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Kenji TOKI Lacquer Art Solo Exhibition 6 - 21.5.2023

Curated and presented by The Gallery by SOIL In collaboration with Wamono Art Artist Statement Based in Japan, I have been working as a...

Shingo MURAMOTO Lacquer Art Solo Exhibition 24.3 - 23.4.2023

Curated and presented by The Gallery by SOIL In collaboration with Sokyo Gallery Shingo MURAMOTO Shingo Muramoto is a Japanese artist...

Rare Art All the way from Asia to London

See you at Collect 2023, Somerset House,Booth No W6, West When classic meets contemporary. The Gallery by SOIL will present the most...

Visit our New Gallery and Library at Tai Kwun 大館, the heritage and cultural heart of Hong Kong

Soft Opening from 15 February 2023 Special feature: Where we started: Burmese Lacquer Art Veronica Gritsenko ✿ A lacquer journey from...

Kohei UKAI Lacquer Art Solo Exhibition 4.2 - 5.3.2023

Curated and presented by The Gallery by SOIL In collaboration with Keiko Art International (Photography by Okamura Kichiro) Kohei UKAI...

"Shades of Red" Lacquer Creations by Katsuji KAMATA 30.12.2022 - 20.1.2023

Curated and presented by The Gallery by SOIL Katsuji KAMATA Born in 1977 in Mitaka City, Japan, Katsuji KAMATA graduated from the Art...

Takeshi IGAWA Lacquer Art Solo Exhibition 29.10 - 20.11.2022

Curated and presented by The Gallery by SOIL In collaboration with Sokyo Gallery (Photography by Yuichi Motoyama) “Reflections and the...

The Gallery by SOIL “Contemporary Meets Classic” Fine Art Asia 2022 Booth No. A1, A2 VIP INVITATION

The Gallery by SOIL would like to invite you to the VIP Preview and our exhibition themed “Contemporary Meets Classic” at Fine Art Asia...

Shall we dance! Lacquer Art by Wei Nan A solo exhibition 2 - 25.9.2022

Curated and presented by The Gallery by SOIL. The Gallery by SOIL is proud to present the first solo exhibition of Wei Nan titled...

A Patchwork of Memories Lacquer x Leather Art by Yoko Ichikawa A solo exhibition 30.7 - 24.8.2022

Curated and presented by The Gallery by SOIL. The Gallery by SOIL is proud to present the first solo exhibition of Yoko Ichikawa titled...

Silver Lining Wood & Lacquer Art by Yosuke Urakami A solo exhibition 27.5 - 19.6.2022

Curated and presented by Contemporary Crafts Centre “Every cloud has a silver lining. When things look ‘black’, there is always some good...

The Poetry of Fragments Lacquer art by Mine Tanigawa A solo exhibition 7.4 - 1.5.2022

Curated and presented by The Gallery by SOIL The Gallery by SOIL is proud to present the second solo exhibition of Mine Tanigawa titled...

The Gallery by SOIL and Contemporary Crafts Centre present "Use-fullness" 22.1 - 15.3.2022

usefulness /ˈjuːsf(ʊ)lnəs/ the quality or fact of being useful. . fullness /ˈfʊl.nəs/ the quality of being complete. We always appreciate...

Fine Art Asia 2021 典雅藝博 Where Classic and Contemporary Converge

HK Convention & Exhibition Centre Hall 3C 7.10 VIP day 8.10 - 11.10. 2021 Open to Public Dedicated to promoting contemporary lacquer art,...

Crafts Dialogue 對談工與藝 25.9 - 5.12.2021

Crafts Dialogue 對談工與藝 Autumn Exhibition 秋展 25.9 - 5.12.2021 Contemporary Crafts Centre Hong Kong presents #CraftsDialogue.  The finest...

Create Day 4.9.2021 - 6.2022

"Create Day is an opportunity once a year to pause, appreciate beauty and applaud the talent in our midst. To reconnect with our own...

Sakurako Matsushima's lacquer creations first appearance in Hong Kong

The Gallery by SOIL is proud to present Sakurako Matsushima's contemporary lacquer creations at JOYCE and Art Central this May. View her...

The Beauty of Geometry Bamboo Art by Hajime NAKATOMI 17.4 - 16.5.2021 幾何之美中臣一竹藝個展

Presented by The Gallery by SOIL Curated by wamono art A solo exhibition of Hajime Nakatomi. VIP Viewing Session 17.4.2021 2pm - 3pm Free...

Collect 2021 24.2 - 2.3.2021

Dedicated to promoting contemporary lacquer art, The Gallery by SOIL represents the most innovative artists of our time in Asia and...

Collection Highlights - Akito AKAGI 2019/2020

A special selection of lacquer boxes by Akito AKAGI. Handcrafted lacquer box is both functional and in most cases, very well made, which...

Crafts Dialogue 25.9 - 24.12.2020

Crafts Dialogue Autumn Exhibition 25.9 - 24.12.2020 Contemporary Crafts Centre Hong Kong presents #CraftsDialogue. The finest assemblage...

Collect 2020 27.2 - 1.3.2020

The Gallery by SOIL Stand W12, West Wing Somerset House The Gallery by SOIL from Hong Kong will join Collect in London for the first...

Ritual by Akito Akagi 30.11 - 22.12.2019

About Akito Akagi Born in Okayama, Japan, Akito Akagi started his career as a magazine editor. He decided to move to Wajima, Ishikawa in...

Our Burmese Days: Veronica Gritsenko Retrospective Exhibition 16.11 - 29.11.2019

Veronica Gritsenko has been SOIL's partner and mentor since we started our small pop up craft store in 2012. Celebrating our friendship...

Collection Highlights - Takashi Wakamiya 2018/2019

A special selection of lacquer artworks by Takashi Wakamiya and his team Hikoju Maki-e. The lacquer master Takashi Wakamiya embodies an...

Urushi Design & Innovation by Taiichi Kirimoto & Kohei Kirimoto 1.6 - 30.6.2019

Kirimoto Family in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture of Japan, has been engaged in the lacquerware making for over 200 years since the late Edo...

The Spirit of Urushi by Junko Yashiro 27.4 - 19.5.2019

Urushi wooden sake ware and tableware beautifully handcrafted by Junko Yashiro. The word “urushi” refers to natural lacquer in Japanese....

Stream by Shoko Taruma and Poon Fai Wong Nick 23.3 - 7.4.2019

Contemporary works of lacquer artist Shoko Taruma and Ceramist Nick Poon are chosen to reflect the progressive passage of history, and...

The Allure of Urushi by Ayako Nagamori 1.12 - 30.12.2018

Using along with gold, silver, and seashell inlays, Ayako Nagamori has ambitiously employed a wide variety of lacquer art techniques to...

Kaleidoscope of the Lacquer Arts by Hong Yidong 27.10 - 25.11.2018

Paintings . Vessels . Jinshan . Born in Shanxi, China, in 1983, Hong graduated from the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in 2009 with a...

The Art of Lacquer by Jun Anzai 15.9 - 14.10.2018

The art for lacquer for everyday life. Hold the utensil in the palm of your hand. Experience the warmth of handmade natural...

Vessels 2018

The Gallery by SOIL presents a special collection of "Vessels", featuring the use of different techniques, materials and craftsmanship in...

The Voyages of the Art of Lacquer 1.6 - 25.6.2018

The Gallery by SOIL presents a joint exhibition of lacquer masters and designers: Saeko Ando Vietnam Franck (Kaiho) Cengizalp France Chau...

Brush by Mine Tanigawa 11.5 - 28.5.2018

The Gallery by SOIL Inaugural Exhibition “Brush” is very oriental and asian. It represents an ancient form, a language and a culture, as...

Exhibition on Art of Lacquer at eslite Spectrum 1.2 - 30.4.2018

Lacquer craft has a long history. It was discovered in China and spread to other Asian countries. SOIL is running an exhibition and a...

Metamorphosis: Transformation of Asian Lacquer 21.10 - 12.11.2017

In collaboration with Taiwan Sunrise Lacquer Through collaboration and exchange between Taiwan, Hong Kong and Myanmar, we leverage the...

Travel Through Time: Veronica Gritsenko's 15 Years of Expedition 10.12.2015 - 29.2.2016

Veronica Gritsenko founded Black Elephant lacquer workshop in Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), in 2000. Veronica first came across Myanmar...