Meet The Artists' Gallery Featured Artists
Eiko Tonami Anderson
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John Westenskow
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Visiting Artist
Phil Parisi (link to Phil's page)
Eiko Tonami Anderson
Eiko was born in Osaka, Japan. She studied calligraphy in elementary school as well as with various teachers since the age of eight. In early adulthood, she studied cursive form of kanji and kana( Japanese syllables) with a master, Zuiun Kobayashi. In the United States, she studied water color painting. When her father, who was an artist, passed away, she felt that she wanted to continue her father's heritage. Having been inspired by her father's paintings, she began to study sumie (Japanese brush painting).
Along with studying sumie, she started writing Japanese calligraphy--specializing in writing people's names in Japanese kanji. This has been very popular with Americans. At the present time she is a member of Utah Water Color Society and a member of Northern Utah Calligraphy Association. She exhibits her paintings at various places. Website Eiko's Art
Along with studying sumie, she started writing Japanese calligraphy--specializing in writing people's names in Japanese kanji. This has been very popular with Americans. At the present time she is a member of Utah Water Color Society and a member of Northern Utah Calligraphy Association. She exhibits her paintings at various places. Website Eiko's Art
John Westenskow
I am a native of Carbon County but long time resident of Cache Valley. I graduated from College of Eastern Utah with an Associate in Art and later from USU with a Bachelor of fine Art and Education, both with an emphasis in ceramics. Recently I was chosen as the Utah Art Educator Association’s 2017-2018 recipient of the Middle/Junior High School Educator of the Year Award. I have been teaching art and ceramics in the Logan City School District for the last 35 years. Over this time, in various special programs, I have also taught subjects as varied as physics, reading, literacy, hiking, cross country skiing, and magic.
Over two decades of summers breaks were spent as an itinerant airbrush artist, setting up shop with my family across Utah and the Oregon coast. Pottery, however, was ever-present. The last few years it has returned comfortably and securely to the forefront. I currently have work in the Artist’s Gallery at the Cache Valley Center for the Arts in Logan, Utah and I have exhibited in November of 2017 at the Gallery East of USU Eastern in Price.
Over two decades of summers breaks were spent as an itinerant airbrush artist, setting up shop with my family across Utah and the Oregon coast. Pottery, however, was ever-present. The last few years it has returned comfortably and securely to the forefront. I currently have work in the Artist’s Gallery at the Cache Valley Center for the Arts in Logan, Utah and I have exhibited in November of 2017 at the Gallery East of USU Eastern in Price.
