Born in Tokyo in 1989.
Tokyo University of the Arts and Music, M.A, Fine Art Sculpture in 2016.
Held numerous solo exhibitions including "INNOCENT" at Gallery Hanakagesho / Tokyo in 2017, "ANIMA" at Gallery Hanakagesho / Tokyo in 2020.
Participated to various group exhibitions and art fairs including "Amazing Craftsmanship! From Meiji Kogei to Contemporary Art," (Circulated five museums), "Art Fair Tokyo" at Gallery Hanakagesho Booth in 2019.
Her works are owned by The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts and Oita Prefectural Art Museum.
Designed the book-cover of "The thing called Moon Shadow."

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Works

A lizard I found in the bush as a child stole my heart away.
Ever since, have drawn reptiles and fantasy beasts like dragons.
I then discovered stone carving and fell in love with marble as a material perfect for depicting fantasy creatures, with its mysteriousness and strength.
So, I became a marble sculptor.
Last year, I exceeded 30 works in my ball python sculpture series "PythonSeries," done partially as practice for depicting fantasy creatures.
Therein, I have archived sculptures of snakes in many colors of marble.
I showed my first animation work at "ANIMA," a solo exhibition held in July 2020.
In this exhibition, I attempted the visualization of polarity and common ground in stone sculpture with its conventional weighty image and animation as a light and airy medium.
I plan to continue exploring this line in my works.
I am also setting my hand to musical composition to accompany animated works, and would like to collaborate with musicians as well.

PROFILE

1989　Born in Tokyo
2016　Tokyo University of the Arts and Music, M.A, Fine Art Sculpture

Solo Exhibition
2017　INNOCENT (Gallery Hanakagesho / Tokyo)
2018　ZOOMORPHIC SLUMBER (Gallery Hanakagesho / Tokyo)
2018　Ai SANO's weekend showcase in August (Gallery Hanakagesho / Tokyo)
2019　STONE FOREST (Gallery Hanakagesho / Tokyo)
2020　ANIMA (Gallery Hanakagesho / Tokyo)

Group Exhibition
2010　TORIDE ART PATH (Tokyo University of the Arts / Ibaraki)
2011　Exhibition of intersted student of Sculpture Course (Tokyo)
2012　Exhibition of Ai SANO and Makiko MORISAWA, "Flood of Souls" (Tokyo)
2014　The 62nd Tokyo University of Arts Graduation Works Exhibition (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum)
2014　Exhibition of Hanako NAGAKUBO, Ai SANO and Kenji AGATA, "a Priori" (Gallery Q / Ginza)
2015　Short Short Story -Small Sculpture Exhibition- (geidai art plaza / Tokyo)
2016　Stone & Women 3 (GALLERY IRIYA / Tokyo)
2016　TUA × EXPO (Gallery Maruhi / Tokyo)
2016　SPRING BOARD 2016 (JR Ueno Station Galleria / Tokyo)
2016　The 64th Tokyo University of Arts Graduation Works Exhibition (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum)
2017　Sculptors of Double Sign, ± Vol. 1 (Mirume Gallery / Tokyo)
2018　Artists of Next Generation (Bunkamura Gallery / Tokyo)
2019　5th Jinbocho Wunderkammer (Okuno karuta-ten / Tokyo)
2020　Breakzenya in Hillside Terrace Rushing through the Times! 38 artists selected by Tomio Koyama (Hillside Terrace / Tokyo)

Art Fair
2015　Art Fair PLUS (Gallery Hanakagesho Booth / Tokyo)
2016　Art Fair PLUS (Gallery Hanakagesho Booth / Tokyo)
2019　Art Fair Tokyo (Gallery Hanakagesho Booth)

Award
2013　International TAKIFUJI Art Award, Special Award
2014　Tokyo University of the Art, Salon de Printemps Prize
2014　College of Liberal Art and Science, TMDU, Encouragement Prize
2014　Tokyo University of the Art, Mori Award
2014　Tokyo University of the Art, Ikuo Hirayama Scholarship

Collection
Her works are owned by The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts and Oita Prefectural Art Museum.
Designed the book-cover of "The thing called Moon Shadow."

ONBEAT vol.13 features Ai Sano