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Sequoyah Aono

Born in Naples, Italy; Grown in Tokyo, Japan. Reside in NYC.

Education
2007 -MFA in Sculpture, Tokyo University of the Arts
2005 -BFA in Sculpture, Tokyo University of the Arts

2012 -The Art Students League of New York

Solo Exhibitions

2017 -Identity of the difference Marta Shefter Gallery / Krakow, Poland

2016 -Evidence of Existence Infinito Gallery / NYC

2013 -Process of Perceiving P339_cpny Gallery / Brooklyn, NY

2011 -Face to Face (thru Jan. 2012) Chashama 461Gallery / NYC

2010 -Governors Island Art Fair 2010 Governors Island, NYC

Selected Exhibitions & Activities

2017 -4th Beylikdüzü Int'l Stone Sculpture Symposium / Istanbul, Turkey

~'12 -The 21th JAA Art Exhibition JAA Hall / NYC

2016 -Crown Heights Film Festival FiveMyles Gallery / Brooklyn, NY

-Kömürcüoğlu Int’l 6. Stone Sculpture Colony / Denizli, Turkey

2015 -The League Residency at VYT / Sparkill, NY

2014 -Artist in Residence at Haslla Art World / Korea

-17th Nasunogahara Int’l Arts Symposium in Ohtawara / Tochigi, Japan

-Asklepios : Int'l Stone Sculpture Symposium / Izmir, Turkey

-Fiction in Reality Three-Person Show at ISE Cultural Foundation / NYC

2013 -The New Florence Biennale at the Fortezza da Basso / Florence, Italy

-Komurcuoglu 3. Int'l Stone Sculpture Colony / Denizli, Turkey

-Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2013 one year show at

Smithsonian Nat'l Portrait Gallery / Wash, DC

2012 -Beyond Rodin: Contemporary Figurative Sculpture

The Rye Arts Center / Rye, NY

-Heads Lori Bookstein Fine Art / NYC

2011 -M2M Project (thru June. 2012) ASL / NYC

-7th Int'l Bildhauer Symposium Davos / Switzerland

-2nd Int'l Sculptors Symposium in Ahrntal Valley / Italy

2010 -The Affordable Art Fair New York City 2010 / NYC

2009 -Young Artist ISE Cultural Foundation Supports

Tamada Project Temporary Contemporary / Tokyo, Japan

2007 -3rd Outdoor Exhibition for Selected 6 Sculptors (thru July. 2012)

Museum of Contemporary Sculpture / Tokyo, Japan

-Art Promenade Exhibition at Ueno Royal Park (thru Feb.2008) / Tokyo, Japan

Selected Awards

2017 -Richard McDermott Miller Prize National Sculpture Society / USA

2016 -Walter & Michael Lantz Prize National Sculpture Society / USA

2015 -Roger T. Williams Prize National Sculpture Society / USA

2014 -Alex J. Ettl Grant National Sculpture Society / USA

-Yoshino Gypsum Art Foundation Grant for ISE NY Exhibition / Japan

2013 -3rd Prize Smithsonian Nat'l Portrait Gallery / Wash, DC

2011 -National Endowment for the Arts Grant / USA

-1st Prize 2nd Int'l Sculptors Symposium in Ahrntal Valley / Italy

2010 -Grants for Overseas Study Pola Art Foundation 2010 in New York / Japan

2009    -Young Sculptor Award -Roger T. Williams Prize Nat'l Sculpture Society / USA
2008    -ISE Cultural Foundation Award / NYC
-Tokyo Governor Award / Japan
-Arakawa Ward Headman Award   Arakawa Park Public Art Installation / Tokyo
2007    -Excellence Award for 61st Gifu Prefecture Art Exhibition

The Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu / Japan

Scholarships

2015 -Ruth Katzman Scholarship for The League Residency at VYT / Sparkill, NY

2012 -Nessa Cohen Grant ASL / NYC

2011 -Model to Monument Project ASL / NYC

2010 -Edward G. Mcdowell Travel Grant ASL / NYC

Outdoor Sculpture Installation:

“Mask”(White Marble) at Beylikdüzü Valley of Life (park) / Istanbul, Turkey

“Foot”(Travertine Marble) at Kömürcüoğlu Mermer Aş / Denizli, Turkey

“Suppressed Head”(White Granite) / Ohtawara-shi Tochigi, Japan

“Chihuahua”(Lime Stone, Travertine Marble) at Dokuz Eylül University / Izmir, Turkey

“Self-Head”(Travertine Marble) at Kömürcüoğlu Mermer Aş / Denizli, Turkey

“Lotus Base for Ordinary People”(Oak with Varnish) at Peace Village / Haines Falls, NY

“Watching Upon the Present”(Marble, Aluminium, Steel) at W
esthampton, NY

“A Man’s Back”(Black Granite & Red Granite Base) and

“Man with Burden”(Lime Stone) at outdoors of Aged Home, Akiruno-City, Tokyo

“Brief Moment”(Black Granite with Marble Wall) at Museum of Contemporary Sculpture, Tokyo

“Black Gaze I”(Black Marble & Black Granite Base) at Arakawa Park, Tokyo