Hikaru Haneda ︎︎︎ 羽根田 光

{she/her/they/them}  (b.1999)
Los Angeles, CA, United States

Haneda was born in Tokyo, Japan. Due to the To-hoku earthquake, she moved to California, United States in 2011. 
Haneda is a multi-media artist, mainly works with video, sound, sculpture and installation.
Her work explores an autobiographical memories using Japanese fiction literature relation to tragedy, trauma, and empathy. Often the structure of her sculpture or the subject presents itself as an empty shell, which the audience will witness of its becoming.



Education:

Bachelor in Fine Arts, 2017-2021,
ArtCenter College of Design


Exhibition:

2020   “Your Gaze Makes Me” - Kylin Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA

2019    “Bauhaus In Kolkata” - ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA

2018    “Open House” - The Main Museum, Los Angeles


Curatorial Experience:

2019   “At The Night Watch” - ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA

Work Experience:

2019-Current   Studio Assitant - Jacki Apple, Culver City, CA

2019-2021   Fine Art Media Lab Technician - ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA

2016   Studio Assistant - Tadashi Shoji & Associates, Inc., Los Angeles


Teaching Experience:

2021   Contract Instructor - CSSSA (California State Summer School for the Arts), CA

2021   Guest Lecturer - Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA

2020   Undergraduate Student Instructor - ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA

2019   Sound Workshop Instructor - ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA