Solo Exhibitions
1977 Etchings by John Takami Morita, Honolulu Academy of Arts
1978 John Takami Morita: Radierungen, Medusa Gallery (Gallery Marina Dinkler),
Berlin, Germany
1979 John Takami Morita: The Charles and Linda Ware Family Series, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San
Francisco, California
1981 (Two person show) John Takami Morita/Tetsuya Noda: Home Sweet Home, Galerie Marina Dinkler, West
Berlin, Germany
1982 John Takami Morita: Recent Prints, Contemporary Art Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
1982 John Takami Morita: Recent Prints, Soker/Kaseman Gallery, San Francisco, California
1987 John Morita: Recent Prints/Matrix Gallery, Alternative Museum, New York, New York
1990 John Takami Morita: Intifada Series, Gallery EAS, Honolulu, Hawaii
1990 John Takami Morita: Radierungen USA, Intergrafik '90, (Retrospective Exhibit), Berlin, Germany
1990 John Takami Morita, Intifada Series, The Print Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Awards
1986 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship Grant, Washington D.C.
1987 First Prize, Intergrafik, International Print Triennial, Berlin, Germany
1988 Print Club Selection Award, The Print Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1995 Individual Artist Fellowship Merit Award, Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii
Education
1965 B.A., History, Chaminade College, Honolulu, Hawaii
1974 B.F.A., Photography, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California
1976 M.A., Printmaking, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
Selected Group Exhibitions:
1973 M.I.X. Graphics I: Prints San Francisco Museum of Art
1974 Introduction 1974, Upstairs Gallery (now Soker-Kaseman Gallery), San Francisco, CA
1977 Forth Hawaii National Print Exhibition, Honolulu Academy of Art
Honolulu Printmakers Exhibition, Amfac Plaza Exhibition Room, Honolulu; award
1978 Oahu-Big Island Art Exchange, Honolulu Hale; award
Prints and Drawings by Artists of Hawaii, Honolulu Academy of Arts
Fifth University of Dallas National Print Invitational, Irving, Texas; purchase award
Honolulu Printmakers 50th Anniversary Exhibition, Honolulu Academy of Arts
1979 National Print Competition 1979, Edinboro State College, Pennsylvania
Seventh National Print Competition, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia
’79 National Print Exhibition i Texas, St. Theresa Catholic Church, Austin, Texas
Print Club’s Biennial International Open Juried Competition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Artists of Hawaii, Honolulu Academy of Arts
1980 Hawaii National Print Competition, Honolulu Academy of Arts
Pacific Crossing, Galerie Petit Formes Osaka, Japan
Photographs by William DeLappa, John Takami Morita, Mina Resnick, The Friends
of Photography, Carmel, California
Artists of Honolulu, Honolulu Hale (traveled to Artreach Gallery, Columbus, Ohio;
Nationwide Gallery, Columbus, Ohio; and the Mai Gallery/Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila)
Hokusai’s Enkel (Hokusai’s Grandchildren): 20 Japanese Printmakers, Galerie Marina
Dinkler, West Berlin, Germany (traveled through 1982 to Stadtische Galerie Wurzburg,
Kunstverein Erlangen, Erlangen; Graphic Center Frans Masereel, Kasterlee, Belgium;
Mannhimer Kunstverin, Mannheim; Hohenloher Kunsterein, Langenburg; Interna-
tionale Grafikbiennale, Fredrikstad, Norway; Galerie F 15, Oslo; Uberseemuseum,
Bremen)
1981 Artists of Hawaii (one of eight invited artists), Honolulu Academy of Arts
1982 Introductions, Gallery EAS Honolulu, Hawaii
Northwest Prints “82, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon
1983 Northwest Print Council Art Exchange, Galleri Grafiker, Oslo, Norway
Japan Ima Arts Festival, Mary Porter Art Gallery, Porter College, U.C. Santa Cruz, California
Intergrafik ’84, Internationale Print Trienniale, Berlin, G.D.R.
Miami International Print Biennial, North Miami Museum, Miami, Florida
1985 Hawaii Print Biennial, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii
Artist Who Work in Hawaii, Cn Gorman Museum, U.C. Davis, California
Rockford International Print Biennial, Rockford College, Illinois
II Carbo Frio International Print Biennial, Cabo Frio, Brazil
1986 Crossing’ 86, Japan-Hawaii, ABC Gallery, Osaka, Japan
9th Los Angeles Printmaking Society national Exhibition, Grunwald Center, U.C.L.A. Los Angeles, CA
1887 Intergrafik ’87, International Print Trienniale, Berlin, G.D.R. First Prize
Reading Ourselves: Concerning Islamic Culture, Minor Injury, Brooklyn, New York (travel to: The
International House, Columbia University, New York, New York
63th Annual International Competition of Prints and Photographs. The Print Club, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
1989 Side By Side U.S./Korea Prints ’89, Los Angeles Printmaking Society, Korean Cultural Service, LA, CA
Traveled to: Walker Hill Gallery, Seul, Korea and Cultural Service, Paris, France
Crossing ’89 France-Hawaii, Mona Bismark Foundation, Paris, France
Wakayama International Print Biennial, Wakayama, Japan, Travel to; Walker hill Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1990 Occupation and Resistance, The Alternative Museum, New York City, New York: Travel to Spirit Square
Center for the Arts, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Mission Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
Intergraphic ’90, International Print Trienniale, Berlin, G.D.R. ( Retrospective Solo Show, and an invited
juror)
1991 Varna International Print Biennale, Varna, Bulgaria
Artist of Conscience, The Alternative museum, New York City, New York
1992 Discovery, The Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii
1993 Wakayama International Print Biennial, Wakayama, Japan
Pacific Rim Invitational, University of hawaii, Hilo Hawaii
15th Annual Commitment to Excellence Art Exhibition, AMFAC Exhibition Center, honolulu, Hawaii
Varna International Print Biennale, Varna, Bulgaria
1994 Invitational Print Exhibition: Hui No’eau Visual Art Center, Maui, Hawaii
Reviewing Paradise: The Ethnic Response in Contemporary Photography From Hawaii, Memphas State Art
Gallery, Memphas, Tennesee. (Travel to: Art In General, New York, New York, and the Contemporary
Art Museum Advertiser Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
1 x 1 : 45 Fotogrotias, Dibujos Grabados, Pinturas, Esculturas Malticulturales, Seleccionadas De Una
Coleccion Privade Estudio Moyo Coyatzin, San jose, Costa Rica
Contact: John lives in Honolulu, Hawaii
Email: johnmorita@mac.com
