Jacob Hashimoto is an American artist known for his innovative installations and wall works composed of modular, handcrafted elements, most famously, bamboo-and-paper “kites.” He currently lives and works in New York.
Hashimoto earned his B.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1996. His work blends influences from painting, sculpture, craft, and design, drawing on traditions such as modernism, landscape-based abstraction, and Japanese craftsmanship.
His immersive, layered compositions explore themes of nature, cosmology, virtual environments, and the interplay of light and shadow. In addition to his signature kite works, he has also experimented with collage, printmaking, and sculptural environments.
Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago
Private collection, acquired from the above 2005-2025
Sotheby's New York October 2025