Hiroshi Wada

Hiroshi Wada is a contemporary calligraphy artist based in Kyoto, Japan. He began his calligraphy training at the age of five and, at 30, pursued more rigorous study under Ryosetsu Imai, a renowned master. Since 2017, Wada has shared works that transcend traditional calligraphy with a global audience. His works are regularly featured in solo and group exhibitions, particularly across the United States and Europe.

Wada’s art is an “art of the line” that captures traditional calligraphy’s essence while striving to transcend it. His creation begins from nothingness. He forgets the classics, returns to innocence, and draws from the stillness of Zen.

Some of his pieces bear signs of damage. When such unintended marks fuse with the intentional lines, a deep resonance is born. There is a fine line between such work becoming mere trash or transforming miraculously into beauty —and Wada believes true beauty exists precisely on that edge.

Kindai University, Osaka, Japan

【Solo exhibition】
2019　 Agora gallery, Chelsea, New York

【Group exhibition】
2025 YICCA 2025 Final Exhibition, IMAGOARS, Venice, Italy
2025 “YATAGARASU, Grandson – Japon, une histoire de corbeaux", Couvent des Cordeliers, Grandson, Switzerland 
2025 “works on paper”, Avivson Gallery, London, United Kingdom​
2024 “Echoes of the Tide”, Eslite Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan ​
2024 “Mapping Ego”, Rossocinabro Gallery, Rome, Italy ​
2024 “Sprung 8”, ARTHOUSE NYC, New York, United States ​
2024 “Il brivido di un nuovo inizio” and “N.B”, Rossocinabro Gallery, Rome, Italy ​
2023 “Metropolis”, Galeria Azur New York, United States ​
2023 “FIABCN 2023”, Museu Marítim de Barcelona, Spain​
2023 “ACT VI”, Galeria Azur Miami, United States ​
2023 “Art On Loop London-Athens”, The Holy Art, United Kingdom and Greece ​
2023 “All Art+ Fluidity”, Van Der Plas Gallery, New York, United States ​
2023 “CENSORED”, M.A.D.S. Art Gallery, Milan, Italy ​
2023 “Canvas International Art Fair 2023 – Visions”, Palazzo Albrizzi Capello, Venice, Italy ​
2023 “Sprung 7”, ARTHOUSE.NYC, New York, United States ​
2022 “Brain Cake”, M.A.D.S. Art Gallery, Barcelona, Spain ​
2022 “Art San Diego”, San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, United States ​
2022 “Love In Multiple...