Artist | White Space Art Asia

With a formal background in oil painting, Akio Harada depicts human emotions in the shapes of animals in his endeavor to explore the gap between everyday life and fantasy with poeticism and delicate tenderness. He used to draw only large paintings of subjects, like faceless dogs, which were somewhat violent and out of place. However, after having a child, Akio began to approach painting with the mindset of creating art for others. As a father and a painter, Akio enjoys immortalizing his child’s reactions through art. His keen observation allows him to condense and reflect the nuances of human emotions on animals, breathing life into his works and brightening his audience’s days.

Biography +: Akio was born in 1974 in Japan. In addition to paintings, he also handles commissions from governments and organizations for murals, animations, picture books, and even package designs.
Exhibition +: Solo Exhibition

2000 Haruhi Museum of Art
2000 ~Useless Proof~ Promenade Gallery
2001 Gallery Bankaku
2003 Whose Voice Is This?, Gallery Bankaku
2005 Gallery Bankaku
2009 ~My father is dropping the sky again today~, Aquavita
2012 Too Much Crying Pool, Garage Toyohashi
2013 ~Swallow’s Sky Menu~, Tsubame Shokudo
2013 ~How to Become a King~, Coffee Jenico
2013 ~Fake Beard The World~, garage Toyohashi
2013 ~Inai Inai Tomorrow~, BLUE FROG
2014 ~What will you do today?~, Alex Reco
2014 ~Jenico and the Crescent Moon~, Coffee Jenicco
2014 ~Swallow’s Empty Bread~, Tsubame Shokudo
2014 ~What’s inside the walls?~, BLUE FLOG
2014 Antique days, Natural Cafe garden
2014 ~ Hanasakini, Hanasaki ~, garage Toyohashi
2015 ~Swallow’s Sky Cafe~, Tsubame Shokudo
2015 ~Zoo in bar~, BLUE FROG
2015 ~On a starless night, the king drew a star~, garage Toyohashi
2015 ~Melting World~, Cafe meal Baroque
2016 ~Bread moon color~, garage Toyohashi
2016 Chawawa
2017 ~Winter Graffiti~, Cafe gradual
2016 ~The journey begins from the sofa~, Re-style+cafe
2016 ~kioku knock~” garage Nagoya
2018 ~Kateni Koten~, Ikoi Restaurant Tachibana
2018 Kiraniko, garage Nagoya
2019 DREAM, Cafe gradual
2019 Chiroru and Kaze, Chiroruan
2019 ~Kateni Koten~, Ikoi Restaurant Tachibana
2019 ~Island of Color~, garage Toyohashi
2019 ~Island of Color~, garage Nagoya
2020 Crown, Cafe fusion
2020 The Past Changes, Garage Toyohashi
2020 The Past Changes, garage Nagoya
2021 Akio Harada Painting Exhibition, garage Yokohama
2021 Baumkuchen, garage Toyohashi
2021 Baumkuchen, garage Nagoya
2022 Cheek Rest, garage Yokohama
2022 Toro Toro, ZONE GALLERY
2022 Wakasa Seikatsu Shoten
2022 Space, garage Toyohashi
2022 Space, garage Nagoya
2022 fanfare, garage Tokyo
2023 This is how the corners of your mouth write, garage Yokohama
2023 Nostaltic, garage Nagoya
2024 kosho kosho, garage Yokohama

Group Exhibition

2001 VOCA Exhibition 2001, Ueno Royal Museum
2006 Encounter Exhibition, Haruhi Museum of Art
2009 Art Tornado, Nagoya Citizens Gallery
2010 Aichi Art Forest, SMBC Park Sakae
2013 CRASH×BUILD Art Lab Aichi
2013 Daytime Santa Claus Exhibition, garage Toyohashi
2014 APERITIF PARTY Painting Exhibition, Hotel Arklish
2014 2nd Nagoya Zokei Alumni Association Sanen OB Exhibition, Gallery Koen-dori
2014 Panda Exhibition, garage Toyohashi
2014 Sou Exhibition, Gallery Yui
2015 APERITIF PARTY Painting Exhibition, Hotel Arklish
2016 Collage two-person exhibition, garage Toyohashi
2016 APERITIF PARTY Painting Exhibition, Hotel Arklish
2016 3rd Nagoya Zokei Alumni Association Sanen OB Exhibition “Small Dream Trip”” 2016 Gallery Koen-dori
2017 Little Press Summit in Komaya, Komaya
2018 4th Nagoya Zokei Alumni Association Sanen OB Exhibition, ~Found a Little 2018 2018 Autumn~, Gallery Koen-dori
2019 Each Summer Exhibition, Chirolu-an
2021 Autumn Anniversary Festival, Nagoya Matsuzakaya
2022 Toyohashi Higashi High School 120th Anniversary Art Exhibition, Toyohashi City 2022 Art Museum
2022 Cat Exhibition 2022, Chiroruan
2023 5th Nagoya Zokei Alumni Association Sanen OB Exhibition Tamatama Exhibition, 2023 Children's Miraikan Coconico
2023 CONTEXT Art Miami, Miami
Technique +: Akio Harada’s sharp silhouettes brim with energy; the force of the brushstrokes is blocked merely by masking tape, thereby giving the lines a crispiness ubiquitous to many Japanese art. Yet, the created perception of depth, achieved by stacking many layers, distinguishes him from his predecessors. His muted palette colors the living space in a comfortable fashion.
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