Tetsugo Hyakutake
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is a Japanese artist and a fine art photographer. He moved to Philadelphia where he obtained his MFA from the University of Pennsylvania
in 2009.
His work has been exhibited in Tokyo, Philadelphia, New York, Madrid, Venice, and he is currently represented by Gallery 339 in Philadelphia and Alan Klotz Gallery in New York.
Hyakutake’s work is fueled by historical, economic, and social issues of post-war Japan connected to his own personal experiences and the voices of his generation.
Hyakutake currently lives and works in Japan.
University of Pennsylvania
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in 2009.
Biography
Hyakutake graduated from the University of the Arts in 2006 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography, receiving the Promising Artist Award and Society for Photographic Education Mid-Atlantic Region Scholarship Award. In 2009, Hyakutake obtained a Master's Degree of Fine Arts from the University of Pennsylvania where he was awarded a Toby Devan Lewis Fellowship. In 2009, he participated in photography festival PhotoEspaña’s Descubrimientos Portfolio Review and was also a winner of the International Photography Awards Competition for his project Post-Industrialization.His work has been exhibited in Tokyo, Philadelphia, New York, Madrid, Venice, and he is currently represented by Gallery 339 in Philadelphia and Alan Klotz Gallery in New York.
Hyakutake’s work is fueled by historical, economic, and social issues of post-war Japan connected to his own personal experiences and the voices of his generation.
Hyakutake currently lives and works in Japan.
Solo exhibitions
- 2011 Ephemeral Existence:Tetsugo Hyakutake, Gallery339, Philadelphia, PA
- 2010 Pathos:Tetsugo Hyakutake, Alan Klotz Gallery, New York, NY
Selected exhibitions
- 2010 Imperial Video, Ramis Barquet, New York, NY
- 2010 Open Video Call: Selected Works 2009-2010, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, Pa
- 2009 2009 International Photography Awards Best of Show, New York, NY
- 2009 The University of Pennsylvania MFA Thesis Exhibition, Class of 2009, New York, NY
- 2009 Photo Espana 2009, Madrid, Spain
- 2009 The University of Pennsylvania East West South North Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA
- 2009 The University of Pennsylvania MFA Thesis Exhibition, Class of 2009, Philadelphia, PA
- 2009 The University of Pennsylvania “La Jetee” Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA
- 2009 Costa Nostra (Our Thing) Show, Alan Klotz Gallery, New York, NY
- 2009 Extended Views: Tetsugo Hyakutake + Daniel Lobdell, Gallery339, Philadelphia, PA
- 2008 The University of Pennsylvania, Self-Generated Exhibition, Class of 2009, Philadelphia, PA
- 2008 The AIPAD Photography Show 2008, New York, NY
- 2007 The University of Pennsylvania MFA First Year Exhibition, Class of 2009, Philadelphia, PA
- 2006 The University of the Arts Thesis Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA
- 2005 Day to Day, Day by Day, Yokikai Photo Exhibition, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan (Received the Award of Distinction)
- 2004 Vanessa, Yokikai Photo Exhibition, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
- 2003 Danica, Yokikai Photo Exhibition, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
Awards
- 2009 First place in Architecture (Bridges), International Photography Awards Competition
- 2009 Third place in Architecture (Buildings), International Photography Awards Competition
- 2009 Toby Devan Lewis Fellowship
- 2009-2010 Fleisher Art Memorial Challenge Artist
- 2006 Best of Photography, Photographer’s Forum Magazine Annual Spring Photography Contest, Finalist
- 2006 Shades of Paper Award, The Innova fine paper award for inkjet printmaking
- 2005-06 Promising Artist Award, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
- 2005 Society for Photographic Education, Mid Atlantic Region, Scholarship Award
- 2005 The Innova fine paper award for inkjet printmaking
- 2003 Best of Quarter Award, The Art Institute of Philadelphia,Philadelphia, PA