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Ryoko Endo

Ryoko Endo (b.1951) was born into a traditional family in Fukushima, Japan and has resided in New York since 1994. With a lifetime commitment to artistic growth and expression, she initially learned traditional Sumi ink calligraphy, then later developed a more fluid method of brushwork. This is a common technique in contemporary calligraphy, yet rarely applied to the discipline of acrylic painting, which gives her work a unique energy. Endo also spent 10 years mentoring under second generation Abstract Expressionist artist, Kikuo Saito. Her studies with Saito have profoundly affected the way in which she approaches color and color relationships.

Endo studied graphic design and typography at Musashino Art University in Tokyo and then furthered her studies in painting at the Art Students League, NY. Select exhibitions include ChaShaMa, NY; Arts Students League (and their satellite venues), NY; Octavia Art Gallery, LA & TX; as well as the Hamptons Fine Art Fair, NY; Art Wynwood, FL; and Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary, FL. Endo has received scholarships from the Fantasy Fountain Fund and the Trudy and Henry Gillette Painting scholarship. She was awarded a grant from Lloyd Sherwood and received both the Red and Blue Dot awards through the Arts Students League, NY. Endo’s work is in private collections worldwide and in the permanent collection of Mount Sinai Hospital, NY.