Sugimori's first solo exhibition in New York was in 1999. Since then, he has regularly presented his works in New York as well as Europe. In 2002, he went to the United States as a researcher and special assistant at San Francisco State University. He is based in New York since 2003 and has been engaging in art creation and research for more than 10 years. His research book "Japanese Patinas" published in 2005 received high praise as the first English book to introduce Japanese traditional coloring techniques to the West.