Atsuko Saito

Atsuko Saito was born and raised in Yamagata, Japan. Ever since being a young girl, she was fascinated by the phenomena caused by pigmentation of colour and water. In 2010, she completed her BA in Art and Design at Tohoku University, where she majored in Japanese Painting.

She adores many things that are in her house. Through her paintings, she also expresses a slight sense of incongruity with her belongings. Feelings such as embarrassment for holding on to too many items, or bitter memories that are attached to them.

Tohoku University of Art and Design. B.A. (Japanese Painting)

[2007] Garyusakura Japanese Painting Prize Exhibition
[2009] Maeda Seison Memorial Japanese Painting Exhitibion
[2010] Selected Graduates Exhibition of TUAD
[2016] The 29th Japanese Nature Painting Exhibition
[2017] Moved to U.K.
[2019] The Sunday Times Watercolour 32nd Exhibition 'Flowers and Plates'
[2020] Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours 208th Exhibition 'On the Bed' 'Hydrangeas on the Table' / The Society of Women Artists Exhibition 'Laundry'
[2021] Jackson's Painting Prize / Hampstead Summer Festival Art Fair 'Simon Callow Award' / The Society of Women Artists Exhibition

Solo Exhibition at Hampstead School of Art Gallery from 2nd November - 5th December 2021

Works have been exhitited in many group exhititions in the U.K. and Japan. Works are included in private collections.