• In Between Heartbeat, 1998-2003
    20 x 45 ft.
    Electric blankets, copy machine

  • Veranda, 2003
    18 x 60 x 20 ft.
    Wood, silk, clay, rock/carbon ink

  • Buffer Zone, 2004
    60 x 120 x 20 ft.
    Plastic liner, searchlight, full moon

  • Flagship Powhattan, 2005
    20 x 20 x 1-1/2 ft.
    Charcoal

  • Charcoal Pit, 2006
    16 x 16 x 3 ft.
    Charcoal, porcelain

  • Hunting Grounds for Scholars, 2007
    20 x 30 x 30 ft.
    Charcoal, thread

Hirokazu Kosaka

Headshot

Mid-Career Artist Fellow, 2008

Biography

Education

B.F.A.
1970
Chouinard Art Institute

Grants/Awards

2005
COLA Artist Fellowship

1999
Durfee Foundation Fellowship

Select Exhibitions

2006
Buffer Zone, Indianapolis Art Museum, Indianapolis, IN

2006
Charcoal Pit, Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2005
Hatsutabi, Noguchi Plaza, Los Angeles, CA

2004
Charcoal Bed, Doizaki Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2003
Muddy Robe, Fowler Museum, Los Angeles, CA

2001
IBTH, Japan America Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

2001
Made in California, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA

2000
Silkroad, John Paul Getty Center, Los Angeles, CA

Professional Expertise

2006 - Present
Artistic Director, Japan America Cultural Community Center

1980 - 1983
Buddhist Minister, Koyasan Buddhist Temple