Aguri Uchida

Aguri Uchida (内田 あぐり, Uchida Aguri; born 1949)^[1] is a Japanese painter in the Nihonga style of watercolour painting.

Biography

Uchida was born in 1949 in Tokyo.^[2] In 1975 she completed her studies in the university of Musashino art school; she exhibited twice in that year, being awarded a prize by the sougakai (創画会).^[2] After that, she mainly conducted sougakai activities. From 1993 she served at the teaching school at Musashino art school, and won first prize at the 12th Yamatane museum prize exhibition.^[1] In 2002 she won the Kaii Higashiyama memorial nikkei nihonga grand prize.^[2] She has given personal exhibitions in many places.

Her compositions are characterized by a bold form and colours which are each independent.

Major works

• 地への廻廊 （1993）
• 吊された男―'00Ｍ（2000年）