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She/her
b. London, England.
Emma Ogawa Todd is a multidisciplinary artist exploring cultural intersections and Shintoist cosmology. Tracing family histories and archives, she integrates cross-cultural symbolism of her Japanese-English heritage into her work. She uses found objects, influenced by the belief in kami (spirits in all things) to reconsider coexistence with waste. Ogawa Todd focuses on cyclicality over linearity, fostering dialogue on spiritual and consumer values. Through processes of collecting, upcycling, dying, carving, weaving and stitching, her practice emphasizes the theme of interconnectedness.
Emma Ogawa Todd
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EDUCATION
First Class Honours, BA Fine Art, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London | 2018 - 2022
Diploma in Professional Studies, Fine Art, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London | 2020 - 2021
The Royal Academy of Art, The Hague | 2020
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2025
Home is where the Art is, Hypha Studios - Euston, London
Pickled! APT Gallery, London
2024
Thresholds, ASP Acme Studio, London
Grafters Collective, Peckham Pelican, London
Hot in Here, The Bomb Factory Art Foundation - Archway, London
MK Calling, MK Galllery, Milton Keynes
Nectar, Hypha Studios - Stratford, London
Things Are More Than They Are, ASP Acme Studio, London
Shelf Life, hARTslane, London
2023
Shapes & Things, Open Gallery, London
Scary Biscuits, The Crypt Gallery, London
Thin Red Lion, Hypha Studios - Farringdon, London
No Man's Land, APT Gallery, London
New Contemporaries, South London Gallery, London
2022
New Contemporaries, Humber Street Gallery, Hull
Breathe, Bloomsbury Festival, London
Never the Same, Something Else, The Old Diorama Arts Centre, London
Motherland, Central Saint Martins, Kings Cross, London
2019
Language Barrier, Apiary Studios, London
Connect the Dots, Tate Modern, Blavatnik Building, London
COLLECTIONS
Central Saint Martins Museum & Study Collection | 2022
AWARDS
The Eaton Fund | 2025
(shortlisted) Daiwa Scholarship | 2025
(shortlisted) Flatland Projects Prize | 2024
New Contemporaries | 2022
Central Saint Martins Deans Award | 2022
Bloomsbury Festival Art Prize | 2022
RESIDENCIES
The Stokkoyart Residency, Stokkøya, Norway | 2025
supported by Åfjord Kommune and Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
The Mothership, Tangier, Morocco | 2025
(shortlisted) Venice Fellowship, British Council | 2024
Associate Studio Programme, two-year residency at Acme Studios | 2023 - 2024
BOARDS
Artist Development Advisory Group (Visual Arts), Lowry, Salford | 2024 - 2025
WORKSHOPS/TEACHING
APT Gallery, Reproductions and Restoration Workshop | 2023
South London Gallery, Sunday Spot Workshop | 2023
Central Saint Martins, Visiting Lecturer, Second Year, BA Fine Art | 2023
PRESS
BBC Radio London, Cultural Exchange with Robert Elms | 2024
Acme, 50 Opportunities for 50 Years, by Beth Fox | 2023
Time Out, 12 amazing artists you have to see at Bloomberg New Contemporaries, by Eddy Frankel | 2022
New Contemporaries Platform, Artist Q&A, by Evelyn Wh-ell | 2022
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