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2025 Ohio Artist Registry Juried Exhibition
Hiroshi Hayakawa
Professor Columbus College of Art & DesignPhotographyColumbus OH 434205 US Cell Phone: 6142869235 Website: http://hiroshihayakawa.squarespace.com/
Bio
After completing his study with a BA in French Literature at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan, Hiroshi moved to the United States in 1991 to attend Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus Ohio. He earned BFAs in Photography and Fine Arts, then continued his study in Photography at Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills Michigan for his MFA.
He works in various artistic expressions including photography, drawings, paintings, sculptures and paper crafts. He has exhibited his works both in the US and abroad in numerous solo and group shows and his works are owned by many public and private collectors.
He has published 4 books of his paper craft designs through Lark Crafts.
He has received many awards for his works including Best of Show at the 74th Annual May Show by Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH, 1st place by Manifest Gallery International Drawing Annual 13, Cincinnati, OH, Purchase Award at 59th Mid-States Art Exhibition by Evansville Museum, Evansville, IN, and 2nd place at Shades of Gray Competition by DRAWING magazine.
He is a three time recipient of Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award.
He lives in Columbus, Ohio. He has taught photography and drawing at Columbus College of Art & Design. His art work can be viewed on his
Artist Statement
I have produced the artworks based on the theme of Vanitas since 2014. This body of work is my attempt to marry the Vanitas art and my passion for figure drawing, and to express my interpretation of the theme using symbolism as a common language.
I have always been intrigued by the mystery of our physical and spiritual existence. And I witnessed this mystery sometimes reveal itself to me in the form of extraordinary beauty that was perpetually fleeting. I feel we can have the more heightened perception of our ephemeral being and the greater appreciation of beauty when we are made aware of the brevity and fragility of what we find beautiful.
