Paul Hamanaka @ artavita

Paul Hamanaka

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2016 West Chester University, PA, USA
2015 Cerulean Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2009 Cerulean Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2008 Strasphere Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2006 MBN Studios, Philadelphia, PA
2003 Eastern University, Radnor, PA
2001 Freyburger Gallery at Penn State U., Berks-Lehigh Valley, PA
1989 Camden county Community College, Clamont, NJ
1983 Portico Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1982 Portico Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1981 Marcel Bernheim, Paris, France

GROUP EXHIBITIONS(Partial List)

2015 “Art of the State” at PA State of Museum, PA, USA
2014 “Annual Juried Show” at Abington Art Center, PA
2013 “70th Annual Painting Awards Exhibition” at Cheltenham Art Center, PA
2012 “Centennial Exhibition” at Delaware Museum, DE
“69th Annual Painting Awards Exhibition” at Cheltenham Art Center, PA
“Annual Juried Show” at Abington Art Center, PA
2011 “68th Annual Painting Awards Exhibition” at Cheltenham Art Center, PA
“Annual Juried Show” at Abington Art Center, PA
2009 “Faculty Show” at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, PA
2007 “Philadelphia Sculpture show” at West Chester University, PA
“Faculty Show” at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, PA
2006 “64th Annual Painting Awards Exhibition” at Cheltenham Art Center, PA
“20th International Juried Show” at New Jersey Center for Visual Arts
2005 “Betsy Meyer Memorial Exhibition” at Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
“14th National Juried Show” at ACNNJ, New Milford, NJ
2004 “2004 International Juried Show” at New Jersey Center for Visual Arts
curated by Charlotta Kotik (The Brooklyn Museum of Art)
”Mid-Atlantic New Painting 2004” at Mary Washington College, VA
curated by Stephen Phillips, The Phillips Collection
”Real Life” at Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts
2003 “12th National Juried Show” at Art Center of Northern New Jersey
curated by Dana Miller (Whitney Museum of American Art) NYC
2002 “Celebration of Visual Traditions” at Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, PA
“The New Millennium” sponsored by PCA(Penn. Council on the Arts) at Penn State
University & at Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts, Harrisburg, PA
2000 “Art of Healing” at Penn State Berks-Lehigh Valley College, PA
“60th Annual Juried Exhibition” at Woodmere art Museum, PA
1999 “Thesis Exhibition” at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
1998 “Waking Dream” at Castle Gallery, New Rochelle, NY
1997 Artists Equity Invitational, at Woodmere Art Museum, PA
JAA Members Show, at Kaoru Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1996 “Annual Award Exhibition”, at Cheltenham Center for the Arts, PA
“Half the Other” Show, at the Samuel Fleisher Art Memorial, PA
1995 “Beyond Borders II”, at Philadelphia City Hall
Artists Equity Show, at Glocester County Community College, NJ
1994 Artists Equity Triennial, at Berman Museum, PA
1992 Immaculata College Annual Show, at Immaculata College, PA
1991 Pindar Gallery Invitational curated by Charlotta Kotik(Director of Brooklyn Museum of Art)
“Art at the Armory”, Philadelphia, PA
1990 “Faber Birren Color Award Show” at Stamford Museum, CT, USA
Ariel Gallery Annual Show, Soho, NY
1989 “Annual Award Exhibition”, at Chltenham Center for the Arts, PA, USA
Tower Gallery Annual, New York, NY
“Annual Award Show” at Kurobe Culture Center, Toyama, Japan
1988 Artists Equity Triennial, at Port of History Museum, Philadelphia, PA ,USA
Tower Gallery Annual, New York, NY
“Annual Award Show” at Kurobe Culture Center, Toyama, Japan
1987 Tower Gallery Annual, New York, NY
“Annual Award Show” at Kurobe Culture Center, Toyama, Japan
1981-85 “Annual Group Show”, at Portico Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1980 Salon d’Automn, Grand Palais, Paris, France
1979 Salon d’Automn, Grand Palais, Paris
Salon National Des Beaux Arts, Grand Palais, Paris
1978 "Invitational Modern Art Exhibition" at Takara Gallery, Tokyo

EDUCATION

1997-99 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Art, MFA
1995-97 Eastern University, BA
1978-80 Academie de Port-Royal, Paris, France, Certificate
1970-72 Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan, asso. BFA

AWARDS & COMMISSIONS & GRANTS

2013 Cheltenham Art Center Awards at 70th Painting Awards Show
Merit Awards at Abington Art Center
2011 Cheltenham Art Center Awards
2006 – Lorraine and Ben Alexander Award, at 64th Annual Painting Award Exhibition, Cheltenham Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
2004 - Merit Award, in the 2004 International Juried Show” at N.J. Center for Contemporary Art
1999-2000 Violette De Mazia Grant, Violette De Mazia Trust, The Barnes Foundation
1998-99 Gray Trust Grant, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
1997 – The Hahn Gallery Award in the Artists Equity Triennial, Woodmere Art Museum
1995 - Honorable Mention in the Manhattan Arts Intern’l Cover Art Competition, NY
1994 - Artists Guild Award in the Artists Equity Triennial, Philadelphia
1991 - Second Prize in the National Juried Competition at Pindar Gallery,SoHo
1989 - Toyama Newspaper Awards in the 29th Annual at Kurobe City, Toyama, Japan
1988 - Carlos Sierra Franco Award in the 50th Annual at Main Line Center of the Arts,
1988 - Excellence Award in the 28th Annual at Kurobe City
1987 - Ichigenkai Award in the 27th Annual at Kurobe City
1986 - Commission for paintings - Mayoral office in Yokkaichi City, Mie, Japan
1984 - Commission for sculpture - Mayor's Memorial in Aogashima, Tokyo, Japan

PUBLICATIONS

Philadelphia Inquirer, June 5, 2009. “
Philadelphia Inquirer, May 12, 2006. “Cheltenham Art Center show” by Victoria Donohoe
Reading Eagle, Sep. 30, 2001. “Shadows/Substance: May the light be with you” by Ron Scira
The New York Times, Oct. 11,1998. “Show that Highlights Dreams and Magic” by Vivien Raynor
Art Matters, Dec. ’89 – Jan. 90’. “More reviews” by Robert Eliot
Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov. 4,1983. “An outstanding Phila Artist shows his recent work”by Victoria Donohoe

Portfolio:

Qi Realism

The most recent works involve cut-out board canvas and 3 dimensional materials. I have come to believe Reality is expressed well if I can capture Qi in my art. Qi is flowing in the air and penetrating through any objects without border. Thus, eliminating the rectangular border of normal picture plane has become essential and creating energy by assembling the opposite forces within the art work like, in and out, beauty and ugliness, yin and yang, and so on. Ultimate goal is to feel intangible reality through tangible artwork. In this series, image titles contain Q.R. which stands for Qi Realism.

“Q.R 114/ A Letter”

“Q.R 115/ Blessing”

When the great tsunami hit North East region of Japan, Kazu, Swiss fashion designer helped its people in her amazing way. Thus, I was inspired to make this artwork. You can check the video version at http://www.myartmuseumannex.com/#!video-version/cf97

“Q.R 314/ Q=MC2 +”

The theme, everything is energy, is expressed here. Mind or inner world has the equation of Q(energy) = MC2(square) +, i.e., more than the equation of physics, E=MC2. Qi flows freely from A to B, B to Z, or Z to N, meaning, from abstract to figurative, real to fake, painting to sculpture, and vice versa.