Artist of the day, October 30: Ayako Saito, A Japanese-Australian sculptor (#825)

Ayako Saito was born in Tokyo, Japan and studied art in Tamagawa University, Tokyo. She came to Australia in 2002 and completed an undergraduate degree and Honours in sculpture at the Australian National University, Canberra. In 2008 she received a Master of Visual Art. Her large outdoor sculptures have been exhibited at Sculpture by the Sea Bondi eight times since 2008, appeared at Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe in 2014 and in the Western Sydney University Sculpture Award and Exhibition, Campbelltown, NSW. Her larger works have been exhibited at: Sydney Harbour Sculpture, Sydney; Hillview Sculpture Biennial, etc....

Since completing her Master of Visual Art, Ayako has gathered an impressive number of awards including the Clitheroe Foundation Emerging Sculptor Mentorship Program, the Dignam Real Estate Award, the Tetsuya Wakuda Miniature Sculpture Prize, Sell and Parker Steel Sponsorship, the Australian National Univeristy School of Art Emerging Artist Support Scheme-John and Elizabeth Baker Acquisition. Ayako completed a major sculpture commission in 2018, Heaven’s Door for St. Paul’s College, Sydney University which was sponsored by Dr. Andrew Bell. Her works are included in private collections in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Perth, Tokyo, Singapore, New Zealand and The United States.

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Ms. Ayako Saito

2008, Pavilion

2011, Dicky Bird

2011, Moon's Siesta

2011, Moon's Siesta

2013, Grove

2015, Orchid

2016, 2way

2016, Cat's Cradle

2016, DanDan(mini)

2016, Flair

2016, Loop

2016, Outlook

2016, Star of the Night

2016, Suberidai (mini)

2016, Wall Piece

2016, Wall Piece

2017,  Intersection

2017, Blue Cascade

2017, Bridge to the Heart ( small)

2017, Chrysalis

2017, Citadel

2017, Entrance to the City

2017, Favourable Wind

2017, Gateway

2017, Gentle swell

2017, Key Note

2017, Morning Star

2017, My Armour

2017, Rivulet

2017, Rivulet ( sketch II)

2017, Secluded Garden

2017, Step by Step

2017, Step By Step Sketch

2017, Straight flush

2017, Swing

2017, The River Runs Through

2017, The Wind in Her Hair

2017, Wing

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