Mariko Kusumoto

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Mariko Kusumoto
Born1967 (1967)
Kumamoto, Japan
Known fortextile art, metal art
Website marikokusumoto.com

Mariko Kusumoto (b. 1967, Kumamoto, Japan) [1] is an artist known for textile art and metal art. [2] She studied at the Musashino Art University in Tokyo. She relocated to the United States where she studied at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. [3] She is based in Massachusetts. [4] In 2010 her work was the subject of a solo exhibition entitled Mariko Kusumoto: Unfolding Stories which toured the United States at the Fuller Craft Museum, [5] the Racine Art Museum, [6] the Society for Contemporary Craft, [7] and the Morikami Museum. [8] In 2019 she exhibited at the Museum of Arts and Design. [4]

Kusumoto's work is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, [9] and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. [10]

Her work, Seascape 1, was acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum as part of the Renwick Gallery's 50th Anniversary Campaign. [11]

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References

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  10. "'Kaiten Zushi'". Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  11. Savig, Mary; Atkinson, Nora; Montiel, Anya (2022). This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World. Washington, DC: Smithsonian American Art Museum. pp. 228–238. ISBN   9781913875268.