Kohei NAWA

1975

Born in Osaka, JAPAN

1994-98

Kyoto City University of Art, B.A. Fine Art Sculpture

1998-99

Royal College of Art, Sculpture course, Exchange program

1998-00

Kyoto City University of Art, M.A. Fine Art Sculpture

2000-03

Kyoto City University of Art, Ph.D. Fine Art Sculpture

2003

Slected Artists in Kyoto 2003, highest award, Japan
Kirin Art Award 2003, encouragement prize, Japan

2004

Sakuya Kono Hana Prize (Art), Osaka, Japan

2005

The Japan-United States Arts Program, Asian Cultural Council

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Selected Solo Exhibitions

2000

"ANIMAZUMO", Gallery SOWAKA, Kyoto

2001

Art Synapse, "NAWA Kohei", Gallery MARONIE, Kyoto

2002

"CELL", Nomart Edition / Project Space, Osaka
Kyoto Art Map, "NAWA Kohei", Gallery MARONIE, Kyoto

2003

"PixCell", Nomart Edition/Project Space, Osaka
"PixCell", Studio J, Osaka
"CELL-osmosis", UPLINK GALLERY, Tokyo

2004

“0409 science fiction”, INAX GALLERY 2, Tokyo
“catalyst”, Nomart Edition / Project Space, Osaka

2005

show window art direction, Maison Hermés, Tokyo
“Drawings”, studio J, Osaka

2006

“GUSH”, SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, Tokyo
“AIR”, Nomart Edition / Project Space, Osaka

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Selected Group Exhibitions

1999

"OSMOSIS", Royal College of Art Gulbankian Gallery, London

2000

Boomerang Art Project, "First Throw", Galerie WeissRaum, Kyoto
"Art Synapse 2000", Gallery MARONIE, Kyoto
"Wool in Wool IWATE", Koiwai Farm, Iwate
Boomerang Art Project in Kyoto, Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto
"FEEDBACK", Gallery SOWAKA, Kyoto

2001

"Image and Materiality", Nomart Edition / Project Space, Osaka
Boomerang Art Project Exhibition, "Saw You", GAK, Bremen
"NOMART 01", CASO, Osaka
Boomerang Art Project Report, Gallery SOWAKA, Kyoto

2002

"Art in CASO", CASO, Osaka

2003

"Selected Artists in Kyoto", Kyoto Cultural Museum, Kyoto （Grand Prix）
"trans - ", Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto
"OMAMORI",Gallery MARONIE, Kyoto
"Art Court Frontier 2003", ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka
"KIRIN ART AWARD 2003 Tokyo", HILLSIDE FORUM, Tokyo
"Take Art Collection", Spiral, Tokyo
"KIRIN ART AWARD 2003 Osaka", KPO KIRIN PLAZA, Osaka

2004

"WINTER SHOW", SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, Tokyo
"Premonition-S", Gallery SOWAKA, Kyoto
OSAKA ・ ART ・ KALEIDOSCOPE, "OSAKA 04", CASO, Osaka
"multiples", Nomart Edition / Project Space, Osaka
"Sotto", Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto
“Hi-energy field”, KPO KIRIN PLAZA, Osaka
“Cafe in Mito 2004”, Art Tower Mito - Contemporary art gallery, Ibaraki
“Hi-energy field”, Temporary contemporary, Tokyo
“Have We Met？”, Japan Foundation Forum, Tokyo

2005

“Diverse Ways of Happiness” Japan Art Program Exhibition, EXPO 2005 AICHI, Aichi
“Visualize-The history and the futurescape of viaual media”, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
“ISCP open weekend”, ISCP studio, New York
“Nimbi and Penumbrae", d.u.m.b.o. arts center, New York
Valencia Biennal “Agua sin ti no soy”, Valencia, Spain