Lynn Matsuoka

ARTIST LYNN MATSUOKA DOCUMENTS CULTURE
CNN reported: “Few artists so completely dominate their field that their name becomes synonymous with the subject matter, but Lynn Matsuoka has succeeded in capturing the essence of Sumo and has won a loyal following along the way.“Like Degas with his dancers, Lynn Matsuoka set out to depict the particular beauty of performers who devote their lives to an all-encompassing craft, capturing the nuances of the world they create in the process. Her own devotion was noted, and doors opened that had never been opened before, to anyone”.
The Artist gained fame working with Sumo, Kabuki Theater, Bunraku, Geisha & Maiko (young Geisha) in Japan for more than 4 decades. A color commentator on the NHK TV worldwide Sumo broadcast for 15 years, she has acted as liaison/translator for NBC sports, Asia Society, President Carter & National Geographic Society, among others.
This award winning artist has documented in drawings & paintings; Native Americans, Ballet, Equestrian Events, Hula, Major League Baseball, the NFL, and Broadway Theater.
Matsuoka documented Watergate hearings for ABC & CBS before moving to Japan, the Naval Court of Enquiry into the Ehime Maru/Greenville disaster at Pearl Harbor in 2001 ...

BFA, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

world wide for 4 decades.