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Newberg Center art instructor featured at Nikkei Legacy Center
Photos and story by Karen Kane
With the changing of the seasons, “Sakura Sakura” shows how these blossoming gifts from Japan bring Portland鈥檚 Tom McCall Waterfront Park alive each year.
Motoya Nakamura, Newberg Center faculty, is a featured artist on display at the聽, from March 7 through June 14, (121 NW 2nd聽Ave.).聽Over the course of a year, Motoya trained his camera lens on the聽sakura聽(cherry blossom) trees that frame the Oregon Nikkei Endowment鈥檚 Japanese American Historical Plaza and Bill of Rights Memorial along the Willamette River in downtown Portland.
With the changing of the seasons, “Sakura Sakura”聽shows how these blossoming gifts from Japan bring Portland鈥檚 Tom McCall Waterfront Park alive each year.
Motoya has been an instructor at 小黄猫传媒 since 2009. He has聽also taught聽at Portland State University and the Art Institute of Portland. A former photographer for the Oregonian and the Virginia Pilot, he holds a master’s degree in Fine Arts in Contemporary Art Practice from Portland State University and a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
An award-winning photographer, including the聽Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, Motoya’s聽work has been shown in numerous art exhibitions.聽The Oregon Nikkei exhibition and its public programs are made possible in part through a grant from the Oregon Heritage Commission.
The Newberg Center’s聽16-acre location near聽Highway 99W opened for classes in 2011. It offers a聽variety of credit and non-credit courses, including art, social science, math, science, developmental reading, writing and math, computers, ESOL and business.
About Karen Kane
Karen Kane is the Community Relations Manager for the Sylvania Campus. A passionate storyteller and communicator, Karen has told the stories for several organizations in Portland, including the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and the ... more »