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Yuji Hiratsuka, born 1954
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Yuji Hiratsuka was born in Osaka, Japan. In 1985 he moved to the United States. Since 1992 he has been teaching printmaking at Oregon State University. His graphic work has been exhibited in the Americas, Europe and Asia and has received numerous awards in national and international competitions.

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.

Related Experience/Employment

• 1992 - present Associate Profesor, Department of Art, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.
• 1994 - present Summer Continuing Education Instructor, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR.
• 1997 - present Summer Instructor, Sitksa Center for Art and Ecology, Otis, OR.
• 1990 - 1992 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Art, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO.
• 1987 - 1988 Instructor, Department of Art, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN.

Recent Solo Shows

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• 2005 - Orawa Gallery, Dolny Kubin, Slovakia.
• 2005 - Hudson Gallery, Dylvania, OH, USA.
• 2005 - Lawson Gallery, Columbia College, MO, USA.
• 2004 - Tinhorn Press/Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA.
• 2004 - Pulliam Deffenbaugh Gallery, Portland, OR, USA.
• 2004 - Schurmann Gallery, Berkeley, CA, USA.
• 2004 - Art Gallery, Umpqua Community College, Roseburg, OR, USA.
• 2004 - The House of Humor and Satire, Gabrovo, Bulgaria.
• 2004 - Azuma Gallery, Seattle, WA, USA.
• 2003 - Adair Margo Gallery, El Paso, TX, USA.
• 2002 - Pleser Japanese Art, Munich, Germany.
• 2002 - Tolman Collection, Tokyo, Japan.
• 2002 - CCArts (Center for the Creative Arts), Yorklyn, DE, USA.
• 2002 - Pulliam Deffenbaugh Gallery, Portland, OR, USA.
• 2002 - Helios Gallery, Ashland, OR, USA.
• 2001 - Chicago Center for the Print, Chicago, IL, USA.
• 2001 - SCC Upstairs Gallery, Southeastern Community College, Whiteville, NC, USA.
• 2001 - New Media Gallery, Ventura College, Ventura, CA, USA.
• 2001 - Haggerty Art Center Gallery, University of Dallas, Irving, TX, USA.
• 2001 - Broadway Gallery, Portland, OR, USA.
• 2001 - Helios Gallery, Ashland, OR, USA.
• 2001 - Nye Beach Interactive Gallery, Newport, OR, USA.
• 2001 - Pulliam Deffenbaugh Gallery, Portland, OR, USA.
• 2001 - Cawein Gallery, Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR, USA.

Recent Group Exhibitions

• 2005 - Le Biennale Internationale d?Estampe Contemparaine de Trois-Riviéres, Trois-Riviéres, Quebec, Canada.
• 2005 - IV Novosibirsk International Biennial of Contemporary Graphic Art, Novosibirsk State Art Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia.
• 2005 - International Triennial of Small Graphic Forms, Poland-Lodz 20005, Villa Gallery, Lodz, Poland.
• 2005 - 4th Lessedra Mini Prints 2005, Lessedra Gallery & Contemporary Art Projects, Sofia, Bulgaria, Special Prize.
• 2005 - Wrexham Print International 2005, Wrexham Art Centre, Wrexham, North Wales, UK.
• 2005 - The Fly over the Hokusai, Novosibirsk State Art Museum, Russia.
• 2005 - Encounters/Encouentros-Printmakers of the Pacific Rim, Instituto de Caltura de Baja California, Tijuana galleria del Multforo, Tijuana, Mexico.
• 2004 - 5th International Mini Print Triennial, Lahti Museum, Lahti, Finland.
• 2004 - 13th Seoul Space International Print Biennial. Seoul Art Museum, Seoul, Korea.
• 2004 - 4th Évora Printmaking Festival International Biennial, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal.
• 2004 - 11th International Biennial Print and Drawing Exhibition, Taiwan Museum of Art, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
• 2004 - VII International Art Triennale, Majdanek 2004, Lublin, Poland.
• 2003 - "Biennale Internationale d'Estampe Contemporaine de Trois-Rivéres", Maison de la Culture de Trois-Rivéres, Quebèc, Canada.
• 2003 - "International Print Triennial-Krakow 2003", Contemporary Art Gallery Krakow, Poland.
• 2003 - "Works on Paper, Painting and Sculpture from Japan", Art gallery Klueber, Weinheim, Germany.
• 2003 - "Seven Print Artists from around the World", Hyundai Art Center Gallery, Ulsan, S. Korea.
• 2002 - "Biennale Studio Livan 2002", L'Arte Gallery, Toronto, Canada.
• 2002 - "12th Space International Print Biennial Seoul", Sungkok Museum, Seoul, Korea.
• 2002 - "Zeichen der Gegenwart", Vienna Art Center, Vienna, Austria.
• 2002 - "Lessdra 1st World Art Print Annual", Sofia City gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria.
• 2002 - "Made in Japan", Usher Gallery, Lincoln, England, UK.
• 2002 - "Male Form Grafiki, Polska-Lodz", Lodz, Poland.
• 2001 - "Wrexham International Print exhibition", Memorial Gallery, Yale College, N. Wales, UK.
• 2001 - "International Print Triennial in Kanagawa", Kanagawa Prefectural Gallery, Yokohama, Japan.
• 2001 - "Japan 2001", Bristol City Museum, Bristol, England, UK.
• 2001 - "Miniprint Finland 2001-4th International Miniature Graphics Triennial", Lahti City Museum, Lahti, Finland.
• 2001 - "Grant Prix Triennale Competition in Aomori 2001", Aomori, Japan.

Collections

• Panstwowe Museum Namajdanku, Lublin, Poland
• The British 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.

Service to Professional and Community

• 2002 - Juror, "Rogue Gallery & Art Center Pacific Northwest Exhibition", Medford, OR.
• 2001 - Speaker, Slide Presentation (Topic: Chine Collé Prints), "Crossing Boundaries, East-West International Symposium in Print Art", Portland State University, OR.
• 1999 - Juror, Pennsylvania Works on Paper Fellowship Panel at Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, Baltimore, MD.
• 1998 - Percent for Art Selection Committee, Oregon State University Forest Ecosystem Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR.
• 1998 - Curator, "Memories of the Orient: Five Artists of Asian Descent", Corvallis, Art Center, Corvalis, OR.
• 1996 - Juror, "Human Form", Newport Visual Art Center, Newport, OR.
• 1995 - Curator, "International Print Exhibition", Adair Margo Gallery, El Paso, TX.

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