Hisako Shimizu Hibi (1907–91) was an Issei painter and printmaker who exhibited throughout her career, and by the end of her life she was well entrenched in the San Francisco Bay Area arts community. During WWII, she produced a body of work reflecting life at the Topaz concentration camp in Utah, and taught at the Topaz Art School .
Nisei painter, printer and freelance fashion illustrator
The artist and Japanese sumi-e and calligraphy teacher “Koho”
Miyoko Ito (1918–83) was a watercolor and abstract oil painter and printmaking artist.
Riyo Sato (1913-2009) was an artist, photographer, and an arts educator for over thirty years.
Yoshiko Yamanouchi (1895–1973) was an early Buddhist community leader, businesswoman, and amateur painter.
Abstract painter
Artist and fugitive who was arrested with heiress Patricia Hearst in a notorious 1970s case.
Elsa Laubach Jemne was a Minnesota artist active from the 1910s to the 1960s. Though skilled as an easel painter, she is better known for the murals she created for public buildings, including post offices and courthouses.
Clara Gardner Mairs was a painter, printmaker, and decorative artist active from the 1910s to the 1960s. She is best known for her prints of children, animals, circus scenes, and Old Testament stories, often with hints of satirical humor.