Biographical Information

Wendy Maruyama received a BA degree from San Diego State University and a MFA degree from Rochester Institute of Technology.  Maruyama has exhibited her work nationally, with solo shows in New York City, San Francisco, Scottsdale AZ,  Indianapolis, IN Savannah GA, and Easthampton, NY.  She has also exhibited in Tokyo, Seoul and London.  Her work is included in permanent collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, AUS; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA; Museum of Craft and Design, New York, NY; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC; Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA; Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA; and the Oakland Museum of Art, Oakland, CA.

Maruyama is a recipient of several prestigious awards, including the California Civil Liberties Public Education Grant, 2010, several National Endowment for the Arts Grants for Visual Artists, the Japan/US Fellowship, and a Fulbright Research Grant to work in the UK.

Maruyama is currently retired from her teaching position and is Professor Emeritus.