Baikei Uehira

Baikei Uehira is not only an accomplished studio artist but also a live performer who has performed for Lady Gaga, at the G7 Summit, and the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan to name a few.

Though he typically adheres to the classical styles also utilized by his peers in the calligraphy world, Baikei also enjoys creating innovative works by incorporating new materials, forms, and brush styles.

As a promoter of traditional Japanese culture with more than 30 years of calligraphy instruction to his credit, he shows no signs of slowing down and vows to travel the world teaching for years to come.

Baikei Uehira, born Tatsuyoshi Uehira on June 28, 1964 in Izumisano, Japan, is a master calligrapher and teacher as well as president of the Seisho Calligraphy Association in Osaka.

Originally pursuing calligraphy only for the love of writing, he has gone on to develop new pathways and styles of traditional Japanese calligraphy through collaborations, art shodo, and live performances.

Uehira is considered a pioneer of live calligraphy and continues to create innovative works with hopes of expanding interest in Japanese writing to others around the globe.

Graduated from 日本書道専門学校
(Nihon Shodō Senmon Sakkō)
Japanese Calligraphy Calligraphy University in Tokyo.

Studied under master calligrapher Kyoshuu Mochizuki

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%9B%E6%9C%88%E8%99%9A%E8%88%9F

1993 ー present: Featured artist at the Seisho Calligraphy Exhibition
1999 ー present: Participant in the Mainichi Calligraphy Exhibition
2001 ー present: Participant in the Dokuritsu Calligraphy Exhibition
2009 ー present: Participant in the Ruidosha Calligraphy Exhibition
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2005 - Exhibition of classic calligraphy works for Osaka City Art Museum
2009 - Live writing at Shinsaibashi Dekimonoshou Exhibition
2010 - Exhibition of works at Kyoto Kokusai Kouryuu Kaikann
2012 - Art fundraiser for Fukushima victims in Mino, Japan
2013 - Solo Exhibition in Bangkok, Thailand
2014 - Exhibition with Chanel Tanaka in Honolulu, Hawaii
2014 - Exhibition with artist Richie Lucero in Honolulu, Hawaii
2014 - Exhibition with Persian calligrapher Arash Shirinbab in Oakland, CA
2015 - Solo exhibition in Sumatra, Indonesia
2015 - Dokuritsu Exhibition top tier winner
2015 - Gallery showing with Japanese ceramics icon Banjoya Takeshi
2015 - Mainichi Newspaper Exhibition top tier winner
2015 - Participated in the 5th International Exhibition of Calligraphy in Moscow
2018 - Became judge for Dokuritsu Calligraphy Exhibition (highest rank)
2020 - Became judge for Mainichi Calligraphy Exhibition (highest rank)