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Born in Japan. Yamagata moved to the United States in 1970 to study photography. In 1980 her photographic works were selected for the inaugural one-person exhibition at Nagase Photo Salon in Tokyo, Japan. In 1982 she received a National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artist Fellowship. Her portfolio entitled "Kaiso" was exhibited at Center For Creative Photography at the University of Arizona in 1989 and is in its collection.
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| Education | |
| M.A. California State University, Fullerton | 1978 |
| B.A. California State University, Fullerton | 1976 |
| A.A. Orange Coast College, CA | 1973 |
| Art Center College of Design, Los Angeles, CA | 1973 - 1974 |
| Selected Solo Exhibitions | |
| Month of Photography Los Angeles at Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA | 2012 |
| Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA | 2009 |
| Hampshire College Photography Gallery, Amherst, MA | 1995 |
| University of Southern California, Helen Lindhurst Fine Arts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | 1990 |
| The Photographersʼ Gallery, London, Great Britain | 1990 |
| Center For Creative Photography, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ | 1989 |
| The Latham Stevens Gallery, San Juan Capistrano, CA | 1987 |
| Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | 1987 |
| Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA | 1987 |
| BC Space, Laguna Beach, CA | 1986 |
| Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA | 1982 |
| Kitano Circus Photo Inn, Kobe, Japan | 1981 |
| BC Space, Laguna Beach, CA | 1981 |
| Gallery Graphics, San Diego, CA | 1981 |
| Air University Library, Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, AL | 1981 |
| Nagase Photo Salon, Tokyo, Japan | 1980 |
| California State University, Fullerton, CA | 1978 |
| Selected Group Exhibitions | |
| "Sight Specific: LACPS and the Politics of Community", Fisher Museum of Art, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA |
2012 |
| "Refocus: Multicultural Focus" Arena 1, Santa Monica, CA | 2012 |
| "Chain Letter" Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica, CA | 2011 |
| "BC SPACE: Mything in Action" Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, CA | 2010 |
| “Amateur” BC Space, Laguna Beach, CA | 2008 |
| “Golden Pool” Los Angeles Photography Center, CA | 1990 |
| “Ageless” The Womanʼs Building, Los Angeles, CA | 1990 |
| “Group Exhibition” The Latham Stevens Gallery, San Juan Capistrano, CA | 1987 |
| “Assimilation Isolation” Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, MA | 1987 |
| “Seven Women Photographers” Irvine Valley College, Irvine, CA | 1987 |
| “Contemporary Photography” Museum of History and Art, Ontario, CA | 1986 |
| “Looking In, Looking Out: Contemporary Portrait By Women Artists”
Montgomery Gallery, Pomona College/ Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, CA |
1986 |
| “LACPS at the Art Store” The Art Store Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | 1985 |
| “BCibachrome” BC Space, Laguna Beach, CA | 1985 |
| “Women in Photography” LAPA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | 1985 |
| “Photo ʼ84” Vida Gallery, San Francisco, CA | 1984 |
| “Art Conections ʼ84, In Full Color” Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CA | 1984 |
| “Convergence, 5 Photographers - 5 Directions” BC Space, Laguna Beach, CA | 1984 |
| “1983 Southern California Juried Photography Exhibition” Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA |
1983 |
| “Evidence Of Light” Santa Ana College Art Gallery, Santa Ana, CA | 1983 |
| “The Documentary Portrait” Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman College, Orange, CA | 1983 |
| “Oopart” BC Space, Laguna Beach, CA | 1983 |
| “Ten California Photographers” Sarkis Galleries, Yamasaki Gallery, Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI |
1983 |
| “1982 Southern California Photography Exhibition, Santa Barbara to
San Diego” Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA |
1982 |
| “Diary” Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design, Los Angeles, CA | 1982 |
| BC Space, Laguna Beach, CA | 1981 |
| “Photography Five Directions” Rex W. Wignall Museum Gallery,
Chaffey College, Alta Loma, CA |
1981 |
| “Multicultural Focus” A Photography Exhibition for the Los Angeles
Bicentennial, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park, CA |
1981 |
| “In Focus” Los Angeles Art Association Galleries, Los Angeles, CA | 1980 |
| “Newport Beach Arts Festival” Newport Beach, CA | 1980 |
| Zeit-Foto Salon, Tokyo, Japan | 1980 |
| “Membersʼ Photographs” Los Angeles Center For Photographic
Studies, Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA |
1980 |
| “Asian-American Contemporary Photography Invitational” Cameravision, Los Angeles, CA | 1980 |
| “From Soft To Hard” The Center For Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA | 1979 |
| “A Picture is Worth Thousand Words” La Habra Childrenʼs Museum, La Habra, CA | 1979 |
| “American Vision” 80 Washington Square East Galleries, New York University, NY | 1979 |
| “Newport Beach Arts Festival” Newport Beach, CA | 1979 |
| “PICTURES” Diablo Valley College Art Gallery, Concord, CA | 1979 |
| “5th Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition” Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR | 1979 |
| “Modern Correspondence” Lincoln Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA | 1979 |
| “The Los Angeles Center For Photographic Studies First Juried Membership Show” Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA |
1978 |
| BC Space, Laguna Beach, CA | 1978 |
| “Southern California Postcard Show” California State University, Los Angeles, CA | 1978 |
| “F/2.8” Libra Gallery, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA | 1977 |
| “Art Thru The Mail” 309 Malden Gallery, Fullerton, CA | 1976 |
| Selected Publications | |
| A Short Course In Digital Photography, Second Edition, Barbara London and Jim Stone, Prentice Hall, p28, 2010 |
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| A Short Course In Photography, Eigth Edition, Barbara London and Jim Stone, Prentice Hall, p26, 2010 |
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| Photography, Fifth Edition, Barbara London and John Upton, Harper Collins, p179, 1993 | |
| A Portrait Is Not A Likeness, The Archive 29, Center For Creative Photography, The University of Arizona, 1991 |
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| The Elephant-ear, School of Humanities, Irvine Valley College, No. 6, p73-86, Spring, 1988 | |
| C.E.P.A., v3, i1, p4, Fall, 1987 | |
| Art Connections ʼ84, 1984 | |
| Multicultural Focus, A Photography Exhibition For The Los Angeles Bicentennia, January - February, 1981 | |
| Selection 1980, Nagase Photo Salon, p90-91, January, 1981 | |
| Illustration, n7, p98-101, Summer, 1980 | |
| Nippon Camera, p132-133, April, 1980 | |
| Asahi Camera, p28-33, p239, April, 1980 | |
| Commercial Photo, p207, March, 1980 | |
| Kelson, Orange Coast College, 1973 | |
| Selected Articles | |
| Daily Hampshire Gazette, “Photographs remember family life of survivors”, Patricia Wright, s3, p21, February 23, 1995 |
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| Artweek, “Images of Celebration, Ageless at the Womanʼs Building”, Laurel Paley, p12, 1990 | |
| U.S. Japan Business News, p22, April 6, 1987 | |
| L.A. Times, “A Family Heritage Captured On Film”, Herman Wong, p28, February 13, 1987 | |
| L.A. Times, “An Identity Issue In Womenʼs Images”, Suzanne Muchnic, p5, October 5, 1986 | |
| The Japan Times, July 26, 1986 | |
| Artweek, “Two Responses To Aging”, Chuck Nicholson, p10-11, March 15, 1986 | |
| L.A. Times, “Recollections Of A Japanese Matriarch”, Dinah Berland, p85, March 9, 1986 | |
| Artweek, “Orange County Color”, Chuck Nicholson, p15-16, July 28, 1984 | |
| Artweek, “Five Thoughtful Photographers”, Chuck Nicholson, p11-12, March 3, 1984 | |
| The Montgomery Advertiser, Alabama Journal, “Exhibit Melds Two Different Cultures”, Jeanne Shaffer, p8D, June 28, 1981 |
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| Afterimage, “Multicultural Photograhy”, Alternative Intentions, an Interview with Sheila Pinkel, Ron Kelley, p5-6, “Mainstream Results”, James Hugunin, p7, May, 1981 |
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| L.A. Times “A Multicultural Celebration Of Photos”, William Wilson, 1981 | |
| Obscura, v1, n4, An Interview with Sheila Pinkel, Project Director of “Multicultural Focus: A Photography Exhibition for the Los Angeles Bicentennial”, Ron Kelley, p2-11, March - April, 1981 |
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| Artweek, “Cultural Preservation”, Joan Murray, p12, February 14, 1981 | |
| Yukan Fuji, January 27, 1980 | |
| Asahi Evening News, “Concrete Lives In Photos”, David Lammers, p6, January 26, 1980 | |
| Artweek, “A Group With Diverse Directions”, Mark Johnstone, p11-12, December 9, 1978 | |
| Portfolios | |
| “KAISO” | 1986 |
| “AKIKO” | 2007 |
| Awards, Grants And Fellowships | |
| “BCibachrome” | 1985 |
| “Evidence Of Light” Santa Ana College | 1983 |
| “1982 Southern California Photography Exhibition” Saddleback College | 1982 |
| “National Endowment for the Arts” Visual Artist Fellowship | 1982 |
| “American Vision” National Artistsʼ Alliance | 1979 |
| “Kelson” Orange Coast College | 1973 |
| Selected Collections | |
| Center For Creative Photography, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ | |
| Nagase Photo Salon, Tokyo, Japan | |
| Ilford | |
| Santa Ana College, CA | |
| Saddleback College, CA | |
| Related Activities | |
| Photographic Researcher | 1994-Present |
| Exhibition Consultant, Nagase Photo Salon, Tokyo, Japan | 1982-1986 |