Hiroko Shimizu

Hiroko is a calligrapher, calligraphy teacher and lettercutter. She was trained in Boston, USA and since 1998 she has been teaching calligraphy from her studio in Kobe, Japan.


Hiroko organises workshops several times a year ranging from traditional brush Roman capitals to exploring new ideas and experimental practices that aim to go beyond the boundaries. She has taught at a variety of cities in Japan, as well as internationally at Korea and Belgium. In addition to teaching her other creative activities included a solo exhibition at the Manna Art Center in Bruges in 2021. In lettercutting, she carves not only Latin alphabets, but also Chinese characters and carries out commissions. She is a deputy executive director of NPO Japan Letter Arts Forum.


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