Telling a story of cross cultural understanding through Japanese Sumi-e, artist Tomoko Oka

Japanese artist and Central Coast resident Tomoko Oka holds her solo exhibition of her Sumi-e (Japanese ink art) paintings at the Gosford Regional Gallery in NSW. Credit: Tomoko Oka

Tomoko Oka, a Japanese artist based on the Central Coast of New South Wales, creates calligraphy and Sumi-e ink paintings. She is holding a solo exhibition of unique Sumi-e ink paintings featuring an Australian kukabara and a Japanese crane.

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The Crane and the Kookaburra exhibition at the Gosford Regional Gallery at the exhibition's opening in 2024. Credit: Tomoko Oka

The Crane and the Kookaburra, a solo exhibition by Ms Oka, is being held at the Gosford Regional Gallery in the Central Coast until 28 January next year. Unlike traditional Japanese Sumi-e exhibitions, the exhibited works are all connected to tell a single story.

In the audio, Ms Oka talks about how she got started in Sumi-e ink painting, and the real thrill of ancient form of art.

Credit: Tomoko Oka

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