Well-known artist Masami Teraoka will be visiting Sonoma State University to give a special guest lecture and sign his books on Saturday, May 10 at 2 p.m. in the University Commons. His visit is sponsored by the University Art Gallery in conjunction with the Visiting Artist Lecture Series. Admission is free and open to the public.
Teraoka, an artist originally from Japan whose work pays homage to-and critiques-the traditions of both Japanese and European art, will not only discuss the works in his book, Ascending Chaos, but will discuss how his work evolved from Ukiyo-e narrative, providing both a social and personal context, and will discuss inspired him to arrive at the imagery in his current work. A Q&A period will follow, along with a light reception.
Masami Teraoka was born in Onomichi, Japan, in 1936. He moved to Los Angeles in 1961, where he received his B.A. and M.F.A. from the Otis Art Institute. He currently lives and works in Hawaii. Teraoka’s work has been exhibited internationally and is in major private and public collections, including the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Walker Art Center.
For more information, please call Carla Stone at (707) 664-2295.
