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- Joryū Gaka Kyōkai (女流画家協会, Association of Women Painters) is a prominent exhibition society for Japanese women artists that was founded in 1947 by the painters Setsuko Migishi, Yuki Katsura, Eiko Fujikawa, and others. Inspired by the new, equal opportunities awarded Japanese women after World War II, and instigated by the lack of exhibition opportunities for women artists, the exhibition society aimed – and still aims today – to elevate the works of women artists and provide an entry point for new artists. When the group was first established, Migishi was the primary voice and leader of the group. She insisted that it would be different and independent from established dantai, or exhibition societies, in the Japanese art world. Joryū Gaka Kyōkai was meant to be a “merger” of women artists from all spectrums of the art world, rather than just another exhibition society. In the same vein, rather than advocate a specific ideology, philosophy, or style, Migishi emphasized “pure art” that functioned autonomously from established societies and systems – whether artistic or political. Today, Joryū Gaka Kyōkai's primary vehicle for promoting women artists is its large, annual juried salon that display around 400 selected works primarily submitted by its members and affiliates. Since Migishi's leadership, Joryū Gaka Kyōkai has always accepted artworks in all styles, and thus has never had a unified aesthetic or style. However, because many of the founding members and current committee members are well-known yōga artists (artists working in "Western-style painting," primarily in oil), many of the works exhibited in their shows are yōga works. (en)
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- Joryū Gaka Kyōkai (女流画家協会, Association of Women Painters) is a prominent exhibition society for Japanese women artists that was founded in 1947 by the painters Setsuko Migishi, Yuki Katsura, Eiko Fujikawa, and others. Inspired by the new, equal opportunities awarded Japanese women after World War II, and instigated by the lack of exhibition opportunities for women artists, the exhibition society aimed – and still aims today – to elevate the works of women artists and provide an entry point for new artists. (en)
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