, a retirement community with locations in Seattle and the Eastside. Artists Betsy Best-Sparado, Mia Yoshihara Bradshaw, Lauren Iida and Naoko Morisawa will be present from 6-8 p.m. Jan. 5. The exhibit's original curator, June Sekiguchi, will join them. City Hall is located at 801 228th Ave. S.E. For more information, contact Allison Gubata with the city of Sammamish at 425-295-0597. Issaquah Reporter
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Near/Far GAGE Academy of Art Solo Exhibition November 13, 2014 – January 23, 2015 Artist’s Reception: Thursday, December 11, 5:00-8:00pm Curated by David Strand
Seattle's International Examiner published an interview with me earlier this week. In it I discuss my art, my work in Cambodia, and my connection to my Japanese heritage.
I am proud to be on Seattle Office of Art and Culture's Ethnic Artist Roster for 2015. Showcasing Seattle's Diversity "The Ethnic Artist Roster is a diverse list of artists of color who were selected through a panel process for exhibition opportunities in city owned or affiliated galleries. This site is a resource to anyone who is looking for artwork by artists of color or who wants to host a culturally relevant art exhibition." View my online resume Lauren Iida’s cut paper works by their very nature play with positive and negative space; her new exhibition in Cornish’s Alumni Gallery takes the idea a step further. The new exhibition in the MCC’s Alumni Gallery is sharply lit, and that’s just right for casting sharp shadows around and within the cut-paper works of alumna Lauren Iida (AR ‘14). The pieces are created from photographic images traced in cut paper, a technique which plays with the viewer’s perception of positive and negative space. Deeply framed and pressed in glass, the works become shadow boxes as well, the images transforming as the viewer moves past them and the shadows change. The exhibition, which runs till December 13, is called Castle Rock is for Lovers; the photographic images that act as the basis for her works come from her Japanese family, a record of the years they spent imprisoned by the United States Government during World War II. Artist Reception: Wednesday, December 10, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Iida writes of this work on her website, “Castle Rock is for Lovers is an homage to the matriarchs of my family who both endured incarceration during WWII at Tule Lake ‘Relocation Center’ in northern California. These images come directly from my grandmother’s sister’s collection of personal photos dating back to the 1930s. Through examining these glimpses into the past I learn about my family’s complex history.” Kristen Ramirez writes of Iida’s “glimpses”: “By rendering them lovingly in cut paper, she honors and memorializes this complicated past.” Ramirez, who works out of the Provost’s office as Manager of Academic and Community Engagement, continues: “Cornish College of the Arts is proud to present a solo exhibition of work by Lauren Iida (AR’14) in the Alumni Gallery.”
The Antipodes Collective (the non-profit I recently founded) is featured in ARCADE's current magazine issue "Empathy, Fire, and Spades: Design for Social Innovation." ARCADE is a Seattle-based non-profit that creates opportunities — in print, in the community and online — for sharing ideas about design, culture and the built environment. Below is an excerpt from our article entitled, "Turning a Page in Cambodia." "The Antipodes Collective is the culmination of my love for Cambodia, my desire to contribute positively to the lives and prosperity of the people of Prasot village and my goal to collaborate with artists from around the world to create effective, quality arts-based curricula and learning materials."
READ MORE This is the second showing of this group exhibition which features my paper cutaways as well as other hand-cut work in paper, wood, prints, and sculpture. Curated by June Sekiguchi. October 17, 2014 – January 16, 2015 Exhibit is Free and may be seen Monday thru Friday between 8:30 - 5:00 p.m. "A Cut Above presents unique contemporary works in a variety of mediums and perspectives inspired by traditional art practices." Sammamish City Hall website
One of the most amazing places I've visited in Cambodia I recently discovered near the coastal town of Kampot. Bokor is a gorgeous national park and rare jungle wilderness area. Apparently there are still wild elephants and a tiger or two living there.
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