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An Interview with October Artist-in-Residence Glenda Joyce Hape

Posted by Cynthia Inaba on October 21, 2011

The Artist-in-Residence program resumes this month in the Kimball Education Gallery with Glenda Joyce Hape, a Māori artist from New Zealand. Glenda is a weaver who combines traditional and contemporary techniques and materials to create Māori kakahu, or cloaks. We recently sat down with Glenda to discuss her background, practice, and inspiration.

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FRAME|WORK: A Māori cloak

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on October 19, 2011

FRAME|WORK is a weekly blog series that highlights an artwork in the Museums' permanent collections. This week, we feature an exemplary Māori cloak from the Museums’ inaugural collections (currently on display at the de Young) in honor of the October Artist-in-Residence, Māori weaver Glenda Joyce Hape.

Chief's cloak, 19th century. Polynesia, New Zealand, North Island, West Coast, Wanganui region, Māori people. Flax, kiwi feathers, and commercial wool. Gift of M. H. de Young. 41520

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“Invisible Passage” at the de Young

Posted by Andrea Martin on July 21, 2011

Commissioned by the de Young Museum’s Cultural Encounters Program during Todd Brown’s July 2009 tenure as Artist-in-Residence, Invisible Passage is now back on display in the Kimball Education Gallery as part of his current Artist Fellows project. The painting, measuring 33 feet by 9.5 feet, is Brown’s largest work to date.

Todd Brown working on Invisible Passage in July 2009

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Artist Fellows Showcase featuring Campo Santo, Nefasha Ayer, and Short Films by Kevin Epps

Posted by Andrea Martin on July 15, 2011

On July 8, visitors who attended Friday Nights at the de Young had the chance to experience the Artist Fellows Showcase, which featured contributions from the first class of Artist Fellows: Campo Santo, Kevin Epps and Todd T. Brown. The Koret Auditorium was transformed into a dynamic space of interdisciplinary exploration and expression with three pieces that brought you into a hip-hop theater collective, onto the streets of Oakland and into the sights and sounds of Africa and South Asia.

Kevin Epps in the Filmmaker's Lounge

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Joe Cunningham at Discarded to Divine 2011

Posted by Andrea Martin on April 14, 2011

Visitors to the Artist Studio (Kimball Education Gallery) may remember the charming textiles artist Joe Cunningham and “Joe’s Quilt Shop.” Joe has long been a favorite of the Bay Area quilting world, and in March 2010, he took up residency in the Artist Studio, taught visitors how to quilt, regaled us with clever ballads, reversed the stereotype that men don’t quilt, and impressed us with his works, including Bend in the River, which was acquired by the de Young.  Now, he returns to the Museum as part of the annual textiles event Discarded to Divine.

quilt by Joe Cunningham

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Lastest news from Corinne Okada Takara, December 2008 Artist-in-Residence

Posted by Cynthia Inaba on January 5, 2011

Corinne Okada Takara completed a residency in the Kimball Education Gallery two years ago.  Her project, Rhythms in Space, explored the assembly of recycled materials into airy three-dimensional tapestries and wearable art, while presenting a visual footprint of diverse cultures in the Asian diaspora.  She pulled various motifs from the museum collection, along with visual patterns observed in the museum's surroundings.  Visitors created tapestries from these images using wire, netting, and other recycled materials. 

Now, Corinne is preparing for two large projects in the spring in San Jose.  One if funded with a Target Arts Grant and the other is self-funded.  Please check out her new site for the project at http://kck.st/fhbHwt.

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