Jennifer Sakai

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Jennifer Sakai is a fine art photographer, [1] [2] [3] and university professor at American University. [4] Jennifer is the winner of the Prix Virginia, the Biennial International Prize for Photography for women. [5] In 2024, she received the Prix Virginia for her series When We Return Home.She was awarded this honor in France in 2024. [6] She is also 2024 winner of an Aperture Foundation Creator Lab Prize for her photography practice. [7]

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Biography

She teaches in the MFA program at American University. [8]

Works

Sakai has published as an artist [9] and curator. Her work was featured in M Magazine for Le Monde issue No.698 [10] with interview by: Claire Guillot for her project "When We Return Home" which details her Japanese family and their time in Poston War Relocation Center [11] during World War two and their post war life combined with images from her photographic practice. [12] She is also an independent museum curator, she has curated museum shows including The Gifts of Tony Podesta (2019), [13] Border Wall [14] at Katzen Arts Center (2020), [15] and Vertiginous Matter (2022), [16] which was listed in the top eight museum shows for 2022 by Washington CityPaper. [17] Her work has been featured in W (magazine). [18] and Vogue (magazine) [19]

Awards

Jennifer is the Prix Virginia Laureate Winner, an international prize for women in photography for 2024. [20] The Prix Virginia is a biennial prize [21] awarded every two years in France. Sakai is a multiple recipient of a DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Grant for her photographic practice. [22]

She is a recipient of a 2024 creator lab prize from Aperture Foundation in New York. [23]

She is a winner in the 2023 LensCulture Art Photography Awards. [24] She exhibited at Photo London [25] at Somerset House in May 2023. She was a selected artist for the Charcoal Chico review [26] in 2020 and 2021.

She is a multiple fellowship recipient from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Receiving awards in Arts and Humanities Artist Fellowship 2024, [22] Arts and Humanities Artist Fellowship 2022, [27] , Arts and Humanities Artist Fellowship 2021. [28]

Exhibitions, galleries, and museums

Jennifer Sakai’s work has been exhibited at: Addison/Ripley Fine Art (2025) (2023) Artsy [29] (website) (2023) Glen Echo Park (Maryland) (2022) Corcoran Gallery of Art (2017).

References

  1. "The life of dreams and nightmares Arizona's Japanese Americans lived during the Second World War". 2025-02-08. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  2. Jacobson, Louis (2022-03-31). "Jennifer Sakai and Philip Taplin Capture American Landscapes". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  3. Jacobson, Louis (2025-05-28). "The Color of Monochrome: Three Gallery Exhibits Consider Color". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
  4. "Profile Jennifer Sakai". American University, Washington, DC. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  5. noe_noviant. "2024 winner – Jennifer Sakai – Prix Virginia" . Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  6. Prix Virginia (Prix Virginia) (2024-11-04). Prix Virginia 2024 Edition live ceremony . Retrieved 2024-11-07 via YouTube.
  7. "Announcing the Winners of the 2024 Creator Labs Photo Fund". Aperture. 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  8. "Adjunct Professorial Lecturer". American University. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  9. "Artists bring light out of the darkness". The Washington Post .
  10. "The life of dreams and nightmares Arizona's Japanese Americans lived during the Second World War". 2025-02-08. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  11. "POSTON INTERNMENT CAMP". Poston Preservation. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  12. "The life of dreams and nightmares Arizona's Japanese Americans lived during the Second World War". 2025-02-08. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  13. "The Gifts of Tony Podesta". American University. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  14. "Allan Gerson: Border Wall Exhibit". American University. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  15. Jacobson, Louis (2020-10-19). "City Lights: Border Wall Is Timely and Affecting". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  16. "Vertiginous Matter: Jason Horowitz". American University. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  17. Jacobson, Louis (2022-12-20). "2022 Was a Standout Year for Local Photography". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  18. "13 Artists Share the Stories Behind Their Creator Labs Photographs". W Magazine. 2024-11-05. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  19. Biasio, Caterina De (2024-09-24). "The 30 winners of the 2024 Creator Labs Photo Fund". Vogue. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  20. "Prix Virginia – Prix international décerné à une femme photographe" . Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  21. "Prix Virginia – Prix international décerné à une femme photographe" . Retrieved 2024-11-07.
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  23. "Creator Labs Photo Fund Announces Season Three Winners". Aperture. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
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  26. "2020". Chico Review. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  27. "FY22 Grantees - Arts and Humanities Fellowship Program (AHFP) | dcarts". dcarts.dc.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  28. "FY21 Grantees - Arts and Humanities Fellowship Program (AHFP) | dcarts". dcarts.dc.gov. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  29. "Jennifer Sakai - Biography, Shows, Articles & More". Artsy. Retrieved 2025-06-01.