July 2026: Sending Coolness
Yukiko Anma
Event dates: July 2, 2026–July 25, 2026
Yukiko Anma
~Profile~
Major Awards
Winner of the 12th Picture Book Nippon Newcomer Award
Winner of the Newcomer Award and the Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Art Foundation Award at the Ogen Exhibition
Winner of the Grand Prize at the 19th ZEN Exhibition (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum)
Winner of the Grand Prix at the 1st “Art Journey Across Japan’s 47 Prefectures”
Winner of the Talens Japan Award and Honorable Mention at the 16th Platinum Art Grand Prix Exhibition
77th Hama Exhibition: Winner of the Yokohama City Board of Education Award and the Talens Japan Award
49th Spring Exhibition of the Association of Modern Japanese Art: Winner of the Outstanding New Artist Award
20th and 21st World Painting Grand Prix Exhibition: Selected
30th Anniversary Exhibition “OASIS 2025”: Winner of the Audience Award
32nd Sesshu International Art Association Exhibition: Winner of the Grand Prize
Major Activities
Has held solo exhibitions at venues including the Shizuoka Country Hotel Special Exhibition, Gallery Raku, tremolo cube, and Bono Sagamiono. Has also participated in numerous group exhibitions at locations such as the Ginza Chuo Gallery and elsewhere.
Published the picture book *The Invisible Monster at Kenka Pass* (Libre Publishing). In addition to creating portraits of people and pets, postcards for tourists, and illustrations for educational materials, she also mentors the next generation as an instructor and director of painting classes.
Yukiko Anma's Commitment
Many of my works focus on Showa-era retro and Japanese modern styles, and this is largely influenced by the paintings that hung in my childhood home.
I’ve always loved paintings that let you imagine the unpainted background and the daily life depicted within them. Ever since I was little, I’ve wanted to paint that kind of art.
Also, I’m a huge fan of Van Gogh and Monet, and I’m drawn to paintings that convey the atmosphere of the moment. It’s a world that can only be fully appreciated when viewed from a considerable distance.
Japanese homes are small, with a maximum width of two or three meters at most. So, I try to paint pictures that convey that atmosphere when viewed from two or three meters away.
Exhibited Works
At a Mountain Stream
¥70,000 (tax included)
Size: F6 (framed)
Framed size: 62 × 42 cm
Medium: F6 acrylic painting
Created in 2023
Pure, clear, transparent water
I depicted the dignified figure of an oikawa swimming within it
Ripples
¥70,000 (tax included)
Size: F6 (framed)
Framed size: 62 × 42 cm
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Created in 2025
I handcraft the frame to match the painting
The frame features slats reminiscent of a shoji screen
No matter which wall you hang it on, the color of the wall behind it shows through
so it blends perfectly with any room
Koi in the Pond
¥70,000 (tax included)
Size: F6 (framed)
Framed size: 62 × 40
2 cm
Medium: F6 acrylic painting
Created in 2026
During the season of fresh greenery
I was captivated by the sight of the koi swimming gracefully
Japanese Gardens
¥80,000 (tax included)
Size: F6 (framed)
Framed size: 40 × 40 cm
Medium: F6 acrylic on illustration board
Created in 2025
The frame features a hinged design that opens and closes, as if there were a shoji door inside the room
Goldfish
¥60,000 (tax included)
Size: F4 (framed)
Framed size: 52 × 35 cm
Medium: F6 acrylic painting
Created in 2026
Goldfish swimming gracefully, as if dancing in the sky
It looked like a party of princesses wearing frilly dresses
Summer Veranda
¥20,000 (tax included)
Size: Size SM (framed)
Framed size: 30 × 25 cm
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Created in 2026
This painting depicts a nostalgic scene of a veranda from the good old days
Let it remind you of a day from your summer vacation
Exhibition Title
Sending Coolness
Date
2026/7/2-25
Time
11:00-19:00
Location
Gallery An Nihonbashi
12-4 Nihonbashi Odenmacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0011 Refolia 5F
Gallery Iori
[Access]
4-minute walk from Higashi-Nihonbashi Station, Exit A2
5-minute walk from Kodemachō Station, Exit 1