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Reika Okuhara
Email: reika.pratt@wsu.edu
Web: www.reikaokuhara.com
Instagram: reika_okuhara1124
EDUCATION
2024 MFA, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2009 BFA, Bachelor of Fine Art: Paintings, Middle Tennessee State University,
Murfreesboro, TN
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Shift, MFA 1st Year Exhibitions, The Gallery 2, Pullman, WA
DUO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Thesis Show, Jordan Schnitzer Museum, Pullman, WA (scheduled March 2024)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Bumpershoot, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
2023 Hard Landing / Soft Opening, The locker gallery, Pullman, WA
2023 Embrace Equity Illustrating invisible labor, Gallery 3, Pullman, WA
2022 Graduate students’ exhibition, The locker gallery, Pullman, WA
2021 Meandering, Gallery 2, Pullman, WA
2021 Traces, Gallery 3, Pullman, WA
2020 SAA Show, The glass door gallery, Murfreesboro, TN
2018 The MTSU alumn show, The glass door gallery, Murfreesboro, TN
2015 The Local, Tow Tone Gallery, Murfreesboro, TN
2014 NWES (Not What everyone Sees), Artist Table, Online
2013 The Opening Show, Tow Tone Gallery, Murfreesboro, TN
2011 The Local Artists Show, Main Street, Murfreesboro. TN
2009 BFA Senior Show, Todd Gallery, Murfreesboro, TN
2007 Untitled Artist Group, Grand Palace, Murfreesboro, TN
2005 Student Juried Exhibition, Kirksey-Old Main Hall, Murfreesboro, TN
SAA Fund Raiser Show, Todd Gallery, Murfreesboro, TN
2004 Untitled Show, The Essense Room 1511, Nashville, TN
COMMISSIONS
2023 Let’s live together, Acrylic Paint for Music festival, Pullman, WA
2019 Let’s take a deep breath, Acrylic Paint for Massage and Acupuncture, Okinawa, Japan
2014 Memory of Them, Portraits, Meng Sam, Murfreesboro, TN
2005 Passing Ships, Album Cover for Velcro Starts, Grand Palace Records,
Murfreesboro, TN
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2024 Installation for “Art of Food,”Jordan Schnitzer Museum, Pullman, WA
2024 Installation for “50 Year Anniversary,”Jordan Schnitzer Museum, Pullman, WA
2023 Installation for “Wordplay: Print/Text? Image’ Edie Overturf and Kevin Hass
2022 Installation for “Pique,” Yoonhee Choi, Gallery 2, Pullman, WA
2021 Installation for “Meandering," Gallery 3, Pullman, WA
VOLUNTEERING WORK
2009-18 Background art for elementary level presentation day for Japanese
Supplementary School of Middle Tennessee, Murfreesboro, TN
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
2024 Drawing, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2023 Drawing, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2022 2D Designs and Art, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP
2021 Digital fabrication support for Reza Safavi and Dan Manwaring, “Digital Fabrication,”
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2020 Digital fabrication support for Reza Safavi and Dan Manwaring, “Digital Fabrication,”
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2020 Discussion leader for Dr. Hallie Meredith, “Introduction to Art”, Washington State
University, Pullman, WA
LECTURES/WORKSHOPS
2022 Lecture, Excel Native American Youth Camp, Native American Programs, Washington State
University, Pullman, WA
2010 Student Teaching, “Recreation of Sounds”, Friendship Christian High School, Lebanon, TN
2010 Workshop, “How to draw Manga Art”, Williamson County Recreation center, Franklin, TN
2010 Workshop “Calligraphy in Japanese”, Art Fair, Smyrna Christian School, Smyrna, TN
ASSISTANTSHIP
2024 Work Assistant, Jordan Schnitzer Museum, Pullman, WA
2023 Work Assistant, Jordan Schnitzer Museum, Pullman, WA
AWARDS
2021 Full Scholarship, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2014 Not What Everyone Sees Exhibition, Selected in the Online Exhibition by Artist Table
2005 Student Juried Exhibition, 3rd place in the Student Juried Exhibition at Middle Tennessee
State University, Murfreesboro, TN