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SFA faculty artist's glass artwork to be displayed
Sylvia Bierschenk - July 25, 2008
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - An art exhibition by Maki Hajikano, assistant professor of art at Stephen F. Austin State University, will open from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8, at The Ed and Gwen Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, 329 E. Main St. in Nacogdoches.
"Maki Hajikano: Accumulation--Incompleteness of Completeness," features the artist's newest cast glass and mixed media artwork. As a part of the opening, Hajikano will speak about the exhibition and the pieces' significance.
For the past few years, Hajikano has been working on human-related forms in both objective and non-objective styles, exploring the impact philosophy, science, history and culture has on society's view of the body.
Hajikano said she uses glass as a medium because its fragile, precious quality functions as a metaphor for the preciousness of human life.
A member of the SFA art faculty since 2005, Hajikano teaches 3-D design, sculpture and graduate studio courses. She received both her Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts from the University of Oregon and was awarded a residency at the Pilchuk Glass School in Stanwood, Wash. She has also been awarded residencies at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, Neb. and the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisc.
Five of her pieces were included in a glass art show at the Augen Gallery in Portland, Ore., from May 28 to June 28, and her current exhibition, "Silent Fear / Brain Wash," at The Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts in Grand Rapids, Mich. opened April 11 and closes Aug. 11.
Hajikano's work has also been exhibited in Tacoma, Wash., New York, Chicago, and Zurich, Switzerland.
"Maki Hajikano: Accumulation--Incompleteness of Completeness" is a joint presentation of the SFA College of Fine Arts and School of Art. It is sponsored in part by the Nacogdoches Junior Forum, SFA Friends of the Visual Arts and Texas Commission on the Arts. It will run through Friday, Sept. 12.
The Cole Art Center is open from 12:30 to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Admission to the opening and gallery are free.
For more information, please call (936) 468-1131.