Nami Ueno grew up in a little town called Arashiyama, an important sightseeing district in Kyoto, Japan. Her first artistic experiences as a child were at home with her grandfather, a creative and self-taught artist and craftsman. At fifteen, she began formal art lessons with a local artist and after 4 years was accepted to the Kyoto University of Art and Design. With delicate techniques and careful detail, Nami spends a long time with each painting, but still approaches every work with a sense of childlike wonder. Her wide-ranging work bears many influences and references -...more
