To Masae Uezumi's Solo Show Her positive and energetic way of life towards the world moves a lot of people and captures many people as well. Therefore her paintings are getting more younger and brightening, resulting to increase her fans year by year. I keenly feel that she is precisely a citizen representing the International Culture City Ashiya, at the same time I cannot help hoping that her brightness continues everlastingly. September 2003 Ken Yamanaka, Mayor of Ashiya City