WALLS TOKYO is pleased to present "Where Life Returns", a solo exhibition by Tomoko Sue, on view from May 1 to May 25, 2025.

Since 2013, Sue has been painting the sea surrounding Kudaka Island, a remote island in Okinawa. Her latest works are inspired by Niraikanai, a mythical paradise believed in Okinawan folklore to lie beyond the eastern sea—a sacred place where life originates and ultimately returns.

This exhibition will feature and offer for sale a selection of new works created in contemplation of this spiritual journey.

 

May 1 (Thu) – May 25 (Sun), 2025
Open: 12:00–19:00
Closed: May 12 (Mon), May 13 (Tue), May 19 (Mon), May 20 (Tue)

Tomoko Sue
Completed her Master’s degree in Fine Arts (Japanese Painting) at Joshibi University of Art and Design Graduate School in 2003.

 

【Selected Recent Exhibitions】

2024
The 9th Higashiyama Kaii Memorial Nikkei Nihonga Grand Prize Exhibition (Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo)
Solo Exhibition “Thinking of Nirai Kanai” at NANAWATA (Saitama)

2023
Solo Exhibition “From the Island of the Gods” at WALLS TOKYO (Tokyo)
Solo Exhibition “Thinking of Nirai Kanai – Tomoko Sue Nihonga Exhibition” at Tobu Utsunomiya
Solo Exhibition “-Niraikanai-” at SAN-AI GALLERY (Tokyo)
Saitama Triennale 2023 “Emergence in Saitama”
(Saitama Kaikan, Plaza North, and North Gallery, Saitama)

 

【Workshop Event】
May 10 (Sat) & May 11 (Sun), 2025
“Natural color Pay & Gold Leaf Experience – Retreat”
Small artworks will also be on display.

Enjoy a hands-on experience making simple mineral pigments and applying gold leaf. (Includes tea and traditional sweets.)

Venue: Ueno Sakuragi Atari (Minna no Zashiki), 1 min from WALLS TOKYO
Age Group: From 1st grade elementary school students to adults
Participation Fee: ¥1,500 per adult / ¥2,000 and up per pair (with accompanying adult)
Duration: 80 min
Instructor: Ashina
Reservation Required: Please register from the link provided
In cooperation with: Hanabusa-chaya