Sly Morikawa is a Sydney-based artist and photographer working across themes of sex, subculture, and self. Through her sensitive, dreamlike lens, she explores intimacy, desire, and the dualities of human experience — light and dark, beauty and tension, calm and chaos. Her images blur the line between the angelic and the unorthodox, inviting viewers into a world in which one can suspend biases and taboos.

Recent Press

Burke, J. (2025, October). Sly Morikawa. SURPLUS Magazine. 1, 90-99.

Purple ART. (2024, November). Sly Morikwa’s book release “City of Roses” at Salt and Pepper, Tokyo. Purple Magazine.

Moore, S. (2024, November). Sly Morikawa on her photo book ‘Devotion’. to Be Magazine.

Salt and Pepper (2024, October). Don’t think. Grind, True Colors Issue. 109, 222-223.

White, J (2024, August). Photographers in focus: Sly Morikawa. Nowness Asia.

Gerakaris, C (2024, April-June). Sly Morikawa. Art Collector, Undiscovered & Underrated Issue. 108, 96.

Richards, A (2023, December). Meet the cover artist: Sly Morikawa. Vice, The Crafted Issue, 1(1), 81.

Dazed Digital. (2023, December). The 2023 Dazed 100 is here. Dazed.

Pirovic, J. (2023, October). Beneath the dreamy haze of Sly Morikawa’s ‘White Socks’ photo series. RUSSH.

Dinsdale, E. (2023, October). This zine explores the erotic potential of white socks. Dazed.

Warner, M. (2023, August). Sly Morikawa’s ethereal photographs reveal her dreamy inner life. Dazed.

Richards, A. (2023, August). White Socks, Hot Girls, and Blowing Up a Car: The World of Sly Morikawa. VICE.

Russell, E. (2023, January). Photographing sex, subculture & self in Tokyo. i-D.