Sumi Foley Art

About Sumi Foley

Artist’s Statement

Born in Osaka, Japan, Sumi has been making fabric art for more than 30 years. She is creatively using small pieces of colored silk as pigment on canvas. The theme of her art is our true relationship as humans beings with nature. Recently she has also been weaving large bird’s nests and other art pieces out of natural materials she has collected. In addition to painting nature, she is now “Co-creating with Nature.”

Sumi Foley

“Nature teaches me how to live life: wait, be patient, and take action when the time is right. There is a powerful reverence for nature in Japan. We are part of it. Co-creating with nature is an artistic way to show that we can all be helpers in healing our shared planet.

I hope that my art will move people to feel more connected to nature and each other as vital participants and caretakers of the world around us.”




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須美・フォーリー

Sumi Foley 大阪出身の作家。

古い着物に色を付け、小さく切リ、それを絵の具代わりに使いキャンバスに描く作品を作っ
ている。 作品の主なテーマは「人と自然のつながり」。 それに加え、2019年からは木や
枝、木の実など、自然を用いる作品も作っている。例えば、ぶどうの蔓で作った大きな鳥
の巣など。

「自然は私に生き方を教えてくれます。 忍耐をもって待つことの大切さ、そして時が来た
ら行動に移すということの重要性。 昔から日本には自然を敬愛する気持ちが根強くありま
す。 私たち人間は自然の一部です。 自然をテーマに作品を作ることでわたしたちの自然、
地球を大切にしていく、という気持ちがますます強くなります。 そして、作品を見る人達
も、そういう気持ちになるような作品を作っていきたいです。」







Fr. Bill Moore Comments About Sumi's Art . . .

Fr. Bill & Sumi Foley



“Sumi’s pieces are self-revelatory; a window into the soul of the artist and art itself, the line separating art from craft is diminished.”

Fr. Bill Moore, S.S.CC





Sumi's Shows and Collections. . .

USA
Ontario International Airport, Ontario, CA
Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden, Pasadena, CA
LA Asian Pacific Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA
Progress Gallery, Pomona, CA
Inland Empire Museum of Art, Upland, CA
Scripps College, Claremont, CA
Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, CA
Brenart Gallery, Pasadena, CA
San Bernadino Valley College, San Bernadino, CA
Aiko Institute, Claremont, CA
Cuttress Gallery, Pomona, CA
The Main Street Gallery, Pomona, CA
Bunny Gunner, Claremont, CA
Claremont Forum Gallery, Claremont, CA
Descanso Gardens, La Canada, CA
Claremont Community Foundation, Claremont, CA
Cal State University at Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA
Ontario Convention Center, Ontario, CA
Millard Sheets Gallery, Pomona, CA
Folk Music Center Museum, Claremont, CA
The Main Street Gallery, Groton, NY
Chaffey Community Museum of Art, Ontario, CA
Square I Gallery, Claremont, CA
KCET Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Desert Painter Studio Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
Maloof Foundation for Arts & Crafts, Alta Loma, CA
Ontario Museum of History & Art, Ontario CA

Japan:
Art Clinic Gallery, Osaka Japan
Gallery Sobaya Ai, Sayama Osaka
Gallery SOU, Toyonaka Osaka
Tokyo Union Theological Seminary, Mitaka Tokyo
Tane Hospital, Osaka, Japan

Public:
Inland Empire Museum of Art, California

Private:
Michael & Roberta Baumann, California
Leslie & Bob Rush, California
Marcyn Clements, California
Ohtani Clinic, Osaka, Japan
George & Roylene Cuttress, California
Fr.Bill Moore SS.CC., California
Barry & Mari McGuire, California
Bob & Kristina Kelly, Sweden
Aart & Dineke Bentsink, Netherlands
Elizabeth Miller, California
Scott, Debbie and Helena Gibbs, California