Biography

1987

Born in Osaka, Japan

2013

MFA in Painting, Kyoto City University of Arts

2019

Awarded the The Best Young Artist Award by City of Kyoto.

2025

Awarded the 43rd Kyoto Prefectural Culture Prize Incentive Prize by Kyoto Prefecture
Awarded the 2nd Koji Kinutani Art Award Grand Prize

Exhibitions and Residencies

2025

“MOT Annual 2024 on the imagined terrain”, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo

2024

“Kawata Satoshi: Techne for the Public”, The Triangle, Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art, Kyoto
“Osaka Art and Design 2024”, Takashimaya Osaka）*Exhibit in collaboration with Takara standard Co., Ltd.

2023

"AJI / DOKORO", Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, Kanagawa
“Taro Okamoto Dreams of Art, The Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art”, The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Shiga
“still moving final: Utsushi no Manazashi”, Kyoto City University of Arts Art Gallery @KCUA, Kyoto / Entrance Hall of KCUA Art Gallery and Museum, Kyoto City University of Arts New campus, Kyoto

2022

“Utsushi no Manazashi: With Works from the Collection of the KCUA Art Museum / Satoshi Kawata, Hako Irie, Shime Hayashi, Hiroshi Iwai, Hisashi Iwakura, Akira Kinoshita, Michio Miyamoto”, Kyoto City University of Arts Art Gallery @KCUA, Kyoto
“The Fragments of Homo Faber -the Future of Humans and Crafting-”, Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Aichi
“The Glory (of phenomenon): Act Ⅲ”, TEZUKAYAMA GALLERY, Osaka / LEE SAYA, Tokyo）
“Satoshi Kawata: A Letter from A Far”, ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka
“Hajimari-No-Mikata vol.9 ‘Make a fresco painting’ Exhibition”, Kobe Art Village Center, Hyogo

2021

"Kyoto Art for Tomorrow 2021", The Museum of Kyoto

2020

"TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2020", Plaza B1, Tokyo Midtown, Tokyo
"SUBJECT/OBJECT”, ANTEROOM Gallery 9.5, Kyoto
"Manabu Yokota: Kyoto City University of Arts Retirement Exhibition 'Tsunagu, Tsunagaru'”, Kyoto City University of Arts Gallery @KCUA, Kyoto
"The 8th Sapporo Odori 500m Underground Walkway Gallery Award”, Sapporo Odori 500m Underground Walkway Gallery, Hokkaido

2019

"'From the Youth' KYOTO ART LOUNGE 2019 #002-Group Exhibition at Gallery of the Youth-", 1000KITA Kyoto Innovative Trial Apartment / Bar The Sunday, Kyoto
"KAWATA Satoshi exhibition 'Surely Sunny' ”, StandAlone, Kyoto
"CELEBRATION -Japanese-Polish Contemporary Art Exhibition-", University of Arts in Poznan, Stary browar etc., Poznan / Rohm Theater Kyoto, Kyoto / Trafostacja etc., Szczecin
"With 'The City, and its Uncertain Walls'...", Amalove A-Lab, Hyogo
"Sakaidani Elementary School Exhibition", Sakaidani Junior High School, Kyoto [’17-’14]

2018

"Satoshi Kawata: Open Room", ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka
"15 Years", ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka
"VOCA 2018", The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo
"Walking in Textiles - Contemporary Art in Ichinomiya", Ichinomiya City office main building, Ichinomiya
"city and synergism 2018", 5F, the former Tamaya Building, Nagoya

2017

"ROKKO MEETS ART 2017", Rokkosan Hotel, Kobe
"MUKO STUDIO OPEN STUDIO", Muko Studio, Kyoto [’16-’14]
"Satoshi Kawata: Sudden Death", 3th floor, Tatsuya Building, Nagoya
"city and synergism, ALA Artist in Residence Exhibition", ALA (Art Lab Aichi) Chojamachi, Nagoya
"ALA Artist in Residence" [Artist in Residence], ALA Chojamachi, Nagoya

2016

"Art Garden 2016", Sky Garden (Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens), Nishinomiya
"Artists in FAS 2016 Winners Exhibition", Fujisawa City Art Space, Fujisawa
"Artists in FAS 2016" [Artist in Residence], Fujisawa City Art Space, Fujisawa
"ROKKO MEETS ART 2016", Rokko International Musical Box Museum, Kobe
"6th Competition Upcoming Artists Exhibition Second Review", Kawaguchi Art Gallery ATLIA, Kawaguchi
"Workshop and Exhibition Koi-nobori(Carp banner): Let's make artist and everyone", Amalove Art Lab., Amagasaki
"The University President Room" [open to the public], The University President Room, Kyoto City University of Arts

2015

"1 floor 2015: Taigan ni Otoshi-ana (Pitfalls on the opposite shore)", Kobe Art Village Center, Kobe
"HYPERTONIC AGE", Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto
"Kyoto Sento Art Festival 2015, Tamano-yu, Kyoto

2013

"Kyoto City University of Arts Graduate Exhibition", Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto [’11]

2012

"Wall Painting Room Exhibition 2012", Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto
"Colors of @KCUA 2012", @KCUA, Kyoto

Awards

2025

Incentive Prize, the 43rd Kyoto Prefectural Culture Prize
Grand Prize, the 2nd Koji Kinutani Art Award

2020

Semi Grand Prix, TOKYO MIDTOWN AWARD 2020
Grand Prix, The 8th Sapporo Odori 500m Underground Walkway Gallery Award

2019

Awarded the The Best Young Artist Award by City of Kyoto.

2016

Grand Prix, ROKKO MEETS ART 2016 Competition

2011

Mayor Prize, Kyoto City University of Arts Graduate Exhibition 2010

Commission work and Collection

2024

Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum

2023

Takara Standard Co., Ltd. Kyoto branch, Kyoto
ENOWA, Yufuin, Oita
Portpier Kobe Shinkaichi, Kobe, Hyogo

2020

Hotel New Osaka, Osaka

2018

Asia Herb Association, Benchasiri Park Shop, Bangkok, Thailand

2017

Outside wall, Heian Inc., Kyoto
Corridor in front of the art space, Sakaidani Junior High School, Kyoto

2016

The University President Room, Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto

Workshops

2022

Hajimari-No-Mikata vol.9 ‘Let’s Make a fresco painting!’, Kobe Art Village Center, Kobe, Hyogo

2018

“Let’s Make a Flower Bloom with Fresco Painting!”, Tondabayashi Central Community Center, Tondabayashi , Osaka

2016

“Fresco Painting Workshop”, Fujisawa City Art Space, Fujisawa, Kanagawa
“Making Koinobori with the Artist and Everyone”, Amalove Art Lab, Amagasaki, Hyogo

2015

“KAVC Club Hitotsubo Workshop Drawing Festival”, Kobe Art Village Center, Kobe
“Fresco Experience Workshop”, Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto

Projects

2022

Started the Enamel Art Project with Takara Standard Co., Ltd. to co-produce art enamel (horo) works.

Available Works

• Selected Available Works

ACG
Exhibition

Satoshi Kawata: A Letter from A Far

2022.2.26 [sat] - 4.13 [wed]
*The exhibition period is now extended till April 13th [Wed]. ARTCOURT Gallery

Satoshi Kawata: Open Room

2018. 9.2 [sun] - 10.13 [sat] ARTCOURT Gallery

15 Years

2018.7.3 [tue]-8.10 [fri] 11:00-19:00 ARTCOURT Gallery

Satoshi Kawata “GINGA” at ART OSAKA 2017 【ROOM#6212 & Exhibition PLUS#6223】

2017. 7. 7 [Fri] – 7. 9 [Sun] ARTCOURT Gallery