Ron Miyashiro
1938–
Introduction
Ronald Yoshiaki Miyashiro (born 1937) is an important Japanese American painter, jewelry maker and assemblage artist. Miyashiro, who was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, first came to prominence in 1961 while still a student at Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, when he appeared on the controversial poster for "War Babies," an influential exhibition at Henry Hopkins' Huysman Gallery in Los Angeles, along with his friends and contemporaries Larry Bell, Ed Bereal, and Joe Goode. Miyashiro later moved from Los Angeles to New York City where he continues to make work in multiple media. His early work has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years, and has been included in a number of high-profile museum exhibitions devoted to art from the 1960s.
Wikidata identifier
Q15964491
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Introduction
Jewelry maker, painter, and assemblage artist whose practice gained momentum in Los Angeles in the early 1960s.
Country of birth
United States
Roles
Artist, assemblage artist, jeweler, painter
ULAN identifier
500353393
Names
Ron Miyashiro
Information from the Getty Research Institute's Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN), made available under the ODC Attribution License. Accessed August 28, 2025.
