AHHI CHOI AHHI CHOI

AHHI CHOI

AHHI CHOI
AHHI CHOI

Ahhi Choi was born in Hyogo Prefecture Japan in 1983. The curvilinear movement in the work of Ahhi Choi is both buoyant and ecstatic, expressing the innate sense of adventure the artist possesses. He gained recognition after showing in New York in 2014 and has since exhibited internationally including in the United States, France, Italy, Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong. Choi’s work can be perceived as reflection of his subconscious mind. After studying in Los Angeles he traveled through the Western United States. During that trip, Choi explored the expansive network of National Parks, from Death Valley, the Grand Canyon to Yellowstone. It was during this stateside excursion that the artist developed an intimate bond with the grandeur and majesty of nature. When he returned to his hometown of Kobe, he was struck by the overwhelming and cramped nature of urban life, which had previously only evoked feelings of nostalgia while he was away. Taking the flashes of inspiration that the artist experienced in day-to-day life he began to take ink to paper forming an abstract diary of his adventures. Letting his hand move organically across the page, Choi would interpret the silhouettes, pictures, words and letters from the well of his memory into energetic lines that are ubiquitous in throughout his work. In addition to painting, the artist has also extensively engaged in other artistic creations, including the design of shoes, skateboards, fabrics, wine labels, cell phone cases, CD covers, and even musical instruments (didgeridoo). In 2020, dedicated his work “Naka-ima” (meaning “present time as a succession of the age of God, in Japanese mythology) to Ashiya Shrine and created votive pictures in collaboration with the shrine (sold out 200 editions immediately). He started also the creation of hanging scrolls in collaboration with a long-established Kyoto-style mounting brand “Kanouunkindou”.

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ARTWORKS

ARTICLES

GALLERY EXHIBITIONS

MAJOR EXHIBITIONS, COLLECTIONS

EXHIBITIONS

2026
“Reconstructing the Everyday” (Whitestone Ginza New Gallery, Tokyo, Japan)
Ahhi Choi × YUTA OKUDA, nalu’s gallery (Osaka, Japan)
“My Eyes Vol.15”, Gallery World Times (Hyogo, Japan)
2025
Newing × Ahhi Choi, Auto Messe Osaka (Osaka, Japan)
“365 Inspiration” (Whitestone Gallery Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan)
“The Art Room 2025” Sekisui House (Osaka, Japan)
Dance with Dragon × Ahhi Choi S/S (Nationwide in Japan)
“My Eyes Vol.14” Gallery World Times (Hyogo, Japan)
“The Art Room” CUCINA Nagoya (Nagoya, Japan)
UIAF 2025 (Ulsan, South Korea)
“How do you do? Snoopy” (Taipei, Taiwan)
FIDES × Ahhi Choi (Nationwide)
“Whiteout the Whiteout,” Nanjo Art Museum (Okinawa, Japan)
“Floating Sensations and Ecstasy Invited by Curves” G735 Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
“How do you do? Snoopy” (Tainan, Taiwan)
KIAF (Seoul, South Korea)
“How do you do? Snoopy” (Bangkok, Thailand)
“Ashiya Art Festival” (Curated & Exhibited by Ahhi Choi) (Hyogo, Japan)
Dance with Dragon × Ahhi Choi A/W (Nationwide in Japan)
2024
“The Art Room” CUCINA Osaka (Osaka, Japan)
“My Eyes Vol.13” Gallery World Times (Hyogo, Japan)
“Mango Art Festival” (Bangkok, Thailand)
“Palette of Life” Hankyu Umeda Main Store (Osaka, Japan)
“365 Inspiration” (Whitestone Gallery Seoul, South Korea)
KIAF (Seoul, South Korea)
Art Taipei (Taipei, Taiwan)
“365 Inspiration” (Whitestone Ginza New Gallery, Tokyo, Japan)
L4K3 × Ahhi Choi (Nationwide in Japan)
2023
“We Love Singapore” (Whitestone Gallery Singapore, Singapore)
“My Eyes Vol.12” Gallery World Times (Hyogo, Japan)
“We Love China” Whitestone (Beijing, China)
“idea” Yonago Tenmaya (Tottori, Japan)
Solo Exhibition, Daimaru Kobe Store (Hyogo)
Art Moments Jakarta (Jakarta, Indonesia)
“We Love Korea” (Whitestone Gallery Seoul, South Korea)
KIAF (Seoul, South Korea)
ART ART KOBE, Daimaru Kobe Store (Hyogo, Japan)
DEFINE Seoul (Seoul, South Korea)
“Possibility” gallery CRANE (Hyogo, Japan)
2022
“Intermixture Vol.3” Whitestone Gallery H Queens (Hong Kong)
“Contemporary Art Trends Exhibition” Daimaru Kyoto Store (Kyoto, Japan)
“My Eyes Vol.11” Gallery World Times (Hyogo, Japan)
Art Busan 2022 (Busan, South Korea)
Barneys New York Ginza Main Store (Tokyo, Japan)
“Iridescent Feather” group exhibition, nextlab™ (Shanghai, China)
“CAPTURE” N ART (Tokyo, Japan)
Land Rover × Ahhi Choi (Kobe, Hyogo, Japan)
KIAF (Seoul, South Korea)
Art Moments Jakarta (Jakarta, Indonesia)
2021
“Inside vol.2” (Whitestone Gallery Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan)
“Trigger” (Whitestone Ginza New Gallery, Tokyo)
2019
“Diversity for Peace!” (St Mark's Square, Venice,Italy)
“Party×Party” (Whitestone Ginza New Gallery, Tokyo)
2018
Solo Exhibition (Whitestone Gallery Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan)
Solo Exhibition (OKANO-Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, Japan)
Solo Exhibition (Whitestone Gallery Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan)
KIA (Seoul, Korea),
“My Eyes Vol.7” (Gallery World Times, Hyogo, Japan)
2017
“My Eyes Vol.6” Gallery World Times (Hyogo, JAPAN)
Solo Exhibition, SAMTOH GALLERY (Seoul, KOREA)
2016
“My Eyes Vol.5” Gallery World Times (Hyogo,JAPAN)
Solo Exhibition, Gallery Space 776 (Brooklyn, New york)
Nu Chayamachi (Osaka, JAPAN)
2015
“My Eyes Vol.4” Gallery World Times (Hyogo, JAPAN)
The Hotel & Residence Roppongi (Tokyo, JAPAN)
2014
“My Eyes Vol.3” Gallery World Times (Hyogo, JAPAN)
“My Eyes in New York” BCS Gallery (New York, USA)
Long Island University Solo Exhibition (New York, USA)
“Untitled love” White Labs (Milano, ITALY)
2013
“My Eyes Vol.2” Gallery World Times (Hyogo, JAPAN)
100 Artist Exhibition, Ouchi Gallery New York (New York, USA)
2012
“My Eyes Vol.1” Gallery World Times (Hyogo, JAPAN)
“Enge” Wakanoura Art Cube (Wakayama, JAPAN)

IMAGES

Ahhi Choi and Land Rover Defender Collaboration

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