Biography

Exhibitions

Selected Exhibitions

2010
Rashinban Selection 2010, Art Space Rashinban, Tokyo, Japan

Within Beauty, Aralis Gallery Helsinki, Finland
2011
Kiyo Hasegawa Exhibition, Gallery Natsuka, Tokyo, Japan
2012
Kiyo Hasegawa Exhibition, Galleria grafica bis, Tokyo, Japan (’13)
2013
KEHAI, ICN SPACE, London, UK

I was you. You will be me., Akibatamabi21, Tokyo, Japan

On paper 2013 – Paper and Nature –, Tama Art University Museum, Tokyo, Japan

Imago Mundi, Benetton collection, Venice, Italy
2014
Solo exhibition, Fujiya Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (’15, ’19)
2015
Kiyo Hasegawa Exhibition, Ichiharu Gallery, Kyoto, Japan

Ume-niwa-ten, Ichiharu Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
2016
Kiyo Hasegawa Exhibition, Toho Art, Tokyo, Japan

META – real –, Kanagawa Prefectural Gallery, Kanagawa, Japan

Art Fair Tokyo, Japan (’21, ’22)
2017
New works by emerging artists, Ichiharu Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
2018
La Primavera, Nihonbashi Takashimaya Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

Painting with Sumi, Art Space Rashinban, Tokyo, Japan

Inspiring Tunisia, Co-hosted by the Republic of Tunisia Embassy and Chiyoda Ward Office, Tokyo, Japan

Rose Festa, Yokohama Takashimaya Art Gallery, Kanagawa, Japan

Blue Collection, Tokyu Tama-plaza, Kanagawa, Japan

Rou Shi – The road leading to Tao –, Ichiharu Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
2019
Kiyo Hasegawa Exhibition, Fujiya Gallery, Tokyo

La Primavera, Nihonbashi Takashimaya Art Gallery, Osaka, Japan

Masterpiece London, UK (’22)

Art Miami, Miami, USA (’22, ’23)
2020
TEFAF Maastricht, The Netherlands (’22 , ’23, ’24, ’25, ’26)

Opening Ceremony, A Lighthouse called Kanata, Tokyo, Japan

West Bund Art and Design, Shanghai, China (’21, ’22, ’23, ’24, ’25)
2021
The Secret Show, A Lighthouse called Kanata, Tokyo, Japan

NIHONGA RENAISSANCE, A Lighthouse called Kanata, Tokyo, Japan

RE:OPENING CEREMONY, A Lighthouse called Kanata, Tokyo, Japan

ART 021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair, China

Untitled Art Miami Beach, USA
2022
A Lighthouse called Kanata New York Pop-Up, USA

Seattle Art Fair, USA (’23)

The Future Eternal – a special exhibition for DESIGNART TOKYO, A Lighthouse called Kanata, Tokyo, Japan
2023
ART SG, Singapore (’24, ’25, ’26)

“Visions of the Sky” – Kanata @ DIDIER AARON New York, USA

Kanata Three Year Anniversary Commemorative Exhibition – Beyond the Abstract World: From Yufuku to Kanata, A Lighthouse called Kanata, Tokyo, Japan

The Treasure House Fair, London, UK (’24, ’25)

Tokyo Gendai, Kanagawa, Japan (’24, ’25)

Shin Japanese Painting: Revolutionary Nihonga, Pola Museum of Art, Kanagawa, Japan
2024
Taipei Dangdai, Taiwan (’25)

The Armory Show, New York, USA (’25)

FAB Paris, France (’25)
2025
ZONAMACO, Mexico City, Mexico (’26)

PROVIDENCE —Kiyo Hasegawa Solo Exhibition, Art Fair Tokyo, Japan

EXPO CHICAGO, USA Frieze Seoul, Korea

OPENING CEREMONY II, A Lighthouse called Kanata, Tokyo, Japan

Art Collaboration Kyoto, Japan
2026
Art Basel Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Awards

2007　Reicof Art Award 2007 Encouragement Prize
2008　7th “Sesshu-no-sato” Soja Sumi Painting Award
2013　Grant, The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation
2017　Nominated for the 9th Koji Kinutani Prize

Public Collections

Public Collection

Luciano Benetton Collection, Treviso, Italy

Selected Commission

Palace Hotel Tokyo, Japan

長谷川幾与 Kiyo
Hasegawa Kiyo
Hasegawa

deliverance III | Japanese mineral pigments, pine smoke ink powder, crushed seashell powder on Japanese paper, mounted on 4 individual panels

H160.0 × W320.0 cm (H160 × W80 cm each）

l’effervescence Ⅴ | Japanese pigments on gold leaf, mounted on 4 individual panels

H150.0 x W228.0 cm (H150.0 x W57.0 cm each）

providence | Japanese pigments on platinum leaf, mounted on single panel

H130.3 x W162.1 cm

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Kiyo
Hasegawa

Profile

1984 Born in Tokyo, Japan
2009 Tama Art University
Exchange program, Aalto University, Finland
2011 Tama Art University, MFA
- Lives and works in Saitama

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About
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Cascading colours coalesce, drip and unite within the atmospheric movements of Kiyo Hasegawa’s paintings (b. 1984 –), creating an aesthetically complex inner world brimming between tension, flux, harmony and serenity. Using the traditional materials of Nihonga such as black ink and handmade paper, Hasegawa captures the movements of the heart, pouring within her pigments the raw beauty of nature as seen not only from her eyes but brimming from an imaginary world within, with paintings viscerally pulling at the strings of human empathy through the vicissitudes of life itself.

With nature as her muse, Hasegawa boldly paints the luscious landscapes of abstraction that she finds within. It is the juxtaposition of the elemental and the contrasts between opposing forces, whether it be movement within tranquillity, strength versus softness, or the beauty of night as opposed to daylight, that feature prominently in her imaginary mindscapes, creating compelling visual tapestries that pulsate with rugged emotion.

One of the more recent additions to Kanata’s growing roster of Japanese painters, Hasegawa has quickly become one of the standout stars on the international art fair circuit, with sold-out works at each and every turn since her debut at Masterpiece London in 2019.