Hitoshi Nakazato was a Japanese-born American painter, printmaker, muralist, and educator.
14 Facts About Hitoshi Nakazato
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Hitoshi Nakazato's mother came from a family that owned an indigo dying shop.
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Hitoshi Nakazato graduated at Tama Art University in Tokyo, majoring in Western Painting in 1960; there he studied under Shosuke Osawa.
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Hitoshi Nakazato left Tama Art University in the wake of the student uprising and returned to the United States.
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Hitoshi Nakazato had his first solo exhibition in Tokyo at the Pinar Gallery in 1970.
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Hitoshi Nakazato painted a 5-meter x 25 meter mural at the Furukawa Pavilion at 1970 World Exposition in Osaka.
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Hitoshi Nakazato held six solo exhibitions at Tokyo Gallery through his connection with Yoshishige Saito.
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Hitoshi Nakazato lived in Manhattan until his death on July 17,2010.
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Hitoshi Nakazato died after a fall on July 17,2010, at Bellevue Hospital in New York City.
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Hitoshi Nakazato's works have been included in various group exhibitions and has held numerous solo exhibitions.
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In 1970, Hitoshi Nakazato has his first solo exhibition in Japan at the Pinar Gallery in Akasaka Tokyo.
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Hitoshi Nakazato received an award from the Japanese Minister of Education for a work he contributed to The 5th Japan Art Festival Domestic Exhibition.
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Hitoshi Nakazato had solo exhibitions at Tokyo Gallery in 1977,1979,1982,1989,1993, and 1997.
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Hitoshi Nakazato had a large-scale retrospective solo exhibition at the Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts in 2010.