Hiroshi Murata was educated at Rhode Island School of Design, BFA 1964, and Yale University School of Art and Architecture, MFA 1966. His work has been exhibited widely in the United States and Japan, and is represented in many public and private collections. His commissioned works include Paintings, Theater Curtains, Terrazzo Mosaic, Tile Murals, Marquetry Murals, and Metal Relief. He resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico.