Kaori Someya: The Light Within

Exhibition opens Thursday, September 10, 2026

• Opening Reception at 35 N Moore Street, TriBeCa: September 10, 2026, 5–8 PM
• Private viewing by appointment only.

NEW YORK, NY – Ippodo Gallery is pleased to present Kaori Someya: The Light Within, the Nihonga painter’s debut solo exhibition at Ippodo Gallery in TriBeCa, New York from September 10 to October 17, 2026. Someya’s paintings apply the thousand-year-old technique of urahaku, or the backing of transparent washi paper with gold and platinum leaf, instilling her paintings with an inner radiance. Someya uses the traditional medium of Nihonga as a way to explore the complex existence of women in contemporary Japanese society, depicting female figures in vibrantly patterned traditional kimono, their expressions caught between serenity and resignation. In doing so, Someya works to explore the tension women face between external societal pressures and the internal desire to preserve one’s beliefs and identity. The artist will visit New York for an opening reception on September 10 from 5–8PM.