Yuka Hirata
Born in Nara, Japan, in 1973, Yuka Hirata has been working as an art teacher and watercolourist since 2014. She continually paints Ashiu Forest, a virgin forest that still survives in Kyoto, Japan. Yuka Hirata has been exhibiting at Fabriano in Acquarello in Italy since 2018 and was voted one of the top 200 International Watercolour Masters 2024 (IWM) in the UK. She has participated in numerous exhibitions around the world. In Japan, she is a member of the Japan Artists Association.
