Minami Oya

Minami Oya is a visual artist, glassmaker, and educator currently living and working in San Francisco, California. Born and raised on the island of Sado in Japan, Minami grew up surrounded by nature, art and a rich ancestral consciousness. Her work employs glass and mixed media as metaphorical instruments, installations, as well as works on paper, and has been shown in solo and juried exhibitions in the United States. She found her deep passion for glass in 2008 at San Francisco State University and has trained with masters and maestros in studios such as Pilchuck Glass School, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Corning Museum of Glass, and D.F. Glassworks in Murano, Italy. Minami holds MFA in Spatial Art from San Jose State University and has taught at institutions including California College of the Arts, San Jose State University, and Public Glass in San Francisco.