Nakamachi Keiko

Art historian. Professor emeritus at Jissen Women’s University. Specially appointed director at the Akita Museum of Modern Art. Born in Ōita Prefecture in 1951. Completed her master’s degree and coursework for a doctoral degree at the University of Tokyo. Works include Motto shiritai Ogata Kōrin (Learn More About Ogata Kōrin); Kōrin ron (A Discourse on Ogata Kōrin), which won the Kokka Prize and the Tokugawa Prize; and Edo jidai no josei gaka (Female Artists of the Edo Period).