Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 57 (2007) award
Akiko Endo
えんどう あきこ
Endo Akiko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1947-10-07 （Nakano, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Western-style painter, Art educator, Painter
- Active Years
- 1969-
- Affiliations
- Nika-kai (Director), Japan Women Artists Association (Member), Musashino Art University (Professor Emeritus)
- Memberships
- Nika-kai, Japan Women Artists Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musashino Art Junior College | Art Department (Oil Painting) | Oil Painting Department | — | — | Japan |
Musashino Art Junior College
Art Department (Oil Painting)
/ Oil Painting Department
Year of Graduation:
1969
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Hayashi Takeshi Prize | — | — | Showa-kai | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Japan Women Artists Association Prize | — | — | Japan Women Artists Association | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Miyamoto Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Yasui Award | Faraway Day | — | Yasui Award | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Purple Ribbon Medal | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 2022 | Mainichi Art Award | — | — | Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
Hayashi Takeshi Prize
1978
Organization:
Showa-kai
Result:
受賞
Japan Women Artists Association Prize
1980
Organization:
Japan Women Artists Association
Result:
受賞
Miyamoto Prize
1980
Result:
受賞
Yasui Award
1986
Work:
Faraway Day
Organization:
Yasui Award
Result:
受賞
Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
2007
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Purple Ribbon Medal
2014
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Mainichi Art Award
2022
Organization:
Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Faraway Day
1986 Painting (oil)A representative oil painting characterized by a dark green palette, multiple vantage-point architectural spaces—stairways, plazas—and numerous figures and animals giving an enigmatic, epic impression.
fantasymysterymulti-perspective space
Journey of the Soul (series)
2020 Painting (series)A series exhibited primarily as large-scale works. Noted for epic compositions across vast canvases; used as the title of exhibition shows.
epic narrativelarge-scale canvasesinner world
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- fantastical paintingvisionary-art expressionepic compositional structure
- Recurring Motifs
- dark-green backgroundsbuildings, stairways, plazasnumerous figures and animalsmulti-perspective composition
Legacy
Akiko Endo is a Western-style painter known for fantastical, epic large-scale works. She received the Yasui Award, the Art Encouragement Prize from the Minister of Education, the Purple Ribbon Medal, and the Mainichi Art Award. Her works are held in institutions including the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo and Yokohama Museum of Art. She has also been active for many years as an art educator.
Museums
- The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
- Yokohama Museum of Art Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Fuchu Art Museum (exhibition) Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
Academic Societies
- Nika-kai
- Japan Women Artists Association
Archives
- Agency for Cultural Affairs holdings
- Sagamihara City holdings
Trivia
- Maintains an official website (akiko-endo.com).
- Her works are reported to be in collections such as The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo and Yokohama Museum of Art.