Sai Clayton
artist statement:
Sai Clayton (she/her) is a Nashville-based visual artist and curator. Clayton’s work reflects the absurdity of negotiating between two cultures and races. Combining self portraiture with icons of Japanese and American culture, Clayton’s work explores dichotomies of masculinity/sensitivity, spectacle/performance and the inner and outer self. Her recent exhibitions include: Neutral Zone, The Forge (2024); Game of Two Halves, Electric Shed (2024); HĀFU, Random Sample (2023); Art of the South, Zeitgeist (2022); and Drawers, Adult Contemporary (2022). Residencies include State Gallery, Stove Works, and the Hamblet Artist-in-Residence at Vanderbilt University. She is the Curatorial Director at COOP Gallery in Nashville, and the Programming Director at Arcade Arts. She was the 2021-22 Curatorial Fellow at the Frist Art Museum, and holds a B.A. in Visual Arts from Middle Tennessee State University.