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BIOGRAPHY
Sonomi
Kobayashi was born and grew up in Japan and moved to New York in 1993.
She studied at the Art Students League of New York from 1995 to 2002,
painting with William Scharf, Knox Martin, Larry Poons, and sculpting
with Jonathan Shahn. She now works and shows her artwork at her studio
in L.I.C., Queens, NY, and frequently has exhibitions in New York City
and Japan.
Recent Exhibitions include: French-Japanese Contemporary Art Exhibition,
Tokyo (accepted for international competition); selected work at Concepto
Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; selected work at Limner Gallery, Chelsea, NY;
group shows with AAWAA (Asian American Woman Artists Alliance) at Phoenix
Gallery, SOHO, NY; and at AAWAA Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; selected work
at Credit Suisse First Boston, Headquarters, NY, NY.
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions
| 2007 |
"Human,
Nature, Connection, Thoughts, Tension, Balance, Harmony, and Synchronicity",
Cat'Art Contemporary Art Centre Gallery, France |
| 2006 |
"Synchronicity"
anotheroom, NY, NY |
| 2005 |
"Synchronicity"
TOC Gallery Restaurant, NY, NY |
Three Persons
Exhibitions
| 2002 |
"Space
Dust" Grist Mill Gallery, Bronx, NY |
Selected
Group Exhibitions
| 2007 |
"Plaque
Sabbath" Crane St. Studio Benefit Exhibition, LIC, Queens, NY |
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Long
Island City Art Festival, Crane St. Studio, LIC, Queens, NY |
| 2006 |
Long
Island City Art Festival, Crane St. Studio, LIC, Queens, NY |
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Hearts
of New York Vol. 1. Abstract Artists from New York, Sablier de Verrier,
Nagoya, Japan |
| 2005 |
"Summer
Salon Show" Concepto Gallery, Brooklyn, NY |
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"Flower
Show" Concepto Gallery, Brooklyn, NY |
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La
Vuelta, LIC, Queens, NY |
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Long
Island City Art Festival, Crane St. Studio, LIC, Queens, NY |
| 2004 |
French-Japanese
Contemporary Art Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
Accepted for international competition |
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Design
Festa, Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan |
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lesx
Gallery, Lower East Side, NY, NY |
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Soda
Salon Gallery, Roswell, GA |
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"Long
Island City Arts Weekend" Crane St. Studio, LIC, Queens, NY |
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"Color
& Life" Walter Wickiser Gallery, Soho, NY, NY
Invitational Group Show: Curated by Masumi Doeda |
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"In
the Midst of Things" AAWAA Gallery, Brooklyn, NY |
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"PS
234 Benefit Art Auction" Michael Perez Gallery, Tribeca, NY,
NY |
| 2003 |
Limner
Gallery, Midtown, NY, NY |
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"Accumulative
Efforts" Phoenix Gallery, Soho, NY, NY |
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Melrose
Gallery, Brooklyn, NY |
| 2002 |
"Leaps
and Bounds" Phoenix Gallery, Soho, NY, NY |
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Melrose
Gallery, Brooklyn, NY |
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Design
Festa Gallery, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2001 |
Credit
Suisse First Boston, Headquarters, NY, NY
Curated by Virgina Holland. |
| 1999 |
L'Atelier
Gallery, Queens, NY |
EDUCATION
| 1995
- 2002 |
The
Art Students League of New York,
Four-year studio certificate in Painting / Study of Sculpting |
| 1987
- 1989 |
Seitoku
Junior Collage, Japan |
RESIDENCIES
| 2007 |
Cat'Art
Contemporary Art Centre, Sainte Colombe, France |
AWARDS
| 2004 |
Honorable
Mention, Salon du Blanc Art Association |
MEDIA
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NYARTS
Magazine, Vol.9, Jan 2004, Page 94, "Artist's project by Sonomi
K-Clemente" |
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DAILY
NEWS, Sunday, Jan 18, 2004,'IN MIDST OF IT ALL', Sonomi Kobayashi
as one of the member/artists of AAWA. |
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