Sayaka Ganz was born in Yokohama, Japan in 1976 and grew up living in Japan, Brazil, and Hong Kong. Using post-consumer plastic objects as her materials, Sayaka’s recent sculptures depict animals in motion with rich colors and energy. Her recent exhibitions include: “Objects and Spirits” – solo exhibition at the Robert E. Wilson Gallery, Huntington University, Huntington, IN, and “Convergence” – solo exhibition in the Visual Arts Gallery, Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne. Her sculpture “Ambush” has been installed permanently in the educational wing of the Fort Wayne Museum of Art.
She recently completed a commission of a series of four marine life sculptures for the Monerey Bay Aquarium in California. Her work is collected and exhibited in London, Tokyo, Takaoka, Isle of Man, New York, San Francisco, Monterey, Toledo and Fort Wayne.