Shinko Araki was born in Yokohama in 1960. An American-based artist who has been influenced by having lived in Hawaii and has brought forth works evoking a feeling of flora and fauna of that place. Throughout her artistic career, Araki has always been particularly interested in etching. In school she studied oil painting but eventually turned towards printmaking, curious to explore the versatility of etching and wanting to discover how to get the different results achieved on a copper plate. She has exhibited in solo and group venues all over Japan and overseas.