Selected Works / Exhibitions / Biography / Available Inventory
Jason Hirata
Born 1986 in Seattle, Washington, USA
Eduction
2009
BFA in Photography with honors, University of Washington
BA in Comparative History of Ideas, University of Washington
Solo and Collaborative Shows
2011
4Culture, Seattle (upcoming)
Quality You’ve Never Seen, Hedreen Gallery, The Fair, Vancouver BC
A Conversation, Act Theatre via SOIL, Seattle (with Chauney Peck)
2010
MUST HAVE, Hedreen Gallery, Seattle University
Let me be a stranger, Living Room, Seattle
New Guard IV, New Guard, Seattle
Jason Hirata: New Work, James Harris, Seattle
Wooden Sculptures, Plasteel, Seattle
to be like that which you have, Greg Kucera, Seattle (with Sol Hashemi)
2009
The Gift Shop Presents: Presents, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle (with Sol Hashemi and Claire Cowie)
Generally Incidentally Light , Dirty Shed, Seattle (with Sol Hashemi)
Please Stand By; Stand By Me, Punch, Seattle (with Sol Hashemi)
2008
Show 1, Storage Room, University of Washington, Seattle (with Sol Hashemi)
Arts Link Presents, Parnassus, University of Washington
2007
Solo 1, Parnassus
Group Shows
2011
Group Affinity, Kunstverein, Munich
Game Theory, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle
Residence, Valley and Taylor, Seattle
2010
Chilliwack International Biennial, British Columbia, Canada
Ready or Not its 2010, LACMA
2009
Winner Takes All, Punch, Seattle
PONCHO Invitational, Western Bridge, Seattle
BFA Exhibition, Jacob Lawrence, University of Washington
School of Art Open, Jacob Lawrence
2008
Works on Paper + Small 3D, Jacob Lawrence
Summer Institute in Arts and Humanities, Jacob Lawrence
Mighty Tieton, Galeria Dos, Tieton, Washington
School of Art Open, Jacob Lawrence
2007
small + flat, Jacob Lawrence
School of Art Open, Jacob Lawrence
Curatorial Work
2011
Raymond Boisjoly, Fourteen30, Portland (with TARL)
Dick Law, TARL, Seattle (with TARL)
The Pajama Game, Nepo House, Seattle
2010
Matthew Green: Kickin at a Coffin Lid, Duty Free, Seattle
Scholarships, Awards and Grants
2011
Shackleton Award, ℅ Hauser and Wirth
2009
Merit Award, PONCHO
4Culture Individual Artist Grant, 4Culture
2008
Milnor Roberts Scholarship, University of Washington
Mary Gates Research Scholarship for The Summer Institute in Arts and Humanities,
University of Washington
School of Art Open, Top Jurror’s Prize
2007
Summer Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass school and University of Washington
Bibliography
2010
Jessica Powers, “Close Quarters and Simple Chance” ARTslant, February 21, 2011. http://assets3.artslant.com/ew/articles/show/21853
Jessica Powers, “The Recognitions: The Best Laid Plans of Jason Hirata” ARTslant, September 20, 2010. http://www9.artslant.com/ew/articles/show/18966
Mr. Kim, “The Quiet Work of Jason Hirata” Vans OTW; August 10, 2010. http://www.vans-otw.com/2010/08/quiet-work-of-jason-hirata.html
“Jason Hirata” pietmondriaan.com, August 9, 2010. http://pietmondriaan.com/2010/08/09/jason-hirata/
Jessica Powers, “Dan Cameron, Seattle, and a Few Buildings” ARTslant, July 19, 2010. http://www9.artslant.com/ew/articles/show/17782
Regina Hackett, “Jason Hirata – hard work” ArtsJournal; Another Bouncing Ball, March 27, 2010. http://www.artsjournal.com/anotherbb/2010/03/jason-hirata—hard-work.html
Regina Hackett, “Artist teams – new in Seattle but gaining ground” ArtsJournal; Another Bouncing Ball, February 21, 2010.
http://www.artsjournal.com/anotherbb/2010/02/artist-teams—rare-in-seattle.html
Jen Graves, “The New Guard” The Stranger, February 2, 2010. http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/the-new-guard/Content?oid=3347536
Regina Hackett, “The bride (artist) toys with the bachelor (dealer)” ArtsJournal; Another Bouncing Ball, January 29, 2010. http://www.artsjournal.com/anotherbb/2010/01/the-bride-artist-toys-with-the.html
Susan Kunimatsu, “Working Up a Sweat: More than Meets the Eye” International Examiner, January 21, 2010. http://www.iexaminer.org/arts/working-sweat- meets-eye/2009 “The Curator’s Eye; The Shock of the Potlatch” City Arts, December 18, 2009. http://www.cityartsmagazine.com/issues/seattle/2009/12/curators-eye
Adriana Grant, “IT’S IN THE AIR TONIGHT” Arcade Magazine, Winter, 2009. http://www.arcadejournal.com/public/IssueArticle.aspx?Volume=28&Issue=2&Article=350
Paul Natkin, “Sol Hashemi and Jason Hirata at the Dirty Shed” September 5, 2009. http://pauldnatkin.blogspot.com/2009/09/sol-hashemi-and-jason-hirata-at-dirty.html
Jen Graves, “What Jason Hirata and Sol Hashemi Can Do for You In a Dirty Shed” The Stranger, August 5th, 2009. http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/in-art-newsContent?oid=1976340
Regina Hackett, “Saturday night at the Dirty Shed” ArtsJournal; Another Bouncing Ball, August 31st, 2009. http://www.artsjournal.com/anotherbb/2009/08/passing-strange.html#more
Regina Hacket, “Bonding In A Gallery – The New Austerity” ArtsJournal; Another Bouncing Ball, March 24, 2009. http://www.artsjournal.com/anotherbb/2009/03/male-bonding-in-a-gallery.html
Adriana Grant, “Young Collaborators Cut Through the Fog With Impressive Works” Seattle Post Intelligencer, March 12, 2009. http:/www.seattlepi.com/visualart/403332_visual13.html