Valerie Otani

(American, born 1947, died 2020)

Japanese-American artist Valerie Otani (1947-2020) created public installations and sculptures that engage our shared history and imagination.

Otani received her Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from Antioch College in Ohio, and her Master of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Arts from San Francisco State University in California. She lived and worked in Portland, Oregon.