Artist Statement

Seiko Harima is an artist based in Japan, England, and the United States. Her practice expresses the beauty of nature through the power of color, using oils on canvas. Her current paintings are contemporary landscape views, inspired by the great masters of the past.

She currently completed the Master of Research (MRes) program at the Royal College of Art (RCA), London (Sept 2024). Her research at RCA involves expressing the effects of climate change using oil and charcoal on canvas. She has completed the Graduate Diploma in Art and Design at the Royal College of Art (RCA) in London, UK. 

She also earned her MA in Fine Art at the University of Brighton, England (2021). Her MA research examined the work of J.M.W. Turner, with an emphasis on the study of his brush technique, colour palette, and his artistic world. She learned oil painting at the Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California (2013-2014).

Seiko has numerous artistic experiences, including solo and group exhibitions in Japan, America, England, and Italy. She participated in the XIV Florence Biennale 2023. Her most recent solo exhibition was held at the Kato Eizo and Toichi Memorial Art Museum (Gifu City Museum), Japan (April-June 2022). She received the prestigious 2022 Art and Culture Engagement Award in Gifu, Japan, which is bestowed each year to the top contemporary artist.

Art Education

2024   Completed Master of Research (MRes) in Art & Humanities, Royal College of Art, London, UK

2023   Completed Diploma in Art & Design, Royal College of Art, London, UK 

2021   Completed MA in Fine Art, University of Brighton, UK (Graduated Feb, 2021) 

2017   International Exchange Student, School of Art, University of Brighton, UK (Fall term 2017)

2018   Completed BA in Fine Art,  Nagoya University of the Arts, Nagoya, Japan (Graduated Mar, 2018)

2014   Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. (2013-2014), attended courses in fine art and design in the ACX Program (ArtCenter ACX Program Website)

Art Awards

2023 March   Received Gifu City 2022 Art and Culture Engagement Award, Gifu, Japan

2023 / 2024   Received  Bursary Scholarship (MRes) at the Royal College of Art, London

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