TANIKAWA Hiroko

Born in Marugame City, Kagawa Prefecture. Lives in Manno Town. Graduated from the Painting Department, Joshibi University of Art and Design.

1987, 1989, 1990 Solo exhibitions (Ichii Gallery, Tokyo)
2015 HARA Hiroshi & TANIKAWA Hiroko (Gallery Natsuka, Tokyo)
2018 TANIKAWA Hiroko + KATAOKA Yoshimori, Two-Person Exhibition (Artland Gallery)
2020–2025 Yama no Chiisana Tenrankai + Art Echo Manno (Manno Town)
2023 HARA Hiroshi & TANIKAWA Hiroko (Artland Gallery)
2024 Art Exhibition in Red (Fukiya, Takahashi City)
2025 Fukiya Art Exhibition (Fukiya, Takahashi City)

Text by Tanikawa Hiroko

I want to think of free painting from the abstract space created by repeating layers of colors, dots, lines, and planes... I do not work toward a scene I want to depict clearly or a specific theme I want to express.
I start from a small spark of inspiration, but as I face the emerging picture, I find meaning in it, and I feel that the work becomes deeper. The process of change is a pleasure, but at the same time, it is a challenge that cannot be easily completed....... endless