Ayako Okuda
Biography
Ayako Okuda has been traveling around the world. And she produces paintings in the motif of landscapes and people in the photographs taken by herself. As a feature of her paintings, small (or large) people are depicted in her paintings, and it expresses the ‘Uncertainty’ of the world. In addition, she always try to produce her works that make you feel ‘Hope’ by expressing bright light which brings a dazzling transparency to the screen.
History
1980 Born in Osaka
2005 Master of Osaka Kyoiku University
2004 gallery wks., Osaka
2005 STREET GALLERY, Hyogo
2006 Gallery Den, Osaka
2007 gallery wks., Osaka
Gallery Den, Osaka
2008 Gallery Den 58, Osaka
2009 GALLERY MoMo Roppongi, Tokyo
2011 GALLERY MoMo Roppongi, Tokyo
2012 2kw gallery, Osaka
2013 2kw gallery, Osaka
2014 2kw gallery, Osaka
2015 2kw gallery, Osaka
2016 2kw gallery, Osaka
2017 Galerie Tzigane, Osaka
GALLERY MoMo Ryogoku, Tokyo
2019 GAMOYON gallery, Osaka
2021 KOUICHI FINE ARTS, Osaka
《Group Exhibition》
2001 Group exhibition SUMISO, Osaka
2002 Jiro Yoshiwara admiration way contest exhibition, Osaka Contemporary ArtCenter (’04)
2003 Kyoten 2003, Kyoto city Museum of Art
Morikazu Kumagai grand-prix exhibition, Artpia futi kogei plaza, Gifu
2005 Yumehiroba Haruhi pictures biennial, Haruhi art museum, Aichi
P & E exhibition, Art coat gallery, Osaka
Mihama art exhibition
2006 Wonder seed 2006, Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuya, Tokyo
Ayako Okuda, and Chikako Hayakawa exhibition, GALLERY MoMo, Tokyo
Shell art award 2006, Daikanyama Hillside forum, Tokyo
Holbein scholarship
2008 Wonder seed 2008, Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuy, Tokyo
GALLERY MoMo Ryogoku Opening Exhibition, Tokyo
VISUAL SENSATION vol.3, Gallery Den, Osaka
2009 ArtCourt Frontier 2009, ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka
Hop Step Jamp, GALLERY MoMo Roppongi, Tokyo
2010 winter session of 4 artists “spring is here”- Shibuya Seibu 8F An alternative space, Tokyo
2011 “Woods of imagination” Ayako Okuda, Koji Okuda, and Yumi Yamauchi Three-person exhibition, Kouichi fine arts, Osaka
Reproduction -Regenerate- Part.1, GALLERY MoMo Ryogoku, Tokyo
Ayako Okuda, Kensho Hamaji, and Hisayo Fukuyoshi Three-person exhibition, gallery Kiku, Osaka
2012 Amagasaki art festival Archaic hole, Hyogo
Create the future Exhibition Part.1, gallery Kiku, Osaka
Shell art award 2012, The National Art Center, Tokyo
2013 2kw Hendensho keikaku, 2kw gallery, Osaka
Summer Gruop Show :Individual Creations, GALLERY MoMo Ryogoku, Tokyo
2014 Amagasaki art festival, Archaic hole, Hyogo
2015 Create the future Exhibition Part.1, gallery Kiku, Osaka
Encounter, GALLERY MoMo Ryogoku, Tokyo
2016 Create the future Exhibition Part.1, gallery Kiku, Osaka
2017 Create the future Exhibition Part.1, gallery Kiku, Osaka
Big Sensation, Gallery Den mym, Kyoto
Alternative Selection 1 – Ayako Okuda, Koji Okuda, Nobuko Sugio Three-person exhibition, Kouichi fine arts, Osaka
WONDERS vol.3 In & Out MINA-TO (SPIRAL 1F), Tokyo
2018 SPRING COLLECTION Abeno harkas gallery, Osaka
2019 FACE 2019 “ONDO” Yuko Ebi, Ayako Okuda, Yukiko Nakamichi, 2kw gallery, Shiga
2021 “Oil on the Edge” at KOUICHI FINE ARTS, Osaka
1980 Born in Osaka
2005 Master of Osaka Kyoiku University
2004 gallery wks., Osaka
2005 STREET GALLERY, Hyogo
2006 Gallery Den, Osaka
2007 gallery wks., Osaka
Gallery Den, Osaka
2008 Gallery Den 58, Osaka
2009 GALLERY MoMo Roppongi, Tokyo
2011 GALLERY MoMo Roppongi, Tokyo
2012 2kw gallery, Osaka
2013 2kw gallery, Osaka
2014 2kw gallery, Osaka
2015 2kw gallery, Osaka
2016 2kw gallery, Osaka
2017 Galerie Tzigane, Osaka
GALLERY MoMo Ryogoku, Tokyo
2019 GAMOYON gallery, Osaka
2021 KOUICHI FINE ARTS, Osaka
《Group Exhibitions》
2001 Group exhibition SUMISO, Osaka
2002 Jiro Yoshiwara admiration way
contest exhibition, Osaka
Contemporary ArtCenter (’04)
2003 Kyoten 2003, Kyoto city Museum
of Art
Morikazu Kumagai grand-prix
exhibition, Artpia futi kogei plaza, Gifu
2005 Yumehiroba Haruhi pictures biennial,
Haruhi art museum, Aichi
P & E exhibition, Art coat gallery,
Osaka
Mihama art exhibition
2006 Wonder seed 2006, Tokyo Wonder
Site Shibuya, Tokyo
Ayako Okuda, and Chikako Hayakawa
exhibition, GALLERY MoMo, Tokyo
Shell art award 2006, Daikanyama
Hillside forum, Tokyo
Holbein scholarship
2008 Wonder seed 2008, Tokyo Wonder
Site Shibuy, Tokyo
GALLERY MoMo Ryogoku Opening
Exhibition, Tokyo
VISUAL SENSATION vol.3, Gallery
Den, Osaka
2009 ArtCourt Frontier 2009, ARTCOURT
Gallery, Osaka
Hop Step Jamp, GALLERY MoMo
Roppongi, Tokyo
2010 winter session of 4 artists “spring is
here”- Shibuya Seibu 8F An alternative
space, Tokyo
2011 “Woods of imagination” Ayako Okuda,
Koji Okuda, and Yumi Yamauchi Three-
person exhibition, Kouichi fine arts,
Osaka
Reproduction -Regenerate- Part.1,
GALLERY MoMo Ryogoku, Tokyo
Ayako Okuda, Kensho Hamaji, and
Hisayo Fukuyoshi Three-person
exhibition, gallery Kiku, Osaka
2012 Amagasaki art festival Archaic hole,
Hyogo
Create the future Exhibition Part.1,
gallery Kiku, Osaka
Shell art award 2012, The National Art
Center, Tokyo
2013 2kw Hendensho keikaku, 2kw gallery,
Osaka
Summer Group Show :Individual
Creations, GALLERY MoMo Ryogoku,
Tokyo
2014 Amagasaki art festival, Archaic hole,
Hyogo
2015 Create the future Exhibition Part.1,
gallery Kiku, Osaka
Encounter, GALLERY MoMo Ryogoku,
Tokyo
2016 Create the future Exhibition Part.1,
gallery Kiku, Osaka
2017 Create the future Exhibition Part.1,
gallery Kiku, Osaka
Big Sensation, Gallery Den mym, Kyoto
Alternative Selection 1 – Ayako
Okuda, Koji Okuda, Nobuko Sugio
Three-person exhibition, Kouichi
fine arts, Osaka
WONDERS vol.3 In & Out MINA-TO
(SPIRAL 1F), Tokyo
2018 SPRING COLLECTION Abeno harkas
gallery, Osaka
2019 FACE 2019 “ONDO” Yuko Ebi, Ayako
Okuda, Yukiko Nakamichi, 2kw gallery,
Shiga
2021 “Oil on the Edge”
Ayako Okuda, Tetsuo Mizu
KOUICHI FINE ARTS, Osaka
