Hiroaki Kamizono

Contemporary artist Hiroaki Kamizono, a graduate of Musashino Art University and resident of Fukuoka City, is a new abstract artist with ties to the Gutai art movement. At the same time, he has also followed a unique path. In his youth, he focused primarily on photography, and his "Sunflowers" series, which followed in the footsteps of Van Gogh, was well-received in Europe. One of his works, "29/7/1990's Portrait of Vincent van Gogh," is housed at the Van Gogh Foundation in Arles, alongside works by other world-famous artists such as David Hockney. It was then that he met Takesada Matsutani, a former member of the Gutai art movement, in Paris, which prompted him to make a major shift from photography to abstract painting. He has consistently and time-consuming efforts to create his work, placing a particular emphasis on physicality.

[Public Collections]

Arles Van Gogh Foundation Museum / Collection: "29/7/1990's portrait of Vincent van Gogh"

[Major solo exhibitions]

2025 Fukuoka・Artist Cafe Fukuoka Gallery Space "Accumulation of Light" ~2025

2024 Fukuoka・Artist Cafe Fukuoka Grand Studio "Accumulation of Light" ~2024

2022 Fukuoka Art Space Tetra "Accumulation of Light" - Perspective of Memory

[Major group exhibitions and projects]

2024 Fukuoka・Artist Cafe Fukuoka × Cross Life Hakata Yanagibashi Art Matching Project

2023 Fukuoka - TSUTAYA BOOK STORE Fukuoka Airport SHARE LOUNGE Exhibition

2019 Kyushu Contemporary Art Exhibition, Saga Prefectural Museum of Art, Saga

[Awards and selection history]
2022 Fukuoka Wall Art Project Excellence Award Winner