Artist Talk with Etsuko Ichikawa

Free to the public
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About Etsuko Ichikawa

I am a multi-media artist, filmmaker, and activist. 

I was born and raised in Tokyo and have lived in Seattle for over two decades. Both places are home to me, and while my life is rooted in America, my aesthetic sensibilities strongly call to Japan. My work is a reflection of myself in these two distinctively different cultures. 

After receiving my BFA from Tokyo Zokei University in 1987, I came to the U.S. to attend Pilchuck Glass School in 1993 and worked for Dale Chihuly as a studio assistant for eight years. I became independent in 2003 and since then, I have been making art full time. 

My work has been exhibited at museums internationally, including the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Seattle Art Museum, the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, and the Ueno Royal Museum in Tokyo, and my work has been included in public and private collections in twelve countries. I received grants from numerous institutions, including the National Endowment for the Arts, the Andy Warhol Foundation, the Pollock Krasner Foundation, Artist Trust, and the Americans for the Arts.

I volunteer to support the environment and world peace. I am a co-founder of Artists for Japan, a Seattle-based grassroots organization to support the relief efforts of the Great East Japan earthquake and aftermath; a member of NOddIN, a Tokyo-based collective of filmmakers; and a board member of From Hiroshima to Hope, a Seattle-based NPO which hosts an annual lantern floating event at Green Lake.

45min presentation / 15 min Q&A and final mahalo