"Uchinanchu" at California Lutheran University June 10-Oct 1,2016

Uchinanchu: The Art of Laura Kina Kwan Fong Gallery of Art and Culture On view June 10–October 1, 2016 Laura Kina Lecture: Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016 | 6 p.m. Overton Hall Artist’s Reception: Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016 | 6 p.m. Link to campus map that shows where the lecture takes place (14a) and the gallery (14b): https://www.callutheran.edu/map/ Uchinanchu is the term used by Okinawan immigrants and their descendants in Hawai’i to identify themselves as a distinct ethnic group. In this exhibit of moving autobiographical pieces, artist Laura Kina examines the Uchinanchu experience. Her patchwork and textile-based paintings feature deconstructed articles of clothing, fleeting moments and memories, specific events and time-honored cultural symbols. Kina explains, “My artwork focuses on themes of distance, belonging and cultural reclamation…. Taken together, the works are about islands of diaspora and explore themes of transnational family ties and heritage tourism, mixed-ness, ethnic pride and solidarity, military and colonial histories, and current geopolitical military/environment issues in Okinawa and Hawai’i.” Mailing Address 60 West Olsen Road #3800 Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 Physical Address 120 Memorial Parkway Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 Email: gallery@callutheran.edu Phone: (805) 493-3316 Hours: Monday – Saturday, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Location: Soiland Humanities Center (View on Campus Map) Driving Directions: View on Google Maps