Haruko Tanaka (b. Queens, NY 1974, d. 2019) was a Los Angeles–based artist and filmmaker.[1][2][3] She was awarded fellowships and residencies at the Japanese American National Museum and the Echo Park Film Center.[4][5] Tanaka is also part of the psychic duo Krystal Krunch along with Asher Hartman.[6] Her videos, performances, and intuitive sessions have been shown at or sponsored by a range of places including the Walker Art Center,[6] the Tang Museum,[7] the Hammer Museum,[8] the Los Angeles County Arts Commission,[9] Southern Exposure,[10] and Machine Project.[11] She earned her BFA in art at the University of Southern California in 1997.[1] She then received her MFA in photography at the California Institute of the Arts in 2003.[1] Tanaka was a MacDowell Fellowship in 2018.[1]

Haruko Tanaka
Born1974
DiedOctober 2019 (aged 44–45)
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
California Institute of the Arts
Occupation(s)Artist, filmmaker

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  2. ^ "Pilgrimage From Scattered Points". Society for the Activation of Social Space through Art and Sound. Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Haruko Tanaka". LA Artstream. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Artists » Haruko Tanaka - 2005 Fellow". Japanese American National Museum. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Residencies - Past LA AIR Residents - 2014 LA AIR Artists:". Echo Park Film Center. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  6. ^ a b Duffalo, Ashley (19 January 2012). "Intuiting Things with Krystal Krunch". Walker Art Center. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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  8. ^ "Annie Okay". Hammer Museum. 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Haruko Tanaka - Fireguide for Fire Station 128" (PDF). Los Angeles County Arts Commission. 22 May 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Calling". Southern Exposure. 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Past Life Regression and 3D Modeling Workshop". Machine Project. 2015. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2016.