About AKANETTI

akanetti is a Narrative Visual Artist & Writer based in Tokyo.
After living in Japan, the UK, and Australia, she began drawing small stories about everyday absurdities — the kind that make you smile quietly on the train or bus.

Her work blends hand-drawn textures, simple black ink, gentle colors, and words that feel like small conversations.

Having worked in more than 25 jobs (including some very random ones), she now creates art and essays that remind people it’s perfectly okay to be a little weird — and wonderfully human:)

Instagram: @_akanetti

Biography

2024  Reawakened as “akanetti,” gently returning to creative life after the pandemic years in Japan (formerly A-nya.PoPo)

2020  Solo Exhibition "Happy Dots…”  TULLY's COFFEE, Shinjuku, Tokyo
2018   Solo exhibition "Good Morning" ASAGAO, Nezu, Tokyo
2018   Selected for the art wine label contest “WINZER VON ERBACH”, Germany
2017   Solo Exhibition "You are Okay" TULLY's COFFEE, Shinjuku, Tokyo
2017   Group Exhibition "Ikepos Exhibition" Ikebukuro, Tokyo
2017   Solo Exhibition "WE LOVE HAPPY CATS!" Lounge, Yokohama
2016   Solo Exhibition "Welcome to the World of A-nya.PoPo" Blank_Gallery, Harajuku, Tokyo
2015   LCC Graduation Exhibition "Inside Out" Upper Gallery, London
2015   Completed the Art & Design course at London College of Communication, University of the Arts London, UK