Naoco Wowsugi Associate Professor CAS | ART | Art
- Degrees
- Wowsugi received an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University and a BFA from both the Kansas City Art Institute and Osaka University of Arts in Japan.聽
- Bio
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Naoco Wowsugi is a community-engaged artist who blurs the lines between being an artist and an engaged citizen. As a first-generation immigrant living and working in Washington, DC, Wowsugi's cross-disciplinary projects鈥攊ncluding portrait photography, participatory performance, sound healing, and horticulture鈥攅xplore the nature of belonging and inclusive community building.
In recent years, Wowsugi has closely collaborated with hyperlocal communities. Inspired by the ideas of bioregionalism, which examines how nature affects the livelihood and the relationships among local cultures and people, Wowsugi's projects highlight and fortify everyday communal and interpersonal identities.
Wowsugi's notable exhibitions and talks include 鈥淗ow Can We Gather Now?鈥 presented by the Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC (2023); 鈥淰ery Sad Lab: The Incubator鈥 at Transformer, Washington, DC (2022); 鈥淐are Package鈥 presented by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (2020); 鈥淔ungus Among Us鈥 at Redux Contemporary Art Center, Charleston, SC (2019); and 鈥淥pen Engagement鈥 at Queens Museum, Queens, NY (2018). The awards and fellowships include The Surf Point Foundation Residency (2022), Oak Spring Garden Foundation Residency (2022), Wherewithal Project Grants from the Washington Project for the Arts and The Andy Warhol Foundation (2022), and The Rauschenberg Residency (2017). www.wowsugi.com
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Teaching
Summer 2024
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ARTS-245 Artist's Persp: Digital Photog
Fall 2024
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ARTS-235 Artist's Perspect: Video Art
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ARTS-235 Artist's Perspect: Video Art
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ARTS-245 Artist's Persp: Digital Photog
Spring 2025
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ARTS-235 Artist's Perspect: Video Art
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ARTS-235 Artist's Perspect: Video Art
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ARTS-475 Expanded Photography Studio
Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Exhibitions/Performances
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