November 11th, 2013 by Stacy
The “Memory: International Mail Art Exhibition” will be open at the Richmond Art Gallery from November 17, 2013 to January 12, 2014. The opening reception will be held on Saturday, November 16th from 3 – 5pm. The Richmond Art Gallery is also creating an online gallery of the exhibit, and it will be on their website for one year.
For this exhibit, I created three paintings of memory neurons, to go with the ‘memory’ theme. I’m looking forward to seeing all the different representations of ‘memory’ that artists have sent from around the world!
Once the show opens, I’ll be posting images of my paintings, and a link to Richmond Art Gallery online gallery!
June 23rd, 2013 by Stacy
Today, I attended Malcolm Parry’s photography exhibit. The Wing Sang Building in Chinatown (Bob Rennie’s private gallery for his art collection) showcased 365 photographs by Malcolm Parry, who has documented over 40 years of Vancouver’s social scene. It was amazing to see the people and events he has captured over the years. In 2009, Malcolm wrote a piece in the Vancouver Sun about my Spaced Out! art show.
Malcolm Parry’s photography exhibit
Stacy Sakai with Malcolm Parry at his show
Hallway inside the Wing Sang Building…previous building structure is blended with the modern design of the gallery.
The view from the rooftop of the Wing Sang Building.
Looking through the sky light into the exhibit below
May 12th, 2013 by Stacy
On April 9, 2013, I was involved in an art show organized by Ioulia for her Creative Art Management company. The show was at the beautiful Waterfall Building in Vancouver, BC. During the evening, a videographer captured parts of the event, including Ioulia’s interviews with each of the artists.
You can view the video at Ioulia’s Art Collective Network on YouTube.
Enjoy!
April 11th, 2013 by Stacy
On Tuesday, April 9th, Ioulia Reynolds of RHOV had her art show ‘Antithesis of Digital Sickness’ for her Creative Art Management company. It was at the beautiful Waterfall Building, and three of my paintings were part of the show. The final episode of Real Housewives of Vancouver was also aired at the event. It was such a fun night, and below is a selection of photos.
My Magellanic Cloud painting at the Creative Art Management event
Creative Art Management event at the Waterfall Building. Photo by Xelha Photography
Stacy Sakai in front of her ‘Enlightened’ painting. Photo by Dan Poh
Being interviewed by Ioulia Reynolds. Photo by Dan Poh
Describing the painting process during interview by Ioulia Reynolds. Photo by Xelha Photography
With my friend Wesley Yuen in front of my ‘Enlightened’ painting. Photo by Xelha Photography
Stacy Sakai with Ioulia Reynolds at her Creative Art Mgmt art show. Photo by Xelha Photography
Creative Art Mgmt CEO Ioulia Reynolds. Photo by Dan Poh
The beautiful Waterfall Building after the event
March 19th, 2013 by Stacy
The SR Auto Group opening gala on March 9th was a fabulous event! Very elegant, and a lot of fun. I already posted pictures from that night, and below is a link to the post on the SR Auto Group website with their video. Enjoy!
SR Auto Group Opening Gala
March 11th, 2013 by Stacy
The new Richmond location for SR Auto Group is featuring one the Treadz Tire Art paintings, created by Stacy Sakai and Raymond Chow.
On March 9, 2013, SR held a grand opening event. It was a fantastic evening of meeting new people, music, art, and of course – awesome cars! Below is a selection of photos from the event.
Photos provided by SR Auto Group (as watermarked), and Stacy Sakai.
Red carpet entrance for SR Autogroup grand opening
SR Autgroup
Treadz Tire Art by Raymond Chow and Stacy Sakai
SR showroom
White Lamborghini at SR
Stacy Sakai trying out the driver’s seat…
White Lamborghini with light display
Raymond Chow and Stacy Sakai at SR Autogroup grand opening in front of the beautiful Fazioli piano
Stacy Sakai with Raymond Chow and Tony Yuen in front of the Treadz Tire Art painting!
February 16th, 2013 by Stacy
On Thursday, February 14th, I participated in a special event put on by Luvngrace Entertainment & Hennessy Cognac at the Waterfall Building! There was plenty of fashion, live music, fancy cupcakes by Lyttle Bake Shop, Hennessy Cognac cocktails, and of course, art!
I had a great time at this fantastic event! So much fun…
Here is a small selection of photos…
Sakai paintings ‘The Dream’ and ‘Enlightened’ installed at the Waterfall Building.
Guests arriving at the event. Photo by Dan Poh
Dominique of Hive Mind Millinery (on the right), and Momona Komagata in one of Dominique’s designs. Photo by Dan Poh
Kristi Mahé on the fashion runway. Photo by Dan Poh
Jim Cummins performing. Photo by Dan Poh
Sarah Karkouch performing, with Sakai’s ‘Enlightened’ painting in the background. Photo by Don Wilson
Getting ready to be interviewed. Photo by Barry Ostash
Stacy Sakai being interviewed on her paintings at the event, and the concept for the One And The Same series they are part of. Photo by Barry Ostash
A fun interview with Kendra for Hemstock Films. Photo by Hush Magazine
Stacy Sakai in front of her ‘Enlightened’ painting. Photo by Dan Poh
February 2nd, 2013 by Stacy
On February 14th, I will be exhibiting select paintings at the LA SAINT VALENTIN event, presented by Luvngrace, Hennessy Cognac, and the Waterfall Building.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14-2013
8:30 pm-11:30pm
1540 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver, BC
(nearby the entrance to Granville Island)
It’s going to be a beautiful evening of fashion and art!
Tickets $50 Advance on sale now for one of Vancouvers most fabulous VALENTINES Events at the gorgeous Waterfall Building! $50 Includes 2 cocktails by Hennessey (Cognac) & appetizer. Tickets available at www.luvngraceaffair.com
& at Bella Garnet Beauty Salon-1042 Hamilton Street, Yaletown, Vancouver BC.
The Waterfall Building was designed in 1996 by the legendary Arthur Erickson.
La Saint Valentin event at the Waterfall Building
January 27th, 2013 by Stacy
On Wednesday, January 30th, I will be featured on ‘go! Vancouver‘ on Shaw TV!
I was filmed in my studio discussing my artwork in general, and explaining the technique and meaning for some specific paintings. To check out my studio, and hear about my art, please tune in! The episode will air at 5pm, 7pm, and 11pm.
UPDATE: The episode is online, and can be viewed on the go! Vancouver TV show website.
‘go! Vancouver’ on Shaw TV
January 25th, 2013 by Stacy
I was invited to display food related paintings at a special event for Dine Out Vancouver at Pink Elephant Thai. None of my existing paintings were food related, so I decided to create new pieces. After a lot of contemplation on what to do, I chose to mix eggshells and rice into the paint rather than paint food as a subject matter.
At Pink Elephant Thai restaurant, I displayed the paintings like dinner settings with black napkins and chopsticks. It was a fun night, with music by DJ Jeremy Slattery, and live painting by Bill Higginson and Olga Rybalko, as well as great food!
Below are photos, courtesy of Norm Lee Photography.
Stacy Sakai with the Eggshells on Rice paintings at Pink Elephant Thai restaurant.
Sakai with ‘Eggshells on Magenta Rice’
DJ on the upper level, with the Dine Out guests below.