Michiko Sakano
GLASS FABRICATOR / DESIGNER / FINE ARTIST
232 3rd Street, Studio E001, Brooklyn, NY, 11215
michikosakanostudio@gmail.com
Established in 2010, Michiko Sakano Studio, LLC specializes in comprehensive glass fabrication, including cold work, hot work, casting, and slumping. The studio collaborates with artists, supports designer productions, and offers expert consultation services.
FABRICATION CLIENTS
Jorge Pardo
Katja Loher
David Week Studio
Roll & Hill
Yuko Nichikawa
Joseph Montgomery
Robert Gober
Kiki Smith
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 | Michiko Sakano, Martha’s Vineyard Glassworks Gallery, West Tisbury, MA
2022 | Michiko Sakano, Martha’s Vineyard Glassworks Gallery, West Tisbury, MA
2021 | Feathers, Clear Sky Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2017 | Goose Egg, Urban Glass Window Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2000 | Chaos / Order, The Sculpture Center, The Spaces, Cleveland, OH
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 | Wear Art: Wearable Sculpture Group Exhibition, Vetri Gallery , Seattle, WA
2022 | Domestic Detritus, Brea Gallery , Brea, CA
2021 | Re-Formation, Heller Gallery, New York, NY
2010 | Craftsmanship Revisited LVMH Take Over, Governors Island, NY
CURATOR
AWARDS , RESIDENCIES, HONORS
2013 | University of Hartford , New Heaven, CT
2012 | Tacoma Glass Museum, Tacoma, WA
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Tayler School of Art , Philladelphia, PA
VISITING ARTIST
Tyler School of Art Philadelphia, PA
University of Wisconsin , Steven Point WI
Akita University of Education , Akita, Japan
COLLECTION
Tacoma Museum of Glass , Tacoma, WA
MEDIA COVERAGE
EDUCATION
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, BFA
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2000-2009
One Sixty Glass was an open to the public hot glass studio in Williamsburg Brooklyn NY, offering rentals, classes, fabrication and retail space.