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SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

2013

Betty Kano, Gender Studies in Okinawa, FY 2012, International Institute for Okinawa Studies, Ryukyu University, Art as a Vehicle for Transformation from Exposure to Indigenous Religions in Cuba, March 2013.

2010

Betty Kano, International Review of African American Art, vol. 23, Number 2, 2010, “Cultural

Collisions for a New Public Space – Theaster Gates,” pp. 14 -17.

Betty Kano, Distillations: Meditations on the Japanese American Experience, catalog essay, 2010

2007

Betty Kano, International Review of African American Art: Asian Persuasion, African American Artists Look East, vol 21, Number 3 [2007], “(S)kinship,” pp 20 -26.

Asian American Women Artists Assoc., Cheers to Muses, Contemporary Works by Asian American Women, 2007, p. 105

Carolyn Jones, San Francisco Chronicle, “The Art of War,” April 23, 2007, p.A-1, color photo

2005

Margaret Schulze, Nikkei Heritage, “The Good Fight: Betty Kano and Nina Fallenbaum,” Fall 2005, pp 10 – 14

Chiori Santiago, Tea Party, “Perseverance Furthers: The Work of Bella Feldman, Betty Kano and Mildred Howard,” #15 - 2005, p. 78

Nichi Bei Times , “Artwork by Betty Kano, Nancy Hom on Display in SF,” May 21, 2005, p. 2

2004

Hokubei Mainichi, “Asian American, African American Women Artists Collaborate,”, May 6, 2004, p. 1

2002

Cherrie Moraga and Gloria Anzaldua, editors, This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color, by Third Woman Press (2002), Art Folio

1999

George Leonard, editor, The Asian Pacific American Heritage: A Companion to Literature, Garland Publisher, “Asian American Visual Arts, An Interview with Betty Kano,” by Timothy Dresher, 1999, pp. 585-591.

Phoebe Farris, editor, Women Artists of Color: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook to 20th Century Artists in the Americas, Greenwood Press, Westport, CN, 1999, pp. 397– 403, illus.

1998

Sei-En Journal, Tokyo, Japan, number 47, Spring 1998, color cover

1997

Sei-En Journal, Tokyo, Japan, number 46, Winter 1997, color cover

1996

Elizabeth Bettendorf, the State Journal – Register, Springfield, Il., ”’Transformations’ exhibit gives UIS gallery a new look,” January 24, 1996, p. 6 (color photo)

1994

Carlos Villa, Project Director, Worlds in Collision, Dialogues on Multicultural Art Issues, 1994, San Francisco Art Institute, pp 36-49, 139

Jennifer Heath, Black Velvet, The Art We Love to Hate, Pomegranate Artbooks, San Francisco, 1994, pp 70, 71.

1993

Glen Mimura, Asian America: Journal of Culture and the Arts, "Betty Kano: All the Earth Is Red in Cuba Todo la Tierra Es Roja en Cuba," UC Santa Barbara, Winter, 1993, pp 156-165 (photos, text).

Betty Kano, Feminist Studies, "Four Northern California Artists: Hisako Hibi, Norine Nishimura,

Yong Soon Min and Miran Ahn," vol. 19, no. 3, Fall, 1993, pp 628-642 (cover, photos, text).

1992

Moira Roth and Diane Tani (with essay by Lucy Lippard), Betty Kano, Visibility Press, Berkeley Store Gallery, Berkeley, 1992.

1992

Plaza Asahi, January 31 - February 13, 1992 (cover, photo, text in Japanese)

Chiori Santiago, Oakland Tribune, “Berkeley double-take: Kano – Tripp make a heavenly match,” January 21, 1992, C-3 (photo, review)

1991

J.H. Tompkins, East Bay Guardian, "Mixing Paint and Politics," April 1991, cover photo, pp 13-14

(text)

Margaret Schulze, Hokubei Mainichi, “Artist Graphically Expresses Feeling on War,” Feb. 6, 1991, p. 1 (photo, text)

Harriet Swift, Oakland Tribune, “Artists Take Action,” January 21, 1991, C-1. A

Smell This, Center for Racial Education Publication, UC Berkeley, vol. 2, 1991, p. 100 – 102 (photo, text)

1990

Lucy Lippard, Mixed Blessings: New Art in a Multicultural America, Pantheon Books, New York, 1990, p. 232 (photo, text)

1989

Shirley Lim & Mayumi Tsutakawa, ed., The Forbidden Stitch, Calyx Books, 1989 (photo, text)

1983

Charles Shere, Oakland Tribune, “Emotional Depth is Fully Realized…” Sept. 28, 1983

Thomas Albright, Art in the San Francisco Bay Area 1945-1980, UC Press, 1985 - Frank Cebulski, Artweek, “Color As Perception,” Jan. 22, 1983

1982

Suzanne Boettger, Artweek, “Local Color,” October 24, 1982

1978

Robert McDonald, Artweek, “Manifestations of Graffiti,” 6/3/78

Thomas Albright, ArtNews, "San Francisco," February, 1978 (text)

1977

Thomas Albright, San Francisco Chronicle, Dec. 10, 1977

HONORS AND AWARDS

2011 - National Japanese American Historical Society, “Community Leadership” Awardee

2009 -CA State Senate, Certificate of Recognition, Founding Member Asian American Women Artists Assoc., 20th Anniversary

2002 - Women of Color Resource Center, “Sisters of Fire” Award

1991-1992 - Rockefeller Foundation Residency Fellowship in the Humanities, Asian American Center, Queens College, Queens, NY

1981-1982 - Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary Art (SECA) Finalist

1977 - Exhibition Award, San Francisco Arts Festival, San Francisco, CA