Nina HIrano
Nina Hirano, a painter from Copenhagen, Denmark, captivates the hearts of many with her unique sense of color and her warm, picture book-like world. She has loved drawing since childhood, and at the age of 19, she moved to the UK, followed by France, where she had the opportunity to meet many renowned artists, gaining inspiration from them.
In 1964, after getting married, she moved to Japan. During her life in Kyoto, she became fascinated by Japanese culture, particularly the colors of kimonos and obi (sashes), which became the foundation of her color expression. Although she began her full-time career as a painter in her late 50s, she continues to energetically create new works to this day.
In recent years, she has held exhibitions at the Funabashi Andersen Park Children’ s Museum and served as a judge for the museum’ s "Kirigami Contest," where she enjoys experiencing the creativity of children.
Currently, she is exhibiting her work at the "Andersen and Children’ s Museum Exhibition 2024" and the "Andersen and the World of Kirigami Exhibition 2024." Even as she grows older, she continues to create new works with boundless passion.
●Solo exhibitions
February 1996 Nagisa Gallery Ginza
July 2003 izumiya ART SPACE Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi June 2009 Gallery INO Chuo-ku, Chiba-shi
November 2014 Gallery GK Ginza
March 2019 Gallery Haruji [Itsukamita Yume]
September 2020 Alpi's Ginka Gallery
Many other solo exhibitions in Ginza, Kyoto, etc.
●Group exhibitions
1995-2017 Kobun Gallery Nihonbashi Kobunkai Group Exhibition
2016-2018 Yotsukaido Civic Gallery Tentententen Exhibition
2017 Yotsukaido Kura no Toshokan [Yokai Exhibition]
May-June 2020 Gallery Haruji Special Exhibition
October 2020 Gallery BananaMoon
Nina Hirano & Masumi Yokota Two-person Exhibition [sonare]
January-March 2023 Funabashi Andersen Park Children's Museum [Andersen and Children's Museum Exhibition 2023]
August-September 2024 Pain aux Sourires [Kitpas Art Exhibition 2024]
September 2024 Funabashi City Hall Lobby Mini Paper-cutting Exhibition
October 2024 Funabashi Civic Gallery [Andersen and the World of Paper-cutting 2024] October-December 2024 Funabashi Andersen Park Children's Museum
[Andersen and Children's Museum Exhibition 2024]
Matsuyama Garden Museum [Cat Exhibition] Member of Yotsukaido Art Association Yotsukaido Art Association Exhibition / Local Artists Exhibition Tentententen Exhibition
Participates every year
●Other
Judge of Andersen Park Paper-cutting Exhibition
