About
Sadako Lewis
As a daughter of a painter, Sadako Lewis grew up in an artistic environment in Japan. Being emotionally affected by the death of her father, Sadako was determined to carry on his will to paint. It was 29 years ago.
Sadako enrolled at William Carey College with an art scholarship and graduated in May, 2001, with a BFA with high honor and the Excellent Senior Award from the Fine Arts Department.
The artist lost all of her art and art supplies in Hurricane Katrina in August, 2005. If there weren't the heartfelt supports to her, Sadako would have had difficult time to rise again for pursuing as an artist. She received generous supports from the artists of Paseo Art Community, Oklahoma and, through Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC), a grant from Andy Warhol Fund for Visual Artists and Craftsmen.
Being influenced by her father, Sadako had been an expressionistic figurative painter until she chose a different direction in 2010. The artist experienced to be a part of the Artwroks Program, a program sponsored by the MAC and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to study under an established Abstract Expressionist for 5 days a week for 3 months. The other decisive experience was the viewings of the three exhibits of Joan Mitchell's work in New Orleans. It was absolutely a "WOW!" moment for Sadako to encounter such great abstract Expressionistic art in person. The artist felt as though she finally found what she had been looking for. Sadako became an Abstract Expressionist.
Recent achievement was that MAC awarded Sadako the 2015 Visual Arts Fellowship with her submission of 6 of her abstract expressionistic works.
Abstract Expressionism has given the artist freedom to intuitively express her state of mind, emotions and feelings. It is a concrete way to share an inner sense, place and time with the viewers directly and deeply. Creating art is always a product of the pat and future experiences. Each time Sadako stands in front of a blank canvas, She starts with a fresh determination to create a new painting illuminated by her past artistic experiences.
Sadako enrolled at William Carey College with an art scholarship and graduated in May, 2001, with a BFA with high honor and the Excellent Senior Award from the Fine Arts Department.
The artist lost all of her art and art supplies in Hurricane Katrina in August, 2005. If there weren't the heartfelt supports to her, Sadako would have had difficult time to rise again for pursuing as an artist. She received generous supports from the artists of Paseo Art Community, Oklahoma and, through Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC), a grant from Andy Warhol Fund for Visual Artists and Craftsmen.
Being influenced by her father, Sadako had been an expressionistic figurative painter until she chose a different direction in 2010. The artist experienced to be a part of the Artwroks Program, a program sponsored by the MAC and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to study under an established Abstract Expressionist for 5 days a week for 3 months. The other decisive experience was the viewings of the three exhibits of Joan Mitchell's work in New Orleans. It was absolutely a "WOW!" moment for Sadako to encounter such great abstract Expressionistic art in person. The artist felt as though she finally found what she had been looking for. Sadako became an Abstract Expressionist.
Recent achievement was that MAC awarded Sadako the 2015 Visual Arts Fellowship with her submission of 6 of her abstract expressionistic works.
Abstract Expressionism has given the artist freedom to intuitively express her state of mind, emotions and feelings. It is a concrete way to share an inner sense, place and time with the viewers directly and deeply. Creating art is always a product of the pat and future experiences. Each time Sadako stands in front of a blank canvas, She starts with a fresh determination to create a new painting illuminated by her past artistic experiences.
Awards:
2017 *p'ARTake 46, Martha Ford Memorial Award for Exceptional Abstract
2017 Achievement Award, 44th Bi-State Art Competition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS
2017 Honorable Mention Award, The Cedars Juried Show, Jackson, MS
2017 MiniGrant 2018, Mississippi Arts Commission
2016 Award of Excellence, 45th pArtake, Ocean Springs Art Association, Ocean Springs, MS
2016 Second Place, Mixed Media Show 2016, City of Slidell, LA
2016 Achievement Award, 43rd Annual Bi-State Art Competition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS
2016 MiniGrant 2017, Mississippi Arts commission
2015 MiniGrant 2016, Mississippi Arts Commission
2015 Third Place, ArtsAlive! Jured Show, Bay St. Louis, MS
2014 First Place, Mixed Media 2014, Slidell Culture Center at City Hall, Slidell, LA
2014 Fellowship 2015, Mississippi Arts Commission
2013 MiniGrant 2014, Mississippi Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts
2013 Mississippi Art Colony Scholarship
2012 Exceptional Abstract Painting Award, OSAA 41st Annual Fall Show
2012 Purchase Award, Mixed Media 2012, St. Tammany Parish, Slidell, LA
2012 Award of Distinction, Mixed Media 2012, Cultural Center at Slidell City Hall, LA
2009 Merit Award, 40th River Road Show, Baton Rouge, LA
2009 Merit of Excellence in Mixed Media, Ocean Springs Art Assoc. Fall Show, Ocean Springs, MS
2007 Inclusion to SouthernArtistry.org
2006 Life-Time Membership, Ocean Springs Art Association, Ocean Springs, MS
2006 Grant from Andy Warhol Fund for Visual Artists and Craftsmen through Mississippi Arts Commission
2003 Merit of Excellence in Drawing, Ocean Springs Art Assoc. Fall Show, Ocean Springs, MS
2003 Purchase Award, Ocean Springs Art Assoc. Fall Show, Ocean Springs, MS
2002 Hazel Buck Foundation-Expression of Gulf Coast Award, Ocean Springs AA, Ocean Springs, MS
2002 Purchase Award, Ocean Springs Art Assoc. Fall Show, Ocean Springs, MS
2002 Best of Show, ArtWave 16th Annual Juried Exhibit, Bay St. Louis, MS
2002 Third Place, New Orleans Art Association 22nd National Juried Art Show, New Orleans, LA
2001 Outstanding Senior for the Year ‘00-01, Art Dept. William Carey College, Gulfport, MS
2001 First and Honorable Mention in Paintings and Honorable Mention in Drawing, Students Art Competition, William Carey College, Gulfport, MS
1998-2001 Six-President’s List, three-Dean’s List, William Carey College, Gulfport, MS
1998 Art Scholarship, William Carey College, Gulfport, MS
1998 1st & 3rd Places in Paintings, and Honorable Mention in Watercolor, Student Show, MGCCC, Gulfport, MS
1998 3rd Place in Photography Contest, Coast Magazine
1997 1st Place in Painting and 3rd Place in Photography, Student Show, MGCCC, Gulfport, MS
2017 Achievement Award, 44th Bi-State Art Competition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS
2017 Honorable Mention Award, The Cedars Juried Show, Jackson, MS
2017 MiniGrant 2018, Mississippi Arts Commission
2016 Award of Excellence, 45th pArtake, Ocean Springs Art Association, Ocean Springs, MS
2016 Second Place, Mixed Media Show 2016, City of Slidell, LA
2016 Achievement Award, 43rd Annual Bi-State Art Competition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS
2016 MiniGrant 2017, Mississippi Arts commission
2015 MiniGrant 2016, Mississippi Arts Commission
2015 Third Place, ArtsAlive! Jured Show, Bay St. Louis, MS
2014 First Place, Mixed Media 2014, Slidell Culture Center at City Hall, Slidell, LA
2014 Fellowship 2015, Mississippi Arts Commission
2013 MiniGrant 2014, Mississippi Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts
2013 Mississippi Art Colony Scholarship
2012 Exceptional Abstract Painting Award, OSAA 41st Annual Fall Show
2012 Purchase Award, Mixed Media 2012, St. Tammany Parish, Slidell, LA
2012 Award of Distinction, Mixed Media 2012, Cultural Center at Slidell City Hall, LA
2009 Merit Award, 40th River Road Show, Baton Rouge, LA
2009 Merit of Excellence in Mixed Media, Ocean Springs Art Assoc. Fall Show, Ocean Springs, MS
2007 Inclusion to SouthernArtistry.org
2006 Life-Time Membership, Ocean Springs Art Association, Ocean Springs, MS
2006 Grant from Andy Warhol Fund for Visual Artists and Craftsmen through Mississippi Arts Commission
2003 Merit of Excellence in Drawing, Ocean Springs Art Assoc. Fall Show, Ocean Springs, MS
2003 Purchase Award, Ocean Springs Art Assoc. Fall Show, Ocean Springs, MS
2002 Hazel Buck Foundation-Expression of Gulf Coast Award, Ocean Springs AA, Ocean Springs, MS
2002 Purchase Award, Ocean Springs Art Assoc. Fall Show, Ocean Springs, MS
2002 Best of Show, ArtWave 16th Annual Juried Exhibit, Bay St. Louis, MS
2002 Third Place, New Orleans Art Association 22nd National Juried Art Show, New Orleans, LA
2001 Outstanding Senior for the Year ‘00-01, Art Dept. William Carey College, Gulfport, MS
2001 First and Honorable Mention in Paintings and Honorable Mention in Drawing, Students Art Competition, William Carey College, Gulfport, MS
1998-2001 Six-President’s List, three-Dean’s List, William Carey College, Gulfport, MS
1998 Art Scholarship, William Carey College, Gulfport, MS
1998 1st & 3rd Places in Paintings, and Honorable Mention in Watercolor, Student Show, MGCCC, Gulfport, MS
1998 3rd Place in Photography Contest, Coast Magazine
1997 1st Place in Painting and 3rd Place in Photography, Student Show, MGCCC, Gulfport, MS
Exhibitions:
2020 Art Space 86: 7th Art Lovers' Soiree, Fishers Gallery, Jackson, MS
2019 27th Mixed Media Juried Exhibition, Slidell Culturals Center, Slidell, LA
2019 ArtsAlive! Juried Show, Ground Zero Museum, Waveland, MS
2019 About Face-- Portrait Exhibit, MGCCC Jeff Davis Campus, Gulfport, MS
2019 Yummy Celebration of Color Juried Show, Biloxi, MS
2019 Water, Water Invitational, Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Ocean Springs, MS
2018 ArtsAlive! Ground Zero Museum, Waveland, MS
2018 47th p'Artake, Ocean Springs, MS
2018 26th Annual Mixed Media Juried Exhibition, Slidell Cultral Center, Slidell, LA
2018 The Cedars Juried Competition 2018, The Cedars, Jackson, MS
2018 Vibranse, Studio Waveland, Waveland, MS
2018 Art Lovers' Soiree, Jackson, MS
2018 ArtsAlive! Juried Show, Bay St. Louis, MS
2017 OSAA 46th p'Artake, Ocean Springs, MS
2017 The Cedars Juried Competition 2017, The Cedars, Jackson, MS
2017 44th Annual Bi-State Art Competition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS
2017 ArtsAlive! Juried Show, Bay St. Louis, MS
2017 2017 New Orleans National Art Exhibition, the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, NO, LA
2016 OSAA 45th p'Artake, Ocean Springs, MS
2016 Mixed Media 2016, City of Slidell, LA
2016 The Cedars Juried Competition 2016, The Cedars, Jackson, MS
2016 43rd Bi-State Competition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS
2016 ArtsAlive! Juried Show, Bay St. Louis, MS
2016 Perspective 360, Negrotto's Frame and Art, Biloxi, MS
2015 Emerging Artist Exhibit, Hattiesburg Arts Council, Hattiesburg, MS
2015 OSAA 44th Fall Show, Ocean Springs, MS
2015 Building Bridges Juried Show, Alexandria, VA
2015 ArtAlive! Juried Show, the Arts Hancock, Bay St. Louis, MS
2015 MAC Fellowship Award Recipients' Show, Jackson, MS
2014 OSAA 43rd Fall Show, Ocean Springs, MS
2014 Forth Sunday at Four, Christ Church, Bay St. Louis, MS
2014 49th National Juried Artists Exhibit, Covington, LA
2014 MAC Fellowship Award Recipients' Show, Hattiesburg, MS
2014 22nd Annual Mixed Media Competition, City of Slidell, Slidell, LA
2014 Honninmyo, Negrotto's Gallery & Custom Framing, Biloxi, MS
2014 ArtAlive Juried Show, the Arts Hancock, Bay St. Louis, MS
2014 Solo Exhibit 'Honninmyo',Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Jefferson Davis Campus, Fine Gallery, Gulfport, MS
2013 OSAA 42nd Fall Show, Ocean Springs, MS
2013 40th Annual Bi-State Art Competition, Meridian, MS
2013 Midsummer Night's Dream, Gemini Gallery, Bay St. Louis, MS
2013 48th National Juried Artists Exhibition, STAA, Covington, LA
2013 5th Juried Biennial Invitational, Greenville Arts Council, Greenville, MS
2013 Balance, Gemini Gallery, Bay St. Louis, MS
2013 Reunite, Ocean Springs Art House, Ocean Springs, MS
2013 Feature Show, Bay St. Louis Courthouse, Bay St. Louis, MS
2013 Feature Show, Mockingbird Cafe, Bay St. Louis, MS
2013 Art, the Visible Thread that Connects, Gail Keenan Art Gallery, Pass Christian, MS
2012 OSAA, 41st Fall Show, Ocean Springs, MS
2012 Waveland City Hall Invitational Juried Show, Waveland, MS
2012 Future Show, Mockingbird Café, Bay St. Louis, MS
2012 Altered Reality, Negrotto’s Gallery, Biloxi, MS
2012 Mixed Media 2012, Slidell Culture Center at City Hall, Slidell, LA
2011 Inspirations, Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Ocean Springs, MS
2011 OSAA 40th Fall Show, Ocean Springs, MS
2011 The CARRY250 EXHIBITION, Lucile Parker Gallery, William Carey Univ., Tradition, MS
2010 16th Poydras Home Art Show, New Orleans, LA
2010 OSAA 39th Fall Show, Ocean Springs, MS
2010 Arts Alive!, Garden Club, Bay St. Louis, MS
2010 Process, Evert Witte’s Studio, Bay St. Louis, MS
2010 Art & Soul, Negrotto’s Gallery, Biloxi, MS
2009 X-MAS Miniature Show, The Arts House, Ocean Springs, MS
2009-10 40th Annual River Road Show, Louisiana State Archive Buld. Baton Rouge, LA
2009 International Extravaganza, Negrotto’s Gallery, Biloxi, MS
2009 15th Poydras Home Art Show, New Orleans, LA
2009 OSAA, 38th Fall Show, Ocean Springs, MS
2009 Alabama Art Colony Show, The Sarah Carlisl Towery Art Colony on Lake Martin, Alexander City, AL
2009 Women of the Coast, Negrott’s Gallery, Biloxi, MS
2009 Art Exposure, Williams Gallery, Gulfport, MS
2009 First Group Show, Gallery 782, Biloxi, MS
2009 Group showArts House, Ocean Springs, MS
2008 OSAA 37th Annual Fall Show, Ocean Springs, MS
2008 Group Show “Trip,” Wave Gallery, Waveland, MS
2008 George E. Ohr National Challenge, Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, MS
2008 Feature Show, Mockingbird Café, Bay St. Louis, MS
2008 “Tree,” Wave Gallery, Waveland, MS
2008 Feature Show, Mockingbird Café, Bay St. Louis, MS
2008 “Change,” Wave Gallery, Waveland, MS
2008 “Love,” Wave Gallery, Waveland, MS
2008 34th Bi-State Art Competition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS
2007 OSAA 36th Annual Show, Ocean Springs, MS
2007 ArtsAlive! Cathy Waugh Photography, Bay St. Louis, MS
2007 Group Show, Andrew Jessup `Gallery, Biloxi, MS
2007 The Amherst Show, Nacul Cneter Art Gallery, Amherst, MA
2007 Self Portraits, The Chamber Art Gallery, Bay St. Louis, MS
2007 Greenville 2007 Invitational Exhibit, E. E. Bass Gallery, Greenville, MS
2007 Southern Surge, Del Ray Artisans Gallery, Nicholas Coiasanto Center, Alexandria, VA
2006 Substance, Spirit, and Survival, Gala Gallery, Georgetown, Washington D. C.
2006-7 37th Annual River Road Show, LA Archive Building, Baton Rouge, LA
2006 OSAA 35th Annual Show, Ocean Springs, MS
2006 Group Show, Andrew Jessup Gallery, Biloxi, MS
2006 MAC & ANDY, The Cedars, Jackson, MS
2006 George Ohr Rising: Gulf States Juried Exhibition, Fine Art Gallery, MGCCC, Gulfport, MS
2006 Solo Show, Gallery One, Paseo, Ok
2006 33rd Annual Bi-State Art Competition, Meridian Museum Of Art, Meridian, MS
2005 Bridge The Gulf Project, The ArtSpice Gallery, Paseo, Ok
2005 The Halpert Biennial, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State Univ. Boone, NC
2004 Group Show, Peace Builder Exhibit, SGI-USA Community Center, New Orleans, LA
2004 Group Show of 12 Artists, Sekul’s Wolface Pottery & Gallery, Ocean Springs, MS
2004 Southern Chroma, World Trade Center, New Orleans, LA
2004 ART ALUMNI, The Sara Gillespie Gallery, William Carey College On The Coast, Gulfport, MS
2004 Solo Show, Recent Works By Sadako Lewis, Sekul’s Wolface Pottery & Gallery, Ocean Springs, MS
2003 George E. Ohr National Arts Challenge 2003, The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, MS
2003 10th Annual GulfCoast Nat’l Juried Art Comp., Texas Artists Museum. Port Arthur, TX
2003 Group Show: Made by Hand, sponsored by Venezuela Consulate, World Trade Center, NO, LA
2003 Solo Show, The13th Street Gallery, Gulfport, MS
2003 SGI Artists Show, McFarland Auditorium, Memorial Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
2003 ArtWave 17th Annual Juried Exhibit, The Old Train Depot Art Gallery, Pascagoula, MS
2003 Solo Show, The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, Jambalaya Gallery, Biloxi, MS
2003 Artists with High Chroma, World Trade Center, New Orleans, LA
2002 George E. Ohr National Arts Challenge 2002, The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, MS
2002 OSAA 31st Fall Show, Ocean Springs, MS
2002 ArtWave 16th Annual Juried Exhibit, The Lumberyard Art Center, Bay St. Louis, MS
2002 New Orleans Art Association 22nd National Juried Art Show, New Orleans, LA
2002 Art With A Southern Drawl X, University of Mobile, Mobile, AL
2001 Quill-&-Kiln 2001, Ohr Juried Exhibition, The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, MS
2001 Solo Show: Figure Paintings, Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Gulfport, MS
2000 OSAA 29th Fall Show, Ocean Springs, MS
2000 Arts Evening, Olde Town Slidell, Slidell, LA
2000 Four-Artist Show, Fabacher Gallery, Slidell, LA
