Artist Statement
Cloth speaks to me.
Silk whispers, lace breathes, quilts remember.
Mud cloth tells it’s story,
Boro and Shashiko mend what was broken.
Kimonos, African prints, couture gowns-
they weave through my imagination,
becoming lines, sketches, layers of paint and oil,
becoming resilience, identity, and femininity.
My canvas is a meeting place of cultures-
Japanese, African, American-
threads braided into color and form.
Like Barkley Hendricks,
I honor the gaze.
Eyes hold the truth,
inviting the viewer not only to look,
but to encounter, to witness, to know. ~
CV
Kameko Madere, Los Angeles, California
Education
Azusa Pacific University / MFA Visual Arts 2021
University of Redlands / BA Business Management 2017
Solo Exhibitions
2024 APU Duke Gallery - Azusa, Ca
2021 APU thesis Solo Exhibition - Azusa , Ca
2017 Claremont Forum - Claremont , Ca
2017 Fontana Art Depot - Fontana, Ca
2016 Steelworkers Auditorium - Fontana, Ca
2016 Canyon Crest Winery - Riverside, Ca
Group Exhibitions
2023 Las Laguna Art Gallery - Laguna Beach, Ca
2021 Fontana Art Depot - Fontana, Ca
2020 Fontana Art Depot - Fontana, Ca
2020 APU Spring 2020 - Azusa, Ca
2019 APU Summer 2019 - Azusa, Ca
2018 APU Spring 2018 - Azusa, Ca
2017 Live Oak Art Center - Columbus, Texas
2016 Riverside Art Museum - Riverside, Ca
Awards and Certificates
2024 Certification of Recognition; California Legislature Assembly
2024 Certificate of Recognition; City of Downey
2017 Certificate of Recognition ; Service in the Arts, City of Fontana
Publications
2025 Amazon Publishing / I am Affirmations Coloring Book
2024 APU News - Azusa , Ca
2023 Beverly Hills Art Show - Beverly Hills
2023 City of Commerce - Jurupa Valley, Ca
2022 CIVA / Christians in Visual Arts
2021 July / APU MFA Catalog
2021 Herald New Fontana Community Newspaper
2020 Pelican Publishing Co. / The Praline Lady Picture Book