chika ito
Printmaking Bookmaking Ink-making
recent exhibitions
"Living colors of Den Bosch, the city of Hieronymus Bosch"
2021
a research project
ink on paper, colors from local edible materials
"Kleur experiment"
2020
an installation for "Stedelijke kunstenaars DNK VI" exhibition
De nieuwe kunstruimte, ’s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
paint on paper, colors from edible materials
"Eco-friendly ink/paint making with edible materials"
2020
a commission project for "Green Art Challenge" at Duurzaam festival
’s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
a video instruction
"Sky and Land" a research and collaboration with Yuriko Miyoshi
2020
an installation for "Kruisbestuiving" exhibition
Sint-anna-ten drieënkerk, Antwerpen, Belgium
silkscreen and etching on japanese paper, with colors from edible materials
"Blue sky 2020"
2020
an artist book for "Blue Book" Curated exhibition
Médiathèque jules Verne, La Ricamarie, France
silkscreen on japanese paper, with colors from edible materials
"The Permanent Collection"
2018
an installation of acquired work and recent works for "The Permanent Collection" exhibition
The Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, NY, NY, U.S.A.
silkscreen on paper, printed with rice paste and pigment from plants
"Above/Below"
2017
an installation for "MAMA MADE"
Elizabeth holden Gallery, Warren Wilson Collage, Asheville, NC, U.S.A.
silkscreen on paper, printed with rice paste and pigment from plants
"gold wave silver wave"
2013
an installation for "Boek & Beeld"
Graphic Atelier Den Bosch, ’s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
edition of 10(10 accordion book)
silkscreen on paper, printed with rice paste and pigment from plants
"we share the same sky"
2010
an installation for "THE BOOK: A Contemporary View"
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Art, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
edition of 100(100 accordion book)
silkscreen on paper, printed with rice paste and pigment from plants
"Estonian Spiral"
2010
an installation for "In Graafika" exhibition
Tartu Art House, Tartu, Estonia
Silkscreen on 2500 paper,
printed with egg and starch, estonian herb/onion skin extracts
"ostara"
2009
an installation for "Update"
NH Church, ’s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
drawing on 500 cards,
egg and starch, mica on paper
"ephemeral"
2008
an installation for Two-persons exhibition
Kurtface Gallery, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Silkscreen/drawings on 200 cards,
salt, gel-pen, egg-white, egg-yolk
"1000nights"
2005-2006
an installation for Solo exhibition
Garden Fresh Gallery, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
drawing on 1000 cards
gel-pen