Two videos of the works at Solo Exhibition at Tenri Gallery December, 2023.

Each video is about 2 minutes 30 seconds.

--->If you don't see the videos, please go to YouTube and search  ayakohfl, my YouTube channel.  Or my Instagram: @ayakohfl

Solo Exhibition "For Little Ones"

with Guest Artist:Toki Ozaki, Rihcard (performance), Sanae M. Buck (music)

at  Gallery Onetwentyeight, LES: 128 Rivington Street & near Essext

Oct.31~Nov.10. (Turs.~Fri. 1~7 pm, Sat.~Sun. 12~6 pm, Last day until 5 pm)

Opening Reception : Nov. 2  3~6 pm

 Press release

Ayakoh Furukawa-Leonart

 For Little Ones

 Artwork that comes from the artist's heart resonates with other souls.

— Ayakoh Furukawa-Leonart

October 31 - November 10, 2024

 Opening reception Saturday, November 2, 3 - 6pm

 Gallery Hours: Thursdays and Fridays 1-7pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12 -6pm

* Last Sunday until 5pm

Gallery Onetwentyeight

 128 Rivington Street, (Essex and Norfolk)

 New York, NY 10002

 Please make an appointment for other dates and times at 917.561.1889

Solo Exhibition by Ayakoh Furukawa-Leonart with Guest artist Toki Ozaki

    This exhibition features works by Ayakoh Furukawa-Leonart. This time, Ayakoh presents a

 series of drawings and paintings that evoke the unsettled feelings of childhood that still linger in

 everyone's heart.

 Not all childhood experiences are pure and carefree. Many people grow up with anxiety about

 nostalgic memories, and many live with unhealed emotional wounds. The artist embodies these

 emotions and states of mind in various ways. Some works may evoke a sense of confronting

 the poison in your soul and reopening your wounds. However, what the artists want to convey

 through her works is that there is a beautiful soul within you that will never be lost.

 Guest artist Toki Ozaki adds another layer to this exhibition. She creates multimedia objects

 and woven works. These abstract, landscape-like pieces are inspired by places the artist has

 been. They suggest feelings of uncertainty, distorted memories, and nostalgic stories.

 In this exhibition, you will encounter works that become more endearing each time you see

 them.

Ayakoh Furukawa - Leonart is a New York-based multidisciplinary artist. Her works are diverse,

 ranging from portraits of women created by repeating poems and sentences as if in prayer, to drawings

 and oil paintings of animals that capture the innocence of fragile lives. She also explores themes such as

 a girl in a red hood surrounded by an unfavorable environment, a knitted piece that expresses the eulogy

 of motherhood, and semi-abstract works that incorporate ink painting techniques. Additionally, Ayakoh

 occasionally performs at events to foster connections among people. At first glance, her works may seem

 unrelated, but a recurring theme throughout is her earnest desire for salvation and her love for humanity.

 Ayakoh has exhibited her works primarily at cultural facilities and galleries in and around NYC, including

 the Japan Society, Ise Cultural Foundation, Jersey City Museum, Tenri Cultural Center, Williamsburg Art

 & Historical Center, Gallery Onetwentyeight, Suzan Ely Fine Art, Mahr Gallery, Marlborough Chelsea,

 Plaxall Gallery, RESOBOX, and others. She holds an MFA from Hunter College, CUNY. 

Toki Ozaki lives and works in New York City. She creates woven textile and video and considers the two

 interrelated. Her textile works reflect the labor and time of weaving and are often meditative. The material

 evokes everyday life, and she feels that both material and labor are connected to human life and

 emotions. Having worked as a textile designer for over 20 years, she can say that thread and fabric

 materials have become part of her life. In her video works, she fuses documentary techniques with

 unnatural proportions and deformations to create another layer of reality. She also explores time, which

 she sees as a duration naturally captured in photography and video. Her work aims to explore the

 relationship between humans, the environment, and society through visible and imaginative images.

 Selected Shows: Solo at Gallery 128, NY,

“Temporary”

, 2023,Solo at Gallery Riviere, Japan,

“Passing by”

 2023, Gallery Bvoo, Linz Austria, Parker’s Box, Stadt Gallery, Krem, Austria Performances: AIR Gallery,

 Gallery128, Jack Tilton Gallery (with Kazuko Miyamoto and Gerald Jackson), Video: Gene Frankel

 Theatre, La Mama 2022, Press: Detroit News, MI, N. Adams Transcript, MA, Interviewed at WBAI.

 Hunter College MFA

About Gallery Onetwentyeight

 Founder/Artist Kazuko Miyamoto arrived in New York in 1964 and was an early member of New York’s

 A.I.R. Gallery, the first nonprofit all-women artist collective in the United States in the 1970s. Miyamoto

 soon began collaborating with Sol LeWitt, fabricating his early open-cube sculptures and executing his

 important first wall drawings. In 1986, she founded her own gallery, Onetwentyeight, at 128 Rivington

 Street, which still stands today as the longest continuously running gallery on the Lower East Side. The

 gallery has showcased a mix of international and local artists. Gallery Onetwentyeight is Miyamoto’s

 lifelong project and remains at the heart of the art scene, hosting exhibitions throughout the year while

 occasionally serving as her studio and archive.

More information of the artists:

 https://www.ayakohfurukawa.com IG：@ayakohfl

 ayakohfurukawa@gmail.com

 lastlunchout.com

 lastlunchout@gmail.com

 Japanese Artists Association of New York 52nd Annual Group Exhibition at Tenri Cultural Institute, Union Square New York, NY

10th Annual Exhibition: PEACE 2024

Dates:August 1 - August 27

At: International Center of CCCS (80 Maiden Lane, 14th FL, New York NY)

Opening Reception: August 6 Tuesday, 5-7 pm

Group Exhibition: Floral 

Japanese Artists Association of New York Summer group show curated by YUKAKO

Dates: June 4 to August 25. At: Rabbit House ( 41 Essex Street, New York, NY).  Opening Reception: June 22 

SJAC 2024 EXHIBITION

Dates:JUNE4-15

At Gallery Max New York ( 552 Broadway, Suite 401, New York)

The 4th Annual Drawing Exhibition: Beyond the Surface

Juried Exhibition by LICArts Association, Curated by Jorge Posada

Dates:March 31 to May 01

At: LIC-A Art Space (The Factory suite 105a, 30-30-47th Ave. LIC, NY)

 Group Exhibition at Museum Of Motherhood

Celebrating womanhood and motherhood in conjunction of National Women's Month

Mid March to the End of June.

Venue: Museum Of Motherhood

2606 Fairfield Ave.S (The Factory) St. Petersburg, FL

Solo Exhibition: Japaneseness! From Traditional To Kawaii (Japanese Cuteness)

Dates: February 21 ~ April 02

At: International Center of CCCS (80 Maiden Lane, New York, NY)

Whispers of the Soul: Prayer in Art

魂の囁き：アートにみる祈り