Biography
Artist Bio
Born in Yokohama, Japan in 1989, Ryota Aoki completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts with a specialization in painting at the University of Ottawa in 2012. He has earned several awards for his work, most notably the Edmund and Isobel Ryan Visual Arts Scholarship in painting received from the University of Ottawa in 2012. Ryota was also selected for and participated in the Fresh Paint and New Construction 2012 for Art Mur in Montreal. He was chosen by the University of Ottawa to represent it in the first BMO art competition in 2012. Ryota's work has been exhibited around Canada, in Ottawa and Montreal.
