「遠い雲の光」 50×70cm, Transparent watercolor 「緑に憩う」 48×70cm, Transparent watercolor 「朝もやの光」 50×70cm, Transparent watercolor 「春告」 35×50cm, Transparent watercolor 「桜と光」 35×50cm, Transparent watercolor

After working as a newspaper designer and art teacher, she began focusing on watercolor painting in 2008. Her work has graced the cover of French art magazines, garnering a large international following, and she has been invited to exhibit at numerous international exhibitions. The greatest appeal of her work lies in her expression of light, radiating a sense of transparency. This exhibition features over 20 pieces, primarily new works created specifically for this show. We invite you to view these fleeting landscapes composed by light.

 

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Toshiyuki Abe 

Born in Sakata City in 1959. After graduating from university, worked as a newspaper designer and art teacher.
2011: Received the Ueno-no-Mori Art Museum Award at the 99th Japan Watercolor Exhibition.
2013: Featured in an interview article in the French quarterly magazine “L'Art de l'Aquarelle”.
2014: Cover and opening feature in the French monthly art magazine “Pratique des Arts”.
Subsequently exhibited in international watercolor exhibitions in the UK, Italy, Russia, Mexico, and others.
Held solo exhibitions domestically at the Honma Museum of Art, Yokohama Takashimaya, Maruzen, Ginza Six, Fujisaki, and others.
2023: Published “Toshiyuki Abe Watercolor Collection” by Geijutsu Shimbun-sha.
2024: Featured in the sold-out artist special of the February issue of the monthly magazine “Art Collectors.”
Holds watercolor workshops at NHK Culture Center, Asahi Culture Center, and Sendai Aoba Gashō.
Runs watercolor classes in Tokyo and Osaka. Author of 15 books including watercolor technique manuals and poetry-illustration collections.