Meet the artists with whom we have created Public Art.
GIMA Hiroshi
儀間比呂志
Printmaker and Picture Book Author
Born in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, in 1923.
He studied painting at the Osaka Municipal Art Institute beginning in 1946. Throughout his career, he consistently explored the themes of Okinawa and peace, portraying the resilience, compassion, and humanity of the Okinawan people. From 1970 onward, he devoted himself primarily to printmaking.
In addition to producing oil paintings and prints, he created numerous picture books, through which he conveyed the culture, history, and natural environment of Okinawa to future generations of children. He passed away in 2017.
