I am a freelance illustrator / animation director based in Den Haag, the Netherlands. I have been working for clients in Japan, the UK and the Netherlands since I received degrees in Illustration (BA) and animation (MA).…

Yuriko Ogawa

I am a freelance illustrator / animation director based in Den Haag, the Netherlands. I have been working for clients in Japan, the UK and the Netherlands since I received degrees in Illustration (BA) and animation (MA).…

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I am a freelance illustrator / animation director based in Den Haag, the Netherlands.
I have been working for clients in Japan, the UK and the Netherlands since I received degrees in Illustration (BA) and animation (MA).

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Language

English
Fluent
Japanese
Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance illustrator / animation director
July 1, 2017 - Present
Direct and create animated short clips and illustrations according to the requirements from clients.
Freelance illustrator
August 31, 2015 - July 31, 2025
Create hand-drawn illustrations according to the requirements from clients.
Freelance Illustrator / Animation Director at Self-employed
July 1, 2017 - Present
Direct and create animated short clips and illustrations according to client requirements.
Freelance Illustrator at Self-employed
August 1, 2015 - October 22, 2025
Create hand-drawn illustrations according to client requirements.

Education

MA Animation at Royal College of Art, London, UK
September 1, 2015 - June 30, 2017
BA Illustration at Kingston University, London, UK
September 1, 1998 - June 30, 2001
MA in Animation at Royal College of Art, London, UK
September 1, 2015 - June 1, 2017
BA Illustration at Kingston University, London, UK
September 1, 1998 - June 1, 2001

Qualifications

Award : Jury Honorable Mention at MONSTRA Animation Festival
March 26, 2017 - March 26, 2017
Award : Runner-up / Jury Special Mention at TOKYO Postcard Award
March 1, 2019 - March 1, 2019
Award : 1st Prize Winner at Antwerp Hand illustration Competition
March 5, 2020 - March 5, 2020

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education, Other
    uniE608 Babybrains promotion video
    This project was commissioned by BabyBrains, a parenting app produced and developed by a neuroscientist based on research into babies' brains. This research was supported by several UK universities, including Cambridge University. My role was to create a hand-drawn animation based on the narration provided by the client. animation vido hand-drawn animator illustration illustratedanimation…
    uniE608 Kitchen
    This is a self-directed project inspired by the Japanese novel Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto. Using the unique rotoscope technique, the animation has a tactile quality and beautiful movements. video animation rotoscope hand-drawn kitchen illustratedanimation…