Art education:
Graduated from Tokyo Joshi University (Japanese Litterature and History) after studies from 1971 to1975. Studied oil painting 1976 to 1980 at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. Sudent at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, in Olivier Debré's atelier 1983 to 1986 as a Scholarship-holder of the French Governement.
Shigeko Hirakawa work includes a mixture of art forms including oil painting, sculpture and installations.

Solo exhibitons:
1998 Choisy-le-Roi City Hall, France;
1995 "Photo Document in Europe", Gallery Lieu, Tokyo, Japan; 1995 "More than 10 years in Paris" Gallery Tom, Tokyo, Japan;
1995 "Adelhauser Kloster" Natural & Ethnological Museum; "Schwarzes Kloster" City Hall Gallery and "Torus Decoloration" organised by German Women Artists Association, Freiburg, Ger.
1994 Gallery Lunami, Tokyo, Japan;
1993 Gallery Imperts, Wroclaw, Poland;
1992 Gallery Pascal Polar, Brussels, Belgium;
1991 Factory Mutual International Ltd. and Gallery Jacques Losserand, Annecy, France;
1991 Gallery Espace Archidé, Paris, France;
1990 Gallery Athisma, Lyon, France;
1989 Gallery Athisma, Lyon, France;
1988 Gallery Athisma, Lyon, France;
1986 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France;
1986 Galerie 8, Paris, France;
1984 and 85 Maison du Japon, Cité Internationnale Universitaire, Paris, France;
1982 Gallery Te, Tokyo, Japan.

Group exhibitions:(selected)
1998 City Hall of the 6th district of Paris. "Chosen Studios"; 1998 Maison de la Culture du Japon (Japanese Cultural Center). "NAC Exposition", Paris, France;
1997 Gallery Pascal Vanhoecke, CIACC : "Twin Exposition", Paris, France;
1997 Bateau Lavoir : "Selected Japanese artists- The year of Japan", Paris, France;
1997 Akita City Museum : "Seeing through the touch", Akita, Japan;
1997 Miyazaki County Museum : "Touch-me" Exposition, Miyazaki, Japan;
1997 Despiau-Wlerick Museum and Mont de Marsan city: Mont de Marsan Sculptures,France;
1995 Neuchâtel Art Center: Bedside Books, Neuchâtel, Switzerland;
1994 Orne Art Festival: In 8 castles, Orne, France;
1993 Gallery Janus Avivson: 11 Japanese Artists in Europe, London, UK;
1993 Gallery Espace Archidé: 3 Artists of the Gallery, Paris, France;
1992 Contest: Sculptors in the City; Homage to Henri Gaudier-Brzeska; supported by the the French Ministry of Culture, St-Jean-de-Braye, Fr.;
1991 Point JAL, Japan Air Line's Art Gallery: Art Métabole, Paris, France;
1991 Contemporary Art Center, Rouen, France;
1990 Gallery Pablo Picasso: Féminin Singulier - association Féminin Singulier, Denain, France;
1990 Gallery Jacques Losserand: Inaugural Exhibition of the Gallery, Annecy, France;
1990 Gallery Kohlenhof: Metamorphose des Raums, Nurnberg, Germany;
1989 Pablo Picasso Cultural Center: Burst Spaces - Open Air Exhibition, Trith-St-Léger, France;
1989 Centre d'Art Actuel, Lachassagne, France;
1989 Lyrical and Cultural Animation Center of Rochefort, Rochefort, France;
1988 Centre d'Art Actuel: Art 88, Lachassagne;
1988 Lyrical and Cultural Animation Center of Rochefort. Young Creators in the City - 40 Artists in 30 Places of the City;
1987 Centre d'Art Actuel: Lyon - Japan, Lachassagne, France;
1986 Centre d'Art Actuel: Around Degottex, Lachassagne, France;
1986 Cité Internationale des Arts: Resident Artists Exhibition '86, Paris, France;
1985 Cité Internationale des Arts: Resident Artists Exhibition '85,Paris, France;
1985 The Val d'Oise Prefectorial Hall: 12 Japanese Artists, Cergy-Pontoise, France;
1985 Gallery Bernanos: Shigeko HIRAKAWA et Mark ALDERTON, Paris, France;
1983 Gallery Micro: Photo Express in Holland from Tokyo, Holland;
1982 Gallery Wa: Photo Express in New York from Tokyo, New York, USA;
1981 Gallery Te, Tokyo, Japan;
1980 Gallery G. Art Gallery: Symbiosis, Tokyo, Japan.

International Exhibitions & Salons

1998 Christie's : "Asian Avant-Garde", London, UK;
1997 Petit-Leez Castle, Grand-Leez, Belgium;
1997, 1996, 1995, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987 - Salon de Mai, Grand Palais, Paris, France;
1994 - BWA National Gallery AWANGARDA: 4 Sculptors, Wroclaw, Poland;
1991, 1990, 1988, 1987, 1985 - Salon des Grands et Jeunes d'Aujourd'hui, Grand Palais, Paris, France;
1990, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985 - Salon de la Jeune Peinture, Grand Palais, Paris, France;
1990, 1987, 1985 - Salon de Montrouge, Montrouge, France; 1990 - International Mérignac Biennale, Mérignac, France;
1988 - Art Jonction International, Nice, France;
1988, 1986 - Salon Comparaisons, Grand Palais, Paris;
1986 - Yamanashi Prefectorial Museum: International Exhibition of Little Works, Yamanashi, Japan;
1985 - Modern Art Museum/Château Musée, Cagne-sur-Mer; 1984 - Salon d'Automne, Grand Palais, Paris, Fr.)
1983 - The 16th Japanese Contemporary Art Exhibition,
Mainichi-Shinbun. Tokyo Prefectorial Museum, Tokyo, Japan.

Prices:
1992 Realisation Prize Contest: Sculptors in the City; Homage to Henri Gaudier-Brzeska. With the participation of the Ministry of Culture, St-Jean-de-Braye, France;
1989 Adam First Prize, Salon de la Jeune Peinture, Grand-Palais, Paris, France;
1985 Special Honourable Mention of the Jury at the 17th International Painting Festival. Modern Art Museum, Château-Musée, Cagnes-sur-Mer, France..

Work in public places (a selection):
Paris (Fr) - Cochin Hospital.
Lyon (Fr) - Centre d'Art Actuel and Gallery Athisma.
Tokyo (Japan) - Tokyo National University, Shiseido Company, Gallery Moris and Gallery Lunami.
Osaka (Japan) - Agok Company and Agok Factory.

Einstein´s space


Decoloration


Decoloration 1-4


Untitled


Untitled


Decoloration