PNCA Welcomes Garrick Imatani as Chair of Foundation
August 10, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 10, 2018
Contact: Lisa Radon, lradon@pnca.edu
PNCA Welcomes Garrick Imatani as Chair of Foundation
Portland, OR—August 10, 2018—Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) welcomes Garrick Imatani to the college in the role of Foundation Chair. The Foundation Chair oversees the first-year experience for all incoming freshman including the Foundation Seminar which prepares students to thrive in the classroom, in the studio, and in their new community.
Imatani comes to PNCA with 16 years of experience in higher education, teaching across fields of art and design. He has directed multiple programs, and has developed new curriculum in responsive and dynamic ways that led to national presentations and publications on Foundations studies. PNCA’s Search Committee specifically noted a history of equity and social justice work in Imatani’s teaching, service, and professional practice.
Imatani holds an MFA from Columbia University and a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He maintains an active art practice that moves between traditional and emerging media – sculpture and 3D fabrication, digital imaging and video, research, the written word, socially-engaged practices, and public art.
Through sculpture, installation, drawing, photography, video, memorials and situated events, Imatani places the complexities and nuances surrounding race, the body, and political history within the framework of slow-moving performance and constructed landscapes. His work has been featured at the Schneider Museum of Art (Ashland, OR); Art in General (NY, NY); Portland Museum of Art (Portland, ME); Incident Report (Hudson, NY); Institute for Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art; Ditch Projects (Springfield, OR); Asian American Arts Centre (NY, NY); and, White Box at the University of Oregon, School of Architecture and Allied Arts. Support for Imatani’s work has come from the The Ford Family Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation, Oregon Arts Commission, Maine Arts Commission, Regional Arts and Culture Council, and Portland Institute for Contemporary Art.
“Garrick has proven to be a mentor to both his students and his colleagues alike, and is known for his collaborative skills and ability to move projects forward,” says Kate Copeland, Academic Dean. “We are very much looking forward to welcoming him this fall.”
About Pacific Northwest College of Art
Pacific Northwest College of Art empowers artists and designers to reimagine what art and design can do in the world. Founded in 1909 as the Museum Art School in Portland, Oregon, PNCA offers eleven art and design Bachelor of Fine Art programs, seven graduate programs including Master of Arts and Master of Fine Arts programs within the Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies, a Post-Baccalaureate program, and Community Education courses for artists and designers of all ages. pnca.edu