Misako OBA
Current and upcoming
fall/winter 2026
Encaustic/ Wax Exhibition
September 12 – November 1
Opening: September 12,
Global Warming is REAL
Theme < Resilience >
📍 Museum of Encaustic Art, USA
蜜蝋を使ったエンコースティック
テーマは、レジリアンス (resilienceとは、回復力、弾力・耐久力、再起力を意味し、逆境や困難に直面したときに、しなやかに立ち直り、跳ね返すような能力を指します。) この展覧会は、選抜されたアーティストたちが、作品を通して、ポジティブな視点から気候変動 地球温暖化の問題を探求しています。
The Cover Art for the Japanese book
Release and publish date.
September 2, 2026
＜日本語詳細＞
📍Available at book stores throughout of Japan, online, and Amazon. (pre-order).
I feel honored that my fine art photographic work “Pactum #105“ from FAUSTUS is used for the book cover. (Thanks to the book designer and the publisher that wanted to use.) The book by Ms. Kazama is very meaningful to point out the one of the hidden social issues and I’m happy to be a part of the book.
Book Title:『「回復」という毒』 – 支配に埋め込まれた構造的暴力』(meaning, The Poison Called “Recovery” – The Structural Violence of Control in the Name of Support <-My own translation for the title for you).
Author: Akatsuki Kazama 風間暁
Publisher: Nippon Hyoron-sha 日本評論社
Book design: 木庭貴信、角倉織音
Misako OBA
Selected previous exhibitions
fall/winter 2025
Joyous Collection
Winter 2025/2026
Misako OBA’s “Joyous Collection” invites you to pause and listen to the gentle voice within. It celebrates the quiet moments where joy, hope, and serenity reside….
Half of the benefits goes to the Grief & Enrich support groups.
Encaustic/Wax Exhibition
September 13 – November 2, 2025
Global Warming is REAL
📍 Museum of Encaustic Art, USA
(20 miles from Santa Fe, New Mexico)
Also, during the exhibition, online viewing is available.
Hot wax and Cold wax exhibition from the selected artists at the museum.
My work is from the [How Can You Show Love…?] (climate change related) series.
Selected previous exhibitions
2025
In and Out of the Blue
Solo Exhibition, New York City
May 2 — June 8, 2025
Misako OBA solo exhibition, W83 Gallery, New York, NY. (USA)
Reception: Friday, May 2.
Artist Talk: Thursday, May 29.
With over 50 artworks, this exhibition reveals how I navigated and transformed “blues”—colors, emotions, and out-of-the-blue-tragic events through art to show light and hope for those who are or went through difficulties. Through a fusion of ancient techniques and contemporary elements, encaustic with poetry, scientific data, and code, the work reflects on the fragility of…..
9th Biennial FOOTPRINT International Exhibition
June 2 — August 25, 2024
Grace Ross Shanley Gallery, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, CT (USA)
“Hear the Wind, Voice of Calling #1” from my trilogy is included in this contemporary printmaking Biennial. The juried competition and exhibition presents current trends and innovation in contemporary printmaking within the bounds of one-square foot (12×12 inch | 30.5×30.5cm) configuration. The catalog for the selected works is also available the button below.
Art Book Fairs in Europe and Asia
February, March, 2025
Art Book Fair (Taiwan: March 2025)
Art Book Fair (Germany, February 2025)
Zine Osaka (Japan, November 2024)
My work is a new retro Riso Print (printed in Japan), limited edition hand made artbook/zine. “Look Up! What do you see?” And, small pigent printed book You are not alone! The blue and yellow subconscious drawings and poetic text depict sorrow, grief, struggle, longing, the murmurings of humans, to the stars, the vast universe, light, great power, partnership to love and hope with the drawing and modern computer language…..
Earth, Wind & Fire
April 18 – May 31, 2024
Printmaking exhibition and Non-Toxic Printmaking Workshop (May 11), Peace Gallery, New York, NY (USA)
New York based printmaking studio EFA RBPMW celebrates The Earth Day and presents the group show with many techniques of printmaking artworks-My work “Life – Hear the Wind Roar, Petals Dance” (23.5×16.5 inch|60x42cm) is a one-of-a-kind unique encaustic monotype, pigment print transfer of computer language, and Chine collé of handwritten calligraphy on paper.
fall 2023 – 2024
Neoteric Abstract XII and other group shows
⚫︎ NEOTERIC ABSTRACT XII
April 4 – 27, 2024.
Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY (US)
⚫︎ Summer Group Show
June 6-15, 2024
Dacia Gallery, New York, NY (US)
⚫︎ The End of Year Show
December 6-14, 2024.
Launch Pad Gallery, Yokohoma (Japan)
Love: Beyond Time and Space
Misako OBA solo exhibition, Roonee 247 Fine Arts gallery, Tokyo (Japan)
October 9-22, 2023.
Roonee 247 Fine Arts presents Misako OBA’s solo show. From her Truth in Emotion-Beyond Time and Space series, the entire work of the Part 1 “Cry for LOVE – What Women Feel” for the first time, and most works from Part 2 and Part 3 including latest new works, and a sneak peek from Part 4. Over 50 encaustic mixed media artworks from the series are exhibited at the gallery at the solo show.
will be added more…
