Born in Tokyo, Japan, Eri Ishii moved to Canada to study psychology and pursue painting. Since then she has made Vancouver her home while studying and exhibiting widely across British Columbia. Using layers of oil paint, Ishii creates depth and atmospheric space in her painting. She then complicates her images by using geometric shapes or tangled lines combined with human figures. Ishii is driven by her interests in emotional experiences and the creative possibilities of painting. She strives for work that captivates viewers and stimulates their imagination. Art reviewer Bettina Matzhkun, described her work as “deftly captures a sense of uncertainty, even anxiety, though there’s nothing overtly threatening. She conjures fragility without a speck of sentimentality”.
Eri has exhibited her work in numerous solo and group exhibitions across Canada and internationally including Halde Galerie in Switzerland, Taiwan National Art Education Museum in Taiwan and Canvas Gallery in Toronto. She has recently been interviewed by CBC North by Northwest, and her work has been featured in various publications including the Vancouver Sun, the Globe & Mail, and the Province.
Pond at Van Dusen Garden
Oil on canvas 48″ x 60″
$6,400.00
Picnic at Rose Garden 2021
Oil on canvas 48″ x 54″
$5,800.00
Vancouver Spring 2021
Oil on canvas 48″ x 60″
$6,400.00
Roses 2021
Oil on canvas 36″ x 48″
$4,350.00
Vancouver 2021
Oil on canvas 32″ x 30″
$3,000.00
Room with Paintings 2020
Oil on canvas 28″ x 36″
$3,500.00
Riverside 2019
Oil on canvas 44″ x 44″
$4,000.00
Stroll 2021
Oil on canvas 36″ x 30″
$3,400.00
Peonies in garden 2020
Oil on canvas 20″ x 16″
$1,100.00
Rose bush in rain 2020
Oil on canvas 18″ x 14″
$900.00
Petals on Water II 2020
Oil on panel 20″ x 16″
$1,100.00
Reflection VI 2018
Oil on canvas 24″ x 18″
$1,500.00
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