Artist Minako Ota leads a workshop where rising seventh to12th graders will learn the history of yōkai and create their own.
For information about Minako Ota's upcoming exhibit at the library visit our Exhibitions page.
About the artist:
Born in Osaka, Japan, Minako studied traditional Japanese painting at Tama Art University in Tokyo. Upon graduation, she attended Cambridge University in England where she focused on western painting conservation.
Since she left her native country some 30 years ago, she has submerged herself in western cultures in the US and Europe. Her artwork is a cultural hybrid between Japan and the West, as she combines western painting techniques that she learned through her 20+ years as a professional painting conservator and the traditional Japanese aesthetics that she grew up in.
She has worked for some of the world’s great museums, including Victoria and Albert in London and The Chicago Art Institute. Her work has been exhibited in Japan, Russia, USA and France.
