AYAKA FARIHA is a contemporary artist.
Born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, she is currently based in Kyoto.

From the age of two, she attended painting classes, where she learned the importance of observation in translating imagined images into visual form. This realization led her to spend hours each day closely observing living organisms such as plants and insects. Over time, she became aware that plants, insects, and humans alike are composed of continuous forms of circles at the molecular level. This insight prompted her to pursue “Circle,” “Dot,” and “Polka Dots” as essential motifs in her artistic practice.She also came to understand that expressing the complex and mysterious microscopic world of living beings through art requires a high level of refined and precise technical skill—an understanding that has had a profound influence on her artistic career.

During high school, she studied life design, and later majored in painting at Joshibi Junior College of Art and Design, where she explored a wide range of techniques including oil painting, acrylic painting, mosaic, and printmaking. While studying Contemporary Expression at Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts, she also learned textile arts such as dyeing, weaving, and hand-painted Yuzen dyeing. From her student years onward, she actively participated in open-call exhibitions and competitions, receiving numerous awards for her exceptional technical mastery and highly original sensibility.

After graduating, she trained at a textile dyeing studio in Kyoto, where she mastered traditional techniques such as gold leaf application and wax-spray dyeing. Through this process, she developed the ability to present her own hand-painted Yuzen-dyed kimono and obi as fine art works.
Across acrylic paintings, silkscreen prints, Yuzen dyeing, and Ariwork embroidery, AYAKA’s work is unified by a focus on the coexistence of nature and humanity, combined with a strong sense of design that harmonizes with contemporary life. In 2025, she officially launched her career as a contemporary artist under the name AYAKA FARIHA.