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Jennifer Sakai (b.Baltimore, Maryland) is an American fine art photographer, Museum Curator, and University Professor whose practice is based in Washington D.C.
Biography
Sakai was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and has lived in Boston, Massachusetts, New York, and Richmond, Virginia. She currently resides in Washington, D.C. She received her MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University and her BFA in fine art design in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She has taught at Ithaca College, Virginia Commonwealth University, and was Assistant Professor of 4th year Fine Art Photo Thesis at the former Corcoran School of Art and Design until its closure in 2014. She currently teaches in the MFA program[1] at American University.
Ms. Sakai is the President of the Board of Directors for Transformer Gallery in Washington, D.C.[2] She has presented numerous curatorial and professional lectures.[3][4][5]
Life and Work
She has published in the Guardian UK[6], LensCulture[7], The Washington Post[8], American University Press, Musée Magazine[9], Fotofilmic, Float Magazine[10], F-Stop Magazine, Covid Picture Archive, Washington CityPaper[11], and Color Tag Magazine[12]. She was the press and studio photographer for several Punk banks including (Young) Pioneers.[13] on lookout! records.
She is an independent museum curator and has curated many shows, most recently 'The Gifts of Tony Podesta[14] in 2019, 'Border Wall[15] at Katzen Museum in 2020, and 'Vertiginous Matter[16] in 2022. Ms. Sakai’s curation of “Vertiginous Matter”[17] at the Katzen Museum was listed number five in the top eight museum shows for 2022 by CityPaper[18] in Washington, D.C.
Jennifer is a multiple recipient of a DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Grant[19] for her photographic practice.
She is a winner in the 2023 LensCulture Art Photography Awards.[20] She exhibited at Photo London[21] at Somerset House in May 2023. She was a selected artist for the Charcoal Chico review[22] in 2020 and 2021. Jennifer was a selected for an Artist-In-Residence at Vermont Studio Center in Johnson Vermont.
Awards
Arts and Humanities Artist Fellowship 2024[23], Arts and Humanities Artist Fellowship 2022[24],
References
- ^ "Adjunct Professorial Lecturer". American University. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "Who We Are". Transformer. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ American University Museum (2019-03-11). The Gifts of Tony Podesta Gallery Talk - January 26, 2019. Retrieved 2024-08-20 – via YouTube.
- ^ American University Museum (2020-09-25). Gallery Talk: Border Wall - September 24, 2020. Retrieved 2024-08-21 – via YouTube.
- ^ Transformer (2021-10-01). MichaelAngelo Rodriguez in Conversation with Jennifer Sakai | Artist Talk, September 30, 2021. Retrieved 2024-08-21 – via YouTube.
- ^ "LensCulture's art photography awards 2023 – in pictures". the Guardian. 2023-02-16. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "lensculture winners".
- ^ "Review | In the galleries: Artists bring light out of the darkness of night". Washington Post. 2022-04-04. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "Flash Fiction: Breathe". Musée Magazine. 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "Distant Dialogues". FLOAT. 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (2022-03-31). "Jennifer Sakai and Philip Taplin Capture American Landscapes". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ Magazine, Color Tag. "Color Tag: VOL II". Color Tag Magazine. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "Free The (Young) Pioneers Now!, by (Young) Pioneers". (Young) Pioneers. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "The Gifts of Tony Podesta". American University. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (2020-10-19). "City Lights: Border Wall Is Timely and Affecting". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Vertiginous Matter: Jason Horowitz". American University. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Vertiginous Matter: Jason Horowitz". American University. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (2022-12-20). "2022 Was a Standout Year for Local Photography". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "FY 2024 Grantees - Arts and Humanities Fellowship Program (AHFP) | dcarts". dcarts.dc.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "lensculture winners".
- ^ "photo london winners".
- ^ "2020". Chico Review. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "FY 2024 Grantees - Arts and Humanities Fellowship Program (AHFP) | dcarts". dcarts.dc.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "FY22 Grantees - Arts and Humanities Fellowship Program (AHFP) | dcarts". dcarts.dc.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
Further reading
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/04/01/art-gallery-shows-dc-area/
External links
official website [https://www.jennifersakai.com]