Artist Reception: Akiko Suzuki, Songs of a Little Bird

About this Event

Join us at NY2CA Gallery for the Artist Reception for Songs of a Little Bird, a solo exhibition by internationally recognized fiber artist Akiko Suzuki. The Artist reception will take place Saturday, July 18 from 5–7pm and will feature Performance Art by Akiko Suzuki. Songs of a Little Bird presents Suzuki’s richly layered textile and mixed-media works, bringing together contemporary art quilting, poetry, stitching, paint, collage, and intuitive mark-making. Her practice bridges visual art, written language, memory, and emotion, giving form to the unseen forces that shape inner experience. As part of the exhibition, Suzuki presents HOPE DRESS, a performance and video work created in collaboration with music by Kuniyoshi Yamada and filmed at Palazzo Ferrari in Parabita, Italy during the Global Art Project residency in May 2026. In this work, feathers are cut from a yellow dress. Participants write messages of hope onto the feathers, then sew them back onto the dress. The gesture is simple and deeply human. Hope is written by hand. Hope is held. Hope is shared. Hope is sewn back into the world. We invite you to join us for an evening of art, performance, poetry, fiber, memory, and shared hope. Artist Reception Saturday, July 18, 2026 5–7pm Exhibition Dates July 16 – August 23, 2026 NY2CA Gallery 617 First Street Benicia, CA 94510 Free and open to the public.