TOSHIYUKI KAJIOKA (b. 1978, Tokyo, Japan) has devoted the past twenty years to painting a single subject: the surface of flowing rivers at night. Using only sumi ink and graphite pencil on Japanese paper, Kajioka captures water's shifting states between wildness and tranquility, transforming fleeting moments into timeless, immersive experiences. For EXPO CHICAGO, Kajioka will present a monumental work from his signature "Waterscape" series.

Kajioka's recent presentations include EXPO CHICAGO 2024, Unconscious River (SEIZAN Gallery New York, 2023) and Edge of Night (SEIZAN Gallery Tokyo, 2021). His works are in the permanent collections of Toyohashi City Museum of Art & History, Kyoto University of the Arts, and Aizu Museum in Tokyo. He lives and works in Shiga, Japan.

DANIELLE WINGER (b. 1986, Nevada, USA) creates contemplative landscapes with bold brushstrokes and striking colors that evoke both physical places and emotional states. Drawing inspiration from German Romantic traditions, she approaches landscape as both subject and metaphor—where mountains become paths to transcendence, deserts embody profound solitude, and moonlit forests take on human qualities. Her deeply personal meditative spaces invite viewers to explore themes of sublimity and the divine.

Winger’s works have been shown at König Bergson in Munich (2025), Lamb Gallery in London (2024), and Red Arrow Gallery in Nashville (2021, 2023). At SEIZAN Gallery, she has exhibited in The Shape of Water (2024, Tokyo) and participated in Art Taipei (2024) and Art Tokyo (2024). Her work has been published in ArtMaze Magazine and New American Paintings Midwest #173 (2024). She lives and works in La Fontaine, Indiana.