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A native of Osaka, Japan, Mitsuno Ishii Reedy began her career
in mid-1970's painting portraits, still lifes, and landscapes
for collectors throughout the United States. She has studied
with notable pastel artists Albert Handell and Daniel Greene,
and oil painters John Howard Sanden and David Leffel. She was
elected a full member of Pastel Society of America in 1978,
an associate member of the Pastel Society of Japan (Gendai Pastel
Kyokai) in 2001, has been listed in Who's Who in the South
and Southwest and Who's Who in American Art.
Her works were included in the publications The Best of Oil
Painting, The Best of Pastels, Floral Inspirations,
Portrait Inspirations, The Best of Pastels II,
and Pastel Artist International magazine. She was featured
in Nichols Hills News, Oklahoma City (Feb. '02) and Focus
Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico (Jun/Jul '95) Reedy's oil
portrait of Federal District judge Wayne Alley recently received
recognition in the Portrait Society of America's 2001 International
Portrait Competition held in Chicago, Illinois.
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Mitsuno
Reedy unveiling painting at Purdue
University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 2000
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Reedy's commissioned portraits include corporate and civic leaders,
college deans, doctors, military officers, and family and children's
portraits. Her portraits of the famous opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti
were presented to him in 1982 when Mr. Pavarotti gave the first
of several charity concerts.
She also enjoys plein-air paintings, as well as still life paintings
and figure studies in oil, pastel and Cente pencil. Howell Gallery
in Oklahoma City is showing her landscapes and still life paintings.
Public Collection of Portraits:
School of Business, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
State Capitol of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
School of Business, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
School of Law, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
School of Dentistry, Univeristy of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma
History of Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
U.S.District Court House, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Greenwood Cultural Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
University Health & Science Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Virginia Cade Cancer Center, Okahoma City, Oklahoma
The McMahon Foundation, Lawton, Oklahoma
Southern Prairie Library System, Altus, Oklahoma |
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