2013 Finalist
Kayo YokoyamaBlackheath, New South Wales, Australia
A Place Called Home
Blown and engraved glass
42 H x 35 W x 24 D cm
Framing my memories from the past is the key to my inspiration.
My memories are the key to self, where I have been, where I am going and where I am.
Just like placing keepsakes in the special box, I place a home in the frame.
Photographer: Keith Rowe
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Biography
Kayo Yokoyama
Blackheath, New South Wales, Australia
Born
1969 Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Education
- 2012, Master of Fine Arts (Glass), Sydney College of the Arts, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- 2001, Bachelor of Visual Arts (Glass) with Honours, Sydney College of the Arts, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Last Solo Exhibition
- 2014, Sanctuary, Lost Bear Gallery, Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia
Last Group Exhibition
- 2014, Creative Revision, University of Macquarie, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Public/Private Collections
- Hyatt Regency Hotel, Malate, Manilla, Philippines
- Marriott Hotel, Dongcheng, Beijing, China
- State Collection, NSW Governor, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Awards/Grants
- 2014, Sculpture Prize, Scenic World, Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia
- 2013, Finalist, Sculpture Award, Scenic World, Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia
- 2013, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- 2012, Finalist, Director's Cut, Blake Prize, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- 2012, People's Choice Award and Packing Prize, Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, Woollahra City Council, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- 2011, Tom Malone Glass Prize, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- 2011, National Student Glass Art Prize, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
- 2011, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
