Momoka Ota (b. 1997, Shizuoka, Japan) creates work based on her own life and everyday scenes, including mountains, which have long been a significant motif in art history. By facing the canvas with an affinity for both the mountain and her own creative activity, she expresses both the scenery of the mountains and everyday life, and her own existence.

Ota received an MFA in painting and printmaking from the Aichi University of the Arts in Aichi and a BA in painting from Kyoto University of the Arts. The artist’s work has been exhibited at GALLERY HAYASHI + ART BRIDGE (Tokyo), Kaikai Kiki Gallery (Tokyo), GASBON METABOLISM (Yamanashi), Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi (Tokyo), and ARTISTS’ FAIR KYOTO 2021. Ota lives and works in Ibaraki, Japan.

Selected works

夢（朝方に見る）
2025
OIl on canvas
H910 × W727 mm

真面目に踊る人
2025
Oil on canvas
H1818 × W2273 mm

Installation views