Sao Tanaka

Sao Tanaka

藝術家簡歷（Bio）

Sao Tanaka 出生於東京，現居紐約。
她於 2014 年畢業於 多摩美術大學 日本畫科，取得學士學位；
2017 年於 一橋大學 社會學研究所取得碩士學位；
並於 2021 年就讀於 紐約視覺藝術學院（SVA）。

她的個展曾於 蔦屋畫廊（東京，2025）及 Mizuma & Kips 畫廊（紐約，2022）舉行。

其作品亦曾參與多項重要機構展覽，包括 The Drawing Center（紐約，2025）、多摩美術大學美術館（2021），以及 廣島市現代美術館（2018）。

Sao Tanaka 為 2024–2025 年 Pola 美術振興財團 研究補助與獎學金得主，並曾參與 NARS Foundation（2024）及 Vermont Studio Center（2025）之駐村計畫。


✦ 學歷（Education）

* 2021｜紐約視覺藝術學院（SVA），數位攝影碩士課程（MPS，轉自純藝術MFA）
* 2017｜一橋大學 社會學碩士（MA Sociology）
* 2014｜多摩美術大學 日本畫學士（BFA Painting）


✦ 獎項與榮譽（Awards）

* 2024–2025｜Pola 美術振興財團 研究補助與獎學金
* 2019｜SHIBUYA ART AWARDS 評審獎（Hiraizumi Curator Jury Prize）
* 2018｜廣島市現代美術館「藝術計畫公開徵件」入選
* 2005｜第5屆亞洲設計競賽大獎（京都藝術大學主辦）


✦ 駐村經歷（Residency）

* 2025｜Vermont Studio Center（美國）
* 2024｜NARS Foundation（紐約，第III & IV季）
* 2023｜Sakia Art Residency（日本兵庫縣淡路島）


✦ 個展（Solo Exhibitions）

* 2025｜《Imitation of Nature》
    　蔦屋畫廊，東京，日本
* 2022｜《MELD GOLD》
    　Mizuma & Kips 畫廊，紐約，美國


✦ 聯展（Selected Group Exhibitions）

2025

* 《Beyond the Archetype》｜Goca Gallery，紐約
* 《Welcome to the Multiscape》｜The Drawing Center，紐約
* 《City Gazes: Artistic Perspectives on Place》｜慶星大學美術館，釜山，韓國
* 《City Gazes: Artistic Perspectives on Place》｜A Space Gallery，紐約
* 《Collective Marks and Strokes of Imagination》｜The BLANC，紐約

2024

* 《Maybe - map (ping) dissonance》｜NARS Foundation 駐村展（Season IV），紐約
* 《Island Luminaria 2》｜Flux Factory，Governors Island，紐約
* 《Allure of the Land》｜NARS Foundation 駐村展（Season III），紐約
Sao Tanaka was born in Tokyo and based in New York, She earned her BFA in Japanese
Painting from Tama Art University in 2014, an MA in Sociology from Hitotsubashi University in
2017, and studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York in 2021. Selected solo exhibitions
include Tsutaya Gallery (Tokyo, 2025) and Mizuma & Kips Gallery (New York, 2022). Her work
has been featured in group exhibitions at The Drawing Center (New York, 2025), Tama Art
University Museum (2021), and the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art (2018). She is
a recipient of the 2024–2025 Pola Art Foundation Fellowships and Research Grants, and has
participated in residency programs at the NARS Foundation (2024) and the Vermont Studio
Center (2025).
CV
2021 MPS, digital photography, School of Visual Arts, New York, USA (Transfer from MFA studio fine art)
2017 MA Sociology, Graduate school of Social Sciences, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan
2014 BFA Painting, Department of Painting Japanese Painting course, Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan
AWARD
2024-2025 Pola Art Fundation Fellowships and Research Grants
2019 Hiraizumi curator Jury Prize, SHIBUYA ART AWARDS 2019
2018 Winning Selection Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art
“Open Call for Art Project Ideas” (Hosted by Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art)
2005 Grand Prize The 5th 21 Century Asia Design Competition
(Hosted by Kyoto University of Art)
ARTIST IN RESIDENCY
2025 Vermont Studio Center residency, Vermont, USA
2024 The New York Residency & Studio (NARS) Foundation
Season III&IV 2024, New York, USA
2023 Sakia Art Residency, Awaji island Hyogo, Japan
SOLO EXHIBITION
2025 “Imitation of Nature” Tsutaya Galley, Tokyo, Japan
2022 “MELD GOLD” Mizuma& Kips Gallery, New York, USA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION
2025 “Beyond the Archetype” Goca Gallery, New York, USA
2025 “Welcome to the Multiscape” The Drawing Center, New York, USA
2025 “City Gazes: Artistic Perspectives on Place” Kyungsung
University Art Exhibition Hall, Busan, South Korea
2025 “City Gazes: Artistic Perspectives on Place” A Space Gallery,
New York, USA
2025 “Collective Marks and Strokes of Imagination” The BLANC, New York
2024 “Maybe - map (ping) dissonance”, Season IV International
Residency Exhibition, NARS Foundation, New York, USA
2024 “Island Luminaria 2” Flux Factory, Governors Island, New York, USA
2024 “Allure of the Land” Season III 2024 International Residency
Exhibition, NARS Foundation, New York,USA