Books and Catalogues
SELECTED:
Cambridge Art Association. Blue 2019. catalog. 2019
Cafe Review. Volume 30. Fall 2019.
Cambridge Art Association. Red 2018. catalog. 2018
Maine Arts Journal. Lines of Thought. UMVA Quarterly. Winter 2017
Cambridge Art Association. 2016 Red Biennial. catalog. 2016
Ferris, Alison. You Can't Get There From Here: The 2015 Portland Museum of Art Biennial. catalog. 2015
Routhier, Jessica Skwire. Maine Woman Pioneers III, University of New England Art Gallery. catalog. 2013
Rooney, Ashley E. 100 New England Arists. Shiffer Publishing Ltd. 2010
Duffy, Michael. Artcetera 2002. catalog. 2002
National Juried Exhibition of Small Works. Montclair State University Art Galleries. catalog. 1999
Cafe Review. Volume 8. Summer 1997.
Poras, E. Linda. New England/New Talent. Fitchburg Art Museum. catalog. 1992
Little, Carl. Noriko Sakanishi. The Joan Whitney Payson Gallery of Art. catalog. 1991
Ogunquit Art Association: 50th Anniversary Year 1978. catalog. 1978
Cambridge Art Association. Blue 2019. catalog. 2019
Cafe Review. Volume 30. Fall 2019.
Cambridge Art Association. Red 2018. catalog. 2018
Maine Arts Journal. Lines of Thought. UMVA Quarterly. Winter 2017
Cambridge Art Association. 2016 Red Biennial. catalog. 2016
Ferris, Alison. You Can't Get There From Here: The 2015 Portland Museum of Art Biennial. catalog. 2015
Routhier, Jessica Skwire. Maine Woman Pioneers III, University of New England Art Gallery. catalog. 2013
Rooney, Ashley E. 100 New England Arists. Shiffer Publishing Ltd. 2010
Duffy, Michael. Artcetera 2002. catalog. 2002
National Juried Exhibition of Small Works. Montclair State University Art Galleries. catalog. 1999
Cafe Review. Volume 8. Summer 1997.
Poras, E. Linda. New England/New Talent. Fitchburg Art Museum. catalog. 1992
Little, Carl. Noriko Sakanishi. The Joan Whitney Payson Gallery of Art. catalog. 1991
Ogunquit Art Association: 50th Anniversary Year 1978. catalog. 1978
Articles and Reviews
SELECTED:
2022
Bird, Alyssa. "Artful Abode." Maine Home+Design Magazine. March-April 2022.
2021
Beem, Edgar Allen. "Elders of the clan: William Manning and Noriko Sakanishi at Mayo Street Arts." The Portland Phoenix. March 17, 2021.
2020
Little, Carl. "Hurrah! Celebrating 25 Years at the George Marshall Store Gallery." Art New England. Nov. 2, 2020.
2019
Kany, Daniel. "Group of shows at York gallery is triple threat." Maine Sunday Telegram. July 21, 2019.
2017
Kany, Daniel. " 'Abstraction' crams Greenhut with creativity." Maine Sunday Telegram. February 19, 2017.
Kany Daniel. " 'LInes of Thought' go every which way, and to good effect." Maine Sunday Telegram. January 15, 2017.
2016
Kany, Daniel. "A fitting farewell for one of Maine's great gallerists." Maine Sunday Telegram. August 21, 2016.
Fenton, Nora. "A New England way of seeing." Edge Magazine. August 4, 2016.
2015
Schroeder, NIck. "About Face: Making Choices Toward a Better PMA Biennial." Dispatch Magazine. November 2015.
Brown, Bruce and Grisanti, Susan. "The New Masters." Maine Home + Design Magazine: Art Issue. April, 2015.
2014
Konau, Britta. "Noriko Sakanishi Is Not One To Eschew Difficulties." Old Port Magazine. Fall 2014.
Kany, Daniel. "Collage artists front and center in stellar UNE exhibition." Maine Sunday Telegram. July 6, 2014.
2013
Greenleaf, Ken. "An Afternoon's Wander: Marking Mud Time in Portland Galleries." The Portland Phoenix. March 22, 2013.
Kany, Daniel. "Collages and Constructions Form a Fine 'Confluence.'" Maine Sunday Telegram. March 3, 2013.
Konau, Britta. "Double Feature: 2013 Artist Listing." Maine Home + Design: Art Issue. April, 2013.
Royle, Dorothy. "Alumna Profile: Coming Home." University of New England Magazine. Spring 2013.
Thompson, Jamie. "Noriko Sakanishi." Artscope-New England Culture Magazine. March/April 2013
2011
Beem, Edgar Allen. "Just Looking: New England Art - 100 Artists of New England." book review. Yankee Magazine blog. August 3,2011.
Isaacson, Philip. "Drawings with a pulse." Maine Sunday Telegram. May 15, 2011.
Konau, Britta. "Drawing to an end: A year-long celebration winds down." The Portland Phoenix. December 16, 2011.
2010
Kany, Daniel. "When East geometrically meets West: symmetry, energy." Maine Sunday Telegram. February 14, 2010.
Greenleaf, Ken. "A show to see." The Portland Phoenix blog. February 20,2010.
2009
Little, Carl. "Fragments: Collages by Mildred Johnson, Maureen Mullarkey, Noriko Sakanishi." Art New England. February/March issue 2009.
2007
Geenleaf, Ken. Secretive process: Noriko Sakanishi creates her own way." The Portland Phoenix. October 19, 2007.
Isaacson, Philip. "George Marshall Store Gallery: Accord VII." Maine Sunday Telegram. November 18, 2007.
2006
Little, Carl. "Noriko Sakanishi at June Fitzpatrick." Art in America. September, 2006.
2004
Isaacson, Philip. Reveling in structure, detail." Maine Sunday Telegram. December 5, 2004.
2002
McQuaid, Cate. Bernd Haussmann & Noriko Sakanishi: New Works." The Boston Globe, July 19, 2002.
Corbett, William. "Bernd Haussmann and Noriko Sakanishi." artsMedia. Summer 2002.
2000
Greenleaf, Ken. "June Fitzpatrick Gallery/Portland - Noriko Sakanishi: Wraps." Art New England. February/March 2000 issue.
1998
Gold, Donna. "Escape from Landscape." Maine Times. November 12, 1998.
1997
Isaacson, Philip. "Sense of order rules Sakanishi works." Maine Sunday Telegram. October 5, 1997.
Fasoldt, Sarah. "Gallery explores familiar elements." The Courier-Gazette, June 22, 1997.
Greenleaf, Ken. Sakanishi new and old of a piece." Maine Sunday Telegram. June 22, 1997.
Greenleaf, Ken. "June Fitzpatrick Gallery/Portland - Noriko Sakanishi: Gates Of Mystery." Art New England. February/March 1996 issue.
Nudelman, Stuart. "Group show at June Fitzpatrick Gallery." York County Coast Star. February 5, 1997.
1996
Isaacson, Philip. "In York, old furniture sits comfortable with contemporary art." Maine Sunday Telegram. November 24,1996.
McCartin, Jeanne A. "Past and present reach accord." Portsmouth Herald. November 24,1996.
1995
Geenleaf, Ken. "Like her illusive works of art, Noriko Sakanishi is something else." Maine Sunday Telegram. November 19, 1995
Greenleaf, Ken. " If they can make it here (in NYC, at Thos Moser)..."Maine Sunday Telegram. April 16, 1995.
Hanstein, Bobbie. "Through injury and loss, this artist persevered." Lewiston Sun Journal. November 8, 1995.
Isaacson, Philip. " Vision, decision loom large in Maine artist's abstractions." Maine Sunday Telegram. April 23, 1995.
Jacks, Shirley. "Frick Gallery/Belfast - Four Women: Four Visions." Art New England. October/November issue 1995.
Nudelman, Stuart. " "'Maine abstract art' is not a contradictory term." York County Coast Star. May 3, 1995.
Tate, Haines Sprunt. "Belfast shows four female visions." Maine Times. July 28, 1995.
Tate, Haines Sprunt. Spirituality is found through mystery and meditation." Maine Times. November 9, 1995.
1993
Chodosh, Pamela. "Below the gallery surface." Old Port. November 8, 1993.
Geenleaf, Ken. "Sakanishi's hanging shapes both meditative and challenging." Portland Press Herald. November 8, 1993.
Isaacson, Philip. Show reaches wide to capture state of the art of the State." Maine Sunday Telegram. June 6, 1993.
McWilliams, Margot Brown. "A lie of the mind: the deceptive form of Noriko Sakanishi's sculpture." Casco Bay Weekly, December 9, 1993.
1992
Gold, Donna. "Artists are all women, but color's key to the show." Maine Sunday Telegram. June 7, 1992.
Henderson, Stewart. "Provocative works at Frick." The Waldo Independent. July 9, 1992.
1991
Beem, Edgar Allen. "A determination to be far from likeness." Maine Times. July 19, 1991.
Beem, Edgar Allen. "Mopping up after the orgy." Maine Times. May 10, 1991.
McWilliams, Margot Brown. "Noriko Sakanishi and Carley Warren." Casco Bay weekly. June 6, 1991.
McWilliams, Margot Brown. "Subversive artists retrench at Greenhut." Caso Bay weekly. March 19, 1991.
Miller, Sherry. "Sakanishi's sculpture an invitation to introspection." Maine Sunday Telegram. May 12, 1991.
Nudelman, Stuart. "Cultural crossovers at Payson Gallery. York County Coast Star. May 22, 1991.
1990
Beem, Edgar Allen. "Two women and a stick of wood." Maine Times. September 28, 1990.
1989
Miller, Sherry. "Contemporary Maine Art." Casco Bay weekly. June 22, 1989.
1988
Ward, Ellen McDonald. "Five for the 90s." Down East Magazine. January, 1988.
1987
Beem, Edgar Allen. "Maine Coast Artists' annual rite of discovery." Maine Times. June 18, 1987.
French. George R. "Northeast Open showcases latest trends in artworks." Worcester Evening Gazette. January 19, 1987.
1986
Beem, Edgar Allen. "A tree grows in Ogunquit." Maine Times. July, 1986.
Beem, Edgar Allen. "Still waiting for the Big One." Maine Times. February 14, 1986
Pappas, Christina L. "A new and improved Open." Worcester Magazine. January 22, 1986.
Sill, Gertrude Grace. "Silvermine annual show." Bridgeport Sunday Post. August 24, 1986.
1985
Beem, Edgar Allen. "Will 1985 be the year of the unsung?" Maine Times. March 8, 1985.
Schiferl, Ellen. "Breakthroughs: Allen, Wagner, Sakanishi." Art New England. May 1985 issue.
2022
Bird, Alyssa. "Artful Abode." Maine Home+Design Magazine. March-April 2022.
2021
Beem, Edgar Allen. "Elders of the clan: William Manning and Noriko Sakanishi at Mayo Street Arts." The Portland Phoenix. March 17, 2021.
2020
Little, Carl. "Hurrah! Celebrating 25 Years at the George Marshall Store Gallery." Art New England. Nov. 2, 2020.
2019
Kany, Daniel. "Group of shows at York gallery is triple threat." Maine Sunday Telegram. July 21, 2019.
2017
Kany, Daniel. " 'Abstraction' crams Greenhut with creativity." Maine Sunday Telegram. February 19, 2017.
Kany Daniel. " 'LInes of Thought' go every which way, and to good effect." Maine Sunday Telegram. January 15, 2017.
2016
Kany, Daniel. "A fitting farewell for one of Maine's great gallerists." Maine Sunday Telegram. August 21, 2016.
Fenton, Nora. "A New England way of seeing." Edge Magazine. August 4, 2016.
2015
Schroeder, NIck. "About Face: Making Choices Toward a Better PMA Biennial." Dispatch Magazine. November 2015.
Brown, Bruce and Grisanti, Susan. "The New Masters." Maine Home + Design Magazine: Art Issue. April, 2015.
2014
Konau, Britta. "Noriko Sakanishi Is Not One To Eschew Difficulties." Old Port Magazine. Fall 2014.
Kany, Daniel. "Collage artists front and center in stellar UNE exhibition." Maine Sunday Telegram. July 6, 2014.
2013
Greenleaf, Ken. "An Afternoon's Wander: Marking Mud Time in Portland Galleries." The Portland Phoenix. March 22, 2013.
Kany, Daniel. "Collages and Constructions Form a Fine 'Confluence.'" Maine Sunday Telegram. March 3, 2013.
Konau, Britta. "Double Feature: 2013 Artist Listing." Maine Home + Design: Art Issue. April, 2013.
Royle, Dorothy. "Alumna Profile: Coming Home." University of New England Magazine. Spring 2013.
Thompson, Jamie. "Noriko Sakanishi." Artscope-New England Culture Magazine. March/April 2013
2011
Beem, Edgar Allen. "Just Looking: New England Art - 100 Artists of New England." book review. Yankee Magazine blog. August 3,2011.
Isaacson, Philip. "Drawings with a pulse." Maine Sunday Telegram. May 15, 2011.
Konau, Britta. "Drawing to an end: A year-long celebration winds down." The Portland Phoenix. December 16, 2011.
2010
Kany, Daniel. "When East geometrically meets West: symmetry, energy." Maine Sunday Telegram. February 14, 2010.
Greenleaf, Ken. "A show to see." The Portland Phoenix blog. February 20,2010.
2009
Little, Carl. "Fragments: Collages by Mildred Johnson, Maureen Mullarkey, Noriko Sakanishi." Art New England. February/March issue 2009.
2007
Geenleaf, Ken. Secretive process: Noriko Sakanishi creates her own way." The Portland Phoenix. October 19, 2007.
Isaacson, Philip. "George Marshall Store Gallery: Accord VII." Maine Sunday Telegram. November 18, 2007.
2006
Little, Carl. "Noriko Sakanishi at June Fitzpatrick." Art in America. September, 2006.
2004
Isaacson, Philip. Reveling in structure, detail." Maine Sunday Telegram. December 5, 2004.
2002
McQuaid, Cate. Bernd Haussmann & Noriko Sakanishi: New Works." The Boston Globe, July 19, 2002.
Corbett, William. "Bernd Haussmann and Noriko Sakanishi." artsMedia. Summer 2002.
2000
Greenleaf, Ken. "June Fitzpatrick Gallery/Portland - Noriko Sakanishi: Wraps." Art New England. February/March 2000 issue.
1998
Gold, Donna. "Escape from Landscape." Maine Times. November 12, 1998.
1997
Isaacson, Philip. "Sense of order rules Sakanishi works." Maine Sunday Telegram. October 5, 1997.
Fasoldt, Sarah. "Gallery explores familiar elements." The Courier-Gazette, June 22, 1997.
Greenleaf, Ken. Sakanishi new and old of a piece." Maine Sunday Telegram. June 22, 1997.
Greenleaf, Ken. "June Fitzpatrick Gallery/Portland - Noriko Sakanishi: Gates Of Mystery." Art New England. February/March 1996 issue.
Nudelman, Stuart. "Group show at June Fitzpatrick Gallery." York County Coast Star. February 5, 1997.
1996
Isaacson, Philip. "In York, old furniture sits comfortable with contemporary art." Maine Sunday Telegram. November 24,1996.
McCartin, Jeanne A. "Past and present reach accord." Portsmouth Herald. November 24,1996.
1995
Geenleaf, Ken. "Like her illusive works of art, Noriko Sakanishi is something else." Maine Sunday Telegram. November 19, 1995
Greenleaf, Ken. " If they can make it here (in NYC, at Thos Moser)..."Maine Sunday Telegram. April 16, 1995.
Hanstein, Bobbie. "Through injury and loss, this artist persevered." Lewiston Sun Journal. November 8, 1995.
Isaacson, Philip. " Vision, decision loom large in Maine artist's abstractions." Maine Sunday Telegram. April 23, 1995.
Jacks, Shirley. "Frick Gallery/Belfast - Four Women: Four Visions." Art New England. October/November issue 1995.
Nudelman, Stuart. " "'Maine abstract art' is not a contradictory term." York County Coast Star. May 3, 1995.
Tate, Haines Sprunt. "Belfast shows four female visions." Maine Times. July 28, 1995.
Tate, Haines Sprunt. Spirituality is found through mystery and meditation." Maine Times. November 9, 1995.
1993
Chodosh, Pamela. "Below the gallery surface." Old Port. November 8, 1993.
Geenleaf, Ken. "Sakanishi's hanging shapes both meditative and challenging." Portland Press Herald. November 8, 1993.
Isaacson, Philip. Show reaches wide to capture state of the art of the State." Maine Sunday Telegram. June 6, 1993.
McWilliams, Margot Brown. "A lie of the mind: the deceptive form of Noriko Sakanishi's sculpture." Casco Bay Weekly, December 9, 1993.
1992
Gold, Donna. "Artists are all women, but color's key to the show." Maine Sunday Telegram. June 7, 1992.
Henderson, Stewart. "Provocative works at Frick." The Waldo Independent. July 9, 1992.
1991
Beem, Edgar Allen. "A determination to be far from likeness." Maine Times. July 19, 1991.
Beem, Edgar Allen. "Mopping up after the orgy." Maine Times. May 10, 1991.
McWilliams, Margot Brown. "Noriko Sakanishi and Carley Warren." Casco Bay weekly. June 6, 1991.
McWilliams, Margot Brown. "Subversive artists retrench at Greenhut." Caso Bay weekly. March 19, 1991.
Miller, Sherry. "Sakanishi's sculpture an invitation to introspection." Maine Sunday Telegram. May 12, 1991.
Nudelman, Stuart. "Cultural crossovers at Payson Gallery. York County Coast Star. May 22, 1991.
1990
Beem, Edgar Allen. "Two women and a stick of wood." Maine Times. September 28, 1990.
1989
Miller, Sherry. "Contemporary Maine Art." Casco Bay weekly. June 22, 1989.
1988
Ward, Ellen McDonald. "Five for the 90s." Down East Magazine. January, 1988.
1987
Beem, Edgar Allen. "Maine Coast Artists' annual rite of discovery." Maine Times. June 18, 1987.
French. George R. "Northeast Open showcases latest trends in artworks." Worcester Evening Gazette. January 19, 1987.
1986
Beem, Edgar Allen. "A tree grows in Ogunquit." Maine Times. July, 1986.
Beem, Edgar Allen. "Still waiting for the Big One." Maine Times. February 14, 1986
Pappas, Christina L. "A new and improved Open." Worcester Magazine. January 22, 1986.
Sill, Gertrude Grace. "Silvermine annual show." Bridgeport Sunday Post. August 24, 1986.
1985
Beem, Edgar Allen. "Will 1985 be the year of the unsung?" Maine Times. March 8, 1985.
Schiferl, Ellen. "Breakthroughs: Allen, Wagner, Sakanishi." Art New England. May 1985 issue.
