By adding thousands of dots together and using specific color combinations, a meditative experience is presented to the viewer. Oishi’s work is created using paint on the eraser side of a #2 pencil in a deliberate, pointillist approach. The choice of a tool that is traditionally used to remove is particularly poignant as the circular patterns awaken a sense of awareness and moments of pause.

AVAILABLE WORKS

BIOGRAPHY

A.J. Oishi (b.1971) is a self-taught painter specializing in abstract pointillism. Originally from Seattle, Oishi spent her professional career working in roles that required organization and precise analysis. These skills transferred into her painting career, in which measured and controlled techniques are applied to create balanced and detail-oriented paintings. 

Rooted in a fascination with color, geometry, and the artistic process, Oishi’s work is created using paint on the eraser side of a #2 pencil in a deliberate, pointillist approach. By adding thousands of dots together and using specific color combinations, a meditative experience is presented to the viewer. The choice of a tool which is traditionally used to remove something is particularly poignant as the circular patterns awaken a sense of awareness and moments of pause. There is an intoxicating effect in the presence of these forms, drawing the viewer in for periods of respite.

In her most recent work, Oishi has begun breaking up her circular patterns. This new non-standard shape that remains allows Oishi to explore the arrangement of her mark and push the boundaries of traditional structures thus opening up the viewer to a new sense of curiosity and awareness.

Oishi has enjoyed participating in shows in San Francisco, New York, Miami, Vancouver, and Boston, and is represented by several fine art galleries throughout North America. Her work can be found in several private and corporate art collections.

Oishi currently works and resides with her husband and three daughters in Columbus, Ohio.

ABOUT THE EMIKO COLLECTION

Oishi consistently pursues education, knowledge and wisdom that allows for continual self-growth. Emiko, “the blessed child”, is a collection that Oishi created during a period of observed growth, independence and admiration for her 2nd child, Lily Emiko. In this exhibition, Oishi seeks to inspire positivity and optimism and to ultimately translate these emotions to the viewer.

BIOGRAPHY | CV

BORN 

• Seattle, Washington (b. 1971)

• Currently living in Columbus, Ohio

EXHIBITIONS & COMMISSIONS

2022

• Christopher Martin Gallery, Emiko Collection, Dallas, TX

• Kostuik Gallery, Annual Silent Art Auction, Vancouver, BC Canada

• KW Contemporary, “The Table” Group Show, Kennebunk, ME October 8+November 23

• Kostuik Gallery, 25th Anniversary Group Show, Vancouver, BC Canada, June 16

2021

• Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, Art Miami

• The Columbus Art Museum, Art for Life, Columbus, OH

• KW Contemporary,“Looking Inward” Solo Show, Kennebunk, ME

2020

• KW Contemporary, “All That Glitters” Group Show, Kennebunk, ME

• Kostuik Gallery, Annual Silent Art Auction, Vancouver, BC Canada

• Lyons Wier Gallery, “Chrysalistasis” Group Show, New York, NY

• The Columbus Art Museum, An Evening with Art, Juried Exhibition, Columbus, OH

• Julie Nester Gallery, AJ Oishi and Matt Devine, Park City, UT

2019

• Kostuik Gallery, Annual Silent Art Auction, Vancouver, BC Canada

• Root Division, 18th Annual Art Auction, San Francisco, CA

• Gallery BOM, Art Market Hamptons, Hamptons, NY

• Kostuik Gallery, Group Show, Vancouver, BC Canada

2018

• Gallery BOM, “Consistency”, Solo Exhibition, Boston, MA

• The Columbus Art Museum, Art for Life, Columbus, OH

• Gallery BOM, Art Market Hamptons, Hamptons, NY

• Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, Art Market San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 

• San Francisco Decorator Showcase, “Eyes on Hue” exterior mural, San Francisco, CA

• LymeLight Foundation, Dart for Art Auction, San Francisco, CA

• The Columbus Art Museum, An Evening with Art, Columbus, OH

2017

• Gallery BOM, Expansion Group Exhibition, Boston, MA

• Julie Nester Gallery, “Tranquility”, Group Exhibition, Park City, UT

2016

• Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, Art Market San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 

2015

• Karen Imperial Fine Art, Art Market Art on Paper, New York, NY

2014

• Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, Art Silicon Valley, San Mateo, CA

• Headlands Center for the Arts, Benefit Art Auction, Sausalito, CA

• Bryant Street Gallery, “Essence Within” Solo Show, Palo Alto, CA

2013

• Greater Columbus Arts Council, Community Arts Project, Columbus, OH

• Bryant Street Gallery, Aqua Art Miami, Miami, FL

2012

• Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, San Francisco Fine Arts Fair, San Francisco, CA

2011

• Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, San Francisco Fine Arts Fair, San Francisco, CA

2010

• Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, Aqua Art Miami, Miami, FL

• Greater Columbus Arts Council, Community Arts Juried Exhibition, Columbus, OH

• Greater Columbus Arts Council, Columbus Arts Festival, Columbus, OH

• Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts, Affordable Art Fair New York, New York, NY

• ArtSpan, Benefit Art Show and Auction, San Francisco, CA

2009

• Workspace Limited San Francisco Open Studios, San Francisco, CA

2008

• Greater Columbus Arts Council, Columbus Arts Festival, Columbus, OH

• ArtSpan, Benefit Art Show and Auction, San Francisco, CA

 2007

• The Blue Studio, Open Studio, San Francisco, CA