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STATEMENT
I have drawn my inspiration from the rites, ceremonies and traditions of the indigenous and ancient cultures of Japan, Australia, India, Brazil, Cuba, The Dominican Republic and West Africa, which all pay homage to the integral connection of nature, humans and the cosmos. I have spent time in these communities and have become familiar with the native people and their stories.
My approach is manifested by creating stand-alone totemic sculptures and the installations with them. They explore and translate the emblematic construction of signs and symbols rooted in these indigenous cultures as well as the forms and rhythms in the natural environments.
In order to implement my thoughts, I have chosen ‘clay' as my prime medium for nearly 20 years. This ancient material, along with the combination of water and fire, and its tradition and history, has consistently been stimulating my perspective and creativity. Its transformative properties directly show the layers and the contours of my finger movements. These textures become an essential character of my new forms.
My goal is to site my figures in a given specific locale where they may then offer themselves as meditations on the nature of the things from whence we come.
Ayano Ohmi
ohmi826@yahoo.com
http://www.ayanoohmi.com
Born in Tokyo, Japan. Live and Work in NYC
Education |
1998 |
MFA, City College of New York (CCNY), Major in Sculpture |
Solo Exhibitions |
2006 |
The art of the Tree, Totems in Garden, Mariani’s Garden Market, Armonk, NY
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2005 |
El Kiai Del Silencio. Galerias Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
2004 |
IRADAC Gallery, The Office of the President, The City College of New York, NY |
2002 |
Studio D'ars, Milan, Italy 2002 Museo de Casa de Asia, Old Havana, Cuba |
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Danny Simmons' Corridor Gallery, Brooklyn, New York |
2001 |
Barbara Greene Fine Art, New York 2000 Stephen Gang Gallery, New York |
2000 |
Stephen Gang Gallery, New York |
Group Exhibitions |
2009 |
Endangered, Gloria Kennedy Gallery, Dumbo-Brooklyn, NY
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2008 |
All Fired Up, Maxwell Fine Arts, Peekskill, New York |
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Shigaraki Outdoor Exhibition, Shigaraki, Japan |
2007 |
III Int'l Biennial of Contemporary Ceramics, San Nicolas, Buenos Aires Argentina |
2006 |
Two Women's Ceramic Exhibiton, Tokyo, Japan |
2005 |
S.O.F.A. Art Fair. Presented by G.R.N'namdi Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago. IL |
2004 |
Summer Exhibition: Sculptures by A. Ohmi; G.R.N'Namdi Gallery, Detroit, MI |
2003 |
Memory & Place, The 1st CCNY Biennial Exhibition, New York |
2002 |
Platos de Ceramica,Museo de Las Casas Reales, Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. |
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International Ceramic Triennial, Museum of Modern Art, Dominican Republic |
2001 |
Biennale Internazionale Dell'Arte Contemporanea, Citta di Firenze, Florence, Italy |
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Three Artists Exhibition, Galeria Altos de Chavon, Dominican Republic |
2000 |
A woman's Space Is, Ben Shahn Gallery, William Patterson University, Wayne, NJ
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Fragments: Collage and Assemblage, The Isa Art Foundation, New York
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1999 |
The Passion/Passions of Art, Richard Anderson Gallery, New York |
1998 |
Artistic Visions, Cork Gallery, Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York |
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New Directions in Japanese Music, Japan Society, New York |
Grants and Awards |
2008 |
Artist-in-residence, Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Shigaraki, Japan
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2007 |
II SaNsA Int'l Art Workshop, Kokrobite Institute, Ghana |
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VIII Shimposio de Ceramica, Instituto Municipal de Ceramica de Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
2005 |
Fellowship for Solo Exhibition at Punta Cana Art Gallery, Fundacion Igneri, Dom. Republic |
2005/6 |
Artist-in-residence, Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, , Shigaraki, Japan |
2004 |
Artist Angel Fellowship, The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center, West Ruthland, VT, USA |
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Artist in Residency Grant, Art OMI International Arts Center, NY |
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Scholarship, Spring 2004 for Ceramic Symposium, Watershed Ctr. for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME |
2003 |
Pollock Krasner Foundation Inc. New York, NY 2003 PREMIO - Elit-tile |
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II Trienal de Mosaico Ceramico, Museo del Arte, Santo Domingo, Dom. Republic |
2001 |
Artist in Residence, Altos de Chavon Cultural Center Foundation, Dominican Republic |
1999 |
The Wheeler Foundation Grant Program, New York |
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Artist in Residence, Kiln God Award, Watershed Center, Newcastle, ME, USA |
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Artist in Residence, Summer Program Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, USA |
Lectures |
2007 |
Art Forum, Kokorbite Institute, Ghana |
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Lecture Series, “My work from 1995 to Present”, Instituto Municipal de Ceramica de Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
2005 |
Art Forum Lecture Series, “Creating Stand-Alone Sculpture”, Montclair State Univ. NJ |
2003 |
Lecture Series, "Installation Technique", Valley School, The Krishnamurthi Foundation, India |
2002 |
Slide Lecture, "Process of Installation, Sabda", Studio D'ars, Milan, Italy |
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Lecture, "Meditative Scenery", Casa de Asia, Havana, Cuba |
1994 |
Japanese Arts/Craft, Japanese Calligraphy, Granville Village School, Granville, MA, USA |
1994-6 |
Gallery Lectures for Exhibitions, Guggenheim Museum, NY |
Teaching Experience |
1996 - current |
Director of Art Department, Metropolitan Montessori School, NY, NY. |
2003 |
Summer Studio Art, Valley School, The Krishnamurthi Foundation, Bangalore, India |
1999-2000 |
Montessori School, Wilton, CT |
1994-6 |
Brooklyn Friends School, Brooklyn, NY |
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Owusu, George Clifford, Daily Guide, Nov.22, 2007, Ghana
The Heritage, No.629, Nov.23, 2007, Ghana
La Ciudad, 31 de mayo 2007, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Miller, Jeannette, Ceramics TECHNICAL magazine No.19, 2004-5 - Cover Photo, Australia
Senra, Rafael Lopez, OPUS HABANA, Oficina del Historiador de la Ciudad. VI, No. 3, 2002, Cuba
Venuti, Silvia, Corriere dell’Arte, Milan, December 2002, Italy
Preston, George Nelson, American Ceramic Magazine 14/1, 2002, USA
De Tolentino, Marianne, VENTANA, Santo Domingo, 19 de Agosto 2001, Dominican Republic
Keane, Howard, Gallery & Studio, May/June 1999, USA
Downes, Lawrence, Gallery & Studio, September/October 1998, USA
New Directions in Japanese Music (Catalogue), Japan Society, New York 1998, USA
OCS News, New York, 1997 USA
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Publication
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1999 |
In Search of the Spirit: The Living National Treasures of Japan. William Morrow Jr. Books |
Collections
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SaNsA Association, Kumasi, Ghana
G.R.N’Namdi gallery, Detroit, MI, USA
Institute Municipal de Ceramica de Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Shigaraki Ceramic Center and Park, Shigaraki, Japan
Fundacion Igneri, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Art OMI, New York, USA
The Krishnamurti Foundation India, The Valley School, Bangalore, India
Casa de Asia de la Oficina del Historiador, Havana, Cuba
Barbara Greene Gallery, New York, USA
Danny Simmons' Corridor Gallery, New York, USA
Museum of Art and Origin, New York, USA
Sony Corporation of America, New York, USA
William Whipple Art Gallery, Southwest State Univ. Marchall, Minnesota, USA
Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, Brunswick, NJ, USA
Various private collections in the United States, Dominican Republic, Cuba, India and Japan
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