Seraphin Gallery is proud to announce the participation of gallery artist Hiro Sakaguchi in two upcoming events at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Sakaguchi will be featured in a panel discussion on emerging Japanese-American artists at the Museum. His work will also be featured in a group exhibition of artists involved with The Center for Emerging Visual Artists.
Dates:
April 5 - July 6, 2008
Emerging to Established: Twenty-five Years of The Center for Emerging Visual Artists- Works on paper by CFEVA Artists and Advisory
Friday, April 18, 2008
Beyond Superflat: Emerging Japanese-American Artists in the Greater Delaware Valley Region
Click here for Hiro Sakaguchi's recent review from a group show, Useless Weapons, at Green Lantern Gallery in Chicago.
"I am interested in making an object which contains a fictional realm that is relevant to my experience as an artist and an individual. I depict images gathered from my everyday experience and memory. Because of my background, growing up in Japan and residing now in the U.S., elements of my images often come from experiences from both places. By depicting those autobiographical elements from memory and everyday life, I am after a story in which I myself would like to dwell. I am after the emotion I associate with those images."
-Hiro Sakaguchi
M.F.A., Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1996.
B.F.A., Painting, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1993.
Solo Exhibitions:
2007 "Traveler's Tale", Seraphin Gallery, Philadelphia
2006 “ away ”, The Center for Emerging Visual Arts, Philadelphia
2004 “ ESORAGOTO ” (Untrue like in painting), Challenge Exhibitions 2, Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2000 “ I paint ”, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1997 “ Cities on the Move ”, T. Ozawa’s Project, Nasubi Gallery, Wiener Secession,
Austria.
Group Exhibition
2007 “ Naked Paper ”, Tower Gallery, Philadelphia
“ Drawnwork”, Littman Gallery, Portland, Oregond
“Christopher Hartshorne & Hiro Sakaguchi”, Woodmere Art Museum,
2006 “ SubTarrane”, The Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Sean Stoops, curator
“ diorama!”, Pudlock Gallery, Alina Josan, curator, Philadelphia
“ Works on Paper 2006 ”, Archadia University Gallery, Cornelia Butler,
( Curator of drawing at MOMA, NY), juror, Philadelphia
2005 “ Drawing for it 2 ”, Spector, Philadelphia
“ Since1994 ”, Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.
“ INHABIT ”, Sean Stoops, curator, Apartment show, Philadelphia.
2004 “ Answer with Yes and No ”, T. Ozawa Exhibit, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo,
“ Kotatsu-ha 2 ”, Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, Makoto Aida, Curator.
2003 “ Creative Artists Network at The West Collection at SEI ”,
Oaks, Pennsylvania, Lee Stoetzel, Curator.
2002 “ 15 Exposure ”, US Artists, 33rd Street Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2001 “ Annual Juried Exhibition ”, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, Delaware, Judd Tully, Juror.
1999 “ Cities on the Move ”, Nasubi Gallery, KIASMA Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinski, Finland.
1997 “ Kotatsu-ism ”, Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan,
Makoto Aida, Curator.
Achievements, Awards and Recognitions:
2007 Visiting Artist for “Food for Thought”, Summer MFA, University of the Arts
2006 90.1 WRTI, “ Creatively Speaking” featuring “Picture journal Project”
2005 The Alumni Travel Grant, The Center for Emerging Visual Artists,
Philadelphia
2004 The Choice of Award, City Paper, Philadelphia
Fleisher Challenge Exhibitions, Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Melbourne Art Fair, Australia, (Mizuma Art gallery, Tokyo)
1999/2000- Art Futures Program Artist Residency, Education
Department, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1998- Panelist for Artist Discussion, Philadelphia Museum of Art,
Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. Featuring RIKRIT TIRAVANIJA
Public Collection:
Night Kitchen Interactive, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Professional Experience:
Present - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia
Installation Technician, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
1998 - Painting department, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia