ギャラリーオーツーは２００５年秋に「手と知から生み出す美しき行為」を展覧するギャラリーとして東京大田区大森に誕生しました。
かつて このエリアは、文学者や画家たちがとりわけ昭和初期から戦後にかけて移り住んだところです。現在はところどころに記念館や美術館 となって「文士村」の面影をしのばせています。
当ギャラリーでは文化をマルチプルな方向から提示することをポリシーにしています。
美術(fine art),工芸（crafts),デザイン（design)の各分野から選ばれた作家の展覧会は、すべて企画展で運営しています。
・ 美術 は 彫刻、絵画、版画、その他先端芸術のインスタレーションなど
・工芸 は 陶芸（Ceramics）、漆芸（Lacquer)、ガラス（Glass works）金工（Metal works)、木工（Wood）
・デザイン は 染織（Hand weaving＆Dyeing)、服飾（Clothing）、バッグデザイン（Bag）などです。
Address
Gallery O2
143-0025
東京都大田区南馬込4-9-1
Tel & fax (03) 5709-1050
4-9-1 Minami-Magome Ota-Ku,
Tokyo
Gallery O2 began business in Omori in November 2005. The Omori area of Tokyo has been the home of many famous writers and artists since the Meiji and Showa eras and notable memorial museums continue to celebrate this heritage. Gallery O2 endeavors to contribute to this cultural tradition and milieu by promoting work that exhibits the artist's sensibility in balance with the artisan's perfection of skill.
The manager of the gallery, Yoko Ikeda, brings 30 years of experience and expertise in the art world. Ikeda managed a gallery specialising in modern and contemporary art in the renowned Ginza district of Tokyo 1976-1988; she then worked as an independent art dealer in London, England and Tokyo till 2005, then started Gallery O2 in November of that year.
The gallery has a broad scope spanning diverse cultures and media. In addition to the strong representation of contemporary Japanese artists are international artists from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Korea, Spain, the UK, and USA.
· Art media includes sculpture, paintings, prints and drawings, and art installations.
· Contemporary arts and crafts include lacquer, ceramics, metal and wood working, cloth hand-weaving and dyeing, basketry.
· Specialty exhibits have included kimono and kimono goods, eye-glass frame design, hand-crafted furniture, and jewellery.
An average of 15 exhibitions are held throughout the year.