Burnaby Neighbourhood House is getting set for another art exhibition.
Paintings by artist Akemi Ito will be on display at the Neighbourhood House’s north location, at 4908 Hastings St., for the month of July.
to, who’s originally from Japan and now living on the West Coast, says her creative style and drawings are influenced by both Eastern and Western cultures.
“My influences are everything I see, feel and experience, and I take my imagination with them,” she said in an artist’s statement. “I bring my sketchbook everywhere, and sometimes the drawings develop into more in-depth ideas and detailed images.”
Ito works in pen and ink, watercolour, gouache and coloured pencils. She’s been a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators since 2014.
The exhibition will be open throughout July, Monday to Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
