Masako Miki
March 5 – June 21, 2027
Asian Art Museum
The first mid-career survey of Masako Miki, tracing her multidisciplinary practice across sculpture, watercolor, felted works, and installation
Asian Art Museum
200 Larkin StreetSan Francisco, CA 94102This exhibition is located on the first floor in our Hambrecht Gallery
Thursday 1 p.m.–8 p.m.
Friday–Monday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
General: $20 (+ $10 if Special Exhibition)
Seniors 65+: $17
Youth (13–17)/ College Students (with ID): $14
Members/Children (12 and under): Free
On the first Sunday of each month, general admission is free and tickets to our special exhibitions are offered at a discounted price of $10.
ADA Accessible
This exhibition has family labels, and a family zine.
This exhibition is the first mid-career survey of Bay Area artist Masako Miki, tracing her multidisciplinary practice across sculpture, watercolor, felted works, and installation. Born in Osaka, Japan, and based in the Bay Area, Miki draws from Shinto animism and Japanese folklore to explore themes of diaspora, immigration, and fluid identity through hand-crafted figures that range in scale from small, intimate works to monumental pieces. Organized around pivotal moments in her career, the presentation brings together works alongside archival photographs, studio documentation, and reflections in the artist’s own voice.
Exhibiting Artists
Masako Miki
Masako Miki, Offering (blue and red), 2025. Watercolor and ink on paper, framed: 45 x 63 x 2 in. Courtesy of the artist and Jessica Silverman, San Francisco. Photo by Chris Grunder
Asian Art Museum
The Asian Art Museum celebrates, preserves, and promotes Asian and Asian American art and cultures for local and global audiences. We provide a dynamic forum for exchanging ideas, inviting collaboration, and fueling imagination to deepen understanding and empathy among people of all backgrounds.
Things to Do Around Here
SPRO Coffee Lab is a major staff favorite with two convenient locations nearby. Really creative, high quality, cocktailesque lattes and cold brews (my personal go-to). They also have interesting food with a solid glizzy.
Mark Sabb, Director of Digital & Audience Engagement, Asian Art Museum
Right at Civic Center, Limoncello serves quality, hearty Italian sandwiches, pizza, and salads alongside coffees, wine, beer and N/A drinks, all with great outdoor seating right on the plaza.
Mark Sabb, Director of Digital & Audience Engagement, Asian Art Museum
As a born-and-raised New Yorker, I don’t give out pizza endorsements lightly, but the Asian co-owned Outta Sight Pizza serves up some of my favorite slices in the Bay Area, and is also a major staff favorite here at the museum. They have exclusive items that I love, including sandwiches.
Mark Sabb, Director of Digital & Audience Engagement, Asian Art Museum