Donna Keiko Ozawa

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EXHIBITIONS

Solo shows
2005	"The Waribashi Project: San Francisco," an environmental art collaboration with the Japanese Community and Cultural Center of northern California (JCCCNC), including being showcased as a primary exhibit for the United Nations World Environment Day 2005 conference hosted by the City of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
2001	"Work from the Dump, Selected works by Donna Keiko Ozawa, Artist in Residence", Sanitary Fill Company, San Francisco, CA.
1999	"Transformation/Possibility: The Waribashi Project," project exhibition and solo show, Clockwork Gallery, Design Festa, Tokyo, Japan.

Two-person shows
1999	"American American," Indigo Som/Donna Keiko Ozawa, Crucible Steel Gallery at CELL, San Francisco, CA

Group shows
2008	“Activist Imagination,” collaboration with Bob Hsiang, Christine Wong Yap and Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco, CA. Funded by the Creative Work Fund and San Francisco Foundation.
2007	“Things That Go Up and Down”, Office Gallery, San Francisco, CA."
2005	“Pirated,” Kearny Street Workshop, Somarts Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2004	"Roadside Elixir" curated by Claudia Tennyson, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA.
	Group Show of Artists in Residence, Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito, CA.
2003	"Art Health Fair," curated by Donna Keiko Ozawa, Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA.
	"Sliv & Dulet Present: The Summer Line," New Langton Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA.
	"Making Their Mark," Asian American Women Artists Association, SomArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA.
	"Art Work, An Exhibition of Art by Art Handlers," Chela Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
2002	"Cycles, Recycles," Creative Arts Center Gallery, City of Sunnyvale, Sunnyvale, CA.
	"Art That Moves,"San Francisco Mechanical, Kinetic and Electronic Arts Festival, Crucible Steel Gallery at CELLspace, San Francisco, CA.
	"Picking Up the Pieces," Euphrat Museum of Art, DeAnza College, Cupertino, CA.
2001	"The Fine Art of Recycling," Selected works by Sanitary Fill Company Artists in Residence, Transamerica Corporation lobby, 505 Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA.
	"Selected works by Sanitary Fill Company Artists in Residence", Lobby of One Market Plaza, San Francisco, CA.
2000	"Werk: The 2000 SFMOMA Staff Art Exhibition," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA.
	"Aspects of Evolution," Nikkei 2000 Conference, Japantown Mall, San Francisco, CA.
1998	"Seeking Strong Asian Women" for the "'Re-Orientating' Representations of Asian Women" Festival, group show,University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.
1997	"Living with Television," Gallery 2, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
	Fashion Show1997, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
	MFA Thesis Exhibition, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Public Art Commissions
2001	"The Polyethylene Grove," site specific installation/community art collaborative at Crissy Field Grand Opening, San Francisco, CA.

Temporary Installations
May 2003	Installation studies and collaborations with the Art Students of Head Royce Lower School, Oakland, CA.
June 2001 - May 2002	"Spring" sculpture at the Department of Environment, City of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
2001	"The Polyethylene Grove," Sculpture Garden, Sanitary Fill Company, San Francisco, CA.

RESIDENCIES

Artist in Residence, Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito, CA, 2004.

Artist in Residence, Artist-in-Residence Program, Oakland Museum of California, Fall 2003.

Artist in Residence, Head Royce Lower School, Oakland, CA, April 2003.

Artist in Residence, Artist-in-Residence Program, Sanitary Fill Company, San Francisco, CA, January-April, 2001.

Artist in Residence/Intern, Japan-U.S. Community Education and Exchange (JUCEE) Program, Design Festa, Tokyo, Japan, May-June 1999

ART REVIEWS AND OTHER ARTICLES

“Art Bandits; What’s stealing and what’s not, in “Pirated: A Post Asian Perspective,” Jane Tunks, SFWeekly, May 4, 2005.

“Festival in San Francisco for U.N. Environment Day,” Christopher Hall, New York Times, Travel section, May 1, 2005.

“San Francisco to dine green,” San Diego Union Tribune, May 1, 2005.

“The Waribashi Conundrum,” Jiro Taylor, JapanVisitor, 2004.

“Don’t worry, be happy: Artist Donna Ozawa at the Oakland Museum,” Kevin Davis, Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco, CA, November 13, 2003, p. 38.

“‘Art Health Fair’ at Oakland Museum,” Hokubei Mainichi, San Francisco, CA, Nov. 6, 2003, p. 2.

“The Artist Is In,” Joan Boer, Art Guild News, September/ October 2003, p.5.

Che, I-Chun, "Gallery displays recycled art," The Sun, November 20. 2002, Sunnyvale, CA. (with photo).

Che, I-chun, "Gallery displays recycled art," The Courier, November 20, 2002, Cupertino, CA. (same as article above but different publication.

Durnhoffer, Nick, "Art is Garbage?",The Cardinal, Bellarmine College Prepatory, Sunnyvale, CA, November 2002. (a high school newspaper).

“ Local artists pick up the pieces,” Melissa Sweat, La Voz, Cupertino, CA, Nov. 4, 2002.

“Trashy Crafts: Transforming broken Muni glass into works of art”, San Francisco Chronicle, March 16, 2001.

www.iminorities.com, Featured Artists page, Spring 2000.

Golonu, Berin, "American American at Crucible Steel Gallery," Artweek, April 1999.

Rand, Erica, “Teach me today:fionding the censors in your head and in your classroom - We’re Here: Gay and Lesbian Presence in Art and Art History, Art Journal, Winter, 1996.

STUDENT WORK

2004 Exhibition of Students’ Work, Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA.

2003 Exhibition of Students’ Work, Head Royce Lower School, Oakland, CA.

HONORS & AWARDS

2007 San Francisco Foundation, Fund for Artists Matching Commissions for 2006-2007, "Activist Imagination with Bob Hsiang, Christine Wong Yap and Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco, CA.

2007 Creative Work Fund, "Activist Imagination," with Bob Hsiang, Christine Wong Yap and Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco, CA.

2005 LEF Foundation Grant, “The Waribashi Project: SanFrancisco.”

2005 Columbia Foundation Grant, “The Waribashi Project: San Francisco.”

First place costume contest, Sing-a-long Sound of Music, Castro Theater, San Francisco, CA, 2001.

Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation Grant, Oakland, CA, November 2000.

Honoree/Candlelighter, Day of Remembrance Commemoration, San Francisco, CA, February 20, 2000

Travel Scholarship, Japan-U.S. Community Education and Exchange (JUCEE) Program, Tokyo, Japan, May-June 1999.

Graduate Assistantship in Interior Architecture, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, (SAIC), 1997.

Graduate Grant, SAIC,1996-97.

Graduate Assistantship in Sculpture, SAIC,1996.

Graduate Assistantship in First Year Program, SAIC, 1996.

Graduate Grant, SAIC,1995-96.

LYRIC Community Service Award, Lavender Youth Recreation & Information Center, 1991.

Undergraduate Scholarship Award, Japanese American Citizens League,1981.

COLLECTIONS

Permanent Collection of the Sanitary Fill Company, San Francisco, CA

Collection of Alan Deal and Kevin Grawey, San Francisco, CA.

Collection of Mary Dawson-Rose, San Francisco, CA.

Collection of Pat and Marc Weinberg, Los Gatos, CA.

Various private collections in the San Francisco Bay Area.

APPEARANCES

Panelist, Philosophy, Cosmology, & Consciousness Program at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), with greenmuseum.org artists Judith Selby Lang and Meadowsweet Dairy, November 2007.

Guest lecturer, Asian American Culture class, San Francisco State University, SF, 2007.

Pine United Methodist Church, Adult Forum: “The Waribashi Project”, San Francisco, CA, April, 2005.

Artist in Residence lecture, Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA 2004.

Guest lecturer, Art Department, Mills College, Oakland, CA, 2003

Guest lecturer, Asian American Culture class, San Francisco State University, SF, 2002.

Guest lecturer, Asian American Culture class, San Francisco State University, SF, 2001.

Japanese Community and Cultural Center of Northern California, Artists' Talk, June 21, 2001.

San Francisco Chronicle, " Trashy Crafts:Artists transform broken Muni glass into works of art", March 16, 2001.

Nikkei 2000 website photo gallery, 2000.

"My Japan Diary," NHK Radio, Tokyo, Japan, October 1999.

Pine United Methodist Church, Adult Forum: "A Sansei Artist in Japan", San Francisco, CA, September 1999.

NHK Television News, Tokyo, Japan, June 19, 1999.

NHK BS-2 Cable television feature, Japan, June 19, 1999.

Asahi Newspaper, Morning Edition, Tokyo, Japan, June 18, 1999.

Hokubei Mainichi, San Francisco, CA, May 22. 1999.

Artist talk, CELL Space Gallery, San Francisco, CA, February 1999.

San Francisco Metropolitan, February 15, 1999.

Flashpoints,KPFA/Pacifica Radio, Berkeley, CA, February, 1999.

SET DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION

Performance by Minal Hajratwala, San Francisco Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA (Set Designer and Carpenter for Minal Hajratwala, October-November 1999).

"Polynesian Villiage" at the 1998 After Superbowl Party, Miami, FL (Set Carpenter, L. Sausa Productions, Inc., Oakland, CA, December 1998).

Puppets and props (Set and Prop Designer/Builder, "Damaged Care," S.F. Mime Troupe,San Francisco, CA, April-May 1998).

"Party Room" design and construction and staging for "Peter Rabbit Exhibit" (Exhibit Design Intern, Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito, CA, Spring 1995).

Lighting and Sound Technician, BRAVA! For Women in the Arts, San Francisco, CA, Fall 1992.

PUBLICATIONS

"Working with Queer Young People on Oppression Issues and Alliance Building," Tilting the Tower: Lesbians Teaching Queer Subjects, ed. by Linda Garber, Routledge, New York, NY, 1994.

MUSIC

Donna's myspace page.

2006-2008 "The Great and Powerful OZ, drummer for the CoverGrrlz, an all women's rock cover band. In 2007, the CoverGrrlz were semifinalists in KFOX' Last Band Standing Cover Band context. CoverGrrlz website. CoverGrrlz myspace. I've have done the drum tracks on the mp3's on the CoverGrrlz website to date (1/2008).

2005-6 "Charlotte Watsu", drummer for LICK!, an all women's Rolling Stones Tribute Band.

1998 Electric bass, “In My Mind I’m 5’9”,” Florence Yoo, compact disc, Florence Yoo Recordings, New York, NY.

1990 Guitar and vocals, original music for video feature, “Cut Sleeve” produced by Nikos Diamond, San Francisco, CA.

I have performed at the following venues:

CG Past gigs 2006-2008: Vinnie's Bar & Grill(Concord, CA), Pioneer Saloon (Woodside, CA), Brittania Arms( Abbottfest Toys for Tots, Cupertino,CA), Fifth Quarter (San Jose ,CA), Ex'pressions College with live webcast (Emeryville, CA), KFOX 98.5 FM Radio Studios (2007 Semifinalists in Last Band Standing contest with live audio and webcast, San Jose, CA), St. James Gate Irish Pub (Belmont,CA), Maggie McGarry's (San Francisco,CA), Chabot Space & Science Center (Lunar Lounge Express, Oakland, CA), Bay Street Shopping Center (Emeryville,CA), Abbottfest River Road Rally @ Windmill Cove Resort & Marina (Stockton,CA),Union City Farmer's Market (Union City,CA), Downtown Ollie's Saloon (Livermore, CA), Laurel Village Summer Solstice Music Festival (Oakland ,CA), Dublin Sports Pub & Grill (Dublin,CA), JUS Brothers MC Poker Run @ Ike's Lounge (San Jose,CA), Hard Rock Cafe Pier 39 (San Francisco,CA), Grant & Green (San Francisco,CA), John St. Patrick's (Alameda ,CA),Quarter Note (Sunnyvale, CA), Hard Rock Cafe Pier 39 (Battle of the Bands! San Francisco,CA), King's Head Pub (Toys for Tots Benefit, Campbell, CA), Alameda Yacht Club, (Alameda, CA), Rockit Room (Blue Bear Presents, San Francisco, CA)

Other venues where I have performed: Homeless Connect (Civic Center Auditorium, San Francisco, CA), Last Day Saloon (San Francisco,CA), Red Devil Lounge (San Francisco,CA).

TEACHING

Artist in Residence, Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito, CA, February 2004.

Artist in Residence, Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA, September-December 2003.

Artist in Residence, Head Royce Lower School, Oakland, CA, April - May 2003.

Sustainable Arts Specialist, Crissy Field Center, San Francisco, CA, 2001 - 2002.

Recreation Specialist/Director of the Scrapmobile Program, Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs Department, City of Oakland, Oakland, CA, Summers 1998-2001.

Teaching Assistant in Furniture Design, Interior Architecture Dept., School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Chicago, IL, Spring 1997.

Department Assistant and Graduate Assistant, Wood & Metal Shop, SAIC, Chicago, IL.

Teaching Assistant in Woodworking, Sculpture Dept., SAIC, Chicago, IL, Fall 1996.

Teaching Assistant in 3-D, First Year Program Dept., SAIC, Chicago, IL, Spring 1996.

AFFILIATIONS

California Lawyers for the Arts

Film Arts Foundation

Asian American Women Artists Association

Nosei Network

EDUCATION

San Francisco City College, film credits, San Francisco, CA, Fall 2000

Bay Area Video Coalition, coursework in video production and editing, San Francisco, CA, 2000.

Laney College, digital video editing cabinetmaking & furniture design credits Oakland, CA, Spring 1995, Summer 1997, Fall 1999, Spring 2004.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL , Master of Fine Arts, Sculpture, 1997.

San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, studio art & film credits, 1992-94.

Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, Bachelor of Arts, Latin American Studies & Spanish, 1986.

Associated Colleges of the Midwest, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1985