Ayumi Okita Solo Exhibition "What Carries"

A solo exhibition by Ayumi Okita, "What Carries," will be held at GALLERY ROOM・A, a commercial gallery operated by the art communication platform "ArtSticker."

Okita is an artist who paints using urushi lacquer as her medium. She sees urushi, the sap of the lacquer tree, as a natural material that does not bend to human will, and as a "mediator" connecting people, nature, and the world.

She works with urushi, whose color development and drying vary with temperature, humidity, and the seasons, and turns the dialogue between handwork and the material's response into artworks as a kind of collaborative creation.

The exhibition title, "What Carries," refers to those that travel around the world and carry and bring something, such as water, birds, and wind.

Even after completion, urushi gradually increases the transparency of its painted surface over time, bringing out the colors and images hidden within. Another highlight is seeing the works breathe like living things and deepen in expression.

Exhibition Details

• Dates: Saturday, November 21 – Sunday, December 20, 2026
• Hours: 8:00–23:00
• Closed: Open every day during the exhibition (open on public holidays too)
• Venue: GALLERY ROOM・A (KAIKA Tokyo by THE SHARE HOTELS 1F STORAGE 1)
• Admission: Free

The exhibited works will be sold exclusively through ArtSticker on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations open at 8:00 AM on November 21.