Genkan Gallery

The Genkan Gallery houses a changing selection of fine artwork from local and internationally renowned artists. Exhibitions feature a new artist every month, with works ranging from oil paintings and traditional Japanese woodblock prints to ceramics and sculptures.

Much of the displayed artwork is available for purchase through the Member Services Desk. Sales of works begin at 6 pm on the first day of the exhibition.

Artist Exhibitions
Artists interested in exhibiting their artwork can complete an application at the Member Services Desk. Showcased artists are selected by the Genkan Gallery Committee.


Featured Artists

Shoko Kazama
February 8–March 7

 

Within the hallowed walls of Kencho Temple in Kamakura, the oldest Zen training monastery in Japan and considered one of the area's five great Zen sanctuaries, Shoko Kazama teaches the ancient art of calligraphy to young priests and other eager pupils.

As the 757-year-old temple's official calligrapher, her calling brings together the long-held lure of nature and the wisdom of Buddhist teachings with her zest for creativity. "I have always been fascinated by drawings, especially Chinese characters, and composing poems as a child," she explained in an introduction to her 2006 "Wind of Zen" exhibition. "I studied calligraphy and soon the symphony of brushes, Japanese paper and Chinese ink became my passion."

A compilation of Kazama's expressive calligraphy will be presented at the Club this month. "My works capture the vast realm of real or abstract universe, or somewhere in between," the artist wrote in the introduction. "The depth of Buddhism and the enormity of nature and what they project, facilitate to nourish ideas for my work, providing me enormous contentment."

Born in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kazama graduated from Showa Women's University and studied Japanese calligraphy under the renowned Suichiku Abe and Kyuyo Ishikawa. In addition to heading the Shofukai Calligraphy School since 1996, she teaches workshops in Japan and abroad and has exhibited numerous times in Tokyo, Kamakura, California and elsewhere.