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Born in Osaka, Japan, in 1954, Yuji Hiratsuka received his B.S. in Art Education from Tokyo Gakugei University in 1978, his M.A. in Printmaking from New Mexico State University in 1987, and his M.F.A. in Printmaking from Indiana University in 1990.

Hiratsuka currently serves as Professor of Art at Oregon State University in Corvallis, where he teaches Drawing and Printmaking. He conducts workshops and lectures regularly, and is a member of the Northwest Print Council and the California Society of Printmakers.

Hiratsuka’s work has been widely exhibited in the United States, Europe and Asia. He has presented more than 40 solo shows over the last decade in the United States, as well as several International solo shows.

Hiratsuka has received numerous awards in international competitions, including the 13th International Biennial of Humor and Satire in the Arts, Gabrovo, Bulgaria; the International Print Biennial, Sapporo, Japan; and the Equal Prize at Majdanek 2000, VI International Art Triennial, Lublin, Poland.

Hiratsuka’s work is represented in numerous collections including: The British Museum, Tokyo Central Museum, New York Museum of Modern Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Library of Congress, Cincinnati Art Museum, Portland Art Museum and the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, San Francisco.

“SHY RABBIT Print National 2”

A National Juried Exhibition

September 4 - October 31, 2010