Yurika Saito

photo Rina Nakano
From Tokyo Japan, residing in Berlin Germany
Painting/Embroidery/Natural dyeing/Performance

Yurika Saito uses textures and irregularities found in nature as part of her process, creating works that connect with the viewer’s sensory experience. 
In recent years, her focus has been on black-and-white hand embroidery, where the repeated movement of thread through fabric and the unevenness of handwork express inner landscapes and natural scenery. She also makes plant-dyeing works using waste materials from local shops, runs workshops, and creates a tea-dyeing series as a member of the Berlin Handcrafts Collective.

After studying at Tokyo Shinjuku Art Institute, she experienced the landscapes and cultures of Japan, Canada, Australia, and Europe. Her practice is influenced by different natural environments and by both Eastern and Western views of nature. Influences include Canadian painter Tom Thomson, Austrian artist Lois Weinberger’s work on the relationship between plants and humans, and Zen painting. Since moving to Berlin in 2019,her work has continued to evolve.

Balancing spontaneity and receptivity, her practice explores themes of duality, cycles, and process. Her pieces are are held in private collections in Germany, the United States, Spain, and Mexico.
 Yurika Saito 齋藤 由里加
東京生まれ、ドイツ・ベルリン在住
絵画・刺繍・天然染色・パフォーマンス 

自然から得た質感や不均一性をプロセスに取り入れ、鑑賞者の体感に呼応する作品作りを行う。 
近年は主に黒と白の手刺繍作品に取り組んでおり、糸が布に繰り返し上下する素朴な関係性や手作業による不均一性を通して、心象や自然の風景を表現している。 また、循環を意識した草木染め作品では、ベルリン地域の廃材を活用し、手染め制作やワークショップを実施、Berlin Handcrafts Collectiveのメンバーとして茶葉染めのシリーズも展開。

東京新宿美術学院で基礎を学んだ後、日本、カナダ、オーストラリア、ヨーロッパ各地の風景や文化に触れ、多様な自然環境や東洋・西洋双方の自然観、文化的視点から影響を受ける。カナダの風景画家Tom・Thomson、オーストリアの現代美術家Lois weinbergerによる「植物と人間の関係」、そして禅画からも大きな影響を受け、2019年ベルリンに移住後は、実践的制作を続ける。

 制作手法は自発性と受動性のバランスをとりながら展開し、「対極性」や「循環」、プロセスの在り方を表現している。
作品はドイツ、アメリカ、スペイン、メキシコにて個人所蔵。

Past Solo Exhibition 個展

Group Exhibition グループ展

2025

09.10-14. Berlin Art Week Kunsthaus Kule
05.25  "Shuhari 守破離 Berlin" at Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum Berlin: Startseite ベルリン日独センター
04.19 "Tea Pup Up" at Oukan dinning 

2024

11.23  "Tea Arts 茶藝" with Mariko Chiba, Wolfgang Schwabe 
09. 11-15 "Ausnahmsweise NORMAL” artweek im KunstHaus Kule
04.26-28 Berlin Gallery Weekend Kunsthaus Kule Berlin Germany

2023

09.15-17  “Dragonerareal” as a part of KKM artist group
09.16 “MA | Art Point in Between 美術の間” at Anomalieartpoint
03.11 “KÜNSTLER-BÜHNE 2023” 日独文化交流イベントat Hoffnung-Kibō-Berlin-Japan e. V.
01.25-26  “Emotional Impacts Art Exhibition” by Shiori Nakano
 

2022

11.3-19 “THE CUT UP” group exhibition at LiTE-HAUS galerie+projektraum
10.13-29 “GRAY AREA” group exhibition at LiTE-HAUS galerie+projektraum
05.20-21 “From the Dark” Exhibition by Violaine Toth Ceramic
04.16-17 “SOLIDARITY with UKRAINE”  Charity Art Exhibition & Performance

2021

05.13-06.10 Stitch vol.3 illustration embroidery exhibition at Nogatstraße 39, Berlin

Art performance パフォーマンス

2025

05.26 "HotCat24 "  at Richten 25  Fumio Okura (Violin, Organization),Youjin Sung (Gayageum KoreanZither), Vincent Laju (Shakuhachi, Cello),Yurika Saito(Live Painting)
03.14 "Hot Cat 22" Experimental Film&Music at Hosec Contemporary  Fumio Okura (Violin), Shiomi Kawaguchi (Shamisen), Yurika Saito Film/movement
03.12 "GOD DOG" Full Moon Sound Experience #9 Yuirka Saito(Film), Tamae Yoneda(Dance), Vincent Laju(Cello,Shakuhachi), Mizuki Ishikawa(Sound)
03.03 "HotCat23 " at Richten25 Fumio Okura(Violone), Li-chin Li (Sheng Chinese Mouth Organ), Vincent Laju (Shakuhachi, Cello), Yurika Saito (Live Painting)

2024

12.10 "Hot Cat 20" : Oriental Music & Painting with Dasom Baek (Daegeum), Shingo Masuda (Qanun), Fumio Okura (Violin)
11.23 "Tea Art" Concert and Painting, Genmyo玄明 trio
09.13 "Nexus #7" Live painting with Vincent Laju (Cello&Shakuhachi)
07.19 Hot Cat 18: Experimental Films & Music 
06.19 “Genmyo玄明 and Hot Cat: Live painting & Music” at Café Plume Berlin
06.14 “CONVERGENCE III” Live painting with Vincent Laju
02.19  “Genmyo a.k.a Sannin 玄明 a.k.a 三人Special guest Li-Chin Li 李俐錦” at Café Plume Berlin

2023

06.27-29 07.02 “engrave” performance with contemporary dancer Tamae Yoneda 
07.20 “Hot Cat 9” Live painting & music at Kühlspot 
07.15 “mawari improvisation performance series vol.3” improvised natural dye performance
04.28 “Hot Cat 5" Film&Musik Showing art film at Untergruen experimental music performers
04.21 “reflection” Live performance with sound video installation and action performance at gallery snow Hammering flower performance with heart beat sound Rina Nakano
02.12 “brœk“  experimental musik / performance with hammering dye 

2022

12.09 “Hot Cat 4” showing performance film at Untergruen with experimental music performers
06.26 "Durational performance” with Rina Nakano 5 hours Hammering flower dye and heart beat sounds

Natural dye workshop 草木染めワークショップ

2025

09.07 Natural dye workshop at Soho House Berlin  Nomad X Collective
07.11 Natural Tea Leaves Dye Workshop at C*SPACE Summer Tea Fest

2024

11.24 Natural Tea Leaves Dye Workshop at C*SPACE Winter Tea @Berlin Tea Festival 2024
11.23  Natural Tea Leaves Dye Workshop at "Tea Arts 茶藝"
09.26 Natural Dye Workshop with NOMAD×COLLECTIVE at Creative Lab #8 
09.21 Natural Tea Leaves Dye C*SPACE AUTUMN FEST 2024 @ C*SPACE
07.14 Natural Tea Leaves Dye C*SPACE TEA SUMMER FEST 2024 @ C*SPACE
07.07 Japanmarkt Berlin Festsaal Kreuzberg
05.30 24th Nippon Connection - Japanese Film Festival Frankfurt
02.11 at Curious Fabrications

2023

12.15+16 Kogei Winter-Christmanmarket at Nihon Mono
10.20+21+27+28 Community market at MUJI Berlin Ku'damm 
07.28+29 Community market at MUJI Berlin Ku'damm
March+April+May Love Burger Berlin