The Church: Chie Shimizu -- Artist Talk & Demonstration, Wednesday, May 14, 4 to 5 PM

CHIÉ SHIMIZU:

Artist Talk and Demonstration

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Wednesday, May 14, 2025 | 4 – 5 pm

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FREE TO ATTEND: RSVP Required

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Join us for an artist talk and process demonstration with Chié Shimizu. Primarily a sculptor, Shimizu examines the human condition through representations of figure and form, creating lifelike sculptures that portray individuals frozen in various states of movement and emotion. Each figure is meticulously sculpted in clay, then cast with plaster, painted by hand, and adorned with textures, designs, and objects reflective of a life story.

In her presentation, Shimizu will discuss the evolution and development of her practice, from early inspirations to recent and ongoing works. Following a slideshow, Shimizu will illuminate her process, sharing exclusive insight into the sculpting, molding, casting, and hand painting behind each piece. The event will conclude with a Q&A.

Shimizu is an artist-in-residence at The Church from May 8 to 28, 2025.

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CHIÉ SHIMIZU

Born in Japan, Chié Shimizu works predominantly in the medium of sculpture with Japanese-style painting, but counts metal crafts and oil paintings among her earlier works. Shimizu earned her BFA from Tokyo University of the Arts in 1993 with a major in metal crafts, and received an honorable Salon De Printemps Prize at graduation. She had several shows of both metalworks and oil paintings in Tokyo and Kanagawa, Japan, before moving to New York in 1996. She earned her master’s in sculpture from the New York Academy of Art in 2001 and received a residency grant from the HRH Prince of Wales and Forbes Foundation at the Château de Balleroy in Normandy, France. Her work has been exhibited in numerous venues throughout the United States, including the Island Weiss Gallery, Mark Miller Gallery, Dillon Gallery, BoothGallery, and WhiteBox Harlem, and she held her first solo show in the U.S. at NowHere gallery in New York in 2022. In 2023, her work travelled to be exhibited in a group show at Lurf museum (now Lurf Gallery) in Tokyo. Shimizu’s work has also been included in private collections worldwide, from the U.S. to Germany, Turkey, Israel, Peru, and Japan. She currently lives and works in Queens, New York.

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The Church was established in 2019 by artists Eric Fischl and April Gornik. Housed in a deconsecrated 19th-century church, its doors were opened in April 2021. Our mission is to foster creativity and to honor the living history of Sag Harbor as a maker village. The East End represents an exceptional artistic legacy, spanning the practices of indigenous art of several centuries ago, Abstract Expressionists of the mid 20th century, and the many celebrated writers, makers, musicians, and visual artists of the recent past and current moment. Core programming includes visual art exhibitions, concerts and events, educational programming, workshops, lectures, and an artist’s residency.

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