「書家　上田普　　筆さばき」　　　　　

1974年淡路島生まれ。幼少の頃から母親の元で書を学ぶ。1996年四国大学書道コース卒業後、中国・杭州大学に留学。2000年カナダ・トロントに渡る。個展やグループ展、Sotheby's NYでの販売経験等を得、2002年制作の場を京都に移す。2005年京都市美術協会より新鋭美術作家に選出。2007年KIAF2007（韓国国際アートフェア）に参加。
近年は泉鏡花作、中川学絵の絵本「龍潭譚」。同じく泉鏡花記念館企画、国書刊行会出版「絵本 化鳥」の題字の制作のほか、他ジャンル作家とのコラボレーション、ワークショップ等を通して書道または表現の楽しさを伝える活動も行う。
四国大学書道文化学科非常勤講師。

Born in Hyogo,Japan in 1974.He started studying Shodo(calligraphy) in childhood, learning from his mother, and graduated from Shikoku University in 1996 , majoring in Japanese calligraphy.In 1998 he went to China in order to pursue the roots of Shodo , and studied at Hangzhou University. He moved to Toronto,Canada in 2000.
His exhibition sales and one-men show in a gallery in Toronto caught the attention of an art dealer in 2001, and his works were sold at Sotheby’s in New York.
He moved to Kyoto in 2002.The Kyoto City Society for Fine Arts designated him as an up-and-coming arts novelist In 2005.He participated in Art Sydney 2006, and Korea International Art Fair 2007.
To introduce the pleasure of SHODO and art expression, he performed workshop, and interview/appearance on domestic and international media.He now works at Calligraphic Culture Department, Shikoku University.