Yuji Hiratsuka

Yuji Hiratsuka was born in Osaka, Japan. He received a B.S. in Art Education from Tokyo Gakugei University, and degrees in printmaking from New Mexico State University (MA) and Indiana University (MFA). He is a professor of printmaking at Oregon State University. Hiratsuka has received numerous international awards. Since 2010 he has had 13 solo shows in the US, as well as in Korea, Canada and Northern Ireland.

Some of the public collections that include Hiratsuka’s art are The British Museum, Tokyo Central Museum, Panstwowe Museum in Poland; The House of Humor and Satire in Bulgaria, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cleveland Art Museum, Portland Art Museum, New York Public Library, The Library of Congress and The Smithsonian’s Museum of Asian Art.

Wonderland

Desiree Wings

Retro Mode Dancing with Crane

Monumental Elements

Bow Tie Araucaria

The Moment Her Hair

Diamonds Always and Forever

Dancing Twin

Matching Duo

Hungry Partner

Pineapple Head

Gym Lesson

Manic Dance

Jesting Pair

Crawling (Left) and Howling (Right)

Fleeing Couple

Chest Guards

Odori

Looking for the Right

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