Kaoru Hirose
Born in Tokushima, Japan, Kaoru is a Sumie artist and a certifiied teacher by the International Sumi-e Association of Tokyo. Since 2013, she has given courses, demonstrations and exhibitions of Sumi-e at various art universities, art schools and other art institutions in Berlin, Perpignan, Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, and other cities in Europe.
After living most of her life in Japan, she moved to Canada, then to Germany, and since 2006 she has been living in Sitges, a beautiful Mediterranean town near Barcelona.
11.2025 Faculty of Fine Arts – Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain
01.2025 Arts Baccalureate – Joan Ramon Bernaprès Institute, Sitges, Barcelona
12.2024 L’idem Creative Art School, Barcelona, Spain
11.2024 Tarragona School of Art and Design, Tarragona, Spain
12.2023 L’idem Creative Art School, Barcelona, Spain
02.2023 Tarragona School of Art and Design, Tarragona, Spain
12.2022 L’idem Creative Art School, Barcelona, Spain
01.2022 CIC School of Baccalaureate in Fine Arts and Design, Barcelona, Spain
12.2021 L’idem Creative Art School, Barcelona, Spain
09-12.2021 Escola Massana · Art and Design Center, Barcelona, Spain
01.2021 CIC School of Baccalaureate in Fine Arts and Design, Barcelona, Spain
12.2020 L’idem Creative Art School, Barcelona, Spain
01.2020 CIC School of Baccalaureate in Fine Arts and Design, Barcelona, Spain
12.2019 L’idem Creative Art School, Barcelona, Spain
11.2019 L’idem Creative Art School, Perpignan, France
09-12.2019 Escola Massana · Art and Design Center, Barcelona, Spain
02.2019 L’idem Art School, Barcleona, Barcelona, Spain
12.2018 ELISAVA University School of Design and Engineering, Barcelona
12.2018 CIC Escola de Batxiellat Arts plàstiques i disseny, Barcelona
07.2018 Arsenal Municipal School of Art – Villafranca de Penedès, Spain
06.2018 Municipal School of Art and Design – La Garriga, Spain
09.2016 Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
07.2016 Manolo Hugué Municipal School of Art – Caldes de Montbui, Spain
2012-2015 Sumi-e teacher certificate. International Sumi-e Association – Tokyo, Japan
2010-2011 Postgraduate in International Cultural Cooperation and Management. University of Barcelona, Spain
1993-1998 Bachelor of Arts in Language and Culture . Teaching Certificate. Osaka University of Foreign Studies – Osaka, Japan
06-08.2022 “ともに – Juntos – Together” – Centro Cultural Miramar, Sitges, Barcelona
03-05.2018 Miramar Cultural Centre, Sitges, Barcelona
11.2017 Aquí hi ha gat amagat, Centre Civic Pere Pruna – Barcelona
11.2017 Espació de Espíritu de Japón, Salon de Manga – Fira Barcelona
10.2016 Espació de Espíritu de Japón, Salon de Manga – Fira Barcelona
03.2016 La Quadra, Culture room- Santa Maria de Palautordera, Spain
10-12.2015 XXVIII Sanvisens Painting Competition – l’Edifici Miramar, Sitges, Barcelona
06.2013 Exposition of International Sumi-e Association – The National Art Center, Tokyo
02.2019 ESNE University School of Design, Innovation and Technology – Madrid.
04.2018 Sant Jordi Day Fair – Sitges.
01.2017 Umaicha Press Conference – Green-spot, Barcelona
03.2015 Korekara Japan – Mitte Barcelona
01.2015 Japanese Association New Year’s Party – Hotel Melià – Barcelona
07.2022
Llegir.cat
“Sumi-e artists have the responsibility to spread this art”.
https://www.llegir.cat/2022/07/kaoru-hirose-els-artistes-de-sumi-e-tenen-la-responsabilitat-de-difondre-aquest-art/
06.2022
Radio Maricel
“L’art Sumi-e d’una japonesa de Sitges al Miramar”.
http://www.radiomaricel.cat/2022/06/23/lart-sumi-e-duna-japonesa-de-sitges-al-miramar/
06.2022
Canal Blau
https://canalblau.alacarta.cat/al-dia-noticies/capitol/al-dia-noticies-08-06-2022
**From 21:32
06.2022
Eix Diari
https://www.eixdiari.cat/cultura/doc/101103/lartista-japonesa-kaoru-hirose-exposa-a-sitges-lart-de-sumi-e-una-tecnica-de-pintura-nipona-amb-tint.html
06. 2022
Sitges Town Council
https://youtu.be/5gGboH3F2Wg
06. 2022
L’Eco de Sitges newspaper
“Sumi-e art is exhibited at Miramar”.
03. 2021
Newspaper l’Eco de Sitges
“Art and Dona alegria fent-lo i rebent-lo”.
03. 2020
TV3 – Televisió de Catalunya, Collaboration for
“Daniel Shiraishi: a very Japanese Brazilian”.
https://www.ccma.cat/tv3/alacarta/programa/daniel-shiraishi-un-brasiler-molt-japones/video/6033681/
09. 2016
Periódico setmanari montbui “La pintura tradicional oriental”.
01. 2016 TV3 – Televisió de Catalunya “Ja t’ho faràs”.
https://vimeo.com/153235205
http://www.ccma.cat/tv3/alacarta/ja-tho-faras/fet-a-ma-calligrafia-shodo-i-pintura-sumi-e/video/5576277/?platform=hootsuite# **From 1:52
