Ryo Hirano
BIOGRAPHY
Biography
1927 Born in Oita City (former Saganoseki Town), Oita Prefecture (real name: Akira)
1949 Selected for the Shinseisaku Exhibition
1953 Awarded the Outstanding Artist Prize at the Jiyu Bijutsuka Kyokai Exhibition ('56, '57 Honorable Mention)
Became acquainted with Wasaburo Itozono, Jiro Oyamada, Shuzo Takiguchi, and others around this time.
1958 Promoted to a member of the Jiyu Bijutsu Kyokai (Association of Liberal Arts)
1962 Exhibited at the Yasui Prize Exhibition
Exhibited at the Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan
1964 Withdrew from the Jiyu Bijutsu Kyokai with Saburo Aso, Wasaburo Itozono, Yoshio Mori, and others, and participated in the founding of the Shutai Bijutsu Kyokai
1965 Held a solo exhibition at Osaka Form Gallery
1967 Held “20 Years of Ryo Hirano” exhibition at Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art
Self-selected exhibitions at Yawata Art Museum and Fukuoka Form Gallery
Solo exhibition at Osaka Form Gallery (held annually thereafter)
1969 Participated in the Contemporary Art Exhibition of Japan
1975 Withdrew from the Shutai Bijutsu Kyokai. Continues to show works mainly in solo exhibitions as an independent artist.
1977 Published “Ryo Hirano's Self-Selected Art Collection”.
1978 Traveled to Europe, visiting Switzerland, Italy, Holland, Eastern Europe, etc.
Held solo exhibitions at Nichido Gallery (Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka)
1979 Traveled to Central Asia, East Germany, Czech Republic and Austria
1986 Held “The World of Ryo Hirano” at Ikeda 20th Century Museum of Art
1987 Held “The World of Ryo Hirano” at Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art
Received the West Japan Culture Award
1990 Held “Ryo Hirano: From the Rhythm of the Universe” at Tokyo Central Museum of Art
1991 “Ryo Hirano: Symphony of Light and Line” at Shimonoseki City Art Museum
1992 Passed away in Kitakyushu at the age of 65
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Golden week Thanksgiving
FUKUOKA
2025/04/26 - 2025/05/11 -
New Year Masterpieces Exhibition
FUKUOKA
2025/01/06 - 2025/02/02 -
CHRISTMAS FAIR
FUKUOKA
2024/12/07 - 2024/12/25 -
[Fukuoka]Golden Week Thanksgiving - On Sale - April 27th (Sat) – May 12th (Sun), 2024
FUKUOKA
2024/04/07 - 2024/05/12 -
New Year Masterpieces Exhibition, January 6th(Sat) January 28th (Sun), 2024
2024/01/06 - 2024/01/28 -
FUKUOKA
2023/12/02 - 2023/12/25 -
[Fukuoka] Golden Week Thanksgiving - On Sale - , April 29th (Sat) May 14th (Sun), 2023
2023/04/29 - 2023/05/14 -
[Fukuoka]CHRISTMAS ART FAIR 2022 December 3th (Sat) – December 25th (Sun), 2022
2022/12/03 - 2022/12/25 -
[Tokyo] Ryo Hirano Exhibition - the 30th Year Memorial September 23 (Fri, Public holiday) October 10 (Mon, Public holiday), 2022
2022/09/23 - 2022/10/10 -
[Fukuoka] Golden Week Thanksgiving - On Sale - , April 23th (Sat) May 8th (Sun), 2022
2022/04/23 - 2022/05/08 -
[Tokyo] Mizoe Art Gallery Tokyo Branch 10th Anniversary Exhibition Masterpieces Forever, April 16th(Sat) May 8(Sun), 2022
2022/04/16 - 2022/05/08 -
FUKUOKA
2021/12/04 - 2021/12/25 -
[Tokyo] What is Abstract Painting? Exhibition June19th (Sat) July4th (Sun), 2021
2021/06/19 - 2021/07/04 -
[Fukuoka] Golden Week Thanksgiving ,April 24th (Sat) May 9th (Sun), 2021
2021/04/24 - 2021/05/09 -
[Fukuoka] What is Abstract Painting? Exhibition Feb 20th (Sat) Mar 7th (Sun), 2021
2021/02/20 - 2021/03/07 -
FUKUOKA
2020/12/05 - 2020/12/25 -
[Fukuoka] the Spring Print Market -Relax with Art- April 25th (Sat) May 10th (Sun), 2020
2020/04/25 - 2020/05/10 -
[Fukuoka]Spring Masterpieces Exhibition , February 15 (Sat) March 15 (Sun), 2020
2020/02/15 - 2020/03/15 -
FUKUOKA
2019/12/07 - 2019/12/25 -
[Tokyo] Exhibition of Modern Japanese Masterpieces April 20 (Sat) ― May 19 (Sun), 2019
2019/04/20 - 2019/05/19 -
[Fukuoka]New Year’s Masterpieces Exhibition ~Japan Modern and Contemporary Paintings Featured~ 2018, January 20[Sat]－February 4[Sun]
2019/01/26 - 2019/02/17 -
FUKUOKA
2018/12/08 - 2018/12/25 -
[Fukuoka] Ryo HIRANO Exhibition - The Beginning and The End - October 13 (Sat) 28 (Sun), 2018
2018/10/13 - 2018/10/28 -
[Tokyo] Ryo HIRANO Exhibition - The Beginning and The End - September 15 (Sat) 30 (Sun), 2018
2018/09/15 - 2018/09/30 -
[Fukuoka]New Year’s Masterpieces Exhibition ~Japan Modern and Contemporary Paintings Featured~ 2018, January 20[Sat]－February 4[Sun]
2018/01/20 - 2018/02/04 -
FUKUOKA
2017/12/09 - 2017/12/25 -
TOKYO
2017/07/08 - 2017/07/23 -
FUKUOKA
2017/03/04 - 2017/03/20 -
FUKUOKA
2016/08/27 - 2016/09/19 -
TOKYO
2016/04/13 - 2016/05/01 -
FUKUOKA
2016/01/09 - 2016/01/24 -
FUKUOKA
2015/12/05 - 2015/12/25 -
2015/05/09 - 2015/05/31 -
2015/03/06 - 2015/03/25 -
2015/01/10 - 2015/01/25 -
2014/01/10 - 2014/01/26 -
2013/12/13 - 2013/12/26 -
2012/01/07 - 2012/01/22 -
2011/12/09 - 2011/12/26 -
News of opening the new annex from Saturday October 17th 2020〈Exhibition commemorating Open after renovation〉
2026/02/03 - 2026/02/03