June Sekiguchi

Artist Bio     Artist Statement     Artist Resume

RESUME

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Studio Art 1983
University of California at Santa Barbara

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

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  • Solo Exhibition: A Brief Walk on the Edge
    Shift Gallery, Tashiro Kaplan Building, Seattle, WA
  • Group Exhibition
    Artxchange, Seattle, WA
  • Inaugural Exhibition
    Canvas, Seattle, WA
  • Solo Exhibition
    ArtXchange, Seattle, WA
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  • How the Soy Sauce Was Bottled
    Wing Luke Asian Museum, Seattle, WA
    Tracy Fugami, Jason Huff, Alan Chong Lau, Ethelyn C. Abellanosa, jurors. Five artists selected to use artifacts from the museum collection for new work
  • Small Works Members' Show
    Shift Gallery, Tashiro Kaplan Building, Seattle, WA
  • Pratt Fine Arts Instructor/Student Show
    Pratt Gallery, Tashiro Kaplan Building, Seattle, WA
  • artEAST Member's Show: Out of the Box
    artEAST Studios co-operative gallery, Up Front [art], Issaquah, WA
  • Annual Regional Juried Art Show
    Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, South Puget Sound Community College, Olympia, WA
  • Demographic Tapestry: Strands of Our Culture
    Inaugural Exhibition Sammamish City Hall. Dianne Elliott, curator. Sammamish, WA
  • Intergenerational Moments
    Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
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  • A Circular Route
    Co-sponsored by the Tibetan Healing Fund and the Tibetan Nun's Project. Curated by Debbi Lester. Vidya Gallery, Seattle, WA
  • Women Beyond Borders
    National traveling exhibition paired with Yuri Kochiyama and commencing at the Palo Alto Arts Center. Palo Alto, CA
  • Plugged In and Caffeinated
    Kamla Kakaria, Larry Calkins, Barbara Shaiman, jurors. Columbia City Gallery, Seattle, WA
  • Solo Exhibition: Infusions
    Floating Leave Tea, Seattle, WA
  • Shrines for the Environment
    Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem, OR
  • Collective Works
    Featured artists from the Art Collective Issaquah, WA
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  • Contemporary Works of Asian Traditions: The Other Roadside Attraction
    Tatsuo Tomeoka curator. Mount Vernon, WA
  • Gilda's Club Red Door Campaign
    Juried selection. Seattle, WA
  • Greenwood Art Walk
    Stephen Lyons, Dionne Haroutunian jurors. Birdem Turban Gallery, Seattle, WA
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  • Northwest Women's Arts and Crafts Show
    Karma Place, Bow, WA
  • Techlink Engineering Resources
    Corporate Headquarters, Belleveue, WA
  • Greenwood Art Walk
    Birdem Turban Gallery, Seattle, WA
  • Blue Heron Gallery
    Vashon, WA
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  • New Work: Ajrak Series
    Chazen, Seattle, WA
  • Aurora Women's Health Center
    Seattle, WA
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  • Coastal Kitchen
    Seattle, WA
  • Joe Bar
    Seattle, WA
  • Dynamik Space
    Seattle, WA
  • June Sekiguchi and Garrison Coverdale
    Blue Heron Gallery, Vashon, WA
  • International Microwave Symposium, Guest Programs
    Seattle, WA
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  • Heart of the Beast Invitational
    Recipient of Best of Show. Silverwood Gallery, Vashon, WA
  • Spontaneous Explorations
    Adell McMillan Gallery. University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
  • City of SeaTac
    Peggy Weiss juror. SeaTac, WA

AWARDS

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  • King County Public Art Collection: Portable Works
    4Culture Special Projects Grant
    Artist Trust GAP Grant
  • Artist Trust EDGE Program
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  • George Tsutakawa Sculpture Scholarship
    Pratt Fine Arts Center

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

  • ArtXchange
  • Member Shift Studio 2008
  • Founding member of artEAST, 2004; Board Member 2005 and 2008
  • Issaquah Arts Commission term 2005-2009
  • Artist Trust
  • 4Culture Local Arts Agencies

COLLECTIONS

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  • Wing Luke Asian Museum
  • King County Public Art Collection Portable Works

SELECTED COMMISSIONS

  • Protingent Staffing (formerly Techlink NW), Redmond, WA
  • Flow Yoga, Redmond, WA
  • Stephen L. Nelson Offices, Redmond, WA
  • Cummins Residence, Bellevue, WA
  • Starr Residence, Vashon, WA
  • Domingo Residence, Newport Beach, CA

ART RELATED TRAVEL

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  • Morocco, Spain, Czech Republic
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  • Laos, Cambodia, Thailand
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  • France, Italy
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  • Mexico
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  • Japan, Malaysia, Singapore

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Edwards, Haley. "Modern Asian Art Flavored with History," Seattle Times, January 5, 2007, p45H