About

相樂和紀 / Waki Sagara

Waki Sagara is an illustrator based in Yokohama, Japan. Born to a rice farming family, she grew up in the beautiful countryside of Fukushima. Her small town upbringing sparked a desire to explore the larger world, leading her to study English Literature at Keio University and to travel throughout Europe, Asia, and North America. After graduation she briefly worked as a systems engineer, eventually switching to a career as a translator while studying illustration. Her lifelong fixation with drawing women inspires the themes in her work, combining Japanese and western aesthetics to capture intimate and quiet moments.
Materials: Acrylic gouache, pen, Photoshop

横浜市在住のイラストレーター。福島県の米農家の家に育つ。慶應義塾大学（文学部）を卒業後、IT企業等で勤務。
翻訳業と並行して青山塾で3年間イラストレーションを学ぶ。幼少期から現在に至るまで女性を描き続けている。
田舎で育った経験から海外に憧れ、大学ではイギリス文学を専攻。欧州、アジア、北米を旅するが、日本的・東アジア的な表現や雰囲気の作風に落ち着く。
使用画材：アクリルガッシュ、ペン、Photoshop

See more:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wakisagara/

Behance: https://www.behance.net/wksgr0126c967

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wakisagara

Note (Blog): https://note.com/wsagara

Events/News

2025

June 13 - 29
Group exhibition "Lune d'eau / Watery Moon" at Octopus Heart - Art Center, Brussels, Belgium
グループ展「水無月」/ Octopus Heart - Art Center（ベルギー、ブリュッセル）

April 15 - 20
企画展「駅窓」/ Gallery/Studio CHARLOTTE.USAGI（横浜）
Group exhibition at Gallery/Studio Charlotte.Usagi, Yokohama

April 1 - June 30
横浜ベイクォーター ギャラリー BOX にて作品展示
Group exhibition at Gallery Box, Bay Quarter Yokohama

March 28 - April 2
グループ展『花に聞く vol.21 沈丁花』/ OPA Gallery（東京）
Group Exhibition at Opa Gallery, Tokyo

January 17 - 22
個展『ノンシャラン』/ OPA Gallery（東京）
Solo Exhibition "Nonchalant" at Opa Gallery, Tokyo

個展の振り返りや写真はこちら：
https://note.com/wsagara/n/n18d9302a0547?sub_rt=share_pw

2024

November 17
Comitia 150 に、友人の IPOIPO ちゃん＆ Mizuki ちゃんと参加します。東5-ふ11a/ふ11b
I will attend Comitia 150 with my friends, IPOIPO and Mizuki Tsuchimura.

October 13 - 14
国見町合併70周年記念事業『盆地と里の芸術祭』（福島県伊達郡国見町）で展示します。
Exhibiting artwork at the art festival in Kunimi, Fukushima

June 22 - 26
二人展『わたしひとりの部屋』/ ユメノギャラリー吉祥寺（東京）
Duo Exhibition “A Room of My Own” with Mizuki Tsuchimura at Yumeno Gallery Kichijoji, Tokyo

二人展の振り返りや写真はこちら：
https://note.com/wsagara/n/nf10c109d2922?sub_rt=share_pw

January 28
artbook 事務局『Girls 2024 (ART BOOK OF SELECTED ILLUSTRATION)』掲載
One of my artwork is featured in the illustration book "Girls 2024: Art Book of Selected Illustration https://www.amazon.co.jp/Girls-2024-BOOK-SELECTED-ILLUSTRATION/dp/486249451X

2023

July 28 - August 2
グループ展『ラクカキ４コマテン』/ OPA Gallery（東京）
Group Exhibition at Opa Gallery, Tokyo