Biography
Harry Koyama at the Western Masters Art Show & Sale 2013
“Color is my own enthusiasm with the profession and the medium.”
Harry Koyama, born and raised in Hardin, Montana, began his formal art training at Montana State University, Billings, graduating in 1972. Since that time, Harry’s award-winning artwork has been shown and collected extensively.
A full-time painter, Koyama concentrates on immortalizing subjects of the American West, utilizing his passion for impressionism to create dramatic artwork with the use of the painting knife and a bold color scheme.
Harry is a regular contributor to numerous charities and fundraisers including Ronald McDonald House Charities, The University of Montana Rodeo Team, Big Brothers Big Sisters, ZooMontana, Boys and Girls Club, Parents Let's Unite For Kids, Northern Rockies Radiation Oncology Center, Rocky Mountain College Student Scholarship Fund, Montana State University Billings Foundation, and more.
Harry Koyama’s studio and gallery is located in the Billings Historic District at 2509 Montana Avenue, Billings, Montana.
“I had a revelation... it made me realize we are all mortal, that we have a limited time to do the things we want to do. I took the plunge to become an artist.”