Otani Workshop: Monsters in My Head
May 25, 2025 - November 9, 2025
Image: Artist Otani Workshop at his solo exhibition Tanilla Tanilla Tanilla, held at Kaikai Kiki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, from January 12 to February 24, 2024, Photo: Tomohiko Tagawa, © Otani Workshop/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Otani Workshop: Monsters in My Head is Otani’s first solo presentation in North America. Featuring new paintings inspired by his personal memories, alongside hand-built figurative and abstract ceramic sculptures in varying scales, the exhibition will be a compelling introduction to the artist’s practice.
The immersive exhibition design will situate ceramic works produced during Otani’s stay at the Deer Lake Artist Residency within a labyrinth-like installation fabricated from natural materials foraged from local public parks and forested areas.
Organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery as an initiative of the Centre for Global Asias and curated by Diana Freundl, Senior Curator
Lisa and Terry Turner The Jane Irwin and Ross Hill Contemporary Arts Fund Tony Hui Cao and Xiaoxi Li