1978-
female
born in Kyoto. Ueba integrates Japanese traditional decorative motifs such as interlocking circles or hexagonal pattern onto ceramic works, generating “chimera” of body and color with stories. Her work, inspired with yuzen-dyed fabrics or traditional objects, can be both pop and contemporary.
-2001 BA at Kyoto City University of Arts
-2002 finished pottery at Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Technology and Culture
-2011 Honorable Mention at Kyoto Prefectural Cultural Award
-2012 awarded Kyoto Municipal Cultural Award
