Creator Record
Metadata
Name |
Van Otterloo, Chris |
Notes |
Chris Van Otterloo was born in 1950 in the Netherlands and studied Fine Arts at Leiden University. Following his graduation from university, he did a post-graduate year as a research student at Kyoto University in Japan, where he studied Japanese Literature. He then stayed in Japan for two years working as an apprentice to renowned etching master Ryohei Tanaka. Van Otterloo was the only student Tanaka ever took. Following his apprenticeship, Van Otterloo enrolled in the Kyoto Municipal Art Academy to study the traditional Japanese painting style of Nihonga. From 1979 until 1982 Van Otterloo exhibited at Iida Gallery and Kyoto Yamada Art Gallery, an achievement for a Western artist. After his time in JapanVan Otterloo relocated to Australia, where he is now practicing in an artist, art historian, curator, and art lecturer. |
Nationality |
Dutch-Japanese |
Occupation |
Artist, art historian |
