Youko Sano

I have been working with basket forms and patterns.
Baskets remind me of bird’s nests or cradles; they all gently protect what they contain. Babies and baby birds feel safe inside their cradles and nests. For me, baskets symbolize shelter, home, and family.
I am using the cutting technique in a different way from the traditional one. I cut into a built up color surface. As I do so, the exquisite patterns come out. I use the cutting technique to remove the glitter and shine of glass. The surface becomes silky and matte.
Because of the elaborate pattern and tactility, the impression of my work becomes calm and soft. I am trying to make works that can create this restful atmosphere. I want people to find warmth and integrity from my works.

Artist Statement
Youko Sano

BORN
1962	Tokyo, Japan
EDUCATION
1995-96	Australian National University, Canberra School of Art, Diploma of Art, Glass Workshop
1981-85	Seikei University, Tokyo, Japan, BA (American Literature)
EXPERIENCE
1998-present	Glass Studio SANOSANO, Toyama, Japan
1991-1998	Staff, Notojima Glass Studio, Ishikawa, Japan
1985-1990	Nissan Motor Company, Tokyo, Japan
EXHIBITIONS (solo)
2003	Art Work Studio AN, Toyama, Japan
2002	Gallery Enomoto, Osaka, Japan Gallery Kunang Kunang, Nagoya, Japan Gallery Tanaka, Tokyo, Japan
2001	Gallery Nagashima, Toyama, Japan Gallery Misawa, Saitama, Japan Glass Gallery Karanis, Tokyo, Japan
2000	Gallery Nagashima, Toyama, Japan Glass Gallery Karanis, Tokyo, Japan
1999	Gallery Enomoto, Osaka, Japan Yuhoukan, Gifu, Japan Gallery Move, Kanagawa, Japan Wacoal Ginza Art Space, Tokyo, Japan Gallery Misawa, Saitama, Japan
EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2004	palmbeachcontemporary, FL, Chappell Gallery
2003	Chappell Gallery, New York, NY, New Gallery SOFA New York, USA, Chappell Gallery Glass Gallery Karanis, Tokyo, Japan Exhibition of Sake-Vessels, Kanazu Forest of Creation, Fukui, Japan The Exhibition of Contemporary Glass in KOGANEZAKI 2003, Shizuoka, Japan
2002	Glass Gallery Karanis, Tokyo, Japan Asahi Modern Craft Exhibition, Tokyo/Osaka, Japan Dialogue Stephen Procter and friends, Quadrivium Gallery, Sydney, Australia Form of Blown Glass, Shiwory Gallery, Okayama, Japan Nishi-Nishi Gallery, Kagawa, Japan Gotenyama Hills Hotel, Tokyo, Japan Maruzen, Nagoya, Sapporo, Tokyo, Okayama, Fukuoka, Kyoto Tateshina Glass Square, Nagano, Japan Contemporary Glass Triennial in Toyama 2002, Toyama, Japan Glass Art Exhibition in Hokuriku, Fukui, Japan Japanese Crafts Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan Chappell Gallery at SOFA Exposition, Chicago, USA Toyama Daiwa, Toyama, Japan Tachikichi, Kyoto, Japan
2001	Gallery Enomoto, Osaka, Japan Asahi Modern Craft Exhibition, Tokyo/Osaka, Japan Himeji City Museum of Art, Hyougo, Japan Chappell Gallery, Boston USA Onoda Contemporary Glass Art Exhibition, Yamaguchi, Japan Glass Craft Triennale 2001, Hyougo, Japan Nishi-Nishi Gallery, Kagawa, Japan Tateshina Glass Square, Nagano, Japan Craft Competition in Takaoka, Toyama, Japan Japan 2001 at the Plumbline, Plumbline Gallery, England Toyama Daiwa, Toyama, Japan Gallery Aldebaran, Tokyo, Japan Toyama Glass-One Exhibition, Toyama, Japan
2000	Gallery Enomoto, Osaka, Japan Tokyu Shibuya Honten, Tokyo, Japan Toyama Daiwa, Toyama, Japan Gallery oneness, Saitama, Japan Gallery UN, Toyama, Japan Glass Gallery Karanis, Tokyo, Japan Asahi Modern Craft Exhibition, Tokyo/Osaka, Japan Fukuoka Tenjin Daimaru, Fukuoka, Japan Maruzen, Tokyo/Okayama/Nagoya/Fukuoka, Japan G-Wing Gallery, Ishikawa, Japan Nishi-Nishi Gallery, Kagawa, Japan SOFA New York, USA , Chappell Gallery Yuhoukan, Gifu, Japan Itami International Craft Competition, The Museum of Arts & Crafts, Hyougo, Japan Chappell Gallery, Boston USA Toyama Convention Center Art Salon, Toyama, Japan Glass Gallery Karanis, Tokyo, Japan The Contemporary Glass Exhibition in Satsuma, Kagoshima, Japan Chappell Gallery at SOFA Exposition, Chicago, USA Hsinchu Glass Festival, Hsinchu Municipal Cultural Center, Taiwan Earl Lu Gallery, LaSalle-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore Exhibition of Sake-Vessels, Kanazu Forest of Creation, Fukui, Japan
1999	Asahi Modern Craft Exhibition, Tokyo/Osaka, Japan
1998	Asahi Modern Craft Exhibition, Tokyo/Osaka, Japan The International Exhibition of Glass in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan "Aperto Vetro-Esposizione Internazionale del Vetro Contemporaneo", Venezia, Italy
AWARDS
1997	Craft Competition in Takaoka, Toyama, Japan (Honorable Mention)
2001	41st Toyama Design Competition, Toyama, Japan (Honorable Mention)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1999	New Glass Review 20, The Corning Museum of Glass, NY, USA
1996	New Glass Review 17, The Corning Museum of Glass, NY, USA
COLLECTIONS
Australia National University, Canberra, Australia National Art Glass Collection, City Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia Toyama Municipal Pool Collection, Toyama, Japan

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