B. 1993
Lives and works in Boston, MA
EDUCATION
MFA, Furniture Design, Rhode Island School of Design, 2020 // Certificate in Collegiate Art + Design Teaching
BFA, Painting, Rhode Island School of Design, 2015 // Concentration in History of Art and Visual Culture
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, 2016
Canopy Program, NYC Crit Club, 2025
EXHIBITIONS ✹ PERFORMANCES ✹ SCREENINGS
[upcoming] Fay Chandler Emerging Art Exhibition, City Hall, Boston, MA
Failed Seriousness, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA
2025
Infection, Boston Figurative Art Center, Somerville, MA
Future Craft, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA
Brood, Skowhegan NYC, New York, NY
Zero Art Fair, Elizaville, NY
2024
Quête de Fil, Paul Scott Library, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
2023
Complete Fabrication (Two-Person Exhibition), Founders' Gallery, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
A World Awry, The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, Gloucester, MA
2022
"The Great Unfinding" (a performance by Rachel Deane with work and writing contributed by Mercy Hawkins, Brooklynn Johnson, E. Winslow Funaki, and Neidy Lizbet), Threaded, Coaxial Arts Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
Marblehead Festival of Arts, Marblehead, MA
Souvenir, Dyehouse, Providence, RI, curated by Lucy Freedman
High Touch, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
SHIFTS, Carol Schlosberg Gallery, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
2021
Super Group, a pop-up presented by Superhouse, 15 Ingraham St, Brooklyn, NY
/ STILL HERE /, live screen art series, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
RISD Grad Show 2020, RISD Museum, Providence, RI
Dezeen VDF x Sight Unseen with RISD MFA Furniture Design
Sight Unseen Offsite Online with RISD MFA Furniture Design
Assemblage: The MFA Show, The Olympia Project, co-curated by Julia Speed and Sophie Olympia Riese
Artists' Tools, Special Special, New York, NY
2020
RISD Department of Furniture Design Triennial, Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
24th Fine Furnishings Show, Waterfire Arts Center, Providence, RI
Exploration, Brown Science Center, Brown University, Providence, RI
I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, RI
The Chair Show, Gelman Gallery, RISD Museum, Providence, RI
2019
Overflow, Special Special, New York, NY
Shiro Oni Studio Exhibition, 11-Ya Brewery, Onishi, Fujioka, Gunma, Japan
RISD Department of Furniture Design Graduate Biennial, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, RI
Ambidextrous, Pawtucket Arts Collaborative, Pawtucket, RI
2018
Fulfill the Dream, Space Heater Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
close, but not touching, Biggercode, New York, NY
Softly, Softly, Catchee Monkey, 136 Grattan St, Brooklyn, NY
Personals, Skowhegan NYC, New York, NY
Field Day, pop-up event with Christina Chang, 28 Varick Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Best of New York, AYLO, New York, NY
2017
Ceci N’est Pas une Exposition de Peinture, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Madison, ME
For Sale By Owner, Hilltop Antiques, Skowhegan, ME // A project organized by Baris Gokturk
2016
Expanded Field, Gelman Gallery, RISD Museum, Providence, RI
Original Blend, Memorial Hall, Providence, RI
Transatellite, Exposé, Providence, RI
2015
RESIDENCIES
2018
Shiro Oni, Onishi, Fujioka, Japan
Fellowship recipient, Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists’ Residency, Saugatuck, MI
2014
LECTURES ✹ PRESENTATIONS
Visiting Artist, Ceramic Sculpture, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
Artist Talk, Foundation Seminar, Endicott College, Beverly, MA
2024
Panelist, Cocktails and Conversation, Return to the Real Fall Exhibition Series Celebration, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, MI
Panelist, Artists in Conversation: High Touch, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, MI
2021
Gallery Talk, Shiro Oni Studio Exhibition, 11-Ya, Onishi, Fujioka, Gunma, Japan
Artist Talk, Shiro Oni Machiya, Onishi, Fujioka, Gunma, Japan
2018
PRESS ✹ BIBLIOGRAPHY
"Show Stopper on Rocky Neck", Cape Ann COSMOS, April 27.
2022
Special Special, "Winslow Funaki Interview," Instagram Live, July 21.
Santiago, Sean, "“Little Poop Stools” and An Anemone-Shaped Ottoman — Welcome to The Weird World of RISD’s MFA in Furniture Design," Sight Unseen, June 15.
"Estudiantes de RISD Incorporan Encontraron Objetos y Embarcaciones en la Colección Graduado "No Tradicional," Illustrarama, May 19.
Special Special, Artists' Tools. [catalogue]
2020
"Nature Art Piece for Onishi," Jomo Shinbun, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan, July 28.
2018
current TEACHING
Visiting Assistant Professor & Interim Program Coordinator of Foundation, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
workshops
Spoon Carving, Lifelong Learning Adult Course, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
Slipcasting: Making Multiples, Lifelong Learning Adult Course, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
2024
Laser Cut Compositions, hosted by Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
Analog to Digital, Art of Science hosted by Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
2022