Contemporary Japanese artist Kiyo Hasegawa (b. 1984, Tokyo) graduated from Tama Art University with a degree in Japanese painting in 2009 and completed her Master's in 2011. She has showcased solo exhibitions in Tokyo, Kyoto, Helsinki, and London, as well as participated in group exhibitions and art fairs globally, including "Revolutionary Nihonga" at the Pola Museum of Art (2023) and the annual "West Bund Art and Design" in Shanghai. She was awarded "Women on the Frontier" by Harper's BAZAAR Japan in 2023, as a talent capable of creating new currents in Nihonga (Japanese-style painting).
Employing traditional mineral pigments and handmade Japanese paper, Hasegawa masterfully integrates bold brushstrokes, vibrant colors, and blank spaces, creating deliberate voids that invite viewers to step into her visual flow, immersing themselves in the aura of her sacred world.
1984 Born in Tokyo, Japan
2009 BFA in Japanese Paintings / Tama Art university
2009 Exchange program in Fine Arts / Aalto University
2011 MFA in Japanese Paintings / Tama Art university
2021-2023 Part-time lecturer, Tama Art University
Awards
2023 Harper's BAZAAR Women on the Frontier Award
2017 Nominated for the 9th Koji Kinutani Prize
2013 Grant awarded by The Great Britain Sasagawa Foundation
2008 7th "Sesshu-no-sato" Soja Sumi Painting Award
2007 Reicof Art Award 2007 Encouragement Prize
Solo Exhibitions
2019 "Kiyo Hasegawa Exhibition" Fujiya Gallery, Tokyo '15 '14
2016 "Kiyo Hasegawa Exhibition" Toho Art, Tokyo
2015 "Kiyo Hasegawa Exhibition" Ichiharu Gallery, Kyoto
2013 "Kiyo Hasegawa Exhibition" Galleria grafica bis, Tokyo '12
2013 "KEHAI" ICN SPACE, London, UK
2011 "Kiyo Hasegawa Exhibition" Gallery Natsuka, Tokyo
2010 "Within Beauty" Aralis Gallery Helsinki, Finland
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
"Shin Japanese Painting: Revolutionary Nihonga" Pola Museum of Art, Kanagawa
"ART SG" Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore '22
"TEFAF Maastricht" MECC Maastricht Forum, Netherlands '22 '20
"Visions of the Sky" Kanata at Didier Aaron New York, USA
"Beyond the Abstract World" A Lighthouse called Kanata, Tokyo
"THE TREASURE HOUSE FAIR" London, UK
"TOKYO GENDAI" PACIFICO Yokohama, Kanagawa
"Seattle Art Fair" Lumen Field Event Center, Seattle, USA '22
"WEST BUND Art & Design" West Bund Art Center, Shanghai, China '22 '21 '20
"Art Miami" One Herald Plaza, USA '22 '19
2022
"Art Fair Tokyo" Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo '21 '16
"A Lighthouse called Kanata NewYork Pop-up" High Line Nine Gallery, USA "Masterpiece London" London, UK '19
"The Future Eternal" A Lighthouse called Kanata, Tokyo
2021
"NIHONGA RENAISSANCE" A Lighthouse called Kanata, Tokyo
"ART021" Shanghai Exhibition Center, Shanghai, China
"Untitled Art Miami Beach" Miami, USA
2020
"OPENING CEREMONY" A Lighthouse called Kanata, Tokyo
2019
"La Primavera" Osaka Takashimaya Art Gallery, Osaka
2018
"Rou Shi -The road leading to Tao-" Ichiharu Gallery, Kyoto
"La Primavera" Nihonbashi Takashimaya Art Gallery, Tokyo
"Inspiring Tunisia" Co-hosted by the Tunisia Embassy and Chiyoda Ward Office, Tokyo
2016
"META -real-" Kanagawa Prefectual Gallery, Kanagawa
2013
"On paper 2013 -Paper and Nature-" Tama Art University Museum, Tokyo
"I was you. You will be me." Akibatamabi21, Tokyo
2010
"NIHONGA-HANGA Exhibition" Sato Art Museum, Tokyo
Collection
Luciano Benetton Collection
Palace Hotel Tokyo
Interviews
2022 The New York Times
2020 The Japan Periodical
2017 METAL Magazine
