Haruko Tanaka

Haruko Tanaka
Born	1974 Queens, New York
Died	October 2019 (aged 44–45)
Alma mater	University of Southern California California Institute of the Arts
Occupation(s)	Artist, filmmaker

Haruko Tanaka (b. Queens, NY 1974, d. 2019) was a Los Angeles–based artist and filmmaker.[1][2][3] She was awarded fellowships and residencies at the Japanese American National Museum and the Echo Park Film Center.[4][5] Tanaka is also part of the psychic duo Krystal Krunch along with Asher Hartman.[6] Her videos, performances, and intuitive sessions have been shown at or sponsored by a range of places including the Walker Art Center,[6] the Tang Museum,[7] the Hammer Museum,[8] the Los Angeles County Arts Commission,[9] Southern Exposure,[10] and Machine Project.[11] She earned her BFA in art at the University of Southern California in 1997.[1] She then received her MFA in photography at the California Institute of the Arts in 2003.[1] Tanaka was a MacDowell Fellowship in 2018.[1]

References

1. "Haruko Tanaka". MacDowell. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
2. "Pilgrimage From Scattered Points". Society for the Activation of Social Space through Art and Sound. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
3. "Haruko Tanaka". LA Artstream. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
4. "Artists » Haruko Tanaka - 2005 Fellow". Japanese American National Museum. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
5. "Residencies - Past LA AIR Residents - 2014 LA AIR Artists:". Echo Park Film Center. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
6. Duffalo, Ashley (19 January 2012). "Intuiting Things with Krystal Krunch". Walker Art Center. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
7. Seligman, Rachel (2015). "Machine Project--The Platinum Collection (Live by Special Request!)". The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery. Skidmore College. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
8. "Annie Okay". Hammer Museum. 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
9. "Haruko Tanaka - Fireguide for Fire Station 128" (PDF). Los Angeles County Arts Commission. 22 May 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
10. "Calling". Southern Exposure. 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
11. "Past Life Regression and 3D Modeling Workshop". Machine Project. 2015. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2016.