Jason Teraoka
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Jason Jun Teraoka is a figurative
painter who was born in Kapaʻa, Hawaiʻi. He is a 4th generation Japanese-American who lives and works in Honolulu, and is largely self-taught. In 2000, he received the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Arts Acquisition Award, and in 2001 he received the Reuben Tam Award for Painting from the Honolulu Academy of Arts
.
His artistic career began with toy like sculptures, but he now paints psychologically intense portraits. His paintings on paper are generally done in acrylic over glue, without a preliminary sketch, which achieves a transparency of flesh, and a painterly backgrounds into which the subject sinks. Jason is unrelated to Masami Teraoka
, another Hawaii based artist.
Jason Teraoka has exhibited at The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu
, Hawaii Pacific University
(Kaneohe, Hawaii), Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
(Tokyo), the Honolulu Academy of Arts
, the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (Boston), University of Hawaii
(Honolulu), and the University of Minnesota
(Minneapolis). The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
(Tokyo, Japan), the Hawaii State Art Museum
, and the Honolulu Academy of Arts
are among the public collections holding his paintings.
Figurative art
Figurative art, sometimes written as figurativism, describes artwork—particularly paintings and sculptures—which are clearly derived from real object sources, and are therefore by definition representational.-Definition:...
painter who was born in Kapaʻa, Hawaiʻi. He is a 4th generation Japanese-American who lives and works in Honolulu, and is largely self-taught. In 2000, he received the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
The Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts was established by the Hawaii State Legislature in 1965 to “promote, perpetuate, preserve, and encourage culture and the arts, history and the humanities as central to the quality of life of the people of Hawaii”...
Arts Acquisition Award, and in 2001 he received the Reuben Tam Award for Painting from the Honolulu Academy of Arts
Honolulu Academy of Arts
The Honolulu Academy of Arts is an art museum in Honolulu in the state of Hawaii. Since its founding in 1922 by Anna Rice Cooke and opening April 8, 1927, its collections have grown to over 40,000 works of art.-Description:...
.
His artistic career began with toy like sculptures, but he now paints psychologically intense portraits. His paintings on paper are generally done in acrylic over glue, without a preliminary sketch, which achieves a transparency of flesh, and a painterly backgrounds into which the subject sinks. Jason is unrelated to Masami Teraoka
Masami Teraoka
Masami Teraoka is a Japanese-American contemporary artist. His work includes ukiyo-e-influced woodcuts and paintings.-Life:Teraoka was born in the town of Onomichi in Hiroshima prefecture. He studied from 1954-59 at the Kwansei Gakuin University in Kobe, Japan where he received his B.A. in...
, another Hawaii based artist.
Jason Teraoka has exhibited at The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu
The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu
The now defunct Contemporary Museum, Honolulu was the only museum in the state of Hawaii devoted exclusively to contemporary art. The Contemporary Museum had two venues: in residential Honolulu at the historic Spalding House, and downtown Honolulu at First Hawaiian Center.-Collection:Artists...
, Hawaii Pacific University
Hawaii Pacific University
Hawaii Pacific University, also known as HPU, is a private, Nonsectarian, coeducational university located in Honolulu, Hawaii and Kaneohe, Hawaii. HPU founded in 1965 as Hawaii Pacific College by Paul C.T. Loo, Eureka Forbes, Elizabeth W...
(Kaneohe, Hawaii), Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art is one of the oldest museums of contemporary art in Japan. The museum is in The Roppongi district, in the Akasaka area of Tokyo. It's street address is: 4-7-25 Kitashinagawa, Tokyo 140-0001....
(Tokyo), the Honolulu Academy of Arts
Honolulu Academy of Arts
The Honolulu Academy of Arts is an art museum in Honolulu in the state of Hawaii. Since its founding in 1922 by Anna Rice Cooke and opening April 8, 1927, its collections have grown to over 40,000 works of art.-Description:...
, the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (Boston), University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii
The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...
(Honolulu), and the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
(Minneapolis). The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art is one of the oldest museums of contemporary art in Japan. The museum is in The Roppongi district, in the Akasaka area of Tokyo. It's street address is: 4-7-25 Kitashinagawa, Tokyo 140-0001....
(Tokyo, Japan), the Hawaii State Art Museum
Hawaii State Art Museum
The No. 1 Capitol District Building, on the site of the former Armed Services YMCA Building, now houses the Hawaii State Art Museum and the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.-History:...
, and the Honolulu Academy of Arts
Honolulu Academy of Arts
The Honolulu Academy of Arts is an art museum in Honolulu in the state of Hawaii. Since its founding in 1922 by Anna Rice Cooke and opening April 8, 1927, its collections have grown to over 40,000 works of art.-Description:...
are among the public collections holding his paintings.