SettingsAmerican artists of Japanese descent
Arthur Okamura
Arthur Okamura (February 24, 1932 - July 10, 2009) was an American artist, working in screen printing, drawing and painting.
Arthur Okamura (February 24, 1932 - July 10, 2009) was an American artist, working in screen printing, drawing and painting.
Bruce Yonemoto
Bruce Yonemoto (born 1949) is a Japanese-American multimedia artist.
Bruce Yonemoto (born 1949) is a Japanese-American multimedia artist.
Chiura Obata
Chiura Obata was a well-known Japanese-American artist.
Chiura Obata was a well-known Japanese-American artist.
Fumiko Kometani
Fumiko Kometani, born in Osaka, Japan in 1930, is a Japanese author and artist (painter) and a longtime resident of the United States.
Fumiko Kometani, born in Osaka, Japan in 1930, is a Japanese author and artist (painter) and a longtime resident of the United States.
Gajin Fujita
Gajin Fujita is a graffiti artist from East Los Angeles.
Gajin Fujita is a graffiti artist from East Los Angeles.
George T. Tamura
George T. Tamura (November 27, 1927 – February 11, 2010 ) was a Japanese American artist.
George T. Tamura (November 27, 1927 – February 11, 2010 ) was a Japanese American artist.
George Takei
George Hosato Takei is a Japanese American actor, best known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the in the television series Star Trek.
George Hosato Takei is a Japanese American actor, best known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the in the television series Star Trek.
George Tsutakawa
George Tsutakawa (1910–1997), sculptor and painter, was born in Seattle, Washington.
George Tsutakawa (1910–1997), sculptor and painter, was born in Seattle, Washington.
Gyo Fujikawa
Gyo Fujikawa (November 3, 1908– November 26, 1998) was an American illustrator and children's book author.
Gyo Fujikawa (November 3, 1908– November 26, 1998) was an American illustrator and children's book author.
Henry Fukuhara
Henry Fukuhara (April 25, 1913 - January 31, 2010) was an American watercolorist teacher.
Henry Fukuhara (April 25, 1913 - January 31, 2010) was an American watercolorist teacher.
Henry Sugimoto
Henry Yuzuru Sugimoto (March 12, 1900–May 8, 1990) was a Japanese artist, art teacher and a survivor of Japanese American Internment during World War II. Sugimoto became a naturalized citi...
Henry Yuzuru Sugimoto (March 12, 1900–May 8, 1990) was a Japanese artist, art teacher and a survivor of Japanese American Internment during World War II. Sugimoto became a naturalized citi...
Hiroki Morinoue
Hiroki Morinoue (born 1947) is an American artist of Japanese descent who has helped to pioneer in the United States the fusion of western Impressionism with modern Japanese design.
Hiroki Morinoue (born 1947) is an American artist of Japanese descent who has helped to pioneer in the United States the fusion of western Impressionism with modern Japanese design.
Hisako Terasaki
Hisako Terasaki (born in Los Angeles, California in 1928), is a Japanese American etcher.
Hisako Terasaki (born in Los Angeles, California in 1928), is a Japanese American etcher.
Isamu Noguchi
Isamu Noguchi was a prominent Japanese American artist and landscape architect whose artistic career spanned six decades, from the 1920s onward.
Isamu Noguchi was a prominent Japanese American artist and landscape architect whose artistic career spanned six decades, from the 1920s onward.
Isao Kikuchi
Isao Kikuchi (born 1921) is a graphic designer, painter, carver, illustrator.
Isao Kikuchi (born 1921) is a graphic designer, painter, carver, illustrator.
Jason Teraoka
Jason Jun Teraoka (born 1964) is a figurative painter who was born in Kapaʻa, Hawaiʻi.
Jason Jun Teraoka (born 1964) is a figurative painter who was born in Kapaʻa, Hawaiʻi.
Jerry T. Okimoto
Jerry T. Okimoto (1924 – 1998) was a Japanese-American painter and sculptor who was born in Waianae, Hawaii.
Jerry T. Okimoto (1924 – 1998) was a Japanese-American painter and sculptor who was born in Waianae, Hawaii.
Junko Chodos
Junko Chodos (born 1939) is a contemporary Japanese-American artist residing in the United States.
Junko Chodos (born 1939) is a contemporary Japanese-American artist residing in the United States.
Kazu Kibuishi
Kazu Kibuishi is an American graphic novel author and illustrator.
Kazu Kibuishi is an American graphic novel author and illustrator.
Kelly Sueda
Kelly Sueda is a painter who was born and raised in Hawaii.
Kelly Sueda is a painter who was born and raised in Hawaii.
Kenzo Okada
Kenzo Okada (岡田 謙三 "Okada Kenzō" September 28, 1902 – July 25, 1982) was a Japanese-born American painter.
Kenzo Okada (岡田 謙三 "Okada Kenzō" September 28, 1902 – July 25, 1982) was a Japanese-born American painter.
Kinji Akagawa
Kinji Akagawa (born 1940, Tokyo, Japan) is an American sculptor and arts educator best known for sculptural constructions that also serve a practical function.
Kinji Akagawa (born 1940, Tokyo, Japan) is an American sculptor and arts educator best known for sculptural constructions that also serve a practical function.
Kyohei Inukai (b 1913)
Kyohei Inukai (1913-1985) was a Japanese-American artist.
Kyohei Inukai (1913-1985) was a Japanese-American artist.
Leland Miyano
Leland Miyano is an artist, landscape designer and author born and raised in Hawai'i.
Leland Miyano is an artist, landscape designer and author born and raised in Hawai'i.
Makoto Fujimura
Makoto Fujimura is a 21st Century Contemporary Artist.
Makoto Fujimura is a 21st Century Contemporary Artist.
Mika Seeger
Mika Seeger is an American ceramic artist of Rhode Island.
Mika Seeger is an American ceramic artist of Rhode Island.
Miné Okubo
Miné Okubo (first name pronounced MEE-NEH), a pioneering Nisei woman, artist and writer, created approximately 2000 drawings and sketches of her experiences while confined along with approximate...
Miné Okubo (first name pronounced MEE-NEH), a pioneering Nisei woman, artist and writer, created approximately 2000 drawings and sketches of her experiences while confined along with approximate...
Miya Ando
Miya Ando is an American post-minimalist artist whose most notable public commissions include “8-Fold Path” in Los Angeles's Against the Stream Buddhist Temple, “Fiat Lux” for St. John’s Bread a...
Miya Ando is an American post-minimalist artist whose most notable public commissions include “8-Fold Path” in Los Angeles's Against the Stream Buddhist Temple, “Fiat Lux” for St. John’s Bread a...
Ray Yoshida
Raymond "Ray" Kakuo Yoshida (October 3, 1930 – January 10, 2009) was a Chicago artist known for his paintings and collages, and a teacher at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1959 ...
Raymond "Ray" Kakuo Yoshida (October 3, 1930 – January 10, 2009) was a Chicago artist known for his paintings and collages, and a teacher at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1959 ...
Robert Kinoshita
Robert Kinoshita (born February 24, 1914) is an artist, art director, and set and production designer who worked in the American film and television industries from the 1950s through the early 1980s.
Robert Kinoshita (born February 24, 1914) is an artist, art director, and set and production designer who worked in the American film and television industries from the 1950s through the early 1980s.
Robert Murase
Robert Murase (1938 – July 19, 2005) was a world renowned landscape architect.
Robert Murase (1938 – July 19, 2005) was a world renowned landscape architect.
Roger Shimomura
Roger Shimomura (born 1939 in Seattle, Washington) is an American artist and a retired professor at the University of Kansas.
Roger Shimomura (born 1939 in Seattle, Washington) is an American artist and a retired professor at the University of Kansas.
S. Neil Fujita
Sadamitsu "S. Neil" Fujita (May 16, 1921 – October 23, 2010) was an American graphic designer known for his innovative book cover and record album designs.
Sadamitsu "S. Neil" Fujita (May 16, 1921 – October 23, 2010) was an American graphic designer known for his innovative book cover and record album designs.
Sayaka Ganz
Sayaka Ganz is an American sculptor.
Sayaka Ganz is an American sculptor.
Sueko Matsueda Kimura
Sueko Matsueda Kimura (June 10, 1912 – December 25, 2001) was an American artist.
Sueko Matsueda Kimura (June 10, 1912 – December 25, 2001) was an American artist.
Sueo Serisawa
Sueo Serisawa (April 10, 1910 - September 7, 2004) was a Japanese American who became a modernist of the Los Angeles school.
Sueo Serisawa (April 10, 1910 - September 7, 2004) was a Japanese American who became a modernist of the Los Angeles school.
Takeshi Yamada
Takeshi Yamada is a Japanese-American artist and rogue taxidermist.
Takeshi Yamada is a Japanese-American artist and rogue taxidermist.
Taro Yamamoto (artist)
Taro Yamamoto (October 29, 1919 – June 12, 1994) belonged to the New York School Abstract Expressionist artists whose artistic innovation by the 1950s had been recognized across the Atlant...
Taro Yamamoto (October 29, 1919 – June 12, 1994) belonged to the New York School Abstract Expressionist artists whose artistic innovation by the 1950s had been recognized across the Atlant...
Taro Yashima
Taro Yashima (1908–1994) was the pseudonym of Atsushi Iwamatsu, a Japanese artist.
Taro Yashima (1908–1994) was the pseudonym of Atsushi Iwamatsu, a Japanese artist.
Tetsuo Ochikubo
Tetsuo Ochikubo (1923-1975), also known as Bob Ochikubo, was a Japanese-American painter and printmaker who was born in Waipahu, Hawaii, Honolulu county, Hawaii.
Tetsuo Ochikubo (1923-1975), also known as Bob Ochikubo, was a Japanese-American painter and printmaker who was born in Waipahu, Hawaii, Honolulu county, Hawaii.
Thomas Yamamoto
Thomas Yamamoto (August 20, 1917 - 2004) was an American artist.
Thomas Yamamoto (August 20, 1917 - 2004) was an American artist.
Wendy Yoshimura
Wendy Masako Yoshimura (born January 17, 1943) is an American still life watercolor painter better known for her involvement with the Symbionese Liberation Army.
Wendy Masako Yoshimura (born January 17, 1943) is an American still life watercolor painter better known for her involvement with the Symbionese Liberation Army.
Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Yasuo Kuniyoshi was an American painter, photographer and printmaker born in Okayama, Japan.
Yasuo Kuniyoshi was an American painter, photographer and printmaker born in Okayama, Japan.
Yuriko Yamaguchi (sculptor)
Yuriko Yamaguchi (born 1948) is a Japanese-American sculptor.
Yuriko Yamaguchi (born 1948) is a Japanese-American sculptor.