Kanaria "Milky Way"

Dates: August 22 (Fri) — September 6 (Sat), 2025

Opening Live Painting Performance: August 23 (Sat), 2025 17:00-19:00

Zen Foto Gallery is pleased to present “Milky Way”, a solo exhibition of Kanaria’s work from Friday, 22 August to Saturday, 6 September. This marks the 15th solo exhibition of Kanaria at Zen Foto Gallery since 2011, and will feature approximately 30 new summery watercolour paintings.

On Saturday, 23 August, the artist will be performing live watercolour painting as part of the opening event. We would be delighted if you would join us for a pleasant evening of refreshments while Kanaria creates the works.

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The Milky Way — the galaxy shining in the night sky.

Its name originates from Greek mythology. Zeus tried to make Heracles immortal by having him drink Hera’s breast milk, but Hera refused.

Zeus then forced Heracles to drink while Hera was asleep. Hera was caught by surprise and woke up. When she brushed him off, her breast milk flowed out.

The abundance of mother’s milk is the source of life, made from blood.

— Kanaria

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Artist Profile

Kanaria

Born in Osaka, in 1987, Kanaria graduated from Tama Art University Tokyo in 2011, specializing in oil painting. She moved to Paris in 2014 and obtained her postgraduate diploma at the Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2017. After participating in the artist residency programme at Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris and Cabane Georgina, Marseille, she moved back to Japan in 2020. Kanaria has been actively participating in exhibitions in Japan and abroad. Since her first solo exhibition at Zen Foto Gallery in August 2011, Kanaria has held solo exhibitions at the gallery every summer. This year marks the 15th year of our collaboration.