Yuriko Lochan, an artist of Japanese origin, has lived in India for over three decades. Born in 1962, Osaka, Japan, Lochan completed her undergraduate studies and obtained a Master’s in painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Kyoto City University of Arts. She has participated in many group and solo exhibitions in Japan and in India. Lochan's paintings are an amalgamation of her Japanese roots and her experiences of India assimilated over the years. She has been actively exhibiting her works, participating in group exhibitions and national level exhibitions, as well as holding solo exhibitions in India and Japan. She had written on Art/Craft/Design for various international journals, and also written a series of essays based on her experiences as an artist living in India. Her works and writings reveal her point of view, lucid insights on art, self and life. She has been holding demonstrations/workshops and organizing exhibitions of Suiboku (traditional water and ink works on paper) to experience the unique way of expression of the cultural ethos of Asia at institutions and schools in India and Japan. She held workshops of "Shasei (study of life)" for children studying in open schools. In the year 2004 to 2005, she was appointed as the Special Advisor for Cultural Exchange, by the Commissioner of Agency for the Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan.