KIMIKO KOGURE

Sculpted natural silk, cotton, paper • Japanese calligraphy poetry • Contemporary style • Wall / ceiling sculptures
 
 

Kimiko Kogure

www.kimikokogure.com

(925) 212-0912
[email protected]

 

Education:

  • M.F.A., Sculpture with High Distinction (1990)California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
  • B.F.A., Drawing (1980)California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
  • B.A., Japanese Literature (1977) Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan

 

Solo Exhibitions:

  • Orinda Library Art Gallery, Orinda, CA (2024, 2016)
  • San Francisco Main Library, San Francisco, CA (2019)
  • Pacific International Art Gallery, Palo Alto, CA (1991)
  • Downtown Oakland Gallery, Oakland, CA (1990)
  • Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, CA (1985)
  • Montalvo Center for the Arts, Saratoga, CA (1983)
  • Graduate Gallery, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA (1987)

 

Group Exhibitions:

  • “Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibition”, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA (2024) Juror’s Exhibition Award
  • “In Limbo”, AXIS 18th National Juried Exhibition, Axis Gallery. Sacramento, CA (2023) — Best in Show Award
  • “International Fiber Arts XI”, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA (2023)
  • “80 Inspired Artworks”, Orinda Library Art Gallery, Orinda, CA (2021)
  • “Invitational Art Show”, Dahlin Group, Pleasanton, CA (2017)
  • “InFusion”, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA (2017)
  • “In Reverence of Wood”, California State University, Hayward, CA (1993)
  • “A Celebration of the Environment through Art”, Dublin Sculpture Park, Dublin, CA (1993)
  • “Recent Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures”, Joan Roebuck Gallery, Lafayette, CA (1993)
  • “Creating Tradition”, The Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA (1992)
  • “Journeys”, Bade Museum, Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, CA (1992)
  • “CCAC New Faculty Exhibit”, Downtown Oakland Gallery, Oakland, CA (1992)
  • “Gallery Artists Group Show”, Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA (1992)
  • “The Undiminished Landscape”, Security Pacific Gallery, San Francisco, CA  (1990)
  • “MFA Group Exhibition”, Oliver Art Center, Oakland, CA (1990)
  • “Bay Area MFA Exhibition”, Art Department Gallery, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA (1989)
  • “Chain Reaction”, San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco (1988)
  • “Exhibition of Merit Award Art”, Isabelle Percy West Gallery, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA (1988)
  • “Contemporary Glass”, Student Union Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ  (1987)
  • “Japanese Glass”, Gallery Sanske, Zurich, Switzerland (1987)
  • “Contemporary Japanese Glass Show”, D/Erlien Gallery, Milwaukee, WI (1987)
  • “Neues Glas aus Japan”, Japanese Embassy, Frankfurt, Germany (1987)
  • “Neues Glas aus Japan und Amerika”, Museum fur Gestaltung, Basel, Switzerland (1986)
  • “Neues Glas aus Japan und Amerika”, SM-Galerie, Frankfurt, Germany (1986)
  • “First Year Graduate Show”, Graduate Gallery, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA (1986)
  • “Contemporary American Glass at Kulturhuset”, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden (1985–1986)
  • And many others from 1985 to 1986 across prestigious galleries in Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Venezuela.
  • “Glass Now ‘85”, Yamaha Galleries, Japan (1985)
  • “Cultural Frontiers Across the Pacific”, Dominican College, San Rafael, CA (1985)
  • “38th Annual San Francisco Arts Festival”, Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (1984)
  • “3rd Women in Art Exhibition”, Springfield Art Association Gallery, Springfield, IL (1984)
  • “Third Annual Competitive Exhibition: Ceramic and Glass”, The Triton Museum of Art, Sacramento, CA (1984)
  • “California Women Artists 1984”, The Corporate Center, Sacramento, CA (1984)
  • “Gallery Sanchez Glass Art Show”, Gallery Sanchez, San Francisco, CA (1984)
  • “Central California Biennial Competitive ‘83”, Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, CA (1983)
  • “29th Annual Exhibition: Sculpture”, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA (1982)
  • “Pulse of the City”, Nanny Goat Hill Gallery, San Francisco, CA (1982)
  • “Forum of the Arts”, Centennial Hall, Hayward, CA (1982)
  • “Gallery Sanchez Glass Art Show”, Gallery Sanchez, San Francisco, CA (1982)
  • “1981 Selection – A Juried Exhibition in Glass”, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA (1981)
  • “Glass, Glass and Glass”, Mural Gallery, San Francisco, CA (1981)
  • “Five Bay Area Artists”, Braslow Gallery, Sausalito, CA (1981)