" I am fascinated with the landscape of the human spirit. The process of transferring that landscape onto the canvas is what drives the work. I hope to make visible the invisible worlds that move, motivate and guide us as soulful beings...to make tangible that which has only ever been a feeling or a dream”
Half Japanese and born in Hawaii to a military family, Sali's early years were spent living in various US States, Japan and Korea. After attending University in Tokyo she moved to Los Angeles where roots where finally grown. Having moved often in her youth and spending so much time "in between"...in between states, countries, houses, schools and cultures... she has created a unique inner space and view of the world. A space suspended between here and there and a view cultivated by all the differences she has seen. . A space and view which is the foundation for all of her work.
Sali's full time painting practice began after years as a small business owner. She followed the dream of opening her own little coffee shop and successfully ran two of them before the need for the meditative quiet of a regular studio practice demanded to be heard. It has become her meditation, her vehicle and her voice on the journey of life. It has made her complete on a deeply soulful level. Her deepest wish for her work is for it to touch the viewer in some way on just such a level. To make the viewer pause, even for the briefest of moments, to reflect on or connect with their deeper selves. To make visible to them something that has only ever been a feeling or a dream.
Sali's recent work has been mostly in oil and wax - both cold and heated. It has taken years of experimenting and working with the medium to find a process that works with her creative style and expresses all she wish to say. The organic qualities of wax, from the way it handles, to the way it smells of honey and the luminosity which can be achieved has captured her creative spirit. She uses layers to build depth and often finds herself scraping much of it back to create organic shapes and reveal the piece's unique history. With some pieces taking months until completion and others seemingly only moments, it is when the work speaks quietly to her does she deem it a finished piece.
Sali has found collectors for her work across the US and Internationally.
Representation
Art & Light Gallery / Greenville, SC
Sager Braudis / Columbia, MO
Corazon Contemporary / Santa Fe, NM
Gloria Delson Arts / Los Angeles, CA
The Rumjahn Gallery / Evansville, IN
" I am fascinated with the landscape of the human spirit. The process of transferring that landscape onto the canvas is what drives the work. I hope to make visible the invisible worlds that move, motivate and guide us as soulful beings...to make tangible that which has only ever been a feeling or a dream”
Half Japanese and born in Hawaii to a military family, Sali's early years were spent living in various US States, Japan and Korea. After attending University in Tokyo she moved to Los Angeles where roots where finally grown. Having moved often in her youth and spending so much time "in between"...in between states, countries, houses, schools and cultures... she has created a unique inner space and view of the world. A space suspended between here and there and a view cultivated by all the differences she has seen. . A space and view which is the foundation for all of her work.
Sali's full time painting practice began after years as a small business owner. She followed the dream of opening her own little coffee shop and successfully ran two of them before the need for the meditative quiet of a regular studio practice demanded to be heard. It has become her meditation, her vehicle and her voice on the journey of life. It has made her complete on a deeply soulful level. Her deepest wish for her work is for it to touch the viewer in some way on just such a level. To make the viewer pause, even for the briefest of moments, to reflect on or connect with their deeper selves. To make visible to them something that has only ever been a feeling or a dream.
Sali's recent work has been mostly in oil and wax - both cold and heated. It has taken years of experimenting and working with the medium to find a process that works with her creative style and expresses all she wish to say. The organic qualities of wax, from the way it handles, to the way it smells of honey and the luminosity which can be achieved has captured her creative spirit. She uses layers to build depth and often finds herself scraping much of it back to create organic shapes and reveal the piece's unique history. With some pieces taking months until completion and others seemingly only moments, it is when the work speaks quietly to her does she deem it a finished piece.
Sali has found collectors for her work across the US and Internationally.
Representation
Art & Light Gallery / Greenville, SC
Dean Day Gallery / Houston, TX
Anne Connelly Fine Art / Baton Rouge LA
Sager Reeves / Columbia, MO
The Rumjahn Gallery / Evansville, IN
Corazon Contemporary / Santa Fe, NM
Education
2016 Kline Academy of Fine Art / Los Angeles, CA
2011 Brentwood Art Center / Los Angeles, CA
1993 Sophia University / Tokyo Japan/ BFA
Exhibitions
2020
Two person show LIGHT OF HOPE / Oct 1-31 / Art & Light Gallery/ Greenville SC
2019
November Show / Nov 1-30 2019 / Gloria Delson Contemporary/ Los Angeles, CA
Art Santa Fe / July 18-21 2019/ Peace Waters Collective / Santa Fe, NM
Small Work Show / July 2 - 27 2019 / Sager Braudis Gallery/ Columbia Mo
Art & Light Gallery Anniversary Show / August 23 2019 / Art & Light Gallery / Greenville, SC
Sundry / April 6-30 2019 / Gloria Delson Contemporary/ Los Angeles, CA
March 5-30 2019 / Gloria Delson Contemporary/ Los Angeles, CA
Flora & Fauna / Feb 1 - March 2019 / Jen Tough Projects / Benicia, CA
Art Palm Springs / Feb 14 - 18 2019 / Palm Springs Convention Center / CA
Group Show / Jan 3 - 26 2019 / Sager Braudis Gallery / Columbia. MO
2018
CASA Wine + Art auction / Nov 3 2018 / DTLA arts district
Art San Diego / Oct 18-21 2018/ Opus Art Juried Collective/ San Diego, CA
"Eat Drink Art" / March 18-Nov / The Fifty Five Fifty Apartments / Hollywood, CA
Art Santa Fe / July 12-15 2018/ Opus Art Juried Collective/ Santa Fe, NM
"Mix it Up" Group Show / May 16-June 16/ Beyond the Lines Gallery/ Los Angeles,CA
"Movement" / March 5-30 2018 / Gloria Delson Contemporary/ Los Angeles, CA
CASA Wine + Art auction / Jan 27 2018 / DTLA arts district
2017
"Quad" Group Show / April 1-30 / Gloria Delson Contemporary/ Los Angeles, CA
"Female Figure" / April 5-12 / Beyond the Lines Gallery / Bergamont Station, Santa Monica, CA
"In Flawed Abundance" IEA Juried Group Show/ April 7- May 6 / New Art Center in Newton, Massachusetts
Conception Arts Group Show / April 27 / Iron Triangle Brewery / Los Angeles, CA
"12th Annual Encaustic Invitational" Juried Group Show /March 4-31/Conrad Wilde Gallery/Tucson, AZ
"Septime" Anniversary Show / March 4-31 / Gloria Delson Contemporary/ Los Angeles, CA
"A Brighter Future for Children" Dreambuilders Benefit Auction / Los Angeles, Ca
"Abstract 1 " Group Show / March 4-12 / Beyond the Lines Gallery / Bergamont Station, Santa Monica, CA
"Love" group exhibition/ Feb 4-16 / Beyond the Lines Gallery / Bergamont Station, Santa Monica, CA
2016
Open Theme Group Show/ Dec 2 - Dec 31 / Beyond the Lines Gallery / Bergamont Station, Santa Monica, CA
"Making Your Mark" juried group exhibition/ Sept 21- Oct 23 / Encaustic Art Institute/Santa Fe, NM
"Perform" group exhibition/ Oct 1-Oct 29 / Beyond the Lines Gallery / Bergamont Station Santa Monica, CA
Pasadena Art Walk 2016 / Oct 22 2016/ Pasadena Playhouse district
Newport Beach Art Exhibition Group Show /Newport beach Civic center
“Botanicals” group show /Light Space & Time Gallery
“Leaves and petals” group show / Fusion Art Gallery
2011
"Get Art 4 " Group Show / Siren Studios/ Hollywood, CA
"Catalyst" group Show / Los Angeles, CA
2010
"Get Art 3" Group Show / Siren Studios/ Hollywood, CA
Notables
Curb Your Enthusiasm Set
Saatchi Art Fall 2019 Catalogue
Saatchi Art Fall 2018 Catalogue
Permanent Collection Rochester Museum of Fine Art
Progressive television commercial 2017/2018
Williams Sonoma Summer 2017 Collection Print
Pottery Barn Fall 2016 Collection Prints
Featured artist "Spotlight on LA" collection /Curated by Jessica Mcqueen/ Saatichi Online
Featured Artist "Inspired By Pollock" collection /Curated by Evangelyne Delacare / Saatchi Online
Featured Artist “New This Week” Feb 2020 collection curated by Rebecca Wilson / Saatchi Online
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