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'''Jennifer Sakai''' is an American academic and university professor at [[American University]]. She is a [[Fine-art photography|fine art photographer]], museum Curator.
'''Jennifer Sakai''' is an American academic, fine art photographer<ref>{{Cite web |title=capture american landscapes |url=https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/552778/jennifer-sakai-and-philip-taplin-capture-american-landscapes/}}</ref>, and university professor at [[American University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=faculty page |url=https://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/sakai.cfm}}</ref>
== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Sakai was born in [[Baltimore, Maryland]]. She received her MFA from [[Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar|Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Richmond, Virginia]] and her BFA at [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]. She was Assistant Professor of fourth year Fine Art Photo [[Thesis]] at the former Corcoran School of Art and Design until its closure in 2014. She teaches in the MFA program at [[American University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adjunct Professorial Lecturer |url=https://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/sakai.cfm |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=American University |language=en}}</ref>
She teaches in the MFA program at [[American University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adjunct Professorial Lecturer |url=https://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/sakai.cfm |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=American University |language=en}}</ref>


== Works ==
== Works ==
Sakai has published in notable magazines. As an independent museum curator, she has curated many shows including ''The Gifts of Tony Podesta'' (2019),<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Gifts of Tony Podesta |url=https://www.american.edu/cas/museum/2019/gifts-of-tony-podesta.cfm |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=American University |language=en}}</ref> ''Border Wall'' at [[Katzen Arts Center]] (2020),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jacobson |first=Louis |date=2020-10-19 |title=City Lights: Border Wall Is Timely and Affecting |url=https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/461964/city-lights-allan-gerson-border-wall/ |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=Washington City Paper |language=en-US}}</ref> and ''Vertiginous Matter'' (2022),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vertiginous Matter: Jason Horowitz |url=https://www.american.edu/cas/museum/2022/vertiginous-matter-jason-horowitz.cfm |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=American University |language=en}}</ref> which was listed in the top eight museum shows for 2022 by ''CityPaper''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jacobson |first=Louis |date=2022-12-20 |title=2022 Was a Standout Year for Local Photography |url=https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/582743/2022-was-a-standout-year-for-local-photography/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Washington City Paper |language=en-US}}</ref>
Sakai has published as an artist<ref>{{Cite web |title=Artists bring light out of the darkness |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/04/01/art-gallery-shows-dc-area/}}</ref> and curator. As an independent museum curator, she has curated many shows including ''The Gifts of Tony Podesta'' (2019),<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Gifts of Tony Podesta |url=https://www.american.edu/cas/museum/2019/gifts-of-tony-podesta.cfm |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=American University |language=en}}</ref> ''Border Wall'' at [[Katzen Arts Center]] (2020),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jacobson |first=Louis |date=2020-10-19 |title=City Lights: Border Wall Is Timely and Affecting |url=https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/461964/city-lights-allan-gerson-border-wall/ |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=Washington City Paper |language=en-US}}</ref> and ''Vertiginous Matter'' (2022),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vertiginous Matter: Jason Horowitz |url=https://www.american.edu/cas/museum/2022/vertiginous-matter-jason-horowitz.cfm |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=American University |language=en}}</ref> which was listed in the top eight museum shows for 2022 by ''CityPaper''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jacobson |first=Louis |date=2022-12-20 |title=2022 Was a Standout Year for Local Photography |url=https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/582743/2022-was-a-standout-year-for-local-photography/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Washington City Paper |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
Sakai is a multiple recipient of a DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Grant<ref>{{Cite web |title=FY 2024 Grantees - Arts and Humanities Fellowship Program (AHFP) {{!}} dcarts |url=https://dcarts.dc.gov/page/fy-2024-grantees-arts-and-humanities-fellowship-program-ahfp |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=dcarts.dc.gov}}</ref> for her photographic practice.
Sakai is a multiple recipient of a DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Grant<ref>{{Cite web |title=FY 2024 Grantees - Arts and Humanities Fellowship Program (AHFP) {{!}} dcarts |url=https://dcarts.dc.gov/page/fy-2024-grantees-arts-and-humanities-fellowship-program-ahfp |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=dcarts.dc.gov}}</ref> for her photographic practice.


She is a winner in the 2023 LensCulture Art Photography Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=lensculture winners |url=https://www.lensculture.com/photo-competitions/art-photography-awards/2023/winners}}</ref> She exhibited at Photo London<ref>{{Cite web |title=photo london winners |url=https://www.lensculture.com/articles/lensculture-editors-lensculture-exhibition-at-photo-london-2023}}</ref> at Somerset House in May 2023. She was a selected artist for the Charcoal Chico review<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 |url=https://www.chicoreview.com/2020 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Chico Review |language=en-US}}</ref> in 2020 and 2021. Jennifer was a selected for an Artist-In-Residence at Vermont Studio Center in Johnson Vermont.
She is a winner in the 2023 LensCulture Art Photography Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=lensculture winners |url=https://www.lensculture.com/photo-competitions/art-photography-awards/2023/winners}}</ref> She exhibited at Photo London<ref>{{Cite web |title=photo london winners |url=https://www.lensculture.com/articles/lensculture-editors-lensculture-exhibition-at-photo-london-2023}}</ref> at Somerset House in May 2023. She was a selected artist for the Charcoal Chico review<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 |url=https://www.chicoreview.com/2020 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Chico Review |language=en-US}}</ref> in 2020 and 2021.


Arts and Humanities Artist Fellowship 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=FY 2024 Grantees - Arts and Humanities Fellowship Program (AHFP) {{!}} dcarts |url=https://dcarts.dc.gov/page/fy-2024-grantees-arts-and-humanities-fellowship-program-ahfp |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=dcarts.dc.gov}}</ref>, Arts and Humanities Artist Fellowship 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=FY22 Grantees - Arts and Humanities Fellowship Program (AHFP) {{!}} dcarts |url=https://dcarts.dc.gov/node/1564797 |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=dcarts.dc.gov}}</ref>,
Arts and Humanities Artist Fellowship 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=FY 2024 Grantees - Arts and Humanities Fellowship Program (AHFP) {{!}} dcarts |url=https://dcarts.dc.gov/page/fy-2024-grantees-arts-and-humanities-fellowship-program-ahfp |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=dcarts.dc.gov}}</ref>, Arts and Humanities Artist Fellowship 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=FY22 Grantees - Arts and Humanities Fellowship Program (AHFP) {{!}} dcarts |url=https://dcarts.dc.gov/node/1564797 |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=dcarts.dc.gov}}</ref>,

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Jennifer Sakai is an American academic, fine art photographer[1], and university professor at American University.[2]

Biography

She teaches in the MFA program at American University.[3]

Works

Sakai has published as an artist[4] and curator. As an independent museum curator, she has curated many shows including The Gifts of Tony Podesta (2019),[5] Border Wall at Katzen Arts Center (2020),[6] and Vertiginous Matter (2022),[7] which was listed in the top eight museum shows for 2022 by CityPaper.[8]

Awards

Sakai is a multiple recipient of a DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Grant[9] for her photographic practice.

She is a winner in the 2023 LensCulture Art Photography Awards.[10] She exhibited at Photo London[11] at Somerset House in May 2023. She was a selected artist for the Charcoal Chico review[12] in 2020 and 2021.

Arts and Humanities Artist Fellowship 2024[13], Arts and Humanities Artist Fellowship 2022[14],

References

  1. ^ "capture american landscapes".
  2. ^ "faculty page".
  3. ^ "Adjunct Professorial Lecturer". American University. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  4. ^ "Artists bring light out of the darkness".
  5. ^ "The Gifts of Tony Podesta". American University. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  6. ^ Jacobson, Louis (2020-10-19). "City Lights: Border Wall Is Timely and Affecting". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  7. ^ "Vertiginous Matter: Jason Horowitz". American University. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  8. ^ Jacobson, Louis (2022-12-20). "2022 Was a Standout Year for Local Photography". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  9. ^ "FY 2024 Grantees - Arts and Humanities Fellowship Program (AHFP) | dcarts". dcarts.dc.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  10. ^ "lensculture winners".
  11. ^ "photo london winners".
  12. ^ "2020". Chico Review. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  13. ^ "FY 2024 Grantees - Arts and Humanities Fellowship Program (AHFP) | dcarts". dcarts.dc.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  14. ^ "FY22 Grantees - Arts and Humanities Fellowship Program (AHFP) | dcarts". dcarts.dc.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-21.