Mark Takiguchi
Email marktakiguchi@gmail.com

Education:
1991 MFA School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1990 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan ME.
1987 MA Art Education, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
1984 BS Psychology, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
1983-84 City University of London, London, England

Exhibitions:

2014 "Furniture Porn,"  WorkSound International Gallery, Portland OR
        "Oregon Artist Showcase," Chehalem Cultural Center, Newburg, OR

2013 "Around Oregon Annual," The Art Center, Corvallis, OR
        "Paintings," Pacific Art League, Palo Alto,  Rachel Lazo: Juror

2011 "New Work,"  Faculty Exhibition, California College of the Arts, Tecoah         Bruce Gallery, Oakland, CA

2010  "New Work," Faculty Exhibition, California College of the Arts, Tecoah Bruce Gallery, Oakland, CA

2009 "Art Esteem Exhibition," California College of the Arts, Tecoah Bruce Gallery, Oakalnd CA
        "Chain Reaction," Butler-Elkovich space, Richmond, CA

2008 “New Work,” Faculty Exhibition, California College of the Arts, Tecoah Bruce Gallery, Oakland, CA

2007 “The Commons,” Thoreau Center for Sustainability, San Francisco, CA
“100 Years of Making,” Faculty Exhibition, California College of the Arts, Tecoah Bruce Gallery, Oakland, CA

2006 “In the Making,” Faculty Exhibition, California College of the Arts, Tecoah Bruce Gallery, Oakland CA
        “Black Market Auction,” Independent School of Art, 500 Hayes Valley, San Francisco, CA curated by Jon Rubin

2005 “Horoscope Show,” Faculty Exhibition, California College of the Arts, Tecoah Bruce Gallery, Oakland, CA

2004 “New Work,” Faculty Exhibition, California College of the Arts, Tecoah Bruce Gallery, Oakland, CA

2001 “Inspiration and Image,” Juror: Karen Tsujimoto, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastapol, CA

2000 “Pro Arts Juried Annual Exhibition,” Juror: Larry Rinder
“Berkeley Art Center Annual Juried Exhibition,” Juror: Clara Kim
“California Small Works” Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Juror: Carrie Lederer

1999 “Skowhegan Alumni Exhibition,” David Beitzel Gallery, New York, NY

1996 “Sequence: On View,” Chavez Gallery, S. F. State University, San Francisco, CA
“Group Exhibition,” Adobe Books, San Francisco

1995 “Bay Arts 95,” Juror Renny Pritikin, Belmont, CA
“4th Annual Baggage Show,” The Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco. CA
“Fun-Ding,” benefit Auction for Poor Magazine, Four Walls Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1994 “One Night Stand,” Westridge Art Center, Highland Park, Il.

1993 “Progetto Cuspide,” collaborative community art project, Venice, Italy.

1992 “Marker,” installation, Tough Gallery, Chicago, Il.

1991 “Grace,” installation, A. R. C. Gallery, Chicago, Il.
“Cave,” installation, Gallery 2, Chicago, Il.

Other:

2015  Curated "Understory: Artist responses to Leland Iron Works,"  Oregon City, OR
        "Curtain," Artist Book, based on text from Don Delillo's "Point Omega," Printed by Kate Copeland

2014 Interviewed by April Baer for OPB's "State of Wonder."  aired 10/25/14
        Interviewed by Jack Featherly for WorkSound Artist series 10/11/14

2007 Juror: American Crafts Council Best of Categories, Exhibition in San Francisco

2004 Curated: “Advance to Go” Oliver Art Center Gallery, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA

1991 Installation Crew, Christo – The Umbrellas Project, Lebec, CA.