Anda Tanaka is a Minnesota-based artist and educator working primarily in printmaking and drawing. She has exhibited work nationally, including solo shows at Winona State University (2018) and the Harvard Ed Portal in Boston (2019). Most recently, she has exhibited with Soo Visual Arts Center in Minneapolis (2022) and won 2nd prize at the Duluth Art Institute’s 2023-2024 Arrowhead Biennial. Anda holds a BA in music and studio art from St. Olaf College, an MFA from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and has completed a two-year Printing Apprenticeship with Highpoint Editions at Highpoint Center for Printmaking. She is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Art History at St. Olaf College. When not in the studio, you can find Anda outside cycling, running, cross country skiing, open water swimming, or walking her cats, Triskit and Millie.

Photo by Brian Kantor