Functional Fine Art
curated by Marna Braunstein Clark
 

 

 




Wendy Maruyama
Dreamland, 1999
Polychromed jelutong, glass & paper
48 x 68 x 4 inches

Wendy Maruyama
K. O. M. (wall cabinet), 2002
Polychromed jelutong, digital imagery, godzilla toy
60 x 8 x 9 inches

detail of K. O. M. open

 

Wendy Maruyama

Born
1952 La Junta, Colorado

Education
Master of Fine Arts - 1980
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester , NY
Bachelor of Arts - 1975
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2002 "The Inside Story", Herron School of Art, Indianapolis IN
2000 “In the Eye of the Beholder”, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah GA
1999 John Elder Gallery, New York, NY
1998 “Wendy Maruyama: New Work” Joanne Rapp Gallery, Scottsdale AZ
1997 “Hako” NUNO Inc., one-person traveling exhibition, JAPAN
1995 “Wendy Maruyama: Simple Pleasures and Indulgences: Peter Joseph Gallery, New York, NY
1992 Peter Joseph Gallery, New York NY
1991 Gallery NAGA, Boston MA
1990 Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Selected Group Exhibitions
2002 "Functional Fine Art", curated by Marna Braunstein Clark, Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Painted Furniture”, Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, AZ
Kristina Madsen and Wendy Maruyama: Pritam and Eames Gallery, East Hampton, NY
"Sam Maloof, John Cedarquist, Wendy Maruyama", Arizona State University Art Gallery, Tempe AZ
"20th Anniversary Exhibition" Pritam and Eames Gallery, Easthampton, NY
"Talking to Myself: Culture, Fantasy and the Domestic Condition" group exhibition, Porter Troupe Gallery, San Diego CA
2000 “Women Designers in the USA”, The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, New York, NY
"Women Furniture Makers", Leo Kaplan Modern, New York, NY
1999 “Furniture Redefined” San Diego State University Faculty, Alumni, and Student Exhibition, Oceanside Art Museum, Oceanside, CA
Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA
1997 “Interiors” Gallery NAGA, Boston, MA
“Inaugural Exhibition” John Elder Gallery, New York, NY
“Centennial Furniture Exhibition” Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston MA
“Narratives in Wood” Virginia Breier Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1996 “World Urushi Culture Council Exhibition” Fujita Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
“Points of Light” Menorah Exhibition, Margolis Gallery, Houston, TX
1995 “Breaking Barriers: Recent American Craft” American Craft Museum, touring exhibition
1994 “Inaugural Group Show“, Donald Brecker Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
“Masterworks Two” Peter Joseph Gallery, New York NY
1993 “Functional Sculpture” Indigo Gallery, Boca Raton FL
“Hybridization: Contemporary Northern California Craft, 1975 - Present” Oliver Art
Center at California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland CA
“New Art Forms” Chicago Navy Pier, Peter Joseph Gallery, Chicago IL
”Pacific Rim: Japan” California Crafts Museum, San Francisco CA
“Conservation By Design”, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI
“Silver/Wood/Clay/Gold”, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego CA
1992 "California Dreaming", Franklin Parrasch Gallery, New York NY
1991 "Masterworks", Peter Joseph Gallery, New York NY 1991
Chicago International New Art Forms, Chicago IL
"10 X 14” ten-year Anniversary Exhibition Pritam and Eames Gallery, East Hampton NY
1990 "130 Height + Girth: 15 American Furniture Makers" U.C.S.D. Grove Gallery, San Diego, CA
"Explorations II" American Craft Museum, New York, NY
"The Ingrained Image” Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
"Signs of Support” John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
"Artists Design Furniture” Eve Mannes Gallery, Atlanta, GA

Public Collections
American Craft Museum, NY
Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC
Oakland Museum of Art, Oakland, CA
University Art Museum, Arizona State University at Tempe

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