CV
1987 Born in Wakayama, Japan
2009 B.F.A. Kyoto City University of Arts
2011 M.F.A. Kyoto City University of Arts
Royal College of Art exchange student
Solo exhibitions
2020
“Lava drop ~ Aya Ito debut art book RAPID RABBIT HOLE publication exhibition~” gallery ON THE HILL, Tokyo, Japan
“Blink ~ Aya Ito debut art book RAPID RABBIT HOLE publication exhibition ~” NADiff a/p/a/r/t, Tokyo, Japan
“Aya Ito debut art book RAPID RABBIT HOLE publication crowdfunding incentives exhibition” Grenier, Tokyo, Japan
2019
“LOVE POWER” Tokyo PLAZA Shibuya 6F Space，Tokyo
“Rapid Rabbit hole” Grenier, Tokyo, Japan
2018
“Reflection” Pulp, Osaka, Japan
“Vortex” hitoto, Osaka, Japan
2017
“How’s this?” Daikanyama HILLSIDE TERRACE, Tokyo, Japan
“Sleeping Stone” 8/ ART GALLERY/ Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2016
“I AM HOMESICK” Pulp, Osaka/ Mikan no Ki・Gallery Space, Wakayama, Japan
“CASH MOB Live Painting” Ajiro-hama, Wakayama, Japan
2015
“THE HOLE” 8/ ART GALLERY/ Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2014
CAPSULE, Tokyo, Japan
2012
“Hahaha at Hyperspeed” Tomio Koyama Gallery Kyoto, Japan
2011
“Smelling Mildly” Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2010
“TKG Project #2” Tomio Koyama Gallery Kyoto, Japan
2009
Wakayama Marina City, Wakayama, Japan
“Naturally J” Art Jam Contemporary, Tokyo, Japan
Group exhibitions
2020
“The Splendid Mountain” Hiro Hiro Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan
“Breaksenya in Hillside Terrace” Hillside Terrace, Tokyo, Japan
“A triangular pyramid” @MEDIA SHOP | gallery2, Kyoto, Japan
2019
“24th HEART EXHIBITION” Tokyu Department Store Shibuya Main Store, Tokyo, Japan [traveled to multiple venues in Japan]
“Aya Ito & Richard Gorman: Sea Both Sides: Nothing can be everything, everything can be nothing” 8/ ART GALLERY/ Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2017
“AYA ITO & ATSUSHI KAGA IT HAPPENS TO BE” Pallas Projects/Studios, Dublin, Ireland
“Rokko Meets Art 2017” Mt. Rokko, Kobe, Japan
2015
“Really Realistic Reality” The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama, Japan
2013
“Cho-Kyoto 2013, Contemporary Art @ Today’s Machiya in Kyoto” Today’s Machiya in Kyoto, Model House Exhibition Place KYOMO, Kyoto, Japan
“D Art Biennale 3rd exhibition” Daitec Sakae, Aichi, Japan
2012
“TOKYO FRONTLINE 2012” 3331 Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
2011
“Art Award Tokyo Marunouchi 2011” Art Award Tokyo Marunouchi, Tokyo, Japan
“ROKKO MEETS ART 2011” Hyogo, Japan
“Cho-Kyoto” Shosei-en Garden (Kikoku-tei, Higashihonganji), Kyoto, Japan
2010
“Resonance” Suntory Museum, Osaka, Japan
“VOCA 2010” The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japan
“Bank of Kyoto Artist Support Program” The Bank of Kyoto Head Office, Kyoto, Japan
2009
“Montblanc Young Artist Patronage in Japan” Montblac GINZA, Tokyo, Japan
“Art Award Tokyo” Gyoukou Chika Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
ART ZONE, Kyoto, Japan
2008
“Sensuous” AD&A Gallery, Osaka, Japan
2007
gallery FUCHOAN, Kyoto, Japan
“Art Camp in Kunst-Bau” Suntory Museum, Osaka, Japan
2006
Gallery IRORIMURA, Osaka, Japan
Public collections
The Bank of Kyoto
Hitotsubashi University
The JAPIGOZZI Collection
Kyoto City University of Arts
Montblanc Japan
Awards
2011
Art Award Tokyo Marunouchi 2011 shu uemura Prize, Judge’s prize (Yuko Hasegawa)
2009
Art Award Tokyo, Runner-up Prize
2007
Art Camp in Kunst-Bau, Suntory Prize
Hiro Hiro Art Space 