In the Studio with Oscar Oiwa

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Oscar Oiwa was born in São Paulo, Brazil. He received his B.F.A. (1989) from the School of Architecture and Urbanism, São Paulo University. He experienced contemporary art during this time in nearby galleries and became an assistant at the São Paulo Art Biennial. Oiwa held his first solo exhibition while he was still in college and thereafter participated in the 21st São Paulo Art Biennial (1991). He has received several awards including Pollock-Krasner Foundation grants, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship (2001) and Asian Cultural Council in 2002. Recently (2019) receive the Medal of Honor from His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of Japan. He currently lives and works in New York City. His works has been shown widely throughout the United States, South America, Asia, and Europe., including solo exhibitions in institutions like: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (2007), Japan House São Paulo (2019) , Kanazawa 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art (2019), California Southern University Pacific Asia Museum(2020), Maison de la culture du Japon in Paris (2020), among others. Selected public collections: The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (Tokyo), Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (Tokyo), Mori Art Museum (Tokyo), Yokohama Museum of Art (Kanagawa), Toyota Municipal Museum(Aichi), Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art(Hiroshima), Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art(Hyogo), 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa(Ishikawa), Utsunomiya Museum of Art (Tochigi), Phoenix Museum of Art(Arizona), Arizona State University Art Museum (Arizona), California Southern University Pacific Asia Museum, University of São Paulo Museum of Contemporary Art (São Paulo).

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Do you like Iraq? 2005, oil on canvas, 227 x 333 cm / 90 x 132 inches, Phoenix Museum of Art collection, Arizona — Do you like Iraq? 2005, oil on canvas, 227 x 333 cm / 90 x 132 inches, Phoenix Museum of Art collection, Arizona

WWW.Com, 2003, oil on canvas, 227 x 444 cm / 90 x 175 inches, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art collection, Kobe — WWW.Com, 2003, oil on canvas, 227 x 444 cm / 90 x 175 inches, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art collection, Kobe

Gardening (Manhattan), 2002, oil on canvas, 227 x 555 cm / 90 x 220 inches, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo collection — Gardening (Manhattan), 2002, oil on canvas, 227 x 555 cm / 90 x 220 inches, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo collection

Rainbow, 2003, oil on canvas, 227 x 555 cm / 90 x 220 inches, Takamatsu City Museum of Art collection, Kagawa — Rainbow, 2003, oil on canvas, 227 x 555 cm / 90 x 220 inches, Takamatsu City Museum of Art collection, Kagawa

Flower Garden, 2004, oil on canvas, 227 x 555 cm / 90 x 220 inches, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art / private collection, Tokyo — Flower Garden, 2004, oil on canvas, 227 x 555 cm / 90 x 220 inches, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art / private collection, Tokyo

Kita Senju, 2008, oil on canvas, 227 x 444 cm / 90 x 175 inches, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art collection, Kanazawa. — Kita Senju, 2008, oil on canvas, 227 x 444 cm / 90 x 175 inches, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art collection, Kanazawa.

Prime-Ministerial Nightmare, 2008, oil on canvas, 227 x 555 cm / 90 x 220 inches, Mori Art Museum collection, Tokyo — Prime-Ministerial Nightmare, 2008, oil on canvas, 227 x 555 cm / 90 x 220 inches, Mori Art Museum collection, Tokyo

Woods, 2019, marker pen drawing on wall, 4 x 27 meters, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa — Woods, 2019, marker pen drawing on wall, 4 x 27 meters, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

Island Road , wall drawing , 2017, marker pen drawing on ceiling and wall 5 m x 40 meters Commission work for Shodoshima International Hotel. — Island Road , wall drawing , 2017, marker pen drawing on ceiling and wall 5 m x 40 meters Commission work for Shodoshima International Hotel.

Oiwa Island 2, 2013-2016, marker pen drawing on immersive balloon. Setouchi International Art Festival, exhibited in Ibuki Island (2013) and Shodo Island (2016) and Shimi Island (2019), Kagawa. — Oiwa Island 2, 2013-2016, marker pen drawing on immersive balloon. Setouchi International Art Festival, exhibited in Ibuki Island (2013) and Shodo Island (2016) and Shimi Island (2019), Kagawa.

Woods, 2019, marker pen drawing on wall, 4 x 27 meters, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa — Woods, 2019, marker pen drawing on wall, 4 x 27 meters, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

Black And Light, 2019, marker pen drawing on immersive balloon , Cadillac House Gallery, New York. — Black And Light, 2019, marker pen drawing on immersive balloon , Cadillac House Gallery, New York.

Oiwa Island 1, 2010, marker pen drawing on wall and floor. Setouchi International Art Festival, Ogijima. — Oiwa Island 1, 2010, marker pen drawing on wall and floor. Setouchi International Art Festival, Ogijima.

The Dreams of a Sleeping World installation, 2020, marker pen drawing on immersive ballon. University of Southern California, Pacific Asia Museum. solo exhibition — The Dreams of a Sleeping World installation, 2020, marker pen drawing on immersive ballon. University of Southern California, Pacific Asia Museum. solo exhibition

Island Road , wall drawing , 2017, marker pen drawing on ceiling and wall 5 m x 40 meters Commission work for Shodoshima International Hotel. — Island Road , wall drawing , 2017, marker pen drawing on ceiling and wall 5 m x 40 meters Commission work for Shodoshima International Hotel.

Zeus, the god of Olympia, 2019, 3 drawings with size 3 x 6 meters. Each. Exhibition at Maison de la Culture du Japon, Paris

Forest, 2017, marker pen drawing onglass. Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo. — Forest, 2017, marker pen drawing onglass. Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo.

Time Shipper, 2020. Commission work for Shanghai City, Yangpu Riverside park. — Time Shipper, 2020. Commission work for Shanghai City, Yangpu Riverside park.

Suzanne RandolphJuly 28, 2020