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Seiwa Sato
Brief Summary of the Sculptor’s Career
１９７３ Born in Hakodate City, Hokkaido, Japan
１９７９ Immersed myself in collecting insects
１９９１ Started to collect fossil and bone
１９９６ Graduated from the sculpture department of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (Below is called “the university”)
１９９８ Completed the master’s course in sculpture of the university
２０１１ Started to raise “bonsai” (potted plant) −sculpture of plant
Record of Awards
１９９８ Won the University Museum Purchase Prize of the university
１９９９ Won the Grand Prix of ARTHILL MIYOSIGAOKA ’99 SCULPTURE FESTA (Miyoshi Chou, Aichi Prefecture )
２００３ Won the Grand Prix of SAKIRA Sculpture Competition
２００９ Won the Townspeople Prize of Cherry Tree Forest Sculpture Contest Record of Public Installation
１９９８ “Dynastes Hercules and a Soldier”−Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
１９９９ “Megasoma”−Miyoshi Branch Station of the Bisan Fire Department in Miyoshi Cho, Aichi Prefecture
２００１ “Japanese Stag Beetle”−Suginamiki Park in Imaichi City
２００４ “Beetle’s Patience”−Former Oizumi Kita Senior High School in Nerima-ku, Tokyo City
“Rhaetulus Speciosus”−Ritto Center for Fine Arts “SAKIRA”, Ritto City, Shiga Prefecture
“Lamprima Adolphinae and others”−Ecological Garden of Insects at Tama Zoological Park, Tokyo Metropolitan
２００６ “Water beetle” “Lantern of Weevil” “Red palm weevil” −Yoro Takeshi Insectarium in Hakone−Chou, Kanagawa Prefecture
Note : “Red palm weevil” was later moved to be a part of Mushizuka（Mound for Insects）
２００７ “Mesotopus tarandus”−Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture
２００８ “Homoderus mellyi”−”Nihon Kokkaen (Japanese Flower Garden)”−Ikawa Town, Akita Prefecture
２００９ “Scarab”−Musizuka (Mound for Insects) , Hakodate City Museum, Hakodate City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Record of Solo Exhibitions
１９９８ “Stone and Beetles”−Gallery Koichi, Kyobashi−ku, Tokyo
２００１ “Sato Masakazu”−Gallery Kyoonshosha, Katunuma Town, Yamanashi Prefecture
２００２ “Beetle Exhibition”−Gallery Seira, Ginza, Tokyo
２００３ “Solid of Sato Masakazu”−Isezaki Mall Koichi, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
２００４ “Sun of Scarab”−Gallery Kyoonshosha, Katunuma Town, Yamanashi Prefecture
２００５ “Ancient Beetles Civilization”−Gallery of Yokohama Takashimaya Departmennt Store,Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
２００６ “Mushiya−Sato Masakazu” −WHO Spiral Gallery, Ogawa−cho, Tokyo
２００９ “STONEBEETLES” in Art Fes Hakotori−BAY Gallery in Knamori Warehous, Hakodate City, Hokkaido
“BEETLES Sato Seiwa Shigeyoshi”−Gallery Art Morimoto, Ginza Tokyo
２０１０ “West Woody’s Forest”−Gallery 6 Tubo, Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture
“Yellow Armour of Dynastes”−Gallery of Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
２０１１ “General’s White Tiger”−Gallery of Ngagoya Mitukosi-Sakaeten Department Store Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
“Ancient Beetles Civilization”−Yamanashi Prefectural Museum Fuefuki City , Yamanashi Prefecture
２０１２ “Blue Goddess of Scarab ”−Gallery of Tokyu Department, Shibuya Tokyo
２０１３ “Cyclommatus alagari”−Gallery Tamura, Asagaya Tokyo
“The Sculpture Ezhibition of Sato Seiwa Shigeyoshi”−Gallery of Matuzakaya Department Store, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
２０１４ “Black Veronica Schmidtiana”−Gallery of Tokyu Department Head Store, Shibuya Tokyo
“Sato Seiwa-Shigeyosi’s Sculpture Exhibition”−Gallery of Mitukoshi Department Store, Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
２０１５ “Ena, The God of War and Undefeated Akazonae Army”−Gallery of Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Group Exhibitions
１９９８ “SOLID is interesting now.”− Gallery Koichi, Kyobashi−ku, Tokyo
１９９９ “The insects which became ART.”−Logos Gallery, Shibuya−ku, Tokyo
２０００ “Bones and Beetles”−Gallery Kaneko Art 2, Kyobashi−ku, Tokyo
２００１ “The Museum City Entirely”−Gallery Suginamiki Park, Imaichi City, Tochigi Prefecture
２００３ “Toride Art Project-Open Studio”−Atelier KURA, Toride City, Ibaraki Prefecture
２００４ “Site-Sculptors”−Gallery Morimoto, Kyobashi−ku, Tokyo
２００５ “Thoughts of Stones”−Gallery of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
２００６ “Gugyoji Exhibition”−At the Precincts of Gugyoji Temple,(Mitukaido) Joso City, Ibaraki Prefecture
２００７ “Rediscovery of Joso City”−Places of Joso City, Ibaraki Prefecture
２００８ “Art Fair Tokyo 2008”−Tokyo International Forum, Marunouchi, Chiyoda−ku, Tokyo
２００９ “Exhibition : Sapporo Mirai”−Sapporo Tokeidai Gallery, Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture
２０１１ “Art de Musi-Musi”−Akita Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture
２０１２ “feel Kiyosato exhibition of modern sculptures” −Museum of Modern Photo Art,Kiyosato, Hokuto City, Yamanasi Prefecture
２０１４ “NOW HERE Exhibition”−Citizen Gallery of Yamanasi Prefectural Museum, Yamanasi City,Yamanasi Prefecture
※ In addition participated in other many exhibitions