Artist
YujiKato
CV
Awards
2021
Oct. 2021 Art Journal vol.106 Awarded "Genuine Shine Art Award"
Aug. 2021 Exhibited at "MINERVA 2021", London, U.K. Royal Society of British Artists Apr. 2021 Honorary Member
Jul. 2021 Exhibited at "Japan-Netherlands Artists Exchange Exhibition", Amsterdam, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Artist of the Year 2021
Jun. 2021 Japan-Europe Palace Art Association Memorial Book 2021 Gold Medal-winning work (Pink Tulip - Thoughtfulness -) published
Mar. 2021 Exhibited at The 25th "OASIS 2020",Tokyo, Japan Osaka Governor's Prize, the highest award in the Western painting category
2020
Oct. 2020 Monument erected, Madrid, Spain.
Sep. 2020 "JAPAN ART FESTIVAL", Valetta, Republic of Malta Awarded Valleta Gold Medal
Apr. 2020 Bijutsu no Mori vol. 52 Awarded the Art Lavissant Grand Prize
Mar. 2020 Awarded Honorary Membership of the Royal Society of British Artists 2021, RBA
Feb. 2020 The 100th anniversary issue of Art Journal and awarded the International Premier Art Award
2019
Oct. 2019 Exhibited at "Japanese Art & Design International", Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Second Prize
Oct. 2019 Monument erected in Madrid, Spain.
Jul. 2019 Exhibited at "Discover the one Japanese Art 2019 in London 7th", London, U.K. Special Jury Prize
Mar. 2019 Exhibited at "TAIWAN-JAPAN ART EXPOSITION 2019", Taipei, Taiwan Plum Blossom Award
2018
Oct. 2018 Monument erected, Madrid, Spain
Jun. 2018 Exhibited at The 23rd "OASIS 2018", Toledo, Spain and received Oasis-Toledo Honor Award
2007
Sep. 2007 Participated in Art TV International Fine Art Awards in Las Vegas and became the first Japanese to win in the Watercolor Painting category
2006
Jun. 2006 Received the second "Yuji Kato Day" proclamation from Mufi Hanneman, Mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii.
At the same time, received a Certificate of Recognition from Councilman Rod Tam on behalf of the Council of the City and County of Honolulu, and donated the artwork "Deigo" to the City of Honolulu.
2004
Mar. 2004 Received a Certificate of Recognition from the governor of Hawaii, Linda Lingle, signifying the friendship between the U.S. and Japan and donated the artwork "Hibiscus in Maui" to the governor
Mar. 2004 "Yuji Kato Day" proclamed by Jeremy Harris, Mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii
Solo Exhibitions
2024
Feb. 2024 Held "Yuji KATO Solo Exhibition", Yokohama, Japan
2023
Dec. 2023 Held "Yuji KATO Solo Exhibition", Yokohama, Japan
Nov. 2023 Held "Yuji KATO Solo Exhibition", Yokohama, Japan
Sep. 2023 Held "Yuji KATO Solo Exhibition", Yokohama, Japan
Mar. 2023 Held "Yuji KATO Solo Exhibition", Yokohama, Japan
2022
Dec. 2022 Held "Yuji KATO Solo Exhibition", Yokohama, Japan
Oct. 2022 Held "Yuji KATO Solo Exhibition", Meitetsu Department Store, Nagoya, Japan
Jul. 2022 Held "Yuji KATO Solo Exhibition", The City University of New York, New York, U.S.
Jun. 2022 Held "Yuji KATO Solo Exhibition", Yokohama, Japan
Apr. 2022 Held "Yuji KATO Solo Exhibition", Takasaki, Japan
2021
Oct. 2021 Held "Yuji KATO Solo Exhibition", Gallery Kabutoya, Ginza, Japan
Apr. 2021 Held a feature special exhibition "Yuji KATO Solo Exhibition" by Nishiyama Museum of Art, Machida, Tokyo, Japan
2011
Sep. 2011 vol.5. ENJOY Healing Flower Art Exhibition ver. (Mie Prefectural Art Museum)
2004
Mar. 2004 Held a solo exhibition to commemorate the opening of Anthony Casay Gallery in Honolulu and achieved a new record for both the number of works sold and sales
Exhibitions
2023
Mar.2023 Exhibited at "World Art Dubai 2023", Dubai, U.A.E.
2022
Aug. 2022 Exhibited at "MINERVA 2022", London, U.K.
2021
Nov. 2021 Exhibited at "12th World Peace Artist Association Exhibition", The National Art Center, Tokyo, Japan
Jul. 2021 Exhibited at "The 2nd GEI-TEN", Prague, Czech The 100th anniversary of Japan-Czech Republic exchanges
Jul. 2021 Exhibited at "Japan-Netherlands Artists Exchange Exhibition", Amsterdam, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Jun. 2021 Exhibited at "MINERVA 2021, Kyoto City Museum of Art Annex", Kyoto, Japan
Mar. 2021 Exhibited at The 25th "OASIS 2020",Tokyo, Japan
2020
Nov. 2020 EMP Gallery Exhibition - Introduce Japanese Artist to Amsterdam -
Oct. 2020 MINERVA 2020 in London
Sep. 2020 Exhibited at The 25th "OASIS 2020", Osaka, Japan
Sep. 2020 "JAPAN ART FESTIVAL", Valetta, Republic of Malta
Aug. 2020 Exhibited at "ART BLEND in Lausanne, Switzerland", Switzerland
Apr. 2020 Exhibited at "11th World Peace Artists Association Exhibition", The Ueno Royal Museum, Ueno, Japan
Feb. 2020 Exhbited at "The 25th Japan National Selected Artists Exhibition", Ueno, Japan
Feb. 2020 Exhibited at "14th MONACO ART FESTIVAL", Monaco, Principality of Monaco & "1st COLLEZIONE D’ARTE GIAPPONESE A MILANO", Italy
2019
Dec. 2019 Exhibited at "4th Christmas Art Competition in YOKOHAMA", Red Brick Warehouse, Yokohama, Japan
Nov. 2019 Exhibited at "The 2nd GEI-TEN", Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto, Japan The 100th anniversary of Japan-Czech Republic exchanges
Nov. 2019 Exhibited at The 27th "WORLD PEACE ART EXHIBITION 2019", Wein, Austria
Oct. 2019 Exhibited at "Bienal de ARTE de JAPÓN Era HEISEI–REIWA 2019", Madrid, Spain
Oct. 2019 Exhibited at "Japanese Art & Design International", Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Aug. 2019 Exhibited at "Healing Fair 2019", Tokyo, Japan
Jul. 2019 Exhibited at "Discover the one Japanese Art 2019 in London 7th", London, U.K.
Jun. 2019 Exhibited at The 27th "WORLD PEACE ART EXHIBITION 2019", Kanagawa, Japan
Jun. 2019 Exhibited at The 51th "‘和’ Wa Kansainvälinen Japanilaisen taiteen näyttely Alajärvellä", Finland
Jun. 2019 Exhibited at The 24th "OASIS 2019", Paris, France
May 2019 Exhibited at The 24th "OASIS 2019", Osaka, Japan
Mar. 2019 Exhibited at "TAIWAN-JAPAN ART EXPOSITION 2019", Taipei, Taiwan
Feb. 2019 Exhibited at "13th MONACO ART FESTIVAL", Monaco, Principality of Monaco
Feb. 2019 Exhibited at "Salon Internatinal de Paris", Paris, France
2018
Aug. 2018 Exhibited at The 19th "France-Japan Multinational Contemporary Art Exhibition", Tokyo, Japan
Jun. 2018 Exhibited at The 23rd "OASIS 2018", Toledo, Spain
May 2018 Exhibited at The 23rd "OASIS 2018", Osaka, Japan
2014
May 2014 vol.11. ENJOY Air Space & Talk in Mental Health Care Japan 2014 ver. (4 booths exhibited)
2006
Mar. 2006 Exhbited at Art Expo New York
Show
2019
Nov. 2019 Art Festival - Song and Talk - at a luxury nursing home
Apr. 2019 vol. 33. ENJOY Movie & Talk in Yokohama ver. (Tantarahoi! vol.7 - Each Love -)
2018
Jul. 2018 vol.32. ENJOY Movie & Talk in Yokohama ver. (Tantarahoi! vol.7 - Each Love -)
Jan. 2018 vol.31. ENJOY Music & Dance in Mie ver.
2017
Oct. 2017 vol.30.ENJOY Platinum & Performance ver.
Aug. 2017 vol.29 ENJOY Movie & Talk in Yokohama ver. (Tantarahoi! vol.6 - Live Your Own Life -)
Jul. 2017 vol.28. ENJOY Movie & Performance in Mie ver. (Tantarahoi! vol.5 - Light & Shadow -)
Jan. 2017 vol.27. ENJOY Music & Dance in Mie ver.
2016
Oct. 2016 vol.26. ENJOY Music & Dance in Yokohama ver.
Sep. 2016 vol.25 Talk & Movie & Music in Fukui ver. (Tantarahoi! vol.5 - Light & Shadow -)
Aug. 2016 vol.24. ENJOY Music & Dance & Performance in Yokohama ver.
Jul. 2016 vol.23. ENJOY Movie & Music & Dance & Talk Session in Mie ver. (Tantarahoi! vol.5 - Light & Shadow-)
Jan. 2016 vol.22. ENJOY Music & Dance & Performance in Mie ver.
2015
Nov. 2015 vol.21. ENJOY Movie & Music in Fukui ver. (Tantarahoi! vol.4 - Honne & Tatemae-)
Oct. 2015 vol.20. ENJOY Music & Dance & Performance in Yokohama ver.
May 2015 vol.19. ENJOY Movie & Music & Dance & Air Space in Mie ver. (Tantarahoi! vol.4 - Honne & Tatemae -)
May 2015 vol.18. ENJOY Air Space & Talk & Music in Mental Health Care Japan ver. (14 booths exhibited)
Jan. 2015 vol.17. ENJOY Movie & Music in Komatsu ver. (Tantarahoi! vol.3 - Angels and Swindlers -)
Jan. 2015 vol.16. ENJOY Music & Dance & Performance in Mie ver.
2014
Nov. 2014 vol.15. ENJOY Air Space in Fukui ver.
Sep. 2014 vol.14. ENJOY Movie in Yokohama ver. (Tantarahoi! vol.3 - Angels and Swindlers -)
Aug. 2014 vol.13. ENJOY Movie & Forum & Air Space in Mie ver. (Tantarahoi! vol.3 - Angels and Swindlers -)
Jun. 2014 vol.12. ENJOY Movie in Mt. Shasta ver. (Tantarahoi! vol.3 - Angels and Swindlers -)
May 2014 vol.11. ENJOY Air Space & Talk in Mental Health Care Japan 2014 ver. (4 booths exhibited)
2013
Nov. 2013 vol.10. ENJOY Movie & Forum in Mie ver. (Tantarahoi! vol.2 - Omoiyari -)
Apr. 2013 vol.9. ENJOY Movie & Talk in Yokohama ver. (Tantarahoi! vol.2 - Omoiyari -)
2012
Nov. 2012 Jewelry & Painting Collaboration Art Show, Mie, Japan
Oct. 2012 vol.8. ENJOY Air Space & Talk in New York ver. (New Life EXPO in New York)
2011
Nov. 2011 vol.7. ENJOY Movie in Suzuka ver. (Tantarahoi! vol.1- The Way You Are -)
Nov. 2011 vol.6. ENJOY Movie & Talk in Fukui ver. (Tantarahoi! vol.1- The Way You Are -)
Nov. 2011 ENJOY Movie & Talk ver. (Tantarahoi! vol.1- The Way You Are -)
Sep. 2011 vol.5. ENJOY Healing Flower Art Exhibition ver. (Mie Prefectural Art Museum)
Jun. 2011 vol.4. ENJOY Movie & Talk in Mie ver. (Tantarahoi! vol.1- The Way You Are -)
Jun. 2011 vol.3. ENJOY Movie in Fukui ver. (Tantarahoi! vol.1- The Way You Are -)
May 2011 vol.2. ENJOY Movie in Mie ver. (Tantarahoi! vol.1- The Way You Are -)
Apr. 2011 vol.1. ENJOY Movie & Talk in Mie ver. (Tantarahoi! vol.1- The Way You Are -)
2010
Oct. 2010 vol.0. ENJOY Preview a Film in Nagoya ver. (Tantarahoi! vol.1- The Way You Are -)
2008
May 2008 Art Dinner Show, Awashima Hotel, Shizuoka, Japan
Donation
2022
Aug. 2022 Donated "Seventeen Morning Glories" to The City University of New York.
2006
Jun. 2006 Donated the artwork "Deigo" to the City of Honolulu.
2004
Mar. 2004 Donated the artwork "Hibiscus in Maui" to the governor of Hawaii, Linda Lingle.