The Mildred Schnitzer Memorial Program in Asian Art for 2025
In this daylong event, scholars, curators, and an artist will explore ideas introduced in the Yoshida Chizuko exhibition and offer an expanded context for her work. Speakers will discuss the inspirations that shaped Chizuko’s practice as well as her art and legacy in the historiography of modern Japanese art. Other topics include gender, postwar oil painting, twentieth-century printmaking, and the Yoshida family of artists.
Schedule
9:15 a.m.
Check-in and coffee
Mark Building, Lobby
10:00 a.m.
Welcome
Stephanie Parrish, Director of Learning, Portland Art Museum
10:10 a.m.
Introduction
Jeannie Kenmotsu, Ph.D., The Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Curator of Asian Art, Portland Art Museum
10:20 a.m.
Rediscovering Yoshida Chizuko
Jeannie Kenmotsu, Ph.D., Portland Art Museum
10:40 a.m.
My Avant-Gardista Mother, Yoshida Chizuko
Ayomi Yoshida, Artist
11:15 a.m.
A Life Among Artists: At Home and Abroad with the Yoshida Family
Laura Allen, Ph.D., Retired Senior Curator of Japanese Art, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
11:45 a.m.
Panel discussion
Discussant: Kendall Brown, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor, California State University, Long Beach
12:20 p.m.
Lunch on your own
and time for exhibition viewing
1:30 p.m.
Introduction to the afternoon sessions
Jeannie Kenmotsu, Ph.D., Portland Art Museum
1:40 p.m.
The Nobody/Body: Gender and Japanese Art After 1945
Namiko Kunimoto, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Art History, The Ohio State University
2:10 p.m.
Rethinking Japanese Abstraction: Yoshida Chizuko and the Historiography of the 1950s
Maki Kaneko, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Art History, University of Kansas
2:40 p.m.
Following the Beat: Yoshida Chizuko’s Rhythm-Inflected Prints
Hollis Goodall, Retired Curator of Japanese Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
3:10 p.m.
Discussion and Q&A
All presenters
3:40 p.m.
Closing remarks
Jeannie Kenmotsu, Ph.D., Portland Art Museum
4:00 p.m.
Break
Time for exhibition viewing Museum galleries open until 5 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
Reception
Mark Building, Fields Ballroom
Speakers
- Laura Allen, Ph.D., Retired Senior Curator of Japanese Art, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
- Kendall Brown, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Art History, California State University, Long Beach (discussant)
- Hollis Goodall, Retired Curator of Japanese Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- Maki Kaneko, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Art History, University of Kansas
- Jeannie Kenmotsu, Ph.D., The Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Curator of Asian Art, Portland Art Museum
- Namiko Kunimoto, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Art History, The Ohio State University
- Ayomi Yoshida, Artist
Tickets + Registration
- $25 non-members
- $12 for members
- $12 for students with ID
Symposium registration includes free museum admission Saturday + Sunday, morning coffee with registration, and the concluding reception.
Accessibility at this event
We strive to make our programs as inclusive and accessible as possible.
Venue
- Location: Fields Sunken Ballroom, Mark Building (1st Floor)
- Wheelchair access: via lift, with staff available to assist
- Accessible restrooms: located near the lift
During the Program
- Real-time captions will be displayed on a large screen at the front of the room (priority seating available)
- Assisted Listening Devices will be provided
Food & Beverage
- Morning: coffee, tea, and breakfast pastries. Vegan and gluten-free options available
- Afternoon Reception: Vegan and gluten-free options available
Additional Requests
If you have other accessibility needs, including dietary requests not listed above, please contact us:
- Email: access@pam.org
- Phone: 503-226-2811
Some requests may require 2–3 weeks’ notice. We will make every effort to accommodate, but not all requests may be possible.
More Information
For details on accessibility at the Portland Art Museum, please visit:
portlandartmuseum.org/accessibility