Sachiko Furui was born in Osaka, Japan. After ten years of establishing her art, she settled in Boston in 1985. Her first woodblock print was made in the first year of her American life, which was Old North Church in Boston. Since then she started designing Eight Views of New England and Six Views of DE and PA. Whenever she visits, her eyes catch some beautiful landscapes all over the country.
Her life project is to finish A Hundred Views of America by woodblock print, just like Hiroshige Ando of Edo period in Japan (1797-1858). In her works, there are some influences from her traditional skill of dyeing art (KATAZOME).
She also works with mixed media.
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<Solo Exhibitions> |
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2008
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KEIKO Gallery, Boston MA
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| 2005 |
KEIKO Gallery, Boston MA
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2002
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Studied under Mr. Mitsumine Kajiwara, Meredith, NH
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| 2002 |
Gallery Chi-Lin Cambridge, MA |
| 2001 |
East Gallery Wellesly, MA |
| 1989 |
Hera Gallery Wakefield, RI |
| 1996 |
A Touch of the Orient Gallery Yorklyn, DE |
| 1995 |
West End Gallery Gloucester, MA |
| 1994 |
A Touch of the Orient Gallery |
| 1994 |
Asian American Bank Boston, MA |
| 1988 |
Fables Gallery Cambridge, MA |
| 1987 |
Fables Gallery Cambridge, MA |
| 1985 |
Amano Gallery Osaka, Japan |
| 1984 |
Amano Gallery Osaka, Japan |
| 1983 |
Art Space Niji Kyoto, Japan |
| 1983 |
Amano Gallery Osaka, Japan |
| 1982 |
Art Space Niji Kyoto, Japan |
| 1981 |
AmanoGallery Osaka, Japan |
| 1980 |
Higashimon Gallery Kobe, Japan |
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<Competitions, Awards and Honors> |
| 2004 |
Kathryn Schultz Gallery Cambridge, MA |
| 2000 |
Mountain Art ShowCnational juried show FairlawnCNJ |
| 1999 |
St.Cloud Art Council Exhibition, national juried show St.Cloud, MN |
| 1998 |
Cambridge Art Association, national juried show Cambridge, MA |
| 1987 |
Melrose Arts Grant, fellowship Melrose, MA
Finale International Fine Arts Exhibition, |
| 1981 |
Finale International Fine Arts Exhibition,
International juried show, Paris Municipal Art Museum, second prize Paris, France
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum, second prize Tokyo, Japan
Finale International Fine Arts Exhibition,
Jiyu Art Exhibition, national juried show, Kyoto Art Museum encouragement prize Kyoto, Japan
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| 1980 |
Jiyu Art Exhibition, national juried show Tokyo Metropolitan Museum Tokyo, Japan
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| 1980 |
Niki Female Art Exhibition, national juried show, Ikuta Gallery , Kobe, Japan |
| 1979 |
Kobe Art Exhibition, juried show, Sanboo Hall, second prize Kobe, Japan |
| 1978 |
Sinseisaku Art Exhibition, national juried competition, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum Tokyo, Japan
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<Selected Collections> |
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English League Inc. Cambridge, MA
Gallery Nagaoka Houston, TX
Berlitz Language Center Wellesley, MA
Cleveland Art Museum Cleveland, OH
Mitzie Vern Collection Cleveland, OH
Robert Di Paolo Collection Phoenix, AZ
Tradeway Little Film Inc. Lowley, MA
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<Lectures and Public Speaking Engagements> |
| 1999 |
Lecture and workshop about Japanese print at Boston International Cultural Center Concord, MA |
| 1995 |
Lecture about Japanese art at Salem State College Salem, MA |
| 1995 |
Workshop on Japanese bookbinding at the Peabody Museum Salem, MA |
| 1993 |
Workshop and lecture on Japanese bookbinding at Sanpho Washi Center Boston, MA |
| 1990 |
Panelist, Asian American Art, Continuity and Change, Bunker Hill Community College Charlestown, MA |
| 1990 |
Fitchburg Art Museum Fitchburg, MA |
| 1989 |
Lecture about kimono dyeing at Williams College Williamstown, MA |
| 1987 |
Interview with Channel 7, Asian Focus, WNEV-TV Boston, MA |
