Tomoyo Hiraiwa has exhibited her jewelry and fine art extensively in North America, Europe, and Australia, as well as in Japan and other Asian nations. She has also lectured and held workshops at universities and other venues worldwide.
Hiraiwa, who studied at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, has earned a broad following in New York with her boldly innovative jewelry designs and with her exquisite craftspersonship. The Onishi Gallery exhibited examples of her compelling objets d’art, as well as striking examples of her jewelry, at SOFA New York. He continues to produce jewelry and objets d’art at studio in Tokyo
Profile
- 1948
- Born in Kanagawa, Japan
- 1960s
- Studied at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Tokyo
- 1970s
- Studied under tankin (metal hammering) artist Tsuneo Yamashita
- 1988
- Earned first prize in Germany’s Friedrich Wilhelm Müller International Jewelry Competition
- 2006
- Dispatched by Japanese government for residence at New York’s Museum of Arts and Design
Selected Exhibitions
- 2009
- Onishi Gallery, New York
- 2008
- SOFA New York
- 2008
- Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland
- 2007
- Organic-Hybrid—New York, Seoul
- 2006
- 12th International Lace Biennial—Contemporary Arts, Belgium, France, Latvia
- 2005
- Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington
- 2004
- Alco Museum, Seoul
- 1999
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
- 1991
- Japan Today, Oslo
Museum Collections (partial listing)
Friedrich Wilhelm Müller Museum, Schwabish Gumünd / KonKuk University College of Arts and Design, Seoul / Museum of Arts and Design, New York / Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland
