Norio Azuma

Norio Azuma (東 典男, November 28, 1928 – February 4, 2004) was a Japanese American painter and serigraph artist who worked in a modernist style.

Early life and education
Azuma was born in Japan in Kii-Nagashima, Mie.

Azuma attended Kanazawa College of Art in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. He went on to study at the Chouinard Art Institute and continued his education at the Art Students League of New York.

Career
Azuma is known for his printmaking, primarily in serigraphy. He has exhibited his work internationally, in venues such as the Tokyo Modern Museum of Art, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

The artist died in New York on February 4, 2004.

Collections
Four of his works are held by the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. His work is also held by other museums including the National Gallery of Art the Brooklyn Museum, the Whitney Museum, the McNay Art Museum the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Seattle Art Museum, among other institutions.