Sequoyah Aono Born in Naples, Italy; Grown in Tokyo, Japan. Reside in NYC.
Education 2012 -The Art Students League of New York
2007 -MFA in Sculpture, Tokyo University of the Arts 2005 -BFA in Sculpture, Tokyo University of the Arts
Solo Exhibitions 2018 -Vital Beating Loko Gallery / Tokyo, Japan 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
2018 ~'12 -JAA Art Exhibition JAA Hall / NYC 2017 -4th Beylikdüzü Int'l Stone Sculpture Symposium / Istanbul, Turkey 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 A 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
-The Art Walking Path A year group exhibition at Ueno Royal Park / 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) at Ryogoku-Chuoh Middle School / 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 Westhampton, 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 Beige Marble Wall) at Museum of Contemporary Sculpture/ Tokyo
“Black Gaze I” (Black Marble & Black Granite Base) at Arakawa Park/ Tokyo
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