Terumi Saito
b. 1993, Shizuoka, Japan
Lives and works in New York, NY
EDUCATION
2018 - 2020 MFA Textiles, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
2012 - 2016 BFA Graphic Design, Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan
COURSE STUDIES
2019 Rhode Island School of Design, Textiles Summer Institute, Providence, RI
2016 Central Saint Martins University of the Arts London, Textile Design and Hand Printing, London, United Kingdom
AWARDS | RESIDENCIES | PROJECTS
2024 Vermont Studio Center Artist Residency and Grant Award, Johnson, VT
2023 Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Artist Residency−Funded by the Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs and Mid-America Arts Alliance, Houston, TX
2023 Crafting the Future BIPOC Supplement Support Fund Award
2023 Tilly Marchwinski Scholarship for Excellence in Handweaving
2022 Anderson Ranch Arts Center Scholarship
2022 Finishing Follows Form: Glazing and Firing with Doug Casebeer, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2022 Hybrid Body Lab at Cornell University Artist in Residence 2022 Finalist
2021 Japanese Traditional Textile Research Residency at Sakata Orimono, Traditional Ikat Weaving “Kurume Kasuri” and Japanese Indigo Dyeing, Fukuoka, Japan
2020 Winners of The Nippon Club and Consulate General of Japan Art Exhibition FORWARD TOGETHER!, New York, NY
2020 Independent Research Project for Guatemalan Traditional Textile Weaving and Natural Dyeing with Local Masters, Antigua, Guatemala
2020 Parsons School of Design Graduate Research Funding Award
2018 - 2020 Parsons School of Design Dean’s Scholarship
2019 Arquetopia International Artist Residency Programs - Peruvian Textiles Artist Residency, Traditional Andean Backstrap Weaving, Urubamba, Peru
2016 Jury Award by Daijiro Oohara, 14th Annual “1-WALL” Graphic Competition by Guardian Garden Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2015 Silver Award and Two Awards of Recognition, The Japan Book Design Award, Takashi Akiyama Poster Museum, Nagaoka, Japan
EXHIBITIONS | ART FAIRS
2023 CUNARD NOW, Contemporary Art from Queen Anne curated by Double Decker UK, Cunard Building Cipriani 25 Broadway, New York, NY
2022 Spectrum Miami, Mana Wynwood Convention Center, Miami, FL
2021 Artexpo New York, Pier 36 NYC, New York, NY
2021 Sixth Annual International Exhibition in Print: From Confrontation to Catharsis, Surface Design Association, Albuquerque, NM
2021 Solo Exhibition - Rise like a phoenix from the ashes, Loop of the Loom, Dumbo, New York, NY
2020 HYBRID, Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ
2020 FORWARD TOGETHER!, The Nippon Club and Consulate General of Japan, New York, NY
2019 Parsons MFA Textiles Annual Exhibition, New York, NY
2019 Parsons X OBEETEE: Imaging the Future of Rugs, OBEETEE showroom, New York, NY
2019 Fragmentario Presents Textiles from the Onion Society, New York Textile Month, Issue 00, New York, NY
2016 Voice, Yebisu Garden Place, Tokyo, Japan
2015 The Japan Book Design Award Winners Exhibition, Takashi Akiyama Poster Museum, Nagaoka, Japan
2014 - 2015 Illustration Studies, Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan
2014 Shizuoka Ten, Tokyo, Japan
ARTIST TALKS | LECTURES
2024 Resident Artist Talk at the Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2023 Resident Artist Talk at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2023 Artist Talk at the Contemporary Handweavers of Houston, Houston, TX
2023 Visiting Lecture at Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
2021 Textile × Artist Talk With Terumi Saito, Portland Textile Month, Portland, OR
PRESS | PUBLICATIONS
2024 Glasstire - Texas Visual Art News & Reviews, Talking with Artists Terumi Saito and Qiqing Lin at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
2023 Press Release “Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Announces 2023-2024 Resident Artist”
2023 Alberto & Roy, Feel and See, Interior Trend Fall and Winter 23/24
2021 Surface Design Journal “Sixth Annual International Exhibition in Print: From Confrontation to Catharsis, Featured Artist No.58”, Juried by Guest Editor Keidra Navaroli and SDJ Editor Elizabeth Kozlowski
2021 Colour Hive London - AW 2022/23 MIX Magazine issue 63
2021 Interview with Portland Textile Month x TEXTILE HIVE - Community Spotlight Terumi Saito
2021 Interview with Weavers Guild of Minnesota - WGM Studio Tours
2020 HEIMTEXTIL, International Trade Fair For Home and Contract Textiles in Germany, Empowered Identity - Empower Artisanship to Sustain Culture
2020 Harper's Bazaar UK November issue GLOBAL TALENT
2020 Interior Design Magazine, Parsons’ Inaugural MFA Textile Graduates Debut Capstone Projects
2020 New York Textile Month Talking Textiles magazine Vol 5
2019 National Onion Association - NY Graduate Students Harness Onion Power Into Sustainable Fashion
2019 New York Textile Month Talking Textiles magazine Vol 4