| Artist | Hiroshi Hayakawa | Resides | United States |
| Website | hiroshi-hayakawa.com | Mediums | Graphite Coloured Pencil Mixed Media |
| Print Shop | inprint.com/hiroshi | hiroshi.hykw@gmail.com | |
| Representing Gallery | Sharon Weiss Gallery Columbus, OH, USA | Themes | Vanitas Female Figure |
| Follow the Artist | Press | hiroshi-hayakawa.com |
About the artist
Hiroshi Hayakawa was born and raised in Japan. He earned a BA in French Literature from Keio University in Tokyo. After a short stint working as a computer systems engineer, he decided his love of life was making art. He relocated to the United States in 1991, attended Columbus College of Art and Design earning BFAs in Photography and Fine Arts, and then Cranbrook Academy of Arts for his MFA in Photography. He expresses his artistic vision in several mediums including drawing, painting, kinetic sculpture, alternative photography and paper crafts. In recent years, he has been more focused on drawing, working on a series entitled “Vanitas”.
Artwork Themes & Subject Matter
“Vanitas” has been the main theme of Hiroshi’s work for the past few years. This theme is expressed through realistic figurative mixed media drawings combined with objects and environments.
Press
Hiroshi Hayakawa’s drawings have been published in notable magazines and online sources including Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, The Guide Artist Masterpiece, Guia, 365 Art + Magazine, Manifest, 16th International ARC Salon Catalogue
Upcoming Exhibitions
| When | Exhibition | Gallery |
| June 2023 | Group exhibition: “International Guild of Realism 17th Annual Juried Show” | Sugarman Peterson Gallery Santa Fe, NM, USA |
| July 2023 | Group exhibition: “ModPortrait 2022” | MEAM Museum Barcelona, Spain |
| August 2023 | Group exhibition: “Nudes” | Artglorieux Gallery Tokyo, Japan |
CV
Education
1997, MFA in Photography, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan, United States
1995, BFAs in Photography and Fine Arts, Columbus College of Art & Design, OH. United States
Solo Exhibitions
2019 Vanitas, 934 Gallery, Columbus, OH. United States
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
Drawing Discourse, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville, NC. United States
2022
The Stars ~ Siriusの煌めき, Artglorieux Gallery, Tokyo Japan
Halcyon Days, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA. United States
Five and Under, Arcadia Contemporary, New York, NY. United States
ModPortrait 2021, Museu Europeu d’Art Modern, Barcelona, Spain
2021
Ohio Arts Council Biennial Exhibition, Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH. United States
Art on Paper, Navy Pier, New York, NY. United States
Drawn VIII, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH. United States
2020
DUST: The Plates of The Present, Centre Pompidou, Paris France
