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About Sumi Foley


Artist Statement

Born in Osaka, Japan, Sumi has been making hand stitched fabric art for more than 30 years. Recently she is creatively using small pieces of colored silk as pigment on canvas. The theme of her art is our true relationship as human beings with nature. Recently she has also been weaving large bird’s nests and other art pieces out of natural materials she has collected.

“I hope that my art will move people to feel more connected to nature and each other as vital participants and caretakers of the world around us.”


須美・フォーリー

大阪出身の作家。

古い着物に色を付け、小さく切リ、それを絵の具代わりに使いキャンバスに描く作品を作っ
ている。 作品の主なテーマは「人と自然のつながり」。 それに加え、2019年からは木や
枝、木の実など、自然を用いる作品も作っている。例えば、ぶどうの蔓で作った大きな鳥
の巣など。

「自然は私に生き方を教えてくれます。 忍耐をもって待つことの大切さ、そして時が来た
ら行動に移すということの重要性。 昔から日本には自然を敬愛する気持ちが根強くありま
す。 私たち人間は自然の一部です。 自然をテーマに作品を作ることでわたしたちの自然、
地球を大切にしていく、という気持ちがますます強くなります。 そして、作品を見る人達
も、そういう気持ちになるような作品を作っていきたいです。」



Sumi’s Shows and Collections. . .

USA:
Claremont Lewis Museum of Art, Claremont, CA
Ontario International Airport, Ontario, CA
Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden, Pasadena, CA
LA Asian Pacific Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA
Progress Gallery, Pomona, CA
Inland Empire Museum of Art, Upland, CA
Scripps College, Claremont, CA
Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, CA
San Bernadino Valley College, San Bernadino, CA
The Main Street Gallery, Pomona, CA
Bunny Gunner, Claremont, CA
Descanso Gardens, La Canada, CA
Cal State University at Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA
Ontario Convention Center, Ontario, CA
Millard Sheets Gallery, Pomona, CA
Folk Music Center Museum, Claremont, CA
The Main Street Gallery, Groton, NY
Chaffey Community Museum of Art, Ontario, CA
Square I Gallery, Claremont, CA
Desert Painter Studio Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
Ontario Museum History and Art, Ontario, CA

Japan:
Ohtani Clinic Gallery, Osaka Japan
Gallery Sobaya Ai, Sayama Osaka
Gallery SOU, Toyonaka Osaka
Tokyo Union Theological Seminary, Mitaka Tokyo
Tane Hospital, Osaka, Japan

Permanent Collections:
Claremont Lewis Museum of Art, California
Inland Empire Museum of Art, California
Caffey Community Museum of Art, California

Private Collections:
Sweden
Netherlands
California, USA

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