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Jennifer Sakai is an American academic and university professor at American University. She is a fine art photographer, museum Curator.
Biography
editSakai was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She received her MFA from 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.[1]
Works
editSakai has published in notable magazines. As an independent museum curator, she has curated many shows including The Gifts of Tony Podesta (2019),[2] Border Wall at Katzen Arts Center (2020),[3] and Vertiginous Matter (2022),[4] which was listed in the top eight museum shows for 2022 by CityPaper.[5]
Awards
editSakai is a multiple recipient of a DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Grant[6] for her photographic practice.
She is a winner in the 2023 LensCulture Art Photography Awards.[7] She exhibited at Photo London[8] at Somerset House in May 2023. She was a selected artist for the Charcoal Chico review[9] in 2020 and 2021. Jennifer was a selected for an Artist-In-Residence at Vermont Studio Center in Johnson Vermont.
Arts and Humanities Artist Fellowship 2024[10], Arts and Humanities Artist Fellowship 2022[11],
References
edit- ^ "Adjunct Professorial Lecturer". American University. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
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