Ai Degaito

Ai Degaito

Ai Degaito was born in Asuka Village, Nara, Japan. She studied ceramics and materials thermochemistry at college and ceramic facilities in various regions. Her practice centers on granting objects the choice of whether traces of existence should “remain” or “not remain.” She burns materials that hold a human sense of distance—such as plants, bones, household waste, and personal belongings—and refines glazes using only their ashes. Holding the conflicting sensations of “the terrifying eternity of what does not return to the soil” and “the preciousness of objects as devices of memory,” she pursues the concept of the “archive,” which inscribes time indefinitely while transforming personal memory.

solo exhibition

2025 “Sincere Memories, Glaze” Suzusan Galerie Raum (Aichi)

2024 “Mercy” SHABBY'S MARKETPLACE (Osaka)

2024 “And You” JITSUZAISEI (Osaka)

2023 “Voice” JUU Arts & Stay by FIGYA (Osaka)

2023 “return” SHABBY'S MARKETPLACE (Osaka)

2022 “1190” JITSUZAISEI (Osaka)

Group Exhibitions

2026 “Battery” [Imura Kazuto, Degaiuchi Ai] KANA KAWANISHI GALLERY (Tokyo)

2025 “BankART Alive! Exhibition recommendation frame” BankART Station (Kanagawa)


2024 “ART SESSION” Kyoto Tsutaya Bookstore (Kyoto)


2024 “Oji Town Art Festival” Daruma Temple (Nara)


2023 “KONSHIN-TEN vol.5” galery UG (Tokyo)

2023 “Atelier Market Vol.2” THE BOLY OSAKA (Osaka)


2023 “My Opinion, Your Opinion. vol.2” Atelier Mitsushima (Kyoto)


2023 “Coincidentally, here.” Tobichi Museum of Art (Nagano)


2023 “Osaka Independent” ART GALLERY UMEDA [Daimaru Umeda] (Osaka)


2023 “SICF24” spiral (Tokyo)


2022 “3rd Makurazaki International Art Award Exhibition” Nanmeikan (Kagoshima)
2022 “MY STYLING STORE” Hankyu Umeda Main Store (Osaka)
2022 “Hopstep Spring Gifts!” Hankyu Umeda Main Store (Osaka)
2021 “55th Female Ceramics Exhibition” Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art (Kyoto)


Artist in Residence

2026 “YAU STUDIO ARTIST”

YAU (Yau, Yurakucho Art Urbanism [Yurakucho Art Urbanism]

2023 “Coincidentally, here.” Tobichi Museum of Art [Grant: Shinshu Arts Council, Organizer: General Incorporated Association ◯ and Editors] (Nagano)

awarded

Selected for the 3rd Makurazaki Triennale 2022


Selected for the 55th Women's Ceramics Exhibition in 2021


Selected for the 71st Nara Prefecture Art Exhibition in 2020

Commission work

XLink Marunouchi Park Building (Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.)

New Tokyo Building (Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.)

Geo Tower Osaka Juso

Nomura Crafts Co., Ltd. Future Creation Research Institute