Yuiko Nagano

I am a Japanese printmaking artist, working mainly with traditional woodblock techniques on washi paper. I specialize in using traditional Japanese watercolor pigments, which create luminous and delicate layers of color. Unlike the oil-based woodblock prints often seen in Europe and North America, my prints are characterized by their transparent and subtle color expressions.　My works capture everyday moments, nature, and memories in vivid colors, combining the sensibility of Japanese craftsmanship with a contemporary perspective.
I studied art in Europe and was deeply inspired by cultural diversity, which continues to influence my creative process. Each print is carefully hand-carved and hand-printed, making every piece unique.

2005 Studied abroad at the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague (AVU)

2006 B.A., Kyoto University of Art and Design

2025 Solo Exhibition, Unomachi Coffee (Tokyo, Hiroshima, Nara, Japan)

2024 Solo Exhibition, spacewaize (Tokyo, Japan)

2023 Solo Exhibition, Riverside Café (Kyoto, Japan)

2021 Group Exhibition “Contemporary Creative Expression,” RECTO VERSO GALLERY (Tokyo, Japan)

2021 Exhibited at Nishimura Food Center, LAKEWALL Gallery (Kyoto, Japan)

2020 “The Exhibition inside the Bookshelf,” café phalam (Kyoto, Japan)

2019 Kyoto Art & Craft Market, Annex of Kyoto Bunka Hakubutsukan (Kyoto, Japan)

2013 Solo Exhibition, Gallery Keifu (Kyoto, Japan)

2011 Solo Exhibition, Art rin (Kyoto, Japan)

2010 Solo Exhibition, Gallery Keifu (Kyoto, Japan)

2009 Solo Exhibition, Daimaru Kyoto Art Spot (Kyoto, Japan)

2008 Group Exhibition “The Rostock Kyoto Rainbow Project 2008” (Kyoto, Japan)

2008 Two-Person Exhibition, Gallery Keifu (Kyoto, Japan)

2006 Selected, Japan Print Association Exhibition (Japan)