Hiroko Ohno

1956  Born in Tokyo , Japan

2004  Moved to New York City from Tokyo

Lives and works in New York City

Education

1984  MFA, Nihonga: Japanese Painting, Musashino Art University ( Tokyo )

Received Award of Excellence for master’s degree project

1982  BFA, Nihonga: Japanese Painting, Musashino Art University ( Tokyo )

Received Award of Excellence for graduation project

Awards

2001  Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon (Medal of Honor) by Japanese government

1993  Meguro Gajoen Museum Award, & General Judge’s Special Award in First Meguro Gajoen Art Prize

1986  Award of Excellence for Tuesday at the First Ryushi Kawabata Award Exhibition. Tuesday was purchased by Wakayama City  

Publication & Media

2006  Press’s Interview: Japion New York ( New York )

The Press: Shin Bijyutu Shinbun ( Tokyo )

2005  Press’s Interview: Shukan New York Seikatu ( New York )

The press: Shin Bijyutu Shinbun Japan ( Tokyo )

2001  “The Morning of Beauty -- Hiroko Ohno” televised on NHK

2000  “The World of Beauty -- Hiroko Ohno” televised on NTV

1995  Collected Works of Hiroko Ohno published by Kyuryudo Art Publishing Co., Ltd. (expanded edition published in 1998)

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2007  Open Studio, Juvenal Reis Studios “ Galaxy” ( Queens )

2006  Yokohama Takashimaya "Floating Flowers-Brooklyn Botanic Garden " ( Yokohama )

2005  Desbrosses Gallery “ Galaxy” ( New York ) - www.desbrossesgallery.com

Sakamoto Gallery “Hiroko Ohno 1988-2005” ( Tokyo )

2003  Hakone Gardens “A New Talent in Japanese-Style Painting” ( Saratoga , CA )

Reception “Hiroko Ohno: An Artist’s Quest for Japanese Painting Inspired by Yosemite ”

Iwasawa Oriental Art “A New Talent in Japanese-Style Painting”  

2002  Kalart Gallery “Natural Wonder- Yosemite project” ( San Francisco )

1999  Radio House Gallery “ Namibia ” ( New York )

1998  Yebo Gallery in John Muafangejo Art Centre “Namibia-Hiroko Ohno” ( Windhoek , Namibia )

1997  Nihonbashi Takashimaya “ Lake Shikaribetsu ” ( Tokyo , also in “98 “ Namibia ”, ’02 “Glacier Point”, ’05 “River”)

1996  Yokohama Takashimaya “Hiroko ohno” (Kanagawa, also in ’00 “ Namibia ”)

1995  Homma Museum of Art “Hiroko Ohno” ( Yamagata , Japan ). Tokyo Waterfall and Night Fish purchased by Homma Museum of Art 

1993  Sapporo Tokyu Depertment Store “Hiroko Ohno” ( Hokkaido )

1992  Gallery Art Point “ Gobi ” ( Tokyo )

Gallery Pictures “Galaxy” ( Tokyo )

       Maruei Department Store “Hiroko Ohno” ( Nagoya )

       Seibu Department Store “Hiroko Ohno” ( Osaka )

1988  Tamaya Gallery “Passion of a Mistery” ( Tokyo )

1985  Miyuki Gallery “Hiroko Ohno” ( Tokyo )

Selected Group Exhibitions

2007      Art Collection Fukuhara Memorial Museum opening commemoration exhibition ( Art Collection Fukuhara Memorial Museum , Hokkaido , Japan )

City & Desert, South Pond  Purchased by Art Collection Fukuhara Memorial Museum

       Tha Hommma Museum of Art and Artist in Memory—1947-2007 ( Homma Museum , Yamagata Japan )

L. I. C. Now (Juvenal Reis Studio, Queens )

2005  1000 Drawing (Artist Space, New York )

Japan Arts matsuri 2005, Jam is a part of 7th International Chopin Festival ( Polish & Slavic Center , Brooklyn )

2002  NHK’s One Heart, One World Exhibition, sponsored by UNESCO ( Salt Lake City , London and Tokyo , through 2003) 

2001  Setagaya Exhibition (Setagaya Museum, Tokyo , also in ’03,’06)

2000  The Magnetic Field of Expressions -- Japanese Painting Today ( Musashino Art University , Tokyo )

1996  New Generation of Nihonga (Japanese-Style Painting) Artists Exhibition

( Narukawa Art Museum , Kanagawa and others, also in ’99)

1993  The 1st Meguro Gajoen Art Prize Exhibition ( Meguro Gajoen Museum ,

Tokyo , Japan )

1992  The Standard bearer of 21st Century Japanese Painting (Manly Art gallery & Museum , Australia and other locations also in ’93)

1989  The 60th Anniversary Exhibition of Musashino Art University (NS Building, Tokyo )

1987  Yamatane Museum Prize Exhibition (Yamatane Museum of Art, Tokyo and other locations) 

1996  The 1st Ryushi Kawabata Award Exhibition ( Wakayama City Museum and, Wakayama Municipal Auditorium wakayama )

1984  Kanagawa Prefecture Art Exhibition ( Kanagawa Prefecture Art Gallery )

Recent Work

2007  Exhibited works at MIKIMOTO ( America ) Co., Ltd. ( New York )

2006  Exhibited large paintings for gagaku (court music of ancient Japan ) concert, sponsored by Columbia University ’s Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies and held

in President’s Room of Columbia University Faculty House, (New York)　　

2004  Installed Paintings that was commissioned for the restaurant Koran of MY Plaza Building Marunouchi ( Tokyo )

2003  Completed An Apple of Newton: The Koishikawa Botanical Garden (76 x 102 in.), a work commissioned in 2002 for University of Tokyo President’s Reception Room in Yasuda Auditorium building ( Tokyo )

1999  Spent time every year through 2002 in Yosemite National Park and created artwork there for Yosemite Project

Selected Public Collections

Wakayama City , Keio University (Mita, Shonan-Fujisawa Campus),Homma

Museum,　Kanagawa Prefecture Shonan High School, Secondary Education

School attached to the Faculty of Education the University of Tokyo , The University of

Tokyo (Hongo, Komabam, Kashiwa Campus), Hakone Foundation ( Silicon Valley ),

National Art Gallery of Namibia , Art Collection Fukuhara Memorial Museum

Lectures, Workshops, Teaching

2004  Hakone Foundation, Saratoga , CA , Lecture: “Technique of Nihonga– Japanese-style

Painting”

2002  General Alumni Meeting of Secondary Education School attached to the　Faculty of Education the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Lecture

“The trial of painting “ -Nihonga-Japanese- style Painting for me-

1998  JM Art Center, Namibia, Workshop: “Technique of Nihonga – Japanese-style Painting”