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.

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Organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery as an initiative of the Centre for Global Asias and curated by Diana Freundl, Senior Curator


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Generously supported by:

Lisa and Terry Turner The Jane Irwin and Ross Hill Contemporary Arts Fund Tony Hui Cao and Xiaoxi Li

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