Michiko Itatani

Michiko Itatani
Born1948
Osaka, Japan
OccupationArtist
Years active1973–present
Websitehttp://www.michikoitatani.com

Michiko Itatani (born 1948) is an American artist, based in Chicago, who was born in Osaka, Japan. After she received her BFA (1974) and MFA (1976) at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1974 and 1976 respectively, she returned to her alma mater in 1979 to teach in the Painting and Drawing department. Through her work, Itatani explores identity, continuation, and finding one's way in the modern world.[1][2][3] Her work depicts nude figures in an expressionist style. Itatani has received the Illinois Arts Council Artist's Fellowship, the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship and the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship. Her work is collected in many museums, including the Art Institute of Chicago; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Olympic Museum, Switzerland; Villa Haiss Museum, Germany; Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Canada; Museu D'art Contemporani (MACBA), Spain; and the National Museum of Contemporary Art, South Korea.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Review: Michiko Itatani/Walsh Gallery". Newcity Art. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  2. ^ "MICHIKO ITATANI BIO". sherryleedy.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  3. ^ Schleifer, Kristen Brooke (July–August 2002). "Michiko Itatani: Contemplative Inquiry". Art in Print Review. 6 (6): 71. JSTOR 24558951.
  4. ^ "Michiko Itatani". Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  5. ^ Heller, Jules (1995). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century. Garland Publishing, INC. New York&London. pp. 274–275.