Born in Tokyo. One of the leading contemporary printmakers and artist in the UK, Japan. Her prints and drawings reflecting the nature and the elements with beautiful color scheme. Sumiko Okubo finds inspiration in the change of seasons. Her works includes Wood block, Etching, Collagraph, Mixed Media, and Sculpture. She has had work exhibited in the Royal Academy of Arts, the Royal Society of Painters Ether Engraver, Riverside Gallery, Studio Sienko Gallery/London. Mon Musee Numazu/Numazu, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum/Tokyo. Wollecyon Museum/Soul. Oketo Poppo Museum/Hokkaido and in many other well-known venues.
Studied under Norman Ackroyd & Chris Orr (London)
1986-87 Assistant of the Printmaking Dept.
Prizes: Royal Academy of Arts, Honorable Mention in Water Color interviewed by (BBC) London. OKA Shikanosuke Prize (Shunyo Art Exhibition/Tokyo Metropolitan Museum). Scholarship Prize/ Best Selection of Art 2013, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.
Exhibitions:
- 2000 Krakow International Print Triennial（Poland）,Venus A Centenary（Mitsukoshi Department/Tokyo）。
- 2009 The Royal Academy of Arts（London）
- 2011～2013 Invited to the Asia International Art Exhibition（Wollcyon Museum/ Soul）
- 2013 Best Selection of Art 2013（Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum）
- 2014 Beyond Printmaking The Many Path of an Artist( Frederick Harris Gallery/Tokyo）
- 2015 East-West Artists Selection( Posk Gallery/London）
- 2016 KAKEJIKU TODAY ESPACE JAPON（France）
- 2018 Prezeglad Suztuki Contemporary Art Collection (MERNATVWY33/GALLERIA33 /Poland )
- 2021～Printmakers Council Members Exhibition（London）
- 2023 ART INTERNATIONAL ZURICH 2023 (Zurich)
- Affordable Art Fair Singapore 2023(Singapore） and many other Exhibitions.
Member of the: Shunyo-kai Art Society, British Printmakers Council, Japan Artists Association.
Printing method: Wood block, Etching, Embossing, Mixed media
The main theme is the “Harvest”
Collections: British Museum, Central Saint Martin’s College of Arts & Design, Central Museum/ London. Numazu-Shi Shoji Museum /Numazu, Chiang Mai Art University Museum/Thailand, Ogilvy & Mather Advertising/New York. and many other public collections.
Email; sumiko-central@nifty.com