Yujiro Ueno’s solo exhibition at SHIKISAISHA explored new directions in his painting through landscapes, still lifes and small works with a strong abstract character, setting aside the animal motifs central to his earlier practice.
Yujiro Ueno’s solo exhibition at SHIKISAISHA explored new directions in his painting through landscapes, still lifes and small works with a strong abstract character, setting aside the animal motifs central to his earlier practice.
Yujiro Ueno
Born in Kyoto in 1996, Yujiro Ueno graduated from Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts in 2019 and completed a master’s degree at Tokyo University of the Arts in 2021. Through layered brushstrokes and motifs of real and imagined creatures, he explores qi and the flow of matter and spirit. His work entered the collection of the Macao Museum of Art in 2023. He became a Royal Talens ambassador in 2024 and received a civic commendation from Kameoka City, Kyoto, in 2025.
Born in Kyoto in 1996, Yujiro Ueno graduated from Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts in 2019 and completed a master’s degree at Tokyo University of the Arts in 2021. Through layered brushstrokes and motifs of real and imagined creatures, he explores qi and the flow of matter and spirit. His work entered the collection of the Macao Museum of Art in 2023. He became a Royal Talens ambassador in 2024 and received a civic commendation from Kameoka City, Kyoto, in 2025.
