
photo by Kosuke Kobayashi
Dean Aizawa ✴︎ アイザワ ディーン
Artist | Illustrator | Graphic Designer
Artist | Illustrator | Graphic Designer
Born in Tokyo in 1993. Graduated from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco with a BFA in Fine Art Painting in 2016. Currently works across a wide range of fields including advertising, magazines, web, and apparel, creating diverse visual works. Alongside his illustration practice, he carries a Moleskine watercolor sketchbook on mountain climbs and travels, capturing landscapes that inspire him.
1993年東京都生まれ。2016年、サンフランシスコ・アカデミー・オブ・アート大学ファインアート・ペインティング科を卒業。現在は広告や雑誌、Web、アパレルなどジャンルを越えて、さまざまなビジュアル制作を行う。イラストレーターとして活動する一方で、登山や旅先ではモルスキンのスケッチブックを携え、出会った風景を水彩で描き続けている。
2015 media, "21 Under 31 Emerging Artists in 2015", Southwest Art Magazine
2015 media, "A Quiet Moment with Dean Aizawa", Bobcut Magazine
2015 solo exhibition, "Tama", Another Cafe, San Francisco
2016 group exhibition, "Roots", 111 Mina Gallery, San Francisco
2017 solo exhibition, "Hills by the Bay", Kaisu, Tokyo
2019 solo exhibition, "dean", Local Coffee Stand, Tokyo
2021 artist residency, Rokko Nomad, Kobe
2021 solo exhibition, "Third Home", tor Gallery, Tokyo
2023 media, PAPERSKY Japan Stories
2023 media, 南伊豆ロングトレイル, YAMAP MAGAZINE
2024 media, Mountain Hardwearの軽やかなウェアと、いつものメディテーションラン, Tarzan Web
2024 media, new balance x HOUYHNHNM
2025 media, Setoda Lemon Marathon, HOUYHNHNM
2025 media, Ikigai Spotlight Series, Mogami
2015 media, "A Quiet Moment with Dean Aizawa", Bobcut Magazine
2015 solo exhibition, "Tama", Another Cafe, San Francisco
2016 group exhibition, "Roots", 111 Mina Gallery, San Francisco
2017 solo exhibition, "Hills by the Bay", Kaisu, Tokyo
2019 solo exhibition, "dean", Local Coffee Stand, Tokyo
2021 artist residency, Rokko Nomad, Kobe
2021 solo exhibition, "Third Home", tor Gallery, Tokyo
2023 media, PAPERSKY Japan Stories
2023 media, 南伊豆ロングトレイル, YAMAP MAGAZINE
2024 media, Mountain Hardwearの軽やかなウェアと、いつものメディテーションラン, Tarzan Web
2024 media, new balance x HOUYHNHNM
2025 media, Setoda Lemon Marathon, HOUYHNHNM
2025 media, Ikigai Spotlight Series, Mogami
Contact
deanaizawa@gmail.com
deanaizawa@gmail.com