Akané Ogura’s paintings are inspired by the fleeting nature of life and femininity. She was raised in Japan with Shintoism's ancient animistic beliefs that teach that supernatural spirits inhabit every natural landscape element. This belief informs her relationship to nature and to its femininity, which are intertwined. Her work explores the bittersweetness of life, womxn's wonders, nature's fragility, and strength as proof of existence. By representing the extracted visible and adding layers of invisible feelings, She transforms the ephemeral into permanence.

Her painting technique and aesthetic are integral to her identity and the intention behind her work. It is a delicate dance between Japanese and Western motifs and traditions featuring flatness and rendering, opacity and transparency, and balance between space and objects. Her work combines traditional Japanese Sumi ink painting with Western Impressionism. With a few exceptions, both techniques were always heralded by male artists. As a woman, she uses her agency and these traditions to express the feminine and embrace emotions, wonders, ideas, and dreams. 

Ogura lives and works in Brooklyn, NY, and is originally from Ibaraki, Japan. She moved to the US in 2004 to study art and received a BFA at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA. Her paintings have been exhibited in group exhibitions throughout the US and internationally. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Williamsburg Art & Historical Center (Brooklyn, NY). She has collaborated with popular brands such as Little Sunny Bite, Fresh Beauty, and Pluie. Her work is also on the cover of songwriter/musician Caithlin De Marrais's solo album and pianist/composer, Tadataka Unno’s album.