Ai Hashimoto

Ai Hashimoto is a Japanese artist who lives and works in The Netherlands.
She has exhibited in various galleries and museums in Europe. For example, her graphic work was exhibited at Escher Museum (Escher in Het Paleis) in NL and her performance was shown on the Dutch National television programme.

The starting point for her work is always a story. A story that she creates herself and ritual theories play an important role. It is not surprising that she has a background as an anthropologist. She studied anthropology at the University of Leuven in Belgium and fine arts at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague in the Netherlands. She incorporates her anthropological knowledge and interest into her artwork.
A major inspiration for one of her stories is the tsunami disaster in Japan. She developed the story about the character 'Kinoko', who develops new kinds of organisms and creates an unfamiliar landscape out of the barren desert. Kinoko is a mushroom-headed character who descends from the sky carrying a bag filled with the essence of life.

Ai creates multimedia works, with which she has now created a surprising and multifaceted oeuvre. Painting, paper art, sculptures, installations and performances that always reveal surprising ...

2017 Bachelor of Fine Arts
Royal Academy of Arts the Hague, The Netherlands

2008 Master in Culture and Development studies
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

2024
Nieuwe Leden - 1, Pulchri Studio, The Hague NL
Light on Labs, het Grafisch Atelier Den Bosch, Den Bosch, NL
Voorjaarsalon, Pulchri Studio, The Hague NL

2023
Art The Hague, Pulchri Studio, The Hague NL
De Nieuwe regents, Performance and Installation,The Hague, NL
Najaarssalon, Pulchri Studio, The Hague NL
Cotswold Sculpture Park, Gloucestershire UK
Sekishu Washi Kaikan, Shimane, Japan
De Nieuwe regents, The Hague NL
Rotterdam Art Week OBJECT Rotterdam, Rotterdam NL

2022 
Royal Encounters, Escher in het Paleis (Escher in The Palace), The Hague NL 
Prelude, Grafische Werkplaats, The Hague NL
Fresh Air Sculpture, Pool House Gallery, Quenington UK   
Kunst RAI - Gallery Adorable + Design, Amsterdam NL
Performance for TV program "Nationale Nieuwjaarszegen" - Netherlands Public Broadcasting EO

2021
3Kunstenaars, The Hague NL
Narrative of Nature - Corrosia Theater, Expo &Film, Almere NL

2020
Rotterdam Art Week  The New Current, Rotterdam NL
Geen Bloem Zonder Wortel - Quartair, The Hague NL

2019 
Kunstweekend Barendrecht - Bergarde Galleries, Heerjansdam NL
Indoor Playground - Bergarde Galleries, Heerjansdam NL
Playground - Bergarde Galleries, Heerjansdam NL
Vers - Bergarde Galleries, Heerjansdam NL

2018                    ...