Mayumi Oda

Known to many as the "Matisse of Japan," Mayumi Oda has done extensive work with female goddess imagery and the feminine connection to nature. Mayumi has taught creativity and meditation workshops throughout the world.

In addition to her work as an artist, Mayumi has always been an avid gardener. Feeling a deep connection with the mother earth, she has enjoyed growing her own medicinal herbs and vegetables. In 2000 she started Ginger Hill Farm & Retreat Center to share her love of organic farming and cooking with students from all over the world. 

You can visit www.mayumioda.net for more information or to purchase her artwork, books and meditation CD's.

EDUCATION:

1966                      Graduated Tokyo University of Fine Arts

1966-68                Studied Pratt Graphic Center, New York

PROFESSIONAL:

1969                        One-Woman Show, Adams House, Harvard University, Massachusetts

1970                         Tokyo International Print Biennial, Tokyo, Japan

1972                         Third British International Print Biennial, Bradford City Art Gallery

                                  New Talents in Printmaking, Associated American Artists, New York,

                                  One-Woman Show, Yoshii Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

1973                          One-Woman Show, Art/Asia Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts

                                   Tenth International Exhibition of Graphic Art, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia

1975                          24th National Exhibition of Prints, Library of Congress, Washington, DC

                                   One-Woman Show, Mukai Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

1977                           2nd World Print Competition, San Francisco, California

1979                           One-Woman Show, Mary Baskett Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio

1980                           One One-Woman, Ankrum Gallery, Los Angeles, California

1981                            One-Woman Show, Satori Gallery, San Francisco, California

                                    One-Woman Show, The Tolman Collection, Tokyo, Japan

                                    One-Woman Show, Suzuki Graphics Gallery, New York, New York

1982                            One-Woman Show, Goddesses: Visions of Women, Commons Gallery

1984                           One-Woman Show, Art Front, Zurich, Switzerland

                                    Group Show, Humor in Contemporary Art, The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, Japan

1985                           Artist-in-Residence and One-Woman Show, Institute of Culture and Communication, East-West

                  Center, Honolulu, Hawaii

                                    Group Show, Galerie Scheidegger, Zurich, Switzerland

                                   Group Show, Zeitgenoessische Japanische Original Graphics, Zurich,

                                   Group Show, When the World Changed: Japanese Prints from the 19th and 20th Centuries, University 

                                   Art Museum, Berkeley, CA                                                        

                                  Group Show, Star Festival, Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, CA

1986                          One-Woman Show, California Buddha Field, Ginka Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

                                   One-Woman Show, Visions of Yin, Antonio Prieto Memorial Gallery, Mills College, Oakland, CA

                                    One-Woman Show, Roberta English Gallery, San Francisco, CA

                                    Group Show, Long Beach Museum, Long Beach, CA

                                    One-Woman Show, Central Gallery, Osaka, Japan

1987                            One-Woman Show, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI

                                     One-Woman Show, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY

1990                            One-Woman Show, Centro Internazionale della Grafica, Venice, Italy

1993                            One-Woman Show, Honeychurch Antique Gallery, Seattle, WA

1994                            One-Woman Show, Hamilton Fairfield Art Association, OH

1995                            One-Woman Show, Ren Brown Collection, CA

                                     One-Woman Show, "Goddesses," Ginza Shoro Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

1996                            One-Woman Show, The Dankook Asian Cultural Center, Ashland, OR

                                     One-Woman Show, Honeychurch Antique Gallery, Seattle, WA

1997                             One-Woman Show, White Lotus Gallery, Eugene, Oregon

1998                            One-Woman Show, Buffet Five Gallery, Kainan Shi, Wakayama, Japan

1999                             One-Woman Show, Ginza Shoro Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2000                            One-Woman Show, Maruzen Department Store, Kyoto, Japan

                                      One Woman Show, Gallery Tera, Kyoto, Japan

                                      One-Woman Show, Goddess Banners, Common Wheel, Bolinas, CA

2001- 2007                 One-Woman Show, Bioneers Conference

2002                            One-Woman Show, Robyn Buntin Gallery, Honolulu, HI

                                     One-Woman Show, Ren Brown Collection, CA

                                     One-Woman Show, Mayumi Oda Festival,St. Paul’s Monastery,Cincinnati, OH

                                     One-Woman Show, Mary Baskett Gallery, Cincinnati, OH

2003                           One-Woman Show, Tinhorn Press Gallery, San Francisco, CA

                                     One-Woman Show, Wrathful Mother, California Integral Studies Institute

                                      Group Show, Modern Asian Art, California State University, Sacramento, CA

  2004                          One-Woman Show, Goddess Festival at Tenkawa Shrine, Nara, Japan

                                     One-Woman Show, Heavenly Mother and Her Grace, Kensoin Temple, Kyoto, Japan

                                     Group Show, Ancient Spirit Modern Voice, Mythic Journeys Exhibition at  DeFoor Center, Atlana, GA

  2005                          One-Woman Show, Mother Earth Mother Goddess, Gallery add 2+, Tokyo, Japan

2007                            One-Woman Show, Cincinati Nature Center, Cincinati, OH

                                      One-Woman Show, Mary Baskett Gallery, Cincinati, OH

                                      One-Woman Show, Plum Elements Gallery, Charleston, SC

                                      One-Woman Show, Tolman Collection, Shanghai, China

2008                           One-Woman Show, “Goddesses,” Institute of East Asian Studies Gallery, University of California

                   Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

                                     One-Woman Show, Robyn Buntin Gallery, Honolulu, HI

2009                           Group Show, “Daughters of Sun Goddess – Japanese Femininity,” Sinebrychoff Art Museum,

                                    Helsinki, Finland

                                    One-Woman Show, Los Gatos Antique Gallery, Hakodate, Japan

                                    One-Woman Show, Kinokuniya Gallery, Sapporo, Japan

                                    One-Woman Show, The Tolman Collection, Tokyo, Japan

COLLECTIONS:

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts

Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio

Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii

Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon

Cleveland Museum, Cleveland, Ohio

Osaka Modern Art Center, Osaka, Japan

San Francisco Art Commission, San Francisco, California

Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia

Library of Congress, Washington, DC  

East-West Center, Hawaii

Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Art, Japan

Princeton University Graphic Collection, New Jersey

Tokyo University of Fine Art, Japan

Let Wisdom Ride the Swan, 1990, 38''x26''  $3,500

 Merciful Sea, Bright Moon, 1982, 36''x24'' $3,500

Sarasvati in the Octopus' Garden, 1997, 26''x35'' $1,000

Tree of Tears, 1998 , 37''x26'' $1,000