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BIOGRAPHY
Koji Takei is a sculptor living and working in Los Angeles, California. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California.
Before transitioning to fine art, Koji owned and operated a successful graphic design firm in Los Angeles.
His art has been exhibited at the Laguna Art Museum in Laguna Beach, Doizaki Gallery in Los Angeles, Hunsaker/Schlesinger Gallery and Robert Berman Gallery in Santa Monica, William Turner Gallery in Venice, and Debi Owen Gallery in San Diego.
He has taught at California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California, Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, California, and is currently a faculty member at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.
Koji Takei has received recognition for his work from various organizations including awards from New York Art Director’s Club, American Institute of Graphic Arts, Los Angeles Art Director’s Club, Communication Arts and Society of Typographic Arts. His work has been published in Graphis Magazine, Print Magazine, Communication Arts, and various publications in Japan and South Korea.
RESUME
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Education
1978 B.F.A., California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
Solo Exhibitions
2006 “New Works”
Berman/Turner Projects, Santa Monica, CA
2004 “Mottosynthesis”
Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2003 “Staying Afloat”
Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2001 “Tools of the Trade”
Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2000 “Recent Works”
William Turner Gallery, Venice, CA
1997 “New Works”
William Turner Gallery, Venice, CA
1994 “Musubitsuki”
George J. Doizaki Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2007 “The Toy Show”
Hunsaker/Schlesinger Fine Art, Santa Monica, CA
2006 “Omage”
Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2006 “Art of Design”
El Camino College, Los Angeles, CA
2002 “A Thousand Clowns”
Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2002 Group Exhibition
Debra Owen Gallery, San Diego, CA
2000 “Grace in Space”
College of the Canyons Gallery, Santa Clarita, CA
1995 “Primarily Small Works”
Hunsaker/Schlesinger Fine Art, Santa Monica, CA
1994 “Shapes of Things to Come”
Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
1988 “American Japanese Artists”
George J. Doizaki Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Awards
1987 Best of Show, Los Angeles Art Director’s Club
1982 Award of Excellence, Communication Arts
1981 Award of Excellence, American Institute of Graphic Arts
1981 Award of Excellence, Los Angeles Art Director’s Club
1981 Award of Excellence, New York Art Director’s Club
Teaching
2003-08 Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
2000-07 Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles, CA
1993-94 Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA
1983-84 California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
Selected Private Collections
Jan Adams, Pacific Palisades, CA
Annina Arthur, Palos Verdes, CA
Deborha Baroi, Pasadena, CA
Peter Behrendt, Beverly Hills, CA
Don Chavez, Burbank, CA
Elaine Comess, Los Angeles, CA
Darrell DeTienne, San Fransico, CA
Carol & Roy Doumani, Venice, CA
Joanna Drury, Encino, CA
Jeff Fields, Venice, CA
Mark Hasencamp, Los Angeles, CA
Bonnie Hughes, Stinson Beach, CA
Gary Jenkins, Laguna Beach, CA
Mitchell & Linda Katz, Newport Beach, CA
Mark Lieberman, Los Angeles, CA
Claudette Lussier, Los Angeles, CA
Ilene Marshall, Pasadena, CA
Hector & Lisa Martinez, Pasadena, CA
Kenneth Mirman, Malibu, CA
Jan & Gene Myers, Marina del Ray, CA
Richard Oppenheim, Agoura, CA
Anita Rosenstein, Beverly Hills, CA
Robert & Sherma Shelley, Arcadia, CA
Corrine Shukartsi, Los Angeles, CA
Shin & Toshiko Takei, Los Angeles, CA
Marika van Adelsburg, Los Angeles, CA
Sarelyn Wager, Los Angeles, CA
Sue Wong, Los Angeles, CA
John Yzurdiaga, Playa del Ray, CA
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