Kathy Aoki
Kathy Aoki’s work examines the absurdities of the art market, pop culture trends, and patriarchal power. Trained as a printmaker, she has since expanded her practice to include animation and sculpture to enhance her immersive installations that simulate visitor centers and museums. Born in New Haven, CT, Aoki currently lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area. She received her MFA from Washington University in St. Louis and has earned numerous fellowships and residencies including MacDowell, Headlands Center for the Arts, and Frans Masereel Centrum (Belgium). Aoki’s works on paper reside in collections of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum. Aoki’s work has been shown in venues such San Jose Museum of Art (solo), the de Young Art Museum (San Francisco), and the International Print Center New York.
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