Thomas
Ken Matsuda
655
Roaring Brook Road
Conway,
MA 01341
Tel
(413) 369-8043
E-mail: matsudat@yahoo.com
Website: www.tmatsuda.com
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Public Art Projects, Outdoor Sculpture Installations
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| 2008 |
Jackson Union Sculpture Tour |
Jackson, TN |
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Arsenal Center for the Arts |
Watertown, MA |
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Art in the Park, Elm Park |
Worcester, MA |
| 2007 |
Omi International Arts Center, Field Sculpture Park |
Ghent, NY |
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Arsenal Arts Center |
Watertown, MA |
| 2006 |
Bellevue Sculpture Park |
Bellevue, WA |
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Abington Sculpture Park |
Jenkintown, PA |
| 2005 |
Sculpture
Trail |
West Yorkshire,
England |
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Wood Sculpture Symposium |
Damariscotta,
ME |
| 2004 |
Connecticut
Sculpture Park |
Bridgeport, CT |
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Leverett
Peace Pagoda |
Leverett, MA |
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Forest
Hills Park |
Boston, MA |
| 2003 |
Franconia
Sculpture Park |
Shafer, MN |
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Western Carolina
University |
Cullowhee, NC |
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Collinsville Arts
Initiative |
Collinsville, CT |
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Forest Hills Park |
Boston, MA |
| 2002 |
Syracuse University |
Syracuse,NY |
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Zen Center of Syracus |
Syracuse,
NY |
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Dai Bosatsu Zen Monastery |
Livingston
Manor, NY |
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University of Massachusetts |
Amherst,
MA |
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Forest Hills Park |
Boston, MA |
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Byrdcliffe Arts Colony |
Woodstock,
NY |
| 2001 |
NY Buddhist Temple |
New
York, NY |
| 2000 |
Stone Quarry Hill Park |
Cazenovia,
NY |
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George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum |
Springfield,
MA |
| 1999 |
W.E.B. DuBois Library Sculpture Courtyard |
Amherst,
MA |
| 1998 |
Smith College |
Northampton,
MA |
| 1993- |
Grafton Peace Pagoda |
Grafton,
New York |
| 1992 |
Taiseki Shinto Shrine
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Oshika Village, Japan |
| 1989- |
Leverett Peace Pagoda |
Leverett,
MA |
| 1994 |
Toyohashi Peace Pagoda |
Toyohashi,
Japan |
| 1988 |
Hiroshima Peace Pagoda |
Hiroshima,
Japan |
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| 2007 |
Dento Gallery |
San Fransico, CA |
I Bow to You |
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San Fransico Zen Center |
San Fransico, CA |
I Bow to You |
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Los Angeles Zen Center |
Los Angeles, CA |
I Bow to You |
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West LA Buddhist Temple |
Los Angeles, CA |
I Bow to You |
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Palo Alto Buddhist Temple |
Palo Alto, CA |
I Bow to You |
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Great Vow Monastery |
Clatskanie, OR |
I Bow to You |
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Dharma Rain Zen Center |
Portland, OR |
I Bow to You |
| 2002 |
Zen Mountain Monastery |
Mt.
Tremper, NY |
Heartsweeping |
| 2001 |
Interfaith Center of New York |
New
York, NY |
Searching for the Buddha in the Forest |
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NY Buddhist Church |
New
York, NY |
Searching for the Buddha in the Forest |
| 2000 |
Zen Center of Syracuse |
Syracuse,
NY |
Jizos and Bodhisattvas |
| 1999 |
Hampden Gallery |
Amherst,
MA |
Purification |
| 1998 |
Hillyer Gallery |
Smith
College, MA |
Buddhas for a New World |
| 1995 |
Rokubenkan Museum |
Oshika,
Japan |
Collective Works of Thomas Matsuda |
| 1994 |
Gallery Kise |
Tsukuba,
Japan |
I Give This Lotus Throne to You |
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Gallery Ai |
Yaizu,
Japan |
Wayside Buddhas |
| 1992 |
Mitsubishi Gallery |
Shizuoka,
Japan |
Sculptures of Thomas Matsuda |
| 1991 |
Gallery Kaze |
Tokyo,
Japan |
Buddhas in the Mountains |
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Biga Center |
Oshika,
Japan |
Sculptures by Thomas Matsuda |
| 1986 |
Gallery Tadasu |
Kyoto,
Japan |
Searching for the Buddha in the Forest |
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| 2008 |
St Pancras Station |
London, England |
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Chang Hai International |
Beijing, China |
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Kanoria Centre for the Arts |
Ahmedabad, India |
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National Heritage Museum |
Lexington, MA |
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Rhode Island Community College |
Lincoln, RI |
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Traveling exhibition, Prayer Flags Around the World |
NY, MA, Germany, England, Vietnam,… |
| 2007 |
Aula Gallery |
Debrecen, Hungary |
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Bunker Hill CC Gallery |
Boston, MA |
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James Cohan Gallery |
NY, NY |
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Open Square |
Holyoke, MA |
| 2006 |
Karolyi Castle |
Carei, Rumania |
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College
of New Rochelle |
New Rochelle, NY |
| 2005 |
Robert
Miller Gallery |
New York, NY |
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University
Museum of Indiana U. of Penn. |
Indiana, PA |
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Gleason
Fine Art |
Boothbay Harbor,
ME |
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Open
Square |
Holyoke, MA |
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Schafler
Gallery |
Brooklyn, NY |
| 2004 |
Cleveland
State University Art Gallery |
Cleveland, Ohio |
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Thrive Art Space |
Cleveland,
Ohio |
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Gallery
U |
Cleveland,
Ohio |
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Barnes
Gallery |
Leverett, MA |
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Brent
Sikkema |
New York, NY |
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Schafler
Gallery |
Brooklyn, NY |
| 2003 |
Center for the Arts |
Northampton,
MA |
| 2002 |
Schafler Gallery |
Brooklyn,
NY |
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Exit Art |
New
York, NY |
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Library of Congress |
Washington
D.C. |
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Williamson Gallery, Art Center
College of Design |
Pasadena, CA |
| 2001 |
Ronin Gallery |
New
York, NY |
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Stone Quarry Hill Art Park |
Cazenovia,
NY |
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Hampshire College Gallery |
Amherst,
MA |
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Art Space |
Greenfield,
MA |
| 2000 |
Schafler Gallery |
Brooklyn,
NY |
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Barnes Gallery |
Leverett.
MA |
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Smith Art Museum |
Springfield,
MA |
| 1999 |
Exit Art |
New
York, NY |
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Belchertown Art Center |
Belchertown,
MA |
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Schafler Gallery |
Brooklyn,
NY |
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Barnes Gallery |
Leverett.
MA |
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Hampden Gallery |
Amherst,
MA |
| 1998 |
Durfee Conservatory |
Amherst,
MA |
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Hampden Gallery |
Amherst,
MA |
| 1997 |
Herter Gallery |
Amherst,
MA |
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Durfee Conservatory |
Amherst,
MA |
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Hampden Gallery |
Amherst,
MA |
| 1996 |
Hampden Gallery |
Amherst,
MA |
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Durfee Conservatory |
Amherst,
MA |
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Hammond Museum |
New
Salem, NY |
| 1986-94 |
Cultural Center |
Oshika,
Japan |
| 1994 |
Art Station Gallery |
Nagano,
Japan |
| 1993 |
Matsukawa City Center |
Matsukawa,
Japan |
| 1987 |
Art House Gallery |
Iida,
Japan |
| 1981 |
Fairfield Arts Center |
Fairfield,
CT |
| 1979 |
Silvermine Guild of Artists |
New
Canaan, CT |
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Pratt Institute |
Brooklyn,
NY |
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Sculpture
and Performance Collaborations
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| 2004 |
Forest Hills Park |
Boston,
MA |
Enso and the Cosmic Dance |
| 2003 |
Forest Hills Park |
Boston,
MA |
Enso,the Five Elements |
| 2000 |
Smith Art Museum |
Springfield,
MA |
In Praise of Tara: Tantric Tibetan Dance Theater |
| 2000 |
Smith
Art Museum |
Springfield, MA |
Dance of the Dieties |
| 1999 |
Exit
Art |
New
York, NY |
The Choice 99 |
| 1999 |
Bowker
Auditorium |
Amherst, MA |
Pooja: The Five Elements in Prayer |
| 1998 |
Bowker
Auditorium |
Amherst, MA |
In Praise of Tara |
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Film/Projects
2008 Prayer Flags Around the World. Curator.
Artists from over 18 countries create artwork for a traveling exhibition. US,Germany, England, Vietnam…
1983 Assistant Director.
Documentary movie: "Hopi Prophecy", tying together the bombs dropped
on Hiroshima
and Nagasaki with uranium mined from Native Land. Best
Documentary, Native American Film Festival.
San Francisco, CA 1988
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Awards/ Grants/ Residencies
2008 Massachusetts Cultural Council Traditional Arts Fellowship Finalist
2007 Blanche E. Coleman Award
2006 Dorothea Fleiss East West Artists Symposia and Residency. Carei, Rumania
2005-7 National
Register’s Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals
2004 Adolph and Ester Gottlieb Foundation
Individual Support Grant
2004 Pratt Institute Faculty Professional
Development Grant
2003 FSP/Jerome Fellowship. Residency to create
new work
2002 DeFrancisco Cultural Projects Grant
2001 Massachusetts Cultural Council Professional
Development Grant
2001 Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Grant
2000 Stone Quarry Hill Art Park. Residency to
create new work
2000 Carving Studio and Sculpture Center,
Fellowship. W. Rutland, VT
1998-9 University of Massachusetts Arts Council
Grant
1996-9 University of Massachusetts Fine Arts
Department Teaching Assistantship
1996-8 University of Massachusetts Minority Student
Recruitment Organization Teaching Assistantship
1997-8 Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Alternate
Candidate
1996-7 Japanese American Citizens League National
Scholarship: Kuwahara Creative Arts Scholarship
1996-7 Japanese American Citizens League
Scholarship. NY Chapter
1978-9 Ford Foundation Grant. Artist’s Grant
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Collections
2008 Colma Japanese Cemetery. Colma, CA
2007 Zen Center of Los Angeles. Los Angeles, CA
Palo Alto Buddhist Temple. Palo Alto, CA
Great Vow Monastery. Clatskanie, OR
2006 Abington Sculpture Park. Jenkintown, PA
2004 Leverett Peace Pagoda. Leverett, MA
Grafton Peace Pagoda. Grafton, New York
Connecticut Sculpture Park. Bridgeport, CT
2003 Western Carolina University. Cullowhee, NC
2002 Syracuse University. Syracuse, NY
Zen Center of Syracuse. Syracuse, NY
Library of Congress. Washington D.C.
Dai Bosatsu Zen Monastery. Livingston Manor, NY
University of Massachusetts. Amherst, MA
2001 New York Buddhist Temple. New York, NY
2000 George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum. Springfield, MA
1998 Smith College. Northampton, MA
1992 Taiseki Shinto Shrine. Oshika, Japan
1994 Toyohashi Peace Pagoda. Toyohashi, Japan
1988 Hiroshima Peace Pagoda. Hiroshima, Japan
1984-97 Over two hundred sculptures in Japan for temples, shrines, villages, businesses, and individual patrons
Bibliography
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| 2007 |
I Bow to you, Traveling Exhibition of Buddhist Sculptures by Thomas Matsuda. Wheel of Dharma. July. 3 |
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Traveling Exhibition of Buddhist Sculptures by Thomas Matsuda. Nichibei Times. July 5-11. 6 |
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Exhibition of Works by Thomas Matsuda Arrives in Los Angeles. Rafu Shimpo. July 13. 2 |
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Buddhist Sculpture Exhibition in PA, SF. Hokubei Mainichi News. July 10. 2 |
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Sculptures by Thoams Matsuda. Hokubei Mainichi Times. July 17. 2 Japanese |
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Buddhist Sculpture Tour, Thomas Matsuda. Mon Magazine. August. 31. Japanese |
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Buddhist Sculptor Stops at Dentoh on West Coast Tour. Nichibei Times. August 2-8. 19 |
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Carving Out a Niche, East Coast Artist Brings His Buddhist Sculptures to Bay Area. Hokubei News. August 2. 1 |
| 2006 |
Inside/Outside: Treelines. Sculpture Magazine. October. 14 |
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Abington Art Center's Sculpture Park. WHYY TV. Phiadelphia PBS. August, September |
| 2005 |
If You Can Make It There, Carol Cambo. UMASS Amherst magazine. Cover, 32-42, reproductions, Fall |
| 2001 |
“Searching
for the Buddha” Now on Exhibit in N.Y. The Rafu Shimpo. Los Angeles, CA.
June 19. 1 |
| 2000 |
Matsuda
Gains Inspiration from Life. Syracuse Herald. July 9 |
| 1999 |
Searching
for the Buddha. University of Massachusetts Alumni Magazine. Amherst, MA.
Summer. 7 |
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Opening
Reception September 19. The Sentinel. Belchertown, MA. September. 8 |
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Capturing
a Moment of the Spirit Evolving. Amherst Bulletin. Amherst, MA. June.
B1 |
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Sculptures
from Scraps. Daily Hampshire Gazette. May. C1, C7 |
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Matsuda
Shows Buddhist Works. The Recorder. Greenfield, MA. May |
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Collaboration. Union News. Springfield, MA. C4 |
| 1998 |
Buddhas
for a New World Exhibit at Smith. The Recorder. Greenfield, MA.
September. A7 |
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Buddhas
for a New World. Valley Advocate, News and Arts Weekly. Northampton, MA.
September |
| 1996 |
Art
Outdoors, In your Face, On High. New York Times, Westchester County
Section. May |
| 1995 |
Prior
to Starting his Pilgrimage to India, Tom Matsuda's Buddhist Exhibition. Shinshu Newspaper, Japan. July |
| 1994 |
Exhibition
of Wood and Stone Buddhas. Ibaragi Magazine. December |
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Buddhist Sculptures in Exhibition at Yaizu. Shizuoka Newspaper. Japan.
November |
| 1993 |
It’s
a Great Thing. It's Just About Peace. Times Union. Albany, NY. October.
C1, A7 |
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Peace
Pagoda Dedicated. The Sunday Record. Albany, NY. October. A1, 7 |
| 1992 |
Invitation
to Country Living. Yomiuri Weekly Magazine. Japan. February |
| 1991 |
American
Sculptor's Buddhist Exhibition. Yomiuri Newspaper. Tokyo, Japan.
October |
| 1989 |
Inspired
by Native Americans, a Third Generation Japanese American Carves Buddhist
Sculpture in a |
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Mountain Village. Wood Life Magazine. Japan. March. 36, 37 |
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Lectures/ Critiques/ Juries
2006 Greater Gardner Artist Association Annual Spring Show. Judge
2005 Mount
Wachusett Community College. Gardner, MA. Lecture
2003- Pratt
Institute. Brooklyn, NY. BFA Critiques
2002- Zen
Mountain Monastery. Mt. Tremper, NY. Lecture
2001 Marlboro
College. Marlboro, VT. Slide Presentation, Student Critique
2001 NY Buddhist Church. New York, NY. Lecture
2001- Carving
Studio and Sculpture Center. West Rutland, VT. Slide Presentation
2000 Holyoke
Community College. Holyoke, MA. Slide Presentation.
1996-9 University
of Massachusetts. Amherst, MA. BFA Critiques
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Education
1996-99 Masters
of Fine Arts, Sculpture. University of Massachusetts.
1984-86 Apprenticeship
under a renowned sculptor, Koukei Eri. Kyoto, Japan.
1984 Japanese
Brush Painting. Kyoto, Japan.
1976-79 Bachelor
of Fine Arts with Honors, Drawing & Painting, minor in Printmaking. Pratt
Institute, NY
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Teaching
2005- Mount Wachusett Community College. Gardner,
MA. Assistant Professor. Department of Art
1998- Pratt Institute. Brooklyn, NY. Adjunct
Associate Professor, Department of Fine Art, School of Art and Design
2001- College of New Rochelle. New Rochelle, NY.
Adjunct Associate Professor, Graduate School Div. of Art & Comm.
2001- The Carving Studio. West Rutland, VT. Wood
sculpture
2002- Zen Mountain Monastery. Mt. Tremper, NY.
Buddhist Sculpture
2004- Fire Lotus Zen Temple. Brooklyn, NY. Buddhist
Sculpture |
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