August Henry Art Bridge Studio Kyoto Japan — August Henry

August Henry is an interdisciplinary maker creating installations considerate of the environment they inhabit. They use plant, monster, and spirit motifs as means of exemplifying their research on the self in relation to care, home, and community. Through historical, cultural, and scientific research, they produce works using paint, textile, light, video, furniture, essay, and performance.
Their work is collected internationally and has been exhibited at Bridge To Kyoto, Bridge Studio, School of Visual Arts in New York, and Gustavus Adolphus College. They are a recurring guest speaker at Minneapolis College of Art & Design on studio practice and furniture design. Their works are in film and television, most recently in the upcoming short film “The Killing Dream” by Htet Gyaw. August is currently producing works for 5 exhibitions in Kyoto, Japan in partnership with Bridge Studio. August founded Mid Morning Modern where they do historical restoration and preservation of 19th & 20th Century design.

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Solo Exhibitions

2026

Garden Friends (forthcoming) FX Collaborative, Brooklyn, NY, US

向日葵 (forthcoming) Bridge Studio, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, JP

2025

巣 Bridge Studio, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, JP

2024

SPROUT FX Collaborative, Brooklyn, NY, US

2023

紅葉 Bridge Studio, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, JP

Hanami Bridge: To, Sakyo-Ku,Kyoto, JP

2019

Reclamation 53 E Broadway, New York, NY, US

In The Flesh 3 Dollar Bill, Brooklyn, NY, US

2018

Hygge Schaefer Art Gallery, St Peter, MN, US

Fernweh River Rock, St Peter, MN, US

Group Shows

2023

Pollinator Friendly High Side Workshop, Brooklyn, NY, US

2021

104TH ANNUAL OPEN JURIED EXHIBITION Greenwich Art Society Gallery, Greenwich, CT, US

Living//Room SVA Curatorial Studios, Manhattan, NY, US

Art Out DorDor Gallery, Bushwick, NY, US

Sticker Show DorDor Gallery, Bushwick, NY, US

Expulsion Suspension Galleries (online)

2020

Suspension/Propulsion Suspension Galleries (online)

2018

First Fall Salon Show Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, US

Adieu Hillstrom Art Museum, St Peter, MN, US

2017

Carnegie Member’s Exhibition Carnegie Art Center, Mankato, MN, US

25th Annual Prairie Lakes Regional Juried Art Exhibition Art Center, St Peter, MN, US

Pop Up Exhibitions

2025

Hanami, Koyo, Su, &… Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN, US

2023

紅葉 Lunch Set Tonosho, Kagawa, JP

Last Hanami Central Park, New York, NY, US

Residencies

2024

Bridge Studio Bridge Studio, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, JP

2023

Bridge Studio Bridge Studio, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, JP

Workshops & Lectures

2025

Room Design: Reusing The Home (forthcoming) Bridge Studio, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, JP

Sketchbook Ideation Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN, US

2024

The Art of Upholstery Bridge Studio, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, JP

Studio Practice/Danish Design Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN, US

2023

Studio Practice/Danish Design Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN, US

2022

Studio Practice/Danish Design Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN, US

Collections

International Public Collections

Gustavus Adolphus College, Bridge Studio

US Private Collections

California, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington D.C., Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming

International Private Collections

Australia, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom

Bibliography

Kyotozine: Issue 3

Anja Giese: Co-Resident at Bridge Studio

FX Collaborative News

Gustavus Adolphus College Fine Arts

Mankato Free Press

Education

2018

Gustavus Adolphus College; St. Peter, Minnesota

B.A. English and Studio Art, Summa Cum Laude