Hiroyuki Tajima (田嶋 宏行,Tajima Hiroyuki; 1911–1984) was a Japaneseprintmaker of thesōsaku-hanga school. He was born in Tokyo and graduated fromNihon University in 1932. In 1943, he graduated from the Western-style painting division of theTokyo School of Fine Arts. He created his first print in 1946, and joined theBijutsu Bunka Kyokai (a group of abstract and surrealist artists) the same year. He also studiedNagase Yoshi (1891–1978), an artist of the Sōsaku-hanga school. In 1963, he became a member of theNihon Hanga Kyokai (Japanese Print Association).

He is best known for his totallyabstract prints with broad areas of rich dense color.

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