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Pahayokee
24”x24”
Acrylic and oil on board
2013
Harumi Abe
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Seminole Indians refers to the Everglade as Pahayokee, which means glassy river. I visited Pahayokee,
an actual nature trail in park and observed many birds making their home in the cypress dome. In this
painting, I refer to my everglades experience and new ideas about home.
Harumi Abe is a Japanese native artist living in America. She has participated in many exhibitions in
South Florida. Her works are collected at Girls Club Collection and Mosquera Collection. Abe received
South Florida Cultural Consortium in 2008. Abe holds MFA from Florida International University. She is
a painting professor at Savannah College of Art and Design.
[email protected] • www.harumiabe.com
Born in Gunma Japan, lives in Savannah, Georgia