About the artist Suiki
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Suiki Hamamoto. She was born in 1984 in Osaka and grew up in Hyogo, Japan. When she was 6 years old, she started learning Japanese calligraphy. She got the master certification when she was a university student, and now, she has six dan, which is the second top degree. When she traveled to India, she brought Calligraphy tools to do calligraphy beside the Ganges river. It was her first attempt at calligraphy outside of Japan, and she found that calligraphy can make people happy. In 2018, she quit her job in Japan, moved to Australia, and became a Japanese calligrapher&artist.
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2018
Became a street artist
2019
Made signboards for a ramen restaurant “Gumshara“ in Sydney
Calligraphy workshop at 100 Creek St
2020
Japanese calligraphy workshop in Eagle Junction SS, Brisbane
Made a menu board for a restaurant Daniel San in Manly
2021
Mural calligraphy job for Spice Alley in Kensington St, Sydney
Mizuhiki workshop at Japan Matsuri festival in Chatswood
2022
Started making designs of souvenir items for AW Jacobs Toymaker in Australia
Mural calligraphy job for a restaurant Golden gai crows nest
2023
Joined the Edinburgh Fringe festival in Scotland as an artist/ performed in London
Started mural painting
Calligraphy performance and calligraphy workshop at SMASH! in Sydney
2024
Joined the Edinburgh Fringe festival in Scotland as an artist/ performed in Ireland
Japanese Calligraphy workshop at Inner West Library
2025
Calligraphy Performance for Karate Championships Kenmpo Gen
