Yuji Hiratsuka
1215 NW Kline Place
Corvallis, OR 97330
541-752-0466/541-207-4554
Education
1987 – 1990 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. MFA in Printmaking.
1985 – 1987 New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM. MA in Printmaking.
1973 – 1978 Tokyo Gakugei University, Koganei-shi, Tokyo, Japan. BS in Art Education.
Present Professor of Art, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.
Recent Solo Shows
2015 ● “Hybrid Human Forms”, A6 Printmaking Studio and Gallery, Bend, OR.
2013 ● Tall Tales: Recent Works by Yuji Hiratsuka, East Gallery, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ.
● Works on Paper: Prints, Drawings and Book Arts, Benton County Historic Museum, Philomath, OR.2012 ● Artist Proof Gallery, Alberta Printmakers Society, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
2011 ● Tolman Collection Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.
● Cascade Gallery, Portland Community College, Portland, OR.
● Augen Gallery, Portland, OR.
2010 ● COLAPASTA in Gallery, Seoul, Korea.
● Hybrid Individuals/Identés hybrids,Engramme, Québec, Canada.
● Old Town Gallery, Tustin, CA.
● Persona Perspectives, Beppu Wiarda Gallery, Portland, OR.
2009 ● Urban Portraits, Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge, MA.
● CSN Cheyenne Campus Fine Arts Gallery, College of Southern Nevada, North Las Vegas, NV.
2008 ● Beppu Wiarda Gallery, Portland, OR.
● Houston Fine Arts & Framing, Ashland, OR.
2007 ● Hudson Gallery, Sylvania, OH.
2006 ● Lisburn Art Centre, Lisburn, N. Ireland.
● Stone Metal Press, San Antonio, TX.
● Fairbanks Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.
2005 ● Orava Gallery, Dolny Kubin, Slovakia.
● Hudson Gallery, Sylvania, OH.
● Lawson Gallery, Columbia College, MO.
2004 ● Tinhorn Press/Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
● Pulliam Deffenbaugh Gallery, Portland, OR.
● Schurman Gallery, Berkeley, CA.
● Art Gallery, Umpqua Community College, Roseburg, OR.
● The House of Humor and Satire, Gabrovo, Bulgaria.
● Azuma Gallery, Seattle, WA.
2003 ● Adair Margo Gallery, El Paso, TX.
2002 ● Pleser Japanese Art, Munich, Germany.
● Tolman Collection, Tokyo, Japan.
● CCArts (Center for the Creative Arts), Yorklyn, DE.
● Pulliam Deffenbaugh Gallery, Portland, OR.
● Helios Gallery, Ashland, OR.
2001 ● Chicago Center for the Print, Chicago, IL.
● New Media Gallery, Ventura College, Ventura, CA.
Recent Group Exhibitions
2015 ● 60th College Woman’s Association of Japan Print Show, Tokyo American Club, Tokyo, Japan.
● Frogman’s Print Workshop Faculty Exhibition, John A. Day Gallery, Warren M. Lee Fine Arts Center, Vermillion, SD.
● Portland Print Fair (Represented by Augen Gallery, Portland, OR, Azuma Gallery, Seattle, WA and Tolman Collection, New York, NY), Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR. ● 60th College Woman’s Association of Japan Print Show, Tokyo American Club, Tokyo, Japan.
● National Printmaking Exhibition 2015, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS.
● “Intaglio: A Traveling Exhibition”, Museum of Blue, St. Louis, MO.
● Bradley International, Heuser Art Center, Bradley University, Peoria, IL.
● West Coast Biennial Juried Art Exhibition, Turtle Bay Exploration Park, Redding, CA.
● “Prints by Augen Gallery Artists”, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR.
● Figurative Exhibition, Multnomah Arts Center, Portland, OR
● Visionary Art by Prints Arts Northwest, 510 Museum of Artspace, Lake Oswego, OR.
2014 ● 59th College Woman’s Association of Japan Print Show, Tokyo American Club, Tokyo, Japan.
● International Biennial Print Exhibit 2014 ROC, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC.
● 7th International Triennial of Graphic Art Sofia 2014, Exhibition Hall, Union of Bulgarian Artists, Sofia, Bulgaria.
● “New Comers”, Two Person Exhibit, Chelyabinsk Museum of Fine Arts, Chelyabinsk, Russia.
● “Japanese Prints”, Ekaterinburg Art Museum, Ekaterinburg, Russia
● 9th Koch International Triennial Exhibition of Prints, Ino-cho Paper Museum, Ino-cho, Koch, Japan.
● Print International 2014, Mansers, Shrewsbury, England, UK.
● Contemporary Japanese Prints 1980-2013, Gallery Shirakawa, Kyoto, Japan
2013 ● 57th College Woman’s Association of Japan Print Show, Tokyo American Club, Tokyo, Japan.
● New Comers, Two Person Show, Novosibirsk State Art Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia.
● 11th International Biennial of Engraving, Museum of Engraving, Paleogi Castle in Acqui Terme, Alessandriqa, Italy.
● Pacific Rim International Print Exhibition, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand..
● Print International 2013, Oriel Wrecsam Gallery, Wrexham, UK.
● New Prints 2013/Winter, Edinburgh Printmaker’s Gallery, Edinburgh, UK.
● Group Show (Featured Artist), The Print Shop, Bristol, UK.
● New Prints: New Narratives 2013/Summer, International Print Center New York, New York, NY.
2012 ● 57th College Woman’s Association of Japan Print Show, Tokyo American Club, Tokyo, Japan.
● International Biennial Print Exhibit: 2012 ROC, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan.
● International Print Exhibition Yunnan 2012, Yunnan Province Museum, Yunnan, China.
● Mini Print Internacional de Cadaqués, Micromundi, Museum of Miniature, Catalonia, Spain.
● New Prints 2011/2012 Benefit Exhibition and Silent Auction, International Print Center New York, New York, NY.
2011 ● 16th Space International Print Biennale, OCI Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea. Excellent Prize.
● 8th Koch International Triennial Exhibition of Prints, Ino-cho Paper Museum, Kochi. Japan.
● 56th College Woman’s Association of Japan Print Show, Tokyo American Club, Tokyo. Japan.
● The Artist Touch, The Craftsman’s Hand: Three Centuries of Japanese Prints from Portland Art Museum,
Portland, OR.
2010 ● 14th International Biennial Print Exhibition ROC,National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan.
● Penang International Print Exhibition 2010, Penang State Museum & Gallery, Penang, Malaysia.
● Japanese Prints by Forty Artists/Printmakers, Art Gallery Tapies, Kobe, Japan.
● 55th College Woman’s Association of Japan Print Show, Tokyo American Club, Tokyo. Japan.
● Pacific Rim International Print Exhibition 2010, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
● 38 World Gallery of Art on Paper, Osten World Gallery of Drawings, Skopje, Macedonia.
2009 ● Guanlan International Print Biennial, Guanlan Print Original Industry Base, Guanlan, China.
● Qijiang International Print Festival2009, Qijiang Farmer’s Printmaking Exhibition Hall, Qijiang, China.
● World of Drawing, Osten Gallery, Skopje, Macedonia.
● Wrexhan Print International, Memorial Gallery, Yale College, Wrexham, Wales, UK.
● 54th College Woman’s Association of Japn Print Show. Tokyo American Club, Tokyo, Japan.
● NURTUREart 2009 Benefit, Claire Oliver Gallery, New York, NY.
2008 ● 53rd College Woman’s Association of Japan Print Show, Takanawa Place,Tokyo, Japan.
● XV German International Triennial of Graphic Art 2008, Frechen, Germany.
● 13th International Triennial of Small Graphic Forms, Poland-Lódź, Lódź、Poland.
● North, East, West, South, World International Printmaking Exhibition, Ameile Gallery, Beijing, China.
● Making Waves: Contemporary Japanese Prints from Mary and William Way Collection, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ.
2007 ● 52nd College Woman’s Association of Japan Print Show, Tokyo American club, Tokyo, Japan.
● UralPrint Triennial 07, Ufa Art Gallery, Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia.
● International Multiple Art Exhibition, Gyeongnam International Art Festival, Gyeongnam Provincial Art Museum, Gyeongnam, S. Korea.
● Aomori Print Triennial, Aomori Contemporary Art Center, Aomori, Japan.
● Miniprint Finland 2007, Lahti City Museum, Lahti, Finland. Honorable Mention Award.
● Wrexham Print International, Memorial Gallery, Yale College, Wrexham, Wales, UK. Intaglio Printmaker’s Award.
Collections
Pañstwowe Museum Namajdanku, Lublin, Poland; The Bristish Museum, London, UK; Tokyo Central Museum, Tokyo, Japan; House of Humour and Satire, Gabrovo, Bulgaria; Worcester Museum of Art, Worcester, MA.; Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane, WA.; Jundt Art Museum, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA.; Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ.; Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH.; Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR.; New York Public Library, New York, NY.; Freer/Sackler, The Smithsonian’s Museum of Asian Art, Washington, D.C.; Sakima Art Museum, Okinawa, Japan.; Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangdong, China.