Tanwyn Eacott
Australian Sumi-e Artist
Tanwyn Eacott is a rising and passionate Sumi-e (Japanese Ink Brush Painting) Artist, studying under the award-winning Japanese Master Artist, Yumiko Kigoshi Sensei. A member of the Kinyu Ink Studio, (a Queensland branch of the International Sumi-e Association), Tanwyn is working toward her teaching certification from the head office in Tokyo. In 2015, Tanwyn was awarded the Syourei Syo prize for her painting, Pine from my Heart, in Tokyo, Japan. Pine from my Heart was also a finalist for the 2016 Milburn Prize. At the 2016 International Sumi-e Association Exhibition at the National Art Centre of Tokyo, Tanwyn's painting Emu-moo was awarded Bunkasho (cultural award).
Tanwyn met Kigoshi Sensei through the Brisbane Budo Kai Kan (a centre for Japanese Arts and Culture), that Tanwyn co-founded and ran with her partner Chris, for seven years. Also proficient in Japanese Martial Arts, Tanwyn lends her discipline and experience to apply herself toward mastering the brush. Tanwyn is a passionate force toward strengthening and promoting Japanese Arts in the Brisbane area, and helps with administrative aspects of Kinyu Ink Studio, and Aiki Ten Shin Sho Kai International.
Tanwyn lists her mentors as:
Kinyu Kigoshi Sensei (Yumiko Kigoshi)
Exhibitions and awards include:
2023 (July)
Group Exhibition, Kinyu Ink Studio VIII, Brisbane Institute of Art, Windsor, Brisbane.
2022 (Oct)
Group Exhibition, Kinyu Ink Studio VIII, Brisbane Institute of Art, Windsor, Brisbane.
2021 (June)
International Sumi-e Association Exhibition, Tokyo National Museum, Japan
2021 (Feb)
Group Exhibition, Kinyu Ink Studio VII, Brisbane Institute of Art, Windsor, Brisbane.
2020 - covid year, exhibitions postponed
2019 (June)
International Sumi-e Association Exhibition, Tokyo National Museum, Japan
2019 (Oct)
Group Exhibition, Kinyu Ink Studio VI, Brisbane Institute of Art, Windsor, Brisbane.
2018 (Sept)
Group Exhibition, Kinyu Ink Studio V, Brisbane Institute of Art, Windsor, Brisbane.
2017 (June)
International Sumi-e Association Exhibition, Tokyo National Museum, Japan
2017 (Oct)
Group Exhibition, Kinyu Ink Studio IV, Petrie Terrace Gallery, Brisbane.
2016 (Feb)
Group Exhibition, RQAS Showcase, Petrie Terrace Gallery, Brisbane.
2016 (May)
Group Exhibition, Milburn Art Prize Exhibition (finalist),
Brisbane Institute of Art, Windsor, Brisbane.
2016 (June)
International Sumi-e Association Exhibition, Tokyo National Museum, Japan
Awarded bunkasho (cultural award) for Emu
2016 (Aug)
Group Exhibition, Students in Fire (Kinyu Ink Studio III), Petrie Terrace Gallery, Brisbane.
2015 (June)
International Sumi-e Association Exhibition, Tokyo National Museum, Japan
Syourei Syo prize for Pine from my Heart
2015 (Oct)
Group Exhibition, Joy with Ink (Kinyu Ink Studio II), Petrie Terrace Gallery, Brisbane.
2014 (June)
International Sumi-e Association Exhibition, Tokyo National Museum, Japan
2014 (Oct)
Group Exhibition, Qld Kinyu Sumi-e Academy (Kinyu Ink Studio I), Brisbane, Queensland