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WENDY MARUYAMA
The wildLIFE Project
I am a studio artist with a
background in furniture-making
practices: my primary medium
is wood but I also use glass,
steel and video
components. My work has been
motivated by experiences
derived from history, ethnicity
and/or identity: a body of work
entitled Executive Order 9066
has taken on an element of
activism, advocacy and
education, requiring research in
American History in tandem
with my own family history. The
experience of making this work
was inspired by interpretive
exhibitions associated with
natural history museums and
national park sites leading to
my latest work.
The problem of the increasing loss of wildlife is of deep concern and a focal point in my
artwork. My first piece on this theme was made in 2004, as an homage to the
Tasmanian Tiger, a species made extinct by humans in
Tasmania. http://wendymaruyama.com/artwork/173482-You-don-t-know-what-you-ve-
got-til-its-gone.html. The wildLIFE Project is driven by my own personal passion for
