Yoshiharu Higa Professor of Photography Southampton College 293 Montauk Highway Southampton, NY 11968-4196 TEL: (516) 287-8431/8439 FAX: (516) 287-8435 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1997 Keynote speaker at Photo Symposium - Okinawa 1996 Teaching Excellency Award from Long Island University Board of Trustees. Received the annual Award from the Association of Japanese Photography for achievement as founder of the Okinawa Photography Symposium Delivered keynote address to Sapporo Photography Festival Participant in Photography International Auction for Kobe Disaster Relief 1995 Lecture tour in Japan and Korea Invited to Uchinanchu 100 Year Anniversary conference in Okinawa 1994 Developed PAUP Program (Prepare American University Program) at Southampton Campus. Long Island University Grand Marshal for Commencement exercises 1993 Co-founded Japanese/American Young Artists Festival, Shionoo, Kagawa Prefecture (biennial event) Received Student Government Award at Southampton Campus, Long Island University 1992 Awarded "Goodwill Ambassador" by Governor of Okinawa for efforts on behalf of Japanese-American, understanding Joined faculty of Nippon Club Cultural Center, New York City 1992 Founded, Nippon Photography Resource Center, New York City 1991 Awarded tenure at Long Island University, Southampton Campus Fundraising solo Bike-a-Thon from Utopia, Canada to Southampton, New York to raise money for photography department at Southampton Campus 1990 Awarded Trustee Award for Scholarly Achievement (TASA) by Long Island University Board of Trustees 1987 Founded the International Photography Symposium in Okinawa (biennial event) 1986 Founded the Southampton Master Photography Workshop (annual event) 1981 Participant, All-Japan Conference of Plastic Art Education Teachers, Tokyo Guest Artist - International Art Festival, Assilah, Morocco 1979 Founded Woodcut Research Center, New York 1977 Joined faculty of Long Island University, Southampton Campus, New York Taught summer session at San Francisco Art Institute, San Fransisco, California Consultant for print collection, Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York 1976-77 Taught at Livingston Art Association, New Jersey 1976 Taught at Pratt Graphic Center, New York City 1974-75 Member, National Screening Committee of Foreign Scholarships, Institute of International Education (Fulbright) 1972-77 Taught at College of Mt. St. Vincent, Riverdale, New York Received Vera List Purchase Award for best print in the show - 50th Annual Exhibition of the Society of Graphic Artists 1968/69 Received Jersey City Museum National Exhibition Award Received Community Art Council of the South Shore Art Exhibition Award Received the Westchester Art Society Annual Award Received International Print Exhibition of Seattle Art Museum Purchase Award 1969-75 Taught at Upsala College, East Orange, New Jersey 1961-64 Taught at Musashi Polytechnical Institute High School, Tokyo EDUCATION 1977 Awarded M.F.A. Degree, Columbia University, New York City 1968-69 Awarded scholarship to Pratt Graphic Center, New York City 1964-67 Studied on scholarship at the Art Students League of New York, U.S. A . 1961 Awarded B.F.A. Degree, Tama Art University, Tokyo 1956 Graduated Nago High School, Nago City, Okinawa 1938 Born Okinawa, Japan REVIEWS, ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS 1993 Asahi Shinbun (9/7) NNHTV - 1 hour interview Shikoku Shinbun (8/10) Yomiuri Shinbun (8/6; 8/7; 8/8) Newsday cover article with photo (2/21) 1991 Newsday "Around Town" (10/20) Southampton Press (9/26) East Hampton Star (9/19) 1990 Yomiuri Shinbun (11/9) Southampton Press (10/25) 1989 New York Times Long Island section with photo credit Southampton Press (7/20) 1982 Interviewed on Radio Okinawa Interviewed on Okinawa Television 1981/82 Reviewed in Camera Mainichi Reviewed in Nippon Camera Numerous reviews and articles in Ryukyu Shimpo Numerous reviews and articles in Okinawa Times 1971 Reviewed in Art News Magazine 1970 Mentioned in Life Magazine article, "Original Art, Hot Off the Presses" 1969 Reviewed in the Japan Times Reviewed in the Star-Ledger, Newark, New Jersey Reviewed in Art News Magazine PUBLICATIONS Ryukyu Shinpo, "Social Comment" monthly article, 6-12/1996 "Recent Paintings," catalog, 1994 "Shirts - An Expose," Kadokawa publisher, 1989 "Children, Guatemala's Treasure," Kadokawa publisher, 1984 Monthy article for Nippon Camera Magazine, 1984 to present