HIRAKO Dan

— About the work —

In a contemporary moment marked by the coexistence of diverse media, I seek to create paintings that critically engage with the act of “painting” itself. By minimizing arbitrariness and continuing, day after day, to draw lines in a steady and matter-of-fact manner, my practice aims to foreground painting as an ongoing act of inquiry.

■Awards

2021

The 56th KANAGAWA ART EXHIBITION 2021 Selected Award

CHANGTING GALLERY EXHIBITION 2021 Selected Award

2022

WATOWA ART AWARD 2022 Yumiko Chiba（The president of Yumiko Chiba Associates）Award

2023

4th Art House Oyabe Exhibition Selected Award

WATOWA ART AWARD 2023 Selected Award

2024

Idemitsu Art Award 2024 Selected Award

The 37th HOLBEIN scholarship

2025

kirarina art award Selected Award

2026

The 1st “Life Design Art” Competition Selected Award

ART MATTERS 17 Honourable Mention

Park Hotel Tokyo 29F Renewal Open-Call Exhibition Selected Award

■Exhibitions

2022

Group show "CHANGTING GALLERY EXHIBITION 2021" (CHANGTING GALLERY, Tokyo)

Group show "CHANGTING GALLERY PRIZE 2022" (CHANGTING GALLERY, Tokyo)

Solo exhibition "Spreading out" (CHANGTING GALLERY, Tokyo)

Group show "WATOWA ART AWARD 2022 EXHIBITION" (WATOWA GALLERY THE BOX TOKYO、Tokyo)

2023

Group show "CHANGTING GALLERY 3RD EXHIBITION" (CHANGTING GALLERY, Tokyo)

2024

Solo exhibition "I'm drawing lines today" (FRINGE, Saitama prefecture)

■Art Fair

2026

ART AMOY International Art Fair 2026 (Xiamen International Convention and Exhibition Center, China)

■Others

2024

Artwork permanently installed at a French restaurant, La Grande Table de Kitamura (Aichi prefecture)

2024~present

Participated in Sekisui House x The Chain Museum ‘Sekisui House Housing Advisory (Art) project'

2025~present

Collaborating with Eternita, a bespoke store specializing in shirts, suits, leather goods, and shoes

2026

Artwork permanently installed at SANCTUARY COURT Nikko JAPANESE MODERN RESORT (Tochigi prefecture)

Artwork permanently installed at Business-Airport Aoyama(Tokyo)