Toko Hara is a multi-disciplinary person who works primarily with narratives. Originally hailing from Japan, her practice is currently based in Toronto, Canada.
PRESS
https://www.thedrake.ca/2021/03/03/get-to-know-drake-artists-toko-hosoya/
https://brooklynartlibrary.org/newsletter/2021/3/21/small-talks-toko-hosoya/
EDUCATION
Ontario College of Art and Design University, BDes in Illustration
School of Visual Art, Summer Residency
AWARDS
2022 Nora E. Vaughan Award, OCAD U
2022 Program Medal, OCAD U
2021 Illustration Finalist, ADC
2021 Young Blood, Applied Arts
2017 Gold Medal, Society of Illustrators 60
2017 Chosen, American Illustration 36
2016 Student Award, Applied Arts
PROJECTS AND SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Muzeum Ziemi Chelminskiej, Chelmno
2020 NOLO Mural at the Drake Hotel, Toronto
2016 Salt Cure, Mark Christopher Gallery, Toronto
2016 Burial, Graven Feather Gallery, Toronto
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Narratives of Tension and Wonder, TIFF Bell Lightbox, Toronto
2021 Ain’t Fugazi, Mark Christopher Gallery, Toronto
2018 Summer School, Assembly Gallery, Hamilton
2018 SOI 60, Museum of American Illustration, New York
2017-8 Reflections: Japanese Illustration in Canada, JCCC gallery, Toronto
2017 A.I. 36: Canadian Winners Exhibition, Northern Contemporary, Toronto
2017 Papier Art Fair, Montreal
2015 Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival, Toronto
2015 Coexistence: Humans and Nature, Albright Knox Gallery, Buffalo
2014 Goldfarb Special Projects Gallery at York University, Toronto
2014 Action Reaction, Albright Knox Gallery, Buffalo
2014 Action Reaction, Larkin Art Gallery, Buffalo
