Ai Ohkawara
Born Tokyo, Japan, 1979
Awards and Honors
2006 Tokyo Wonder Wall Award
2003 Tama・de・Art 2003
2002 First Sato Taisei Art Award
16th Aogaki 2001 Japanese painting Award
1999 TAC'99
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2012 Takashimaya Osaka Tokyo
2011 Hellion Gallery, Portland, U.S.A
2010 Takashimaya Shinjuku Gallery, Tokyo
2009 Matsuzakaya Gallery, Nagoya, Japan
2008 Takashimaya Shinjuku Gallery, Tokyo
2007 NODA CONTEMPORARY, Nagoya, Japan
Gallery Juichigatsu, Tokyo
2006 Gallery Juichigatsu, Tokyo
Gallery Juichigatsu, "Ai Ohkawara New Drawing Exhibition", Tokyo
2005 Gallery Juichigatsu, Tokyo
2004 Gallery Juichigatsu, Tokyo
2003 Gallery Juichigatsu, Tokyo
Gallery Juichigatsu, "Ai Ohkawara Drawing Exhibition", Tokyo
2002 Gallery b Tokyo, Tokyo
Selected Art Fairs
2011 Art Fair Tokyo 2011, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan
2010 Art Fair Tokyo 2010, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo
Cut log Art Fair 2010, Paris, France
Asia Top Gallery Hotel Art Fair 2010, Korea
2009 Sh Contemporary: The Asia Pacific Contemporary Art Fair, Shanghai, China
Art Fair Tokyo 2009, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo
Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair Tokyo 2008, Tokyo
Art Expo Malaysia 2009, Malaysia
China International Gallery Exposition 2009, Beijing, China
2008 Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair 2008, Tokyo
Art Singapore 2008
Asia Top Gallery Hotel Art Fair 2008, Hotel New Otani, Tokyo
Art Taipei 2008, Taiwan
China International Gallery Exposition 2008, Beijing
2007 Asian Contemporary Art Fair 2007, New York, U.S.A
Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair 2007, Tokyo
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011 Emerging Contemporary Artists of Japan in LA 2011, Hive Gallery , Los Angeles, U.S.A
Emerging Contemporary Artists of Japan 2011, 2/20 Gallery , New York, U.S.A
2010 Artistic Christmas vol.4, Takashimaya Shinjuku Gallery, Tokyo
Emerging Contemporary Artists of Japan 2010, 2/20 Gallery , New York, U.S.A
2009 Artistic Christmas vol.3, Takashimaya Shinzyuku Gallery, Tokyo
2008 Artistic Christmas vol.2, Takashimaya Shinzyuku Gallery, Tokyo
Field of Now 2008, Ginza Yokyo Hall, Tokyo
New Year Drawing, Art Yutaka, Kanazawa, Japan
2007 Jump, Henry Gregg Gallery, New York, U.S.A
Flashing Flesh, Monkdogz Urban Art Gallery, Chelsea, New York, U.S.A
Artistic Christmas vol.1, Takashimaya Shinzyuku Gallery, Tokyo
Focus, Gallery Juichigatsu, Tokyo
New Year Ceremony Charity Exhibition 2007, Gallery Juichigatsu, Tokyo.
2006 Foreplay : Art of Stimulation, Monkdogz Urban Art Gallery, Chelsea, New York
America and Japan : 2nd Art show ; SORA Project, Tokyo and San Francisco.
Tokyo 16 Gallery Art show –Aozora de Art, Tokyo
New Year Ceremony Charity Exhibition 2006, Gallery Juichigatsu, Tokyo.
2005 America and Japan 1st Art show, Kinokuniya BLD Japan Center, San Francisco
No War, Maruki Museum, Saitama, Japan.
Selected Drawing Exhibition, Gallery Juichigatsu, Tokyo.
2nd Allumage Les june Exhibition, K's Galley, Tokyo.
GK Exhibition, Gallery GK, Tokyo.
Tokyo 16 Gallery and 100 Artists Art show- Aozora de Art, Tokyo.
2004 SYNAPSE, Gallery GK, Gallery B-LIFE, M.R.Morrow Gallery, Tokyo, Kyoto, Kobe,
Box Art, Gallery exhibit LIVE & Moris, Tokyo
Musashino college of Art MFA graduate Exhibition, Musashino college of Art, Tokyo
2003 12th Sato International Cultural Foundation Scholarship Artists Exhibition, Sato
Museum, Tokyo.
100 Contemporary Korean and Japanese Artists show, Gallery Konoha, Tokyo
Asian Beat, Gallery Chyuwa, Tokyo.
2nd Cosmos and Art Exhibition, JAXA; Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency,
Gunma, Japan
First Anniversary Exhibition, Gallery Juichigatsu, Tokyo
Moha, Tokyo Metropolitan Public Square Gallery, Tokyo
Gallery Collection, Gallery b Tokyo, Tokyo.
2002 13th Asia-America-Latin American Art Show, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum.
23rd International Impact Art Exhibition, Kyoto Municipal Museum, Kyoto, Japan
16th Aogaki 2001 Japanese Painting Award, Aogaki Municipal Gallery, Yokyo Art
center, Hyogo, Tokyo, Kyoto, Japan
The 2nd Selected Artist by Art Imagine Inc, Gallery Ono, Tokyo
Kan 2002 part.1 Japanese Painting Exhibition2, Gallery Kan,Tokyo
The 1st Selected Artist by Art Imagine Inc, Gallery Ono Kyobashi, Tokyo
2001 Ai Ohkawara and Ayumi Okada Exhibition, Gallery Kyobashi Art Space, Tokyo
Grants and Scholarships
2001 12th Sato International Cultural Foundation Scholarship
Moritani Incorporated Foundation Art Scholarship
Musashino College of Art, Graduate Reunion Scholarship
1998-2001 Musashino College of Art Scholarship
Selected Articles and Reviews
2010 Art Magazine “Monthly Gallery ” – Pick up artists and exhibitions, November, Japan
Art Magazine “Monthly Gallery ” December Japan
New York Japanese News Paper “New York life”, New York, U. S. A
2008 Art Magazine “Art Top”, Japan
Art Magazine “Window of the Art: Art Collector No.7”, Japan
Art Magazine ”Monthly Gallery February”, Japan
2007 New York Japanese News Paper “Japion November”, New York
Art Magazine “Window of the Art: Current Exhibition October”, Japan
Weekly “Pia : Exhibition information”, Japan
2006 Weekly “Seven Women” June 2006 “My Art Debut”
2005 Economic Magazine " Volition ",Japan
Musashino College of Art ; College Guidance", Musashino College of Art, Japan
2004 Art Magazine “Window of Art ; New face of Artist 2004", Japan
Art Magazine "MADO", May, 2004, "Art Exhibition Report",
2002 A section of Contemporary Art 2005-2009, Kyoto International Art Center
Collections
Hino Hirayama municipal junior high school, Tokyo
Studies
2002-2004 MFA, Japanese Painting, Musashino College of Art, Tokyo, Japan
1998-2002 BFA, Japanese Painting, Musashino College of Art, Tokyo, Japan.
