Yuwa Kato
I am a painter based in Tokyo.
My motifs are from the daily lives of women,
casual gestures and expressions,
small events and what\’s on their minds.
Career
<1984>
Born in Chiba, Japan
<2007>
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Department of Design, Tokyo University of the Arts
<2011>
Master of Fine Arts, Painting and Decoration Lab. (Professor: Chinami Nakajima), Department of Design, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts
<2012>
Adjunct Education and Research Assistant, Department of Design, Tokyo University of the Arts (-2014)
Exhibitions
【Solo exhibitions】
<2015>
Osaka, “Special Exhibition in the Commemoration of the 90th Anniversary of Cray-pas -Yuwa Kato, Cute Cray-pas Drawing-”, Sakura Art Museum
<2013>
Tokyo, “Yuwa Kato Solo Exhibition -Wordplay and Other things-”, 77gallery
<2012>
Nagoya, “Yuwa Kato Solo Exhibition”, Matsuzakaya Nagoya Art Gallery
<2011>
Tokyo, “Yuwa Kato Solo Exhibition”, 77gallery
<2010>
Tokyo, “Yuwa Kato Solo Exhibition”, 77gallery
【Group Exhibitions】
<2020>
Chiba, “Yamato-e (Japanese Painting) and Hana-fuda (Japanese Playing Cards)”, Sogo Chiba Art Gallery
Osaka, “-Nouvelle Génération- Artists of Next Generation”, Daimaru Tokyo, Daimaru Shinsaibashi Art Gallery, Artglorieux GALLERY OF OSAKA
Osaka, “Hankyu×Art Collectors, Art Exhibition of New Stars”, Hankyu Umeda Art Gallery
<2019>
Tokyo, “Kotaro Isobe + Yuwa Kato -Flat Day to Day-”, Ginza Mitsukoshi Art Gallery
Tokyo, “NEXT WAVE-SELECTED by ISETAN ART GALLERY”, Isetan Shinjuku Art Gallery
Nagano, “Shinpa in Suwa”, Kitazawa Museum of Art
Tokyo, “Yamato-e (Japanese painting) and Hana-fuda (Japanese playing cards)”, Gallery Kunimatsu Aoyama/Seibu Ikebukuro Art Gallery
Takamatsu,“Koyomi-ten (Calendar Exhibition)”, Takamatsu Mitsukoshi Art Gallery
<2017>
Tokyo, “Kannazuki no Kanae-ten (Trio Exhibition in October)”, Gallery Kunimatsu Aoyama
Osaka/Kyoto, “Auspiciousness Exhibition by Artists”, Takashimaya Osaka Art Gallery/Kyoto Art Gallery
<2016>
Tokyo, “UROKOKAI”, Kyobashi-Gallery
<2015>
Tokyo, “Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery Collection 053 -Laughter and Humor-”, Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery 3&4
Tokyo, “Mutsuki no Kanae-ten (Trio Exhibition in January)”, Gallery Kunimatsu Aoyama
Hiroshima, “Graduates from Chinami Nakajima Lab. Tokyo University of the Arts, Five Artists for Next Generation”, Fukuya Hatchobori Art Gallery
Tokyo/Osaka/Kyoto/Yokohama, “The Premonition of Beauty -a Plane, Each Place-”, Takashimaya Nihombashi Art Gallery/Kyoto Art Gallery/Osaka Art Gallery/Yokohama Art Gallery/Shinjuku Art Gallery
<2014>
Tokyo, “Karen”, Gallery Kunimatsu Aoyama
Tokyo, “Haon no Kai”, Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Art Gallerry
Tokyo, “Fuyuhiko Yamamoto’s selection, Playing Art”, Gallery Awazu
Fukuoka, “Chinami Nakajima’s 6-pupils Exhibition”, Fukuoka Mitsukoshi Art Gallery
Tokyo, “2nd Exhibition of Ghost Paintings”, Gallery Kunimatsu Aoyama
Yokohama, “Uchiwa (Japanese Round Fan) Painting Exhibition”, Sogo Yokohama Art Gallery
Takamatsu, “Art Fair in Takamatsu Mitsukoshi”, Takamatsu Mitsukoshi Art Gallery
Osaka, “Graduates from Chinami Nakajima Lab. Tokyo University of the Arts, Five Artists for Next Generation”, Abeno Harukas Kintetsu Art Gallery
Tokorozawa, “New Age Art Exhibition”, Seibu Tokorozawa Art Gallery
Tokyo, “Yuwa Kato + Masafumi Shigeta Duo Exhibition -Line, Shape and Other things-”, Gallery Shorewood
<2013>
Tokyo, “Luciano Benetton Collection -Imago Mundi-”, Galerie Tamenaga
Tokyo, “KOWAII Ⅲ”, Arai Gallery/Art Data Bank
Tokyo, “RAFU-nude-”, Gallery Kunimatsu Aoyama
Takamatsu, “Iroha”, Takamatsu Mitsukoshi Art Gallery
Tokyo, “Christmas Group Show 2013 -Story of one by one-”, Gallery SHINSEIDO HATANAKA
<2012>
Tokyo, “nine colors Ⅳ”, Seibu Shibuya Art Gallery
Kanazawa, “Painting Lab, Department of Design, Tokyo University of the Arts Emerging Artists Exhibition”, Daiwa Korinbo
Tokyo, “Contemporary Artists Cray-pas Painting Exhibition”, Kyobashi-Gallery
Tokyo ,“Women’s Four Artists in Japanese Painting -Adesugata-”, Gallery Shorewood
<2011>
Tokyo, “The 59th Tokyo University of the Arts Graduation Works Exhibition”, The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts
Tokyo, “MITSUKOSHI×Tokyo University of the Arts, Summer Art Festival -Next-Generation Young Artists Exhibition-”, Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Art Gallery
New York, “SENSAI”, Dillon Gallery
Tokyo, “Hana no Kai” Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Art Gallery/Takamatsu Mitsukoshi Art Gallery
Tokyo, “Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa- Wa -Wa-Ra-Ra-Ka- Paper Exhibition Based on the Idea Using Seven-Colored Paper by Seven Girls”, Ozu Gallery
<2010>
Tokyo, “Fuyuhiko Yamamoto’s Collection Exhibition”, Sato Museum
Tokyo, “Byo-Ga Exhibition”, Matsuya Ginza Art Gallery
<2009>
Tokyo, “Fuyuhiko Yamamoto’s Collection Exhibition based on Artworks Published in Article Magazines”, Gallery Tsubaki
Tokyo, “Namiken”, Gallery SHINSEIDO HATANAKA
Nagano/Tokyo, “Shinpa”, The Nakajima Chinami Gallery in Obuse Museum/Sato Museum
<2008>
Tokyo, “D-party”, 77gallery
Tokyo, “stop by art -Tokyo University of the Arts Art Festival Exhibition-”, Break Station Gallery
Tokyo, “Hatou no Kai”, Ginza Matsuzakaya Art Gallery/Matsuzakaya Nagoya Art Gallery
Art Fairs
<2019>
Hong Kong, “Affordable art fair Hong Kong 2019”, Artglorieux GALLERY OF TOKYO, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
<2018>
Hong Kong, “Affordable art fair Hong Kong 2018”, Artglorieux GALLERY OF TOKYO, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
<2014>
Tokyo, “ART FAIR TOKYO 2014”
Singapore, “SINGAPORE ART FAIR 2014”
<2013>
Tokyo, “ART FAIR TOKYO 2013”
New York, “NEW CITY ART FAIR”
<2011>
Kyoto, “ART FAIR KYOTO”
Taipei, “Art Taipei 2011”
<2009>
Tokyo, “ART FAIR TOKYO 2009”
<2008>
Tokyo, “Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair 2008”
Illustrations
2010 Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Hideki Noda’s Commemorative Program as Artistic Director ”Nougyou Shoujyo (Agricultural Girl)”, Advertising Painting
2009 Geidai 21 The 4th Sogakudo Project On-campus Competition, Grand Prize winner, “Ghost story: Strange Tales Told by Avant-garde Music”, Advertising Painting
2015 Tokiwazu-Mojimasa, Tenugui (Japanese hand towel), Illustration and Design
2015 Tokiwazu-Mojimasa, Business card, Illustration and Design
Public Collections
Sakura Art Meseum
Tokyo Opera City
Minneapolis Institute of Art (Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture; formerly partial gift of Valerie Dillon to the Center)
・Minneapolis Institute of Art
Award
2011 Metro Cultural Foundation Award at graduate exhibition of Tokyo University of the Arts