Hiroshi Sato

Hiroshi Sato was born September 1987 in Japan. From the age of three to fourteen he spent his childhood in Tanzania. After school, he found his way to Rome where classical sculpture inspired his pursuit of a career in fine art. He enrolled in the fine-arts program at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco.

Hiroshi Sato is focused on contemporary realist oil painting. He draws influence from past and present artists including Vermeer, Andrew Wyeth, Euan Uglow and Chuck Close. Sato’s work shows his interest in geometric design principles of the old masters and is currently exploring the simultaneous illusion of form and flatness in space. His goal is to portray, and better understand our various states of consciousness within ourselves.

2015 Academy of Art University, MFA Painting
2012 Academy of Art University, BFA Painting
2006 Atlanta College of Art, Foundations

Solo Exhibition
2014 “Windows and Doors”, Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, California
2013 “From Dissonance”, Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, California
2012 “New Works”, Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, California


Group Exhibitions
2016 “Edge of Realism”, Abend Gallery, Denver, Colorado
2016 “Landscape Group Show”, Abend Gallery, Denver, Colorado
2016 “Contemporary Figuration”, Abend Gallery, Denver, Colorado
2016 “artMRKT”, artMRKT, Fort Mason, San Francisco, California
2015 “Summer Group Show”, Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, California
2015 “Academy of Art University Spring Show Exhibition”, San Francisco, California
2015 “artMRKT”, artMRKT, Fort Mason, San Francisco, California
2014 “Art Silicon Valley”, San Mateo Event Center, San Mateo, San Francisco, California
2014 “artMRKT”, artMRKT, Fort Mason, San Francisco, California
2014 “Moving Exhibition” Group Exhibiton, Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, California
2013 “Help to Build a School in Myanmar Charity Auction by Lumas”, Artnet Auctions
2013 “Academy of Art University Spring Show Exhibition”, San Francisco, California
2013 “artMRKT”, artMRKT, Fort Mason, San Francisco, California
2013 ”20th Anniversary Exhibition”, Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, California
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