Mayuka Thais

2018  Asia/LA ← → LA/Asia, Ara Art Center, Seoul, Korea, curated by Marlena Donohue
2015  The Hud, Ventura California, curated by Yessica Torres
2014  The Hud, Ventura California, curated by Yessica Torres
2012  Fear, Imperial Valley Artist Collective, curated by Elizabeth M Lopez and Minerva Torres
2008-2007 The Circus Comes to Town, Palos Verdes Art Center, curated by Scott Canty 
2007  Exit Vision, Otis College of Art and Design, curated by Linda Burnham
2006  Pretty/Dirty, Otis College of Art and Design, curated by Loyola Marymount University        
           Something Hidden, Something Shown                      
           Anxiety of the Moment, curated by Sue Spaid 
2005 Detours to Resonance, Otis College of Art and Design, curated by Meg Linton 

2020 “Habitat Umbrellas," School Arts Magazine 
https://lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=60985&i=638767&p=34&pp=1&ver=html5

2019 “Mayuka Thais, Otis College Alum and Instructor, Teaches Drawing Classes for Teens and Adults Through Otis Extension," Otis College of Art and Design
 https://www.otis.edu/news/mayuka-thais-otis-college-alum-instructor-drawing

2017 "Into the Next Stage: Learning Japanese and the Shimajiro Connection," Rafu Shimpo Japanese Daily News
 https://rafu.com/2017/06/into-the-next-stage-learning-japanese-and-the-shimajiro-connection/

2016 "Artist Mayuka Thais: Remember to Look at Every-thing with Wonder," The Japan Times 
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2016/11/12/people/artist-mayuka-thais-remember-look-everything-wonder/#.XvKjiZNKjjA

2015 "Beyond the Zoo Gates," The International
https://isshinternational.org/3897/showcase/mayuka-thais/  

Employment History:

2018-Current, Senior Lecturer, Otis College of Art and Design
2018-Current , Humanities Instructor, Stanford OHS (Online High School)
2019, Figure Drawing Instructor, Loyola Marymount University
2014-Current, Extension Instructor & Summer or Art Instructor, Otis College of Art and Design
2010-2013, Art Specialist,  International School of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo, Japan
2009-2010, Co-lead Instructor, Willowbrook International School, Tokyo, Japan
2008-2009, Lead Instructor, Happy Days International School, Tokyo, Japan
2004-2007, Teaching Assistant, Otis College of Art and Design
2002-2003, Teaching Assistant, International School of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo, Japan
2000-2002, Teaching Assistant, Willowbrook International School, Tokyo, Japan

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