Midori Kono Thiel (born June 7, 1933 in Berkeley, California) is a Japanese American calligrapher based in Seattle.[1] She grew up on Maui.[2] She received her bachelor of arts and master of fine arts from the University of California, Berkeley. She has exhibited at the De Young Museum, San Francisco; Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum; Seattle Art Museum; Portland Art Museum; Henry Art Gallery, Seattle; Cheney Cowles Art Museum, Spokane; and the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, Seattle.[3]^{[page needed]}

Midori Kono Thiel
Midori Kono Thiel making sumi-e painting at Bunka No Hi at Seattle's Nihon Go Gakko / Japanese Cultural & Community Center (Photo from 2009)
Born	(1933-06-07) June 7, 1933 (age 89) Berkeley, California
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley
Website	www.mission-base.com/midori/

A 2015 exhibit at the Wing Luke Museum featured Kono's painting and calligraphy in combination with her daughter[1] Tamiko's augmented reality art.[4]

Bibliography and other works

• Thiel, Midori Kono (2002). "Japanese Americans in the Pacific Northwest". In Titon, Jeff Todd; Carlin, Bob (eds.). American musical traditions. Vol. 5 Latino American and Asian American music. New York, NY: Schirmer Reference. pp. 94–95. ISBN 9780028655888. LCCN 2001042050. OCLC 619654085, 249182979.
• Thiel, Midori Kono (1984). Japan--ancient and modern. Vol. 4 Japanese dance performance. Seattle, WA: South Seattle Community College. OCLC 43041267.

References

External links

• Official website
• "Brush the Sky" calligraphy on mylar wall hangings, Construct\S exhibit, Wing Luke Museum; May 2015 on Vimeo
• "Brush the Sky: Astonishment ( 驚 ) Odoroku" @ Seattle Center Folklife Festival; May 2015 on Vimeo