| Curt Fukuda |
| Selected Exhibitions | |
| 2007 |
deSaisset Museum, Santa Clara, California.
Faith Placed: The Intersection of Spirituality and Location in Contemporary Photography.
Curator: Karen Kienzle.
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| 2004 |
de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, California.
Americanos!.
Curator: Karen Kienzle.
MACLA, San José, California. 6th Annual Latino Art Auction Exhibition. Curator: Tamara Alvarado and Anjee Helstrup. La Raza Galería Posada, Sacramento, California. Americanos!. Curator: Edward James Olmos |
| 2003 |
Casa Adobe, San Jose, California.
Works in collaboration with Lissa Jones.
Curator: Catherine Gonzalez.
Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, Arizona. Día de los Muertos: A Southwest Celebration. Curators: Vicki Donkersley. |
| 2002 |
Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, Arizona.
Americanos!.
Curator: Edward James Olmos
MACLA, San José, California. Cabinets of Curiosities. Curators: Anjee Helstrup and Cathy Kimball. La Mano Magica, Oaxaca, Mexico. Día de los Muertos. Curator: Mary Jane Mendoza. Mexican Heritage Corporation, San José, California. Solo exhibition with Lissa Jones. Curator: Laura Esparza. |
| 2001 |
Durango Arts Center, Durango, Colorado.
Día de los Muertos: Traditions and Contemporary Expressions.
Curators: Larry Yanez and Vicki Donkersley.
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, California. Americanos!. Curator: Edward James Olmos Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho. Día de los Muertos: Traditions and Contemporary Expressions. Curators: Larry Yanez and Vicki Donkersley. National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, Tennessee. Americanos!. Curator: Edward James Olmos Arts and Science Center of Southeast Arkansas, Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Día de los Muertos: Traditions and Contemporary Expressions. Curators: Larry Yanez and Vicki Donkersley. |
| 2000 |
Encantada Gallery of Fine Art, San Francisco, California.
Cuentos: Images of Spirituality from Oaxaca.
Curator: Mía González.
Peoria Public Library, Peoria, Arizona. Día de los Muertos: Traditions and Contemporary Expressions. Curators: Larry Yanez and Vicki Donkersley. Institute of Texan Cultures, San Antonio, TX. Americanos!. Curator: Edward James Olmos Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL. Americanos!. Curator: Edward James Olmos Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, CA. Americanos!. Curator: Edward James Olmos |
| 1999 |
University of Washington Odegaard Library, Seattle, Washington. Solo exhibition. Curator: Cynthia Steele.
Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, Arizona. Día de los Muertos exhibition. Curator: Vicki Donkersley. Pajaro Valley Arts Council, Watsonville, California. Día de los Muertos exhibition. Curator: Elizabeth Reid. Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Washington, DC. Americanos!. Curator: Edward James Olmos Museum of the City of New York, New York, NY. Americanos!. Curator: Edward James Olmos |
| 1998 | Laney College June Steingart Gallery, Oakland, California. Solo exhibition. Curator: Ana Montano. |
| 1997 |
Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, Oregon. Día de los Muertos exhibition. Curator: Sandra Dominguez.
Art Beat Gallery, San Francisco, California. Solo exhibition. Curator: Ana Montano. Encantada Gallery, San Francisco, California. Santos Pero No Tan Mucho. Curator: Mía González. |
| 1996 |
Kulturverein Riesa Efau, Dresden, Germany. Solo exhibition.
Creative Arts Center, Sunnyvale, California. Bread, Flowers and Candles, solo exhibition. Curator: Jan Rindfleisch. Euphrat Museum of Art, Cupertino, California. HeartWork. Curators: Jan Rindfleisch, Diana Argabrite and Slobodan Dan Paich. Kulturamt (Amt für Kultur und Museen der Stadt Osnabrück), Osnabrück, Germany. Solo exhibition. Curator: Dr. Scott Swope. Roswell Museum of Art, Roswell, New Mexico. Day of the Dead, solo exhibition. Curators: Robyn Einhorn and Wesley Rusnell. |
| 1995 |
San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, California.
Photropolis 95,
juried exhibition. Jurors: Suda House, Diana Gaston, Richard A. Lou.
Orange Coast College Photography Gallery, Costa Mesa, California. After Dark, juried exhibition. Juror: Diana Gaston. Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, Arizona. Day of the Dead, Curator: Vicki Donkersley. Patricia Sweetow Gallery, Napa, California. Diminutive Pairs. Curator: Patricia Sweetow. José Galvez Gallery, Tucson, Arizona. Day of the Dead. Curator: José Galvez. Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, California. Day of the Dead. Curator: Consuelo Flores-Norte. La Mano Mágica, Oaxaca, Mexico. Día de los Muertos exhibition. Curator: Mary Jane Mendoza. |
| 1994 |
Art Span, San Francisco, California.
Selections–Juried exhibition.
Jurors: Enrique Chagoya, Susan Cummins, and Renny Pritikin.
Folk Arte Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio. El Día de los Muertos. Curator: Salvador González. 3rd Floor Gallery, California State University, Chico, Chico, California. El Día de los Muertos, solo exhibition. Curator: Marlys Williams. Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, Califorrnia. La Ofrenda, solo exhibition. Curator: Linda Craighead. pARTs Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota. El Día de los Muertos. Curator: Vance Gellert. Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California. Day of the Dead exhibition. Curators: Consuelo Flores-Norte and Rosa M. |
| 1993 |
Villa Montalvo, Saratoga, California.
El Día de los Muertos en Oaxaca,
solo exhibition. Curator: Russell Moore.
Paris Gibson Square Museum, Great Falls, Montana. Life Death Rebirth. Curator: Barbara Racker. Art Span, San Francisco, California. Open Studios exhibition. San José City College, San José, California. El Día de los Muertos, solo exhibition. Curator: Eve Page. Galería de la Raza, San Francisco, California. El Día de los Muertos. Curator: María V. Pinedo. William Reagh Los Angeles Photography Center, Los Angeles, California. El Día de los Muertos exhibition. Curator: Consuelo F. Norte. |
| 1992 |
Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, California.
La Muerte en Oaxaca,
solo exhibition. Curator: Lotte McWatters.
City of San José, San José, California. Harmony of Cultures. Curator: Peter Gordon. |
| 1991 |
Los Angeles Photography Center, Los Angeles, California. El Día de los Muertos exhibition. Curator: Consuelo F. Norte.
Galería de la Raza, San Francisco, California. Ex Votos y Ofrendas. Curator: Guillermo Pulido. |
| 1990 | Tzin Tzun Tzan, Berkeley, California. El Día de los Muertos exhibition. Curators: Rosa Blum and Henry Wangeman. |
| 1989 | San José Public Library, San José, California. San José Taiko, solo exhibition. |
| 1986 |
Villa Montalvo, Saratoga, California.
San José Taiko,
solo exhibition.
Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, California Juried Exhibition. Juror: Jim Alinder. |
| 1981-82 | Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, California. Nancy Ann Storybook Dolls. In collaboration with Ruth Thon. Curator: Lotte McWaters. |
| Benefit Auctions | |
| 2000 and 2004 | MACLA, San José, CA. Latino Art Auction. |
| 1999 |
UCSF AIDS Health Project, San Francisco, CA.
Art for AIDS Auction.
MACLA, San José, CA. Latino Art Auction. |
| 1992 to 1997 | S.F. Camerawork, San Francisco, CA. Annual Benefit Auction. |
| 1992 to 1993 | Berkeley Store Gallery, Berkeley, CA. Holiday Benefit exhibition. |
| 1991 to 1993 | Works/San José, San José, CA. Silent Night Benefit Auction. |
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1986 to 1999
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San José ICA, San José, CA. Annual Valentine and Annual Benefit Auctions. |
| Lectures | |
| 1999 | University of Washington Odegaard Library, Seattle, Washington. |
| 1998 |
Laney College June Steingart Gallery, Oakland, California.
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| 1996 |
Kulturverein Riesa Efau, Dresden, Germany.
Kulturamt, Osnabrück, Germany. |
| 1994 to 1998 |
Instituto Cultural Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Far Horizons Travel Tours, Oaxaca, Mexico. |
| 1994 |
Folk Arte Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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| Galleries | |
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La Mano Mágica, Oaxaca, Mexico.
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| Education | |
| 1975 | B.A. Radio, Television and Film, San José State University, San José, California. |
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1998
to 2001 |
Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, California. Studies in HTML, Web design, and interactive media, including Adobe Premiere, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Director and Macromedia Flash. |
| Continuing Education | |
| 1998 to 2001 | Studies in Multimedia at Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, California. Classes: HTML, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Flash, and Macromedia Director. |
| 1994 | Photographing in Death Valley with Charles Cramer, Death Valley, California. |
| 1993 and 1997 | Resources for Artists with Ellen Manchester, University of California, University Extension, Santa Clara, California. |
| 1992 | History of Contemporary Photography with John Bloom, Friends of Photography, San Francisco, California. |
| 1989 | Night Photography with Michael Kenna, Marin Headlands for the Arts, Sausalito, California. |
| 1982 | Self Publishing with Bill Owens, West Valley College, Saratoga, California. |
| 1979 |
Environmental Portraiture
with Art Rogers, Point Reyes Station, California.
The Zone System with Charles Cramer, Santa Clara, California. |
| Employment | |
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1980
to Present |
Freelance Writer
Projects include: User manuals, Web pages, and internal documents. Clients include: Adobe Systems, Digital Origin (formerly Radius), Philips Electronics, GO Networks (formerly Infoseek), Asimba, and Cisco Systems (formerly InfoGear). |
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1980
to 2001 |
Commercial Photographer
Sole proprietor of photography business, working both in studio and on location. Projects include photography for ads, brochures, books, magazines and publicity. Clients include: Adobe Systems, A and R Partners, Aplin, Uno and Chibana, Levi Strauss, U.S.V.P., and Bay Networks (formerly SynOptics). |
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1996
to 2000 |
Internet Topic Manager,
GO Networks (formerly Infoseek)
On contract, managed topics for an Internet directory. Performed usability tests and incorporated feedback into product. Also wrote and updated internal documents. |
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1977
to 1980 |
Writer / Cinematographer, Loral (formerly Ford Aerospace)
Wrote marketing brochures, data sheets, manuals, and scripts for marketing and documentary films. Worked on the production of 16mm films and videos. |
| Community Work | |
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1999
to Present |
San Jose Japantown Historical Project/Japanese American Museum of San Jose, San José, California. Design, write and manage an interactive DVD-ROM project with images, text, audio and video. Activities include directing the project team, storyboarding the overall flow, working with historians, gathering archival materials, recording oral histories, and producing the audio and visuals. |
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1992
to Present |
Neighbors Abroad, Palo Alto, California. Member/host family for sister city program with Oaxaca, Mexico. Participate in cultural exchange programs. |
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1983
to 1998 |
Recording for the Blind, Palo Alto, California. Monitored readers to ensure accurate, high-quality recordings. Duties included operation of recording equipment. Volunteered two hours a week for 15 years. |
| Publications | |
| 2004 | Between Two Worlds. Co-authored with anthropologist, Shawn Haley and to be published by Berghanh Books, New York, NY. |
| 2000 | Eurocine article for Video Watchdog Magazine Issue 63. Article on French film production company, Eurocine, co-authored with Donald E. Hood. Edited by Tim Lucas. |
| 1999 | Collectible G.I. Joe. Photographed for all images for the book written by Derryl DePriest and published by Running Press, Philadelphia, PA. |
| 1997 | Cuentos de el Día de los Muertos. Executive editor, ghost writer, and publisher of a bilingual book of Mexcian folktales. |
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