Mayumi Hamanaka

Phone: 510.534.3143

e-mail: mayumi@studioislander.com url: www.studioislander.com

Exhibitions

2007 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):

2006 Artist in Residency, Swarm Oakland, Oakland, CA

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 (Upcoming in April, 2007)

2004 Juror for the annual exhibition, By Any Means Un/Necessary

Mission 17, San Francisco, CA

Bibliography:

2006 Interviewed for Kitchen Sink

“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 8^th, 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

Teaching Experience:

2006-current Lecturer, Tools 2: Color Photography, Fall semester, CCA

2005-current Individual Tutor / Class Instructor for 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

Related Teaching Experience:

2007 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