1931 Seattle, Washington - 2000. Known for: Abstract minimal expression.
A prolific painter of abstract colorfields, he wanted his paintings to be physically and spiritually "reflective". Okada was a second-generation Japanese who lived most of his life in the Pacific...
Read full biography A prolific painter of abstract colorfields, he wanted his paintings to be physically and spiritually "reflective". Okada was a second-generation Japanese who lived most of his life in the Pacific Northwest. Born in Seattle in 1931, he received a BFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan, and...
Read full biography A prolific painter of abstract colorfields, he wanted his paintings to be physically and spiritually "reflective". Okada was a second-generation Japanese who lived most of his life in the Pacific Northwest. Born in Seattle in 1931, he received a BFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan, and then earned a Whitney Fellowship in 1957, a Fulbright Fellowship in 1959, and a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1967. He was Professor of Art at the University of Oregon from 1969 to 1997. Okada died on...
Read full biography A prolific painter of abstract colorfields, he wanted his paintings to be physically and spiritually "reflective". Okada was a second-generation Japanese who lived most of his life in the Pacific Northwest. Born in Seattle in 1931, he received a BFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan, and then earned a Whitney Fellowship in 1957, a Fulbright Fellowship in 1959, and a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1967. He was Professor of Art at the University of Oregon from 1969 to 1997. Okada died on October 30, 2000. Sources:. Cebulski, Frank, "Frank Okada: Breaking the Silence," Artweek 31/3 March 2000. Obituary, Artweek 31/112, December 2000. Submitted by Connie Okada.
A prolific painter of abstract colorfields, he wanted his paintings to be physically and spiritually "reflective". Okada was a second-generation Japanese who lived most of his life in the Pacific Northwest. Born in Seattle in 1931, he received a BFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan, and then earned a Whitney Fellowship in 1957, a Fulbright Fellowship in 1959, and a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1967. He was Professor of Art at the University of Oregon from 1969 to 1997. Okada died on October 30, 2000. Sources:. Cebulski, Frank, "Frank Okada: Breaking the Silence," Artweek 31/3 March 2000. Obituary, Artweek 31/112, December 2000. Submitted by Connie Okada.
