Tomo Sakurai

▷ Biography
Born in Nagano, Japan. Drawing on the methods of conceptual and minimal art, Sakurai creates works that explore materiality and physical phenomena, incorporating themes of contrast and multilayered structure. Her practice involves reinterpreting traditional Japanese materials and techniques while seeking a dialogue with contemporary thought.
Notable solo exhibitions include “Schrödinger’s Curtain” (Tokyo International Gallery, 2024) and “Y = (0.298912R + 0.586611G + 0.114478B)” (Amalgam Art Gallery, 2022). She has also participated in numerous group exhibitions and international art fairs, such as FOCUS Art Fair 2022 in Paris (Carrousel du Louvre), Art Fair Tokyo 2021 (Tokyo International Forum), and PANORAMA (Atelier Natália Gromicho).
Her work has been shown at the Mitsuo Aida Museum (Tokyo) and a contemporary art museum in Seoul, and is held in the collections of temples such as Reishizan Kōunji (Kyoto), as well as corporate and public spaces in Japan and abroad.
In recent years, Sakurai has deepened her exploration of the interplay between materiality and spirituality, and between tradition and innovation, through research on self-made pigments and material-focused processes.

▷ Artist Statement
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Awards
2007 "Yokohama College of Art Graduation Exhibition"

Museum
2023 Aida Mitsuo Museum (Tokyo)
2020 Korea Art Museum (Seoul)

Main Exhibitions
Solo
2024 Schrodinger's curtain (Tokyo International Gallery, TERRADA ART COMPLEX Ⅱ, Tokyo)
2022 Y=(0.298912*R+0.586611*G+0.114478*B) (Tokyu Plaza Shibuya, Tokyo)
2020 MONOCHROME 2020 Tomo Sakurai exhibition of original (Art Gallery SANAGI, Tokyo)

Group
2025 Journey to Japan III (Atelier Natália Gromicho, Portugal)
2024 PANORAMA (Gallery Assistant at Atelier Natália Gromicho, Portugal)
2023 Crossing Borders with ART 2023 (DDD ART, Tokyo)

Art Fair
2025 Marginal Art Fair (Fukushima, Japan)
2022 FOCUS Art Fair Paris (Carrousel du Louvre, Paris)
2021 ART FAIR TOKYO 2021 (Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo)
 2020 artTNZ produced by AFT with APCA (TERRADA ART COMPLEX II, Tokyo)