Bio
Kameko Madere was born in Los Angeles, California received her MFA in Visual Arts from Azusa Pacific University and her BA in Business Management from The University of Redlands.
Kameko is a visual fine artist awarded for serving communities in the arts. She has been invited to speak, host workshops, and participate in local exhibitions. Kameko has also served children as a teacher and children’s book illustrator. She is an image maker and a story teller inspired by history, art, and culture.
In 2022, Kameko founded her humanitarian aid organization designed to affirm worth and value in girls of color. Kameko has traveled to Africa and partnered with organizations locally to celebrate young girls with a future.
CV
Kameko Madere Riverside, Ca
Education:
Azusa Pacific University / MFA Visual Arts 2021
University of Redlands / BA Business Management 2017
Solo Exhibits:
2024 APU Duke Gallery - Azusa, Ca
2021 APU Thesis Solo Exhibition - Azusa, Ca
2017 Claremont Forum - Claremont, Ca
2017 Fontana Art Depot - Fontana, Ca
2016 Steelworkers Auditorium - Fontana, Ca.
2016 Canyon Crest Winery - Riverside, Ca.
Group Exhibits:
2023 Las Laguna Art Gallery-Laguna Beach, Ca
2021 Fontana Art Depot- Fontana, Ca (virtual)
2020 Fontana Art Depot -Fontana, Ca. (virtual)
2020 APU spring 2020 - Azusa, Ca
2019 APU summer 2019 - Azusa, Ca
2019 APU spring 2019 - Azusa, Ca
2018 APU summer 2018 -Azusa, Ca
2017 Live Oak Art Center - Columbus, Texas
2016 Riverside Art Museum - Riverside, Ca
Awards & Publications
Awards:
2017 Award in the Arts / City of Fontana, California
Publications:
2024 APU News - Azusa, Ca.
2023 Beverly Hills Art Show - Beverly Hills, Ca.
2023 City of Commerce - Jurupa Valley, CA
2022 CIVA / Christians in Visual Arts
2021 July / APU MFA catalog
2021 Herald New Fontana Community Newspaper
2020 Pelican Publishing Co. / The Praline Lady Book
Artist Statement
I am an image maker of realism portraiture inspired by art, history, and culture. Research, study, and discovery stimulates my curiosity to imagine a face, a time period, a style, a person. Barkley Hendricks’ use of color and minimalism influence the individuality, style, and narrative of my modern contemporary artwork.
It all begins with photos and sketches, imagining skin tones, color, and design patterns. I paint with oil and acrylic, using canvas or wood. Sometimes I embellish the art with fabrics, blings, and threading.
I am motivated to create multifaceted aspects of beauty within a space for the viewer to experience a personal encounter through seeing. The invisible becoming undeniably visible where the object stares back; an interaction with color.