Atsuko 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. 

She paints household objects to which she is emotionally attached. Through painting her beloved things, she also expresses a sense off incongruity with her belongings. Feelings such as embarrassment; for holding on to too many items, or the bitter memories that are attached to them. 

Biography

Born in Yamagata, Japan
[2008]  Garyuzakura Japanese Painting Prize Exhibition 

[2009]  Maeda Seison Memorial Japanese Painting Exhitibion
[2010]  BA, Tohoku University of Art and Design.                 Selected Graduates Exhibition of TUAD. 
[2016]  The 29th Japanese Nature Painting Exhibition
[2017]  Moved to U.K. 
[2019]  The Sunday Times Watercolour 32nd Exhibition.  
[2020]  Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours 208th Exhibition. 
The Society of Women Artists Exhibition.  
[2021]  Longlisted for Jackson’s Painting Prize.  
'YY Art' Group Exhibition. 
Hampstead Summer Festival Art Fair 'Simon Callow Award'.

The Society of Women Artists Exhibition.
Solo Exhibition 'The Colours of the Everyday' at Hampstead School of Art Gallery. 

 
Works have been exhibited in many group exhibitions. Works are included in private collections.