2-D art, including murals, mosaic, photography, etc.
Community engagement and social justice
Pittsburgh Creative Corps Artist Directory
Eriko Hattori
Primary Discipline
Artistic Practice
Painting/works on paper/printmaking
Murals
Graphic design
Booth at SPRING/BREAK LA, 2023, foamcore, risograph printed wallpaper, museum board, vinyl flooring, 10′ x 10′ x 10.’
Mural for Grapow, 2024, latex paint, 30′ x 8.’ Commission for Grapow, Pittsburgh, PA.
Trusting My Stars, 2025, gouache and paint marker on paper, 18″ x 24.”
Friendly Ghosts, 2023, vinyl print of gouache painting, 4′ x 8.’ Mural hosted by Sidewall Project, Pittsburgh, PA.
Airport display, 2022, inkjet prints on cotton, 34″ x 48.” Installed at the Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, PA.
About the Artist
Eriko Hattori (they/them) is a Pittsburgh-based artist. Working primarily in painting, drawing, and printmaking, Hattori’s work is about the cultivation of personal mythologies through the lenses of queerness, heritage, and survivorship.
Hattori attended the Rhode Island School of Design and graduated in 2013. Their work has been exhibited in shows across the country in cities including New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Occidental, CA; Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Baltimore, MD; and New Orleans, LA. They’ve participated in residency programs at Brew House Arts in Pittsburgh, PA; Eureka Mindspace in Kingston, NY; and Misfeed Press’s virtual Artist-in-Residence program. In 2023, they had a solo booth at SPRING/BREAK LA, curated by Hannah Turpin.
Photo by Beau Patrick Coulon
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Accreditations, Certifications, and/or Awards
- Resident artist at Brew House Arts, 2021;
- Bachelor of Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design, 2013
Provides Fabrication Services to Other Artists
Yes
Teaching Artist
Yes, ages 13 and up
Joined the Directory
May 2025
Related
PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
“What I love about public art is in its name—it’s public. It’s accessible, digestible, and a way for my art to connect with people I share communities with.”
Eriko Hattori
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Related
PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
