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Who is Hiroyuki Matsuishi?

Who is Hiroyuki Matsuishi?

Hiroyuki Matsuishi

Profile

Biography: Born in Fukuoka in 1965. Received his BA in Design, Faculty of Fine Arts at the Kyusyu Sangyo University in Fukuoka, Japan. He established his own design office, specializing in designing brand logos, packages, advertisement, etc. He is a member of Japan Typography Association. For 16 years, he has been energetically engaging in highly original poster works on the theme of environmental issues. He won various major awards at many international competitions and his poster works are in the possession of 31 museums and galleries worldwide. Every year, many famous international art exhibitions ask him to provide his works and participate in the exhibitions.

Jury Member

Taiwan International Student Design Competition 2022, 2024 / International Jury Member, Taiwan International Student Design Competition

Awards

Selected for the Best 200 at 200 Poster for Carlo Collodi (Italy); Gold Award in Category B (AFTER EARTH) and Bronze Award in the Ecological Category at Poster Stellars 2026 (U.S.). Kitakyushu International Manga Grand Prix 2025: Excellence Award. Poster Stellars 2025 (USA): Bronze Award in the Ecological Category. Poster Stellars 2024 (USA): Gold Award in the Ecological Category. Graphis Poster Awards 2025 (USA): Honorable Mention. Poster Stellars 2023 (USA) Silver Award. B.I International Poster Art Biennale 2023: 100 Winners (South Korea). Graphis Poster Awards 2024 (USA) Silver Award and Honorable Mention. Graphis Designers for Peace (USA) Honorable Mention. Graphis Poster Annual 2023 (USA) – Gold Award. Graphis Packaging 10 (USA) – Silver Award. Graphis Protest Posters 2 (USA) – Gold Award. Graphis Poster Annual 2022 (USA) – Silver Award. Graphis Poster Annual 2021 (USA) – Gold Award. A’ Design Award 2018–2019 (Italy) – Iron Award and Runner-Up. BIO16 Exhibition (16th International Industrial Design Biennale / Slovenia): Group Exhibition, Gold Award, and ICOGRADA Special Award. Taiwan International Graphic Design Award 2015: Jury Special Award. 5th China International Poster Biennale: Silver Award. 10th Tehran International Poster Biennale (Iran): Second Prize. Bronze Award at the 3rd China International Poster Biennale. Merit Winners in the Graphis Poster Annual 2016 and 2017 (U.S.). Best Work Award in the Japan Typography Yearbook 05. Finalist in the 17th and 18th Fukuoka Design Awards. Numerous other awards.

Awards and Selections

Selected for the 3rd Cyprus Poster Triennial 2026; Selected for Poster Artists Worldwide Cusco 2026 (Peru); Longlisted for the Prague International Poster Festival 2026 (Prague, Czech Republic); Selected for the 7th Emirates Poster Festival 2025 (Dubai, United Arab Emirates); Selected for the Lublin International Poster Biennial 2025 (Poland); Selected for the Ecuador Poster Biennial 2024; Selected for the Luga Poster Biennial 2024 (Portugal); Selected for the Intercontinental Bienal (Peru); Shortlisted for the B.I International Poster Art Biennale 2021, 2023, and 2025 (South Korea), Finalist for Poster Stellars 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2025 (USA), Selected for POSTERISTS IN THE WORLD CUSCO (Peru), Selected for the Peru Design Biennial 2021, 2022, and 2024; Finalist, Biophilia Poster Competition (USA); Selected for the Shenzhen International Poster Festival 2016 (China); Selected for Project Sunshine for Japan (Germany); Selected for the 2nd Italian Poster Biennale; Selected for the Taiwan International Graphic Design Awards 2013, 2019—Selected; Bibler Poster Festival (Iran)—Selected; 3rd and 6th International Poster Biennial of Bolivia—Selected; 19th, 21st, and 22nd Lahti International Poster Triennial (Finland)—Selected; 17th and 18th Lahti International Poster Biennial (Finland)—Selected; Selected for the 1st and 2nd Chicago International Poster Biennial; Selected for the 4th, 6th, 7th, and 9th China International Poster Biennial; Selected for the 9th Tehran International Poster Biennial (Iran); Selected for the International Graphic Design Competition: QUANTO PROJECT (Italy); Selected for the 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 12th Moscow International Graphic Design Biennial “Golden Bee” (selected), 1st Korea International Poster Biennial (selected), Hong Kong International Poster Triennial 2001, 2004, 2014, 2017; Selected for the Turnaava Poster Triennial 2000–2012, 2025 (Slovakia); Selected for the 6th and 10th World Poster Triennial Toyama; Selected for [4th Block] 7th and 9th International Eco-Poster Triennial (Ukraine); Selected for the 16th, 21st, and 23rd Warsaw International Poster Biennial (Poland); Selected for the 18th, 19th, and 25th Brno International Graphic Design Biennial (Czech Republic); Selected for the International Poster Competition Commemorating the FIFA World Cup in France; and many others.

Hiroyuki Matsuishi Graphic Art Poster List

Additional Exhibitions

As of October 23, 2026

2026

Japan Typography Annual 2026 Exhibition — Takeo Mihoncho Honten, 2nd Floor, Tokyo, Japan
New Year’s Cards from 100 Creators, Vol. 21 — Takeo Fukuoka Mihoncho, Fukuoka, Japan

2025

Osaka Poster Fest 2025 — Physical Exhibition — Osaka University of Arts, Gymnasium Gallery, Osaka, Japan
New Year’s Cards from 100 Creators, Vol. 20 — Takeo Fukuoka Mihoncho, Fukuoka, Japan

2024

International Invitational Poster Exhibition — Multipurpose Event House, Ogaki, Gifu, Japan
Osaka Poster Fest 2024 — Physical Exhibition — Osaka University of Arts, Gymnasium Gallery, Osaka, Japan
New Year’s Cards from 100 Creators, Vol. 19 — Takeo Fukuoka Mihoncho, Fukuoka, Japan

2023

Osaka Poster Fest 2023 — Physical Exhibition — Osaka University of Arts, Gymnasium Gallery, Osaka, Japan
The 1st Fuue Creators Exhibition — CA Gallery, Munakata, Japan
New Year’s Cards from 100 Creators, Vol. 18 — Takeo Fukuoka Mihoncho, Fukuoka, Japan

2022

Artists 4 the Living — Digital Exhibition — UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France
2nd International Osaka Poster Fest 2022 — Virtual Exhibition — Invited participant
New Year’s Cards from 100 Creators, Vol. 17 — Takeo Fukuoka Mihoncho, Fukuoka, Japan

2021

1st International Osaka Poster Fest 2021 — Virtual Exhibition — Invited participant
New Year’s Cards from 100 Creators Exhibition — Takeo Fukuoka Mihoncho, Fukuoka, Japan
50 Years of Japanese Logos and Symbols Exhibition — Shimizu Port Museum (Verkehr Shimizu Port Terminal Museum), Shizuoka, Japan

2020

Marine Environmental Protection 2020 — Taiwan Poster Design Association International Poster Invitation Exhibition — Taiwan. Invited participant.

2019

Japan Typography Annual 2019 Exhibition — Raymay Fujii Paper Inn, Japan

2018

Graphic Design in Japan 2018 Exhibition — Tokyo Midtown Design Hub, Tokyo, Japan; subsequently traveled to Chungmu Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
Japan Typography Annual 2018 Exhibition — Takeo Mihoncho Honten, 2nd Floor, Tokyo, and Raymay Fujii Paper Inn, Japan
8th China International Poster Biennial 2017 — Invitational Poster Exhibition — China Academy of Art, China

2017

CO2 Poster Biennial 2017 — 437 CO Art Gallery and Western Colorado Center for the Arts, USA
Hong Kong International Poster Display — Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong (July–December)
Japan Typography Annual 2016 — Nagoya Traveling Exhibition — Higashisakura Kaikan, Nagoya, Japan

2016

Special Exhibition: World Gold Award-Winning Works, 2014–2016 — Central House of Artists, Moscow, Russia. Invited participant.
Japan Typography Annual 2016 Exhibition — Takeo Mihoncho Honten, 2nd Floor, Tokyo, and Raymay Fujii Paper Inn, Japan
Graphic Design in Japan 2016 — Annual Publication Exhibition — Tokyo Midtown Design Hub, Tokyo, Japan
Graphic Design in Japan 2016 — Traveling Exhibition — Jilin University of Arts, China, and Samwon Paper, South Korea

2015

Japan Typography Annual 2015 Exhibition — Takeo Mihoncho Honten, 2nd Floor, Tokyo, and Raymay Fujii Paper Inn, Japan
Questioning the Bomb: History and Non-Proliferation — University of Maryland Art Gallery, USA. Invited participant.

2014

International Poster Exhibition for the Reconstruction of Areas Affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake — Mebic Ogimachi, Osaka, Japan

2013

Graphic Advocacy: International Posters for the Digital Age 2001–2012 — Massachusetts College of Art and Design, USA. Invited participant.
Eco Art: Graphic Design for Change — Riverside Art Museum, USA. Invited participant.

2012

New Year’s Card Design Exhibition — Heiwa Paper, PAPER VOICE, Osaka, Japan
Internationale Plakate zu Natur und Umwelt (International Posters on Nature and the Environment) — Kunstmuseum Dieselkraftwerk Cottbus, Germany. Invited participant.
Eco Deology Exhibition — USA. Invited participant.
BOOK at ME 2012 — IMS, B2F Open Space, Fukuoka, Japan
International Poster Exhibition for the Reconstruction of Areas Affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake — Osaka Design Promotion Plaza, Osaka, Japan

2011

2nd New Year’s Cards from Creators Exhibition — KOZAKURA, Fukuoka, Japan
Miyazaki Spirits — Shochu Label Design Exhibition — Miyazaki Prefectural Art Museum, Miyazaki, Japan
Graphic Design in Japan 2011 — Annual Publication Exhibition — Tokyo Midtown Design Hub, Tokyo, Japan
Gentle Handkerchief Exhibition — Traveling exhibition in Osaka, Taipei, Sapporo, Nagoya, Tokyo, Nagaoka, and other cities
Graphic Design in Japan 2011 — Traveling Exhibition — Art Museum of Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, China

2010

TIME FACE PAPER CLOCK — Customizable Paper Clock Exhibition — Heiwa Paper, PAPER VOICE Tokyo and PAPER VOICE Osaka, Japan
Dear Atomic Bomb Dome: Words of Peace for Hiroshima — Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum, Hiroshima, Japan
The World of Higo Tsuba and Samurai Art Exhibition — Shimada Museum of Arts, Kumamoto, Japan. Collaborative exhibition.
1st Postcard Exhibition — KOZAKURA, Fukuoka, Japan
BOOK at ME 2010 — IMS, B2F Open Space, Fukuoka, Japan
JAGDA Annual 2000–2009 — Poster Works Exhibition — Akita Design Hub, Akita, Japan

2009

Zoografika — Animal-Themed Poster Exhibition — Museum of the Origins of the Polish State (Muzeum Początków Państwa Polskiego), Poland
Iran International Poster Exhibition Featuring 12 Designers — Traveling exhibition in Mashhad and Tehran, Iran. Invited participant.
JAGDA Poster Exhibition: Water for Life — Traveling exhibition, Madrid, Spain
BOOK at ME Exhibition — Solaria, 1st Floor, Zephyr, Fukuoka, Japan

2007

Japanese + Polish Masters of Graphic Design Exhibition — D.G. Borgerhus Town Gallery and Old Library Gallery, Kolding, Denmark. Invited participant.
POST Stamps — The Postal System Is Changing. How Will Stamp Design Evolve? — Tokyo Midtown Design Hub, Tokyo, and International Design Center, Aichi, Japan

2006

Book Cover Exhibition — Misuzudo, Kanda, Tokyo, Japan
Typography Designers 2006 — Publication Commemorative Exhibition — ARTBOX Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
Typography Design 2006 Exhibition — Art and Information Center Exhibition Hall, Osaka University of Arts, Japan
JAGDA Fukuoka Poster Exhibition 2006 — Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
6th International Triennial of Eco-Posters and Graphic Art 2006 — Kharkiv, Ukraine

2005

MALAS NOTICIAS / BAD NEWS — Design Project — Spain
21 APPLES Exhibition — Book Center Quest, 2nd Floor, Kitakyushu, Japan
Graphic Art Exhibition by 11 Creators — Hinakura Gallery, Kitakyushu, Japan
JAGDA Poster Exhibition: WATER FOR LIFE — Traveling exhibition in Okinawa, Nagoya, Tokyo, and other cities in Japan
ASIAN POSTER EXHIBITION — Track 16 Gallery, USA. Invited participant.
F5 Exhibition + Take Out Arts Project — Participating artist

2004

3rd Graphic Man Exhibition — Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, and Nagasaki Brick Hall, Nagasaki, Japan
International Solar City Environmental Poster Exhibition 2004 — Daegu, South Korea
JAGDA Fukuoka Poster Exhibition 2004: Japanese Participants — BiVi Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan

2003

2nd Graphic Man Exhibition — Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto, Kumamoto, and Nagasaki Brick Hall, Nagasaki, Japan
5th Seoul Asian Graphic Poster Triennial — Seoul Arts Center, South Korea
World Graphic Design Congress Nagoya — Supporting Poster Exhibition — Kanayama General Station Central Concourse and Intercommon, Nagoya, Japan
JAGDA My Best One Poster Exhibition — Nagoya Congress Center, Nagoya, Japan

2002

Japan–Korea Graphic Poster Exhibition Commemorating the 2002 FIFA World Cup — Beppu City Hall Reception Hall, Oita, Japan; traveling exhibition in Seoul and Daegu, South Korea. Invited participant.
G→ (Graphic Vector) Special Exhibition: HOME — Kokura Izutsuya, 9th Floor Pastel Hall, and Former Moji Customs House, Kitakyushu, Japan
Graphic Man — Poster Exhibition by 12 Designers Based in Kyushu — Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art, Shukosha Gallery, and Nagasaki Brick Hall, Japan
Korea International Poster Exhibition 2002 (Organized by CDAK) — Seoul Cultural Center Gallery, South Korea
3rd Kyushu Graphic Design Biennale 2002 — ACROS Fukuoka Exchange Gallery, Fukuoka, Japan

2001

JAGDA Poster Exhibition: JAPAN 2001 — Traveling exhibition in Tokyo, Tochigi, Ishikawa, Osaka, Gifu, Kyoto, and other locations across Japan
Posters Today Exhibition — Takasaki Museum of Art, Gunma, Japan
15th International Biennial of Humour and Satire, Gabrovo 2001 — Museum of Humour and Satire, Gabrovo, Bulgaria
3rd Kyushu Graphic Designers Club Members Exhibition 2001 — Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan

2000

JAGDA Poster Exhibition 2000: DESIGN — Traveling exhibition in Okinawa, Hiroshima, Aichi, Niigata, Gifu, and other locations across Japan
2nd Kyushu Graphic Designers Club Exhibition — Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
4th Seoul Asian Graphic Poster Triennial — Seoul Arts Center, South Korea
Seoul Communication International Exchange Exhibition — Featuring designers from Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and other countries; KIDP (Korea Institute of Design Promotion) Exhibition Hall, South Korea
International Council of Graphic Design Associations (ICOGRADA) Seoul Special Congress: Ourim East Asian Poster Exhibition — Featuring works from Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan; COEX Convention Center, Seoul, South Korea

1999

Selected Japanese Graphic Design Posters — International Traveling Exhibition — Johannesburg, Vienna, Stockholm, Barcelona, Istanbul, Tel Aviv, Taipei, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Seoul
Japan–Korea Contemporary Graphic Poster Exhibition — Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Fukuoka, Japan
East Asian Contemporary Poster Exhibition Featuring 16 Designers — Featuring artists from Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan; Silk Gallery, South Korea, followed by exhibitions in Guangzhou and Harbin, China
International Poster Art Exhibition — Danish Poster Museum, Denmark. Invited participant.
Contemporary Japanese Posters Exhibition — ARKA Gallery, Lithuanian Artists’ Association, Lithuania

1998

JAGDA Postcard Exhibition 1998: Hana Hana Hana — Traveling exhibition in Tokyo, Hiroshima, Ibaraki, Yamagata, Gifu, Hokkaido, Chiba, and other locations across Japan

1997

JAGDA Poster Exhibition 1997: World Heritage — Traveling exhibition in Tokyo, Nagano, Osaka, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, and other locations across Japan

1996

Asia Design Wave Fukuoka ’96 — Energetic Fukuoka Exhibition — Fukuoka City Health Promotion Center (Airef) and ACROS Fukuoka, Japan
JAGDA Postcard Exhibition 1996: Ganmen Sohyaku — Traveling exhibition in the United States, France, Tokyo, Hokkaido, Aichi, Osaka, Hiroshima, and other locations across Japan
JAGDA Fukuoka WHO’S WHO Exhibition — Fukuoka Design League ’96 — Fukuoka City Red Brick Culture Center, Fukuoka, Japan

1995

JAGDA IMAGE OF FUKUOKA POSTCARD Exhibition — Fukuoka City Health Promotion Center (Airef), Fukuoka, Japan

1994

JAGDA Poster Kitakyushu: GRAPHI-THREE Exhibition — Kokura Sogo and Kyushu Electric Power Iris Gallery, Kitakyushu, Japan

1987

ASUNALO Group Exhibition — Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Fukuoka, Japan

Competition Awards and Selected Works Exhibitions

International and Domestic Competitions