Yuichi Hirako

Born 1982, Okayama; Lives and works in Tokyo, Japan.

Education

2006 BFA (Hons) Fine Art , Wimbledon College of Art

Solo Exhibitions

2023 ‘Space K’, Space K, Seoul
  ‘Dried and Fresh’, T&Y Projects, Tokyo
  ‘The Nature’, The Modern Institute, Aird's Lane Bricks Space
2022 ‘inheritance, metamorphosis, rebirth’, Nerima Art Museum, Tokyo
  ‘Footprints’, KOTARO NUKAGA, Tokyo
2021 ‘Mount Mariana’, Gallery Baton, Seoul
  ‘GIFT’, KOTARO NUKAGA, Tokyo
2020 ‘Growth Rings’, Warehouse Gallery, Hong Kong
2019 ‘Dandelion’, Zerp Galerie, Rotterdam
  ‘Memories’, Waitingroom, Tokyo
  ‘Lycoris’, Satellie, Okayama
2018 ‘Leftover’, The Dai-ichi Life Gallery, Tokyo
  ‘Project N 71’, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo
  ‘Dazzling Leaves’, Zerp Galerie, Rotterdam
  ‘Leftover’, Dai-ichi Life Gallery, Tokyo
  ‘Seeding’, YIRI Arts Taichung Space, Taichung
  ‘Bloom’, YIRI Arts Taipei Space, Taipei
2017 ‘Sprout’, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen
  ‘Greening’, Waitingroom, Tokyo
2016 ‘Our way to the Forest’, Fouladi Projects, San Francisco
  ‘Phantom Forest’, YIRI Arts Pier-2 Space, Kaohsiung
2015 ‘Grafted Tree’, Waitingroom, Tokyo
  ‘Bark Feeder’, Dai-ichi Life Gallery, Tokyo
2014 ‘The Bark of Mind’, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen
  ‘Wooden Works’, hpgrp Gallery, Tokyo
2013 ‘The Thick Forest’, The Drawing Room Singapore, Singapore
  ‘The Forest City’, YIRI Arts Fujin Space, Taipei
  ‘The Luminous Plant’, Satellite, Okayama
  ‘The Leaf Scar’, Waitingroom, Tokyo
2012 ‘The Green Pieces’, Gallery MoMo Ryogoku, Tokyo
  ‘The Wooden Clapper’, The Drawing Room, Manila
  ‘Memories of My Garden : Hidden Forest’, INAX Gallery, Tokyo
2011 ‘Memories of My Garden : Song’, Tokyo Wonder Site Hongo, Tokyo
2010 ‘Yuichi Hirako : Memories of My Garden’, Gallery MoMo Ryogoku, Tokyo
2009 ‘Shell Art Award 2009’, Daikanyama Hill Side Forum, Tokyo

Group Exhibitions

2022 ‘Under Current’, Powerlong Museum, Shanghai
  ‘Indexing the Nature: From Near and Far Away’, No.9 Cork Street, London
  ‘In Search of Others’, KOTARO NUKAGA, Tokyo
2021 ‘Domesticity’, Volery Gallery, Dubai
  ‘The Pulse of Modernity’, Powerlong Museum, Shanghai
2020 ‘Taichung Opening’, GIN HUANG Gallery, Taichung
  ‘Mr.I group show’, Satellite, Okayama
  ‘Riso Is It’, OIL by Bijutsutecho Gallery, Tokyo
  ‘Tokyo☆Voca’, Dai-ichi Life Gallery, Tokyo
2019 ‘Salon d’Hiver’, Zerp Galerie, Rotterdam
  ‘December Mix Hang’, The Drawing Room, Manila
  ‘Cygnus Loop’, Gallery Baton, Seoul
  ‘Look and Talk’, Sakura City Museum of Art, Chiba
  ‘Painter and Human shape’, Erina Matsui’s Atelier, Tokyo
2018 ‘Playing Fields’, Zerp Galerie, Rotterdam
  ‘Musubi’, Galerie Da-End, Paris
  ‘Light, Non-Light’, Chapter II, Seoul
2017 ‘New Works’, The Drawing Room, Manila
  ‘Après Toronto’, Laroche/Joncas, Montréal
2016 ‘Happily Ever After’, Zerp Galerie, Rotterdam
2015 ‘Summertime 15’, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen
  ‘Summertime 16’, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen
  ‘XMAS’15’, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen
  ‘Heisei Wave 2.0’, YIRI Arts Fujin Space, Taipei
  ‘Behind the Painted Smile’, Zerp Galerie, Rotterdam
  ‘Eternal Lines’, Zerp Galerie, Rotterdam
  ‘Collections’, Gallery in The Dai-ichi Life Gallery, Tokyo
  ‘Kasai No Hito’, YIRI Arts Pier-2 Space, Kaohsiung
  ‘Egg of Shibuya’, Shibuya City Hall, Tokyo
  ‘Inaugural Show’, The Drawing Room, Manila
2014 ‘Summertime 14’, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen
  ‘XMAS’14’, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen
  ‘Collector’s Eye’, Kashiwa Public Gallery, Chiba
  ‘11th Inujima Jikan’, Inujima Jikan, Okayama
  ‘Summer Group Show - From Now On’, Waiting Room, Tokyo
  ‘Salon Zerp’, Zerp Galerie, Rotterdam
2013 ‘Summertime 13’, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen
  ‘XMAS’13’, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen
  ‘Tokyo Painting II ~ Mind-scape between interior and exterior ~’, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo
  ‘VOCA Prize 2013’, Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo
  ‘Psychotropics’, The Drawing Room Singapore, Singapore
  ‘Genesis’, YIRI Arts Fujin Space, Taipei
  ‘Snack Jinka’, Jinka, Tokyo
  ‘Considering the Source’, Fouladi Projects, San Francisco
  ‘Art Now: Memories of Body, Tenjinyama Cultural Plaza’, Takahashi Historial Museum, Nagi Museum Of Contemporary, Okayama
  ‘Collections’, Gallery in The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company Limited, Tokyo
2012 ‘Hotchpotch’, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen
  ‘Summertime 12’, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen
  ‘XMAS’12’, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen
  ‘Back to the Nature’, Fuma Contemporary Tokyo, Tokyo
2011 ‘Regenerate- Part.1’, Gallery MoMo Ryogoku, Tokyo
  ‘Arts Challenge 2011,’, Aichi Arts Center, Aichi
  ‘D Art Biennale’, Daitec, Aichi
  ‘D Art Biennale Art Award 2011’, Y++ Gallery Triwizart, Beijing
  ‘XMAS’11’, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen
  ‘Mr. I Prize’, Okayama Tenjinyama Plaza, Okayama
  ‘Tokyo Wonder Wall Tochou’, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo
2010 ‘The 10th Gunma Biennale for Young Artists 2010’, The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma
2009 ‘Tokyo Wonder Seeds 2009’, Wonder Site Sibuya, Tokyo
2008 ‘GEISAI 11’, Tokyo Big Site, Tokyo
2006 ‘Stepsiblings’, Temporary Contemporary, London
  ‘Amuse Art Jam 06’, The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto
2005 ‘05 Degree show, Wimbledon School of Art, London’
  ‘Free Range’, G3 Gallery, London
  ‘Cocktail’, Nolia’s Gallery, London

Awards

2013 The VOCA Encouragement Prize, VOCA (Vision of Contemporary Art), Tokyo
2011 Arts Challenge, Finalist Nominated, Aichi Arts Center
2010 Tokyo Wonder Wall Prize, Tokyo Wonder Wall
  The 10th Gunma Biennale for Young Artists, Finalist Nominated,
2009 Shell Art Award 2009, Daikanyama Hill Side Forum, Finalist Nominated,

Bibliography

Publications

2021 GIFT, Bijutsu Shuppansha, Tokyo