Asuka Anastacia Ogawa (b. 1988, Tokyo, Japan) is known for her striking large-scale figurative paintings that feature androgynous children in fantastical dreamscapes. These surreal worlds are crafted through bold, solid color fields and flat picture planes, where her figures, with their wide, thin eyes, gaze directly at the viewer, breaking the fourth wall. Ogawa’s creative process is driven by instinct, capturing the uninhibited curiosity, wonder, and playfulness intrinsic to childhood.

Born in Tokyo, Ogawa spent her early years in the bustling city before relocating to Brazil at the age of three. There, she experienced a more pastoral life, surrounded by roaming farm animals and cascading waterfalls. Her teenage years were split between Sweden and Tokyo, after which she moved to London to pursue a BFA at Central Saint Martins. In 2017, Ogawa held her first solo exhibition at Henry Taylor’s studio in Los Angeles, launching a series of solo shows at Blum & Poe galleries in Tokyo (2020), Los Angeles (2021, 2023), and New York (2022). Her work is part of the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, and the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, North Carolina. Ogawa currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.

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