Jennifer Sakai
- Title:
- Visiting Assistant Professor of Photography
- Office:
- Smith 2A01
- Email:
- jennifersakai@gwu.edu
- Website:
- http://jennifersakai.com
Jennifer Sakai is a fine art photographer and educator who resides in Washington, D.C. She received her BFA at the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University in Boston, Massachusetts and her MFA in photography from the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. She has taught at the Park School of Communications at Ithaca College and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Current Research
Professor Sakai's research consists of the exploration and examination of the landscape in the photographic medium. She has two current series: the first "Hillover Road, east-west" is a study of the light, color and surface as shown through the venacular of Eastern Long Island.
Her second series Poston Provenance addresses the topography and emotional connection to the concentration camp where her relatives were held during WWII, and the families eastward migration after the war.
Education
MFA - Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond Virginia
BFA - Lesley University College of Art, Boston Massachusetts
Classes Taught
FA 1501 Color Photograhy, Digital
CPH 3090 A: Photography Studio III
CFN 1090: First Year Studio I
CPH 2110: Color Photography - Advanced Bookmaking and Mural Printing
CPH 4090: Photography Senior Thesis IV
