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West Dean is part of a registered charity and relies on the support of generous donors, friends, legacies to help us deliver world-class education in conservation and the creative arts and maintain our award-winning gardens.
Takumasa Ono
Takumasa Ono was born and grew up in Tokyo and now lives in
Berkshire. In 1999, he toured the UK sketching 58 National Trust
properties, as an official artist of the National Trust in Japan.
He returned to the UK as a visiting artist as part of Japan 2001, a
UK wide initiative supported by the Japanese Ministry of Culture.
During that time, he developed his 'HENRO (pilgrimage)' exhibition,
working as an artist in residence with the National Trust.
Since then he has been undertaking artistic projects with many of
the National Trust's leading properties across the UK, organizing
educational workshops for children and adults as well as
exhibitions. He also was awarded the "Japan Society Award 2014.