A photo from my graduation ceremony at Tokyo University of the Arts

Hello and welcome

I am Efrat, an artist living and working in Tokyo.

I grew up in Israel and later studied in New York before completing my MFA in Fine Arts in Tokyo. Living in Japan has encouraged me to rediscover my own culture through a quieter lens, shaping the way I see ritual, craftsmanship, nature, and the meaning of home.

Working across watercolor, collage, printmaking, handmade paper, and ceramics, I create paintings and objects inspired by Jewish traditions, Japanese aesthetics, and the beauty of everyday life. My work brings together memories from different landscapes: desert plants, birds, mountain herbs, Shabbat candles, Jizō, handmade papers, and moments of serenity, allowing them to meet in conversation.

Alongside my studio practice, I teach art in international communities in Tokyo, where I enjoy sharing my love of the creative path with others.


Solo & Due exhibitions

• 2025 – Mountains & Birds 山と鳥 , Shichimenzaka, Tokyo, Together with Nadine Franklin, Painting & Mixed Media

• 2023 - Pictures of the Flowing World, Graduation Show, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo VIDEO

• 2022 - Flowers of the Moment 時分の花 , Shichimenzaka, Tokyo, Together with Hanako Kudlic, VIDEO

• 2019 – Between Jerusalem and Tokyo, Arts Letters & Numbers, New York

• 2015 – Please Come In, Bard College Graduation Exhibition, New York

Group Exhibitions

• 2022 - Cultural BYO…Ne!, Nakacho no Ie仲町の家, Immigration Museum, Tokyo

• 2022 - Crystal Clear, Nakacho no Ie仲町の家, Tokyo

• 2022 - The 7th Tokyo International Art Festival 2022, Gallery kobun, Tokyo

• 2022 - Geidai G7 group exhibition, B-gallery, Tokyo

• 2022 - “Do my feet still touch the ground”, Yuga-Gallery, Japan & VCA ARTSPACE, Australia

• 2021 - 誰も知らないイスラエル The Israel that Nobody Knows, Illustrated comic book, Tel Aviv

• 2021 - Japan meets Tirol - Grafik, Untermieming

• 2021 - “Tawara” Printmaking exhibition, Tokyo Geidai

• 2021 – その場合、わたしは何をする？ If so, what would I do?, Geidai Art Plaza, Tokyo

• 2020 – Artists as Independent Publishers, Bremen, Halle, London

• 2020 – International Artists Exhibition, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo

• 2019 – Third Thursday, Arts Letters & Numbers, New York

• 2017 – Wild Illustration, Beita Gallery, Jerusalem

• 2015 - Sustainable Roofs, Muslala, Jerusalem

• 2014 – International Works, Kyoto Seika University, Kyoto

Residencies

2019 – Residency at Arts & Letters and Numbers, New York

2015 – Solidarity of Nations // Achvat Amim, Jerusalem

2014 – Bridging Scholarship for Study Abroad in Japan, Kyoto