Summer Escaño Aquino is a transdisciplinary artist from the Philippines, currently based in Alfred, New York. Their work has been published by The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, The Nasher Sculpture Center magazine, Picnic Curatorial Projects, and Mortadella, among others. They’ve exhibited at venues such as Kunsthaus Salzwedel in Germany, The Power Station in Dallas, TX, and Turner Gallery in Alfred, NY. They are the recipient of a 2023 Dallas Museum of Art Kimbrough Artist Award; a 2024 Fellowship at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle, ME; a 2026 National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Regina Brown Fellowship; and a 2026 Center for Craft Windgate-Lamar Fellowship. They’re an incoming Stanford MFA student in the fall of 2026.
Summer’s work encircles the reconciliation between the infinite and the subtleties of personal sensation. Ongoing projects include Moon Dust — a glaze development using the chemical composition of the lunar surface with earthly compounds as simulant.
