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    Ring 16

    Porcelain, linen cord, glass beads
    $80


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    Ring 1

    Porcelain, glass, leather, cotton thread
    $120


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    Ring 2

    Rawhide, cotton thread, sterling silver
    $200


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    Solid to Fluid
    R17

    Silver, acrylic paint, resin
    $95


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    Solid to Fluid
    R18

    Silver, acrylic paint, resin
    $95


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    Solid to Fluid
    R19

    Silver, acrylic paint, resin
    $95


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    Solid to Fluid
    R20

    Silver, acrylic paint, resin
    $95


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    Solid to Fluid
    R21

    Silver, acrylic paint, resin
    $95


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    Solid to Fluid
    R22

    Silver, acrylic paint, resin
    $95


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    Solid to Fluid
    R23

    Silver, acrylic paint, resin
    $95


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    Line
    R4

    Blackened silver, white ink
    $180


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    Line
    R5

    Blackened silver, white ink, gold leaf
    $140


    Picture
    Earrings 1

    Copper, resin, stainless steel
    $110


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    Earrings 4

    Copper, resin, sterling silver, stainless steel
    $180


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    Earrings 5

    Sterling silver, resin on kozo paper
    $240


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    Bio-Femininity III
    ER 5

    Etched/blackened copper, white ink, silver
    $140


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    Line
    ER 18

    Blackened silver, white ink
    $90


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    Earrings
    E2-18

    Oxidized copper, turquoise and hematite beads
    $90


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    Earrings
    E1-18

    Oxidized copper, coral beads
    $85


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    Earrings
    E6-18

    Oxidized copper, coral beads
    $85


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    Earrings
    E4-18

    Oxidized copper, coral beads
    $85


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    Earrings
    E3-18

    Oxidized copper, coral beads
    $90


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    Brooch 8

    Copper, pigment, cotton thread, silver
    $60


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    Brooch 10

    Copper, pigment, sterling silver, ink
    $150


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    Brooch
    Biofemininity III (B12)

    Silver, white ink
    $98


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    Brooch
    Dots (B15)

    Copper, silver, white ink, stainless steel wire
    $160


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    Brooch
    Biofemininity III (B23)

    Copper, silver, stainless steel wire
    $160


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    Brooch
    Dots (B25)

    Copper, silver, white ink, stainless steel wire
    $260


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    Brooch
    Oo Talking I

    Silk worm cocoons, sterling silver, silicone, coral beads, silk thread, tie tac pins
    $380


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    Brooch
    Oo Talking II

    Silk worm cocoons, sterling silver, silicone, coral beads, silk thread, tie tac pins
    $380


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    Growing II

    Etched/blackened copper, resin, cotton thread
    $600


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    Brooch 12

    Etched copper, silver
    $75


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    Brooch 14

    Copper, silver, white ink, stainless steel
    $80


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    Brooch 15

    Copper, silver, white ink, stainless steel
    $75


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    Pendant 4

    Etched/blackened copper, white ink, brass
    $65


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    Pendant 5

    Etched/blackened copper, white ink, brass
    $65


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    Line Necklace
    (N2)

    Blackened silver, white ink, gold leaf, brass chain
    $200


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    Necklace 2

    Steel, pigment, pearls, ball chain, cotton thread
    $500


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    Necklace 5

    Copper, resin, cotton cord
    $200


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    Necklace 4

    Copper, white resin, sterling silver, cotton thread, brass
    $200


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    Pendant 1

    Steel, enamel, linen cord
    $75


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    Necklace 2

    Copper, white resin, cumin, linen cord
    $200


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    Wall Tile 03-2016

    Copper, white ink, brass
    Art dimensions: 4.75" x 4.75"
    $270

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    Wall Tile 04-2016

    Copper, white ink, brass
    Art dimensions: 4.75" x 4.75"
    $270

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    Wall Tile 07-2016

    Etched copper, white ink, brass
    Art dimensions: 5.5" x 5.5"
    $350

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    Symbiosis I

    Monoprint
    Art dimensions: 8.5" x 7"ea
    $300 Framed

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    Connection and Division I

    Monoprint on kozo paper
    Art dimensions: 20" x 29"
    $985 Framed

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    Fall and Winter

    Monoprint on kozo paper
    Art dimensions: 22" x 30"
    $925 Framed

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    Spring and Summer

    Monoprint on kozo paper
    Art dimensions: 22" x 30"
    $925 Framed

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    Symbiosis II

    Monoprint
    Art dimensions: 10.5" x 7"ea
    $300 Framed

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    Symbiosis III

    Monoprint
    Art dimensions: 7" x 10.5"ea
    $300 Framed

  • Necklace 3

    Copper, resin

    SKA150710C
    Solid to Fluid

    Monoprint, mixed media on kozo

    SKA180306C
    Necklace 17

    Porcelain, glass

    SKA140405C
    Necklace 1

    Copper, resin, cumin, linen

    SKA150708C
    Earrings E5-18

    Copper, coral beads

    SKA181101C
    Pendant 2

    Steel, enamel, linen

    SKA140604C
    Necklace 3

    Copper, pigment, coral

    SKA140403C
    Line Earrings (ER 19)

    Blackened silver, ink, gold leaf

    SKA161023C
    Wall Tile 06-2016

    Blackened copper, ink, brass

    SKA161003C
    Line Earrings (ER 17)

    Blackened silver, ink, gold leaf

    SKA161021C
    Line Earrings (ER 20)

    Blackened silver, ink, gold leaf

    SKA161024C
    Line Earrings (ER 23)

    Blackened silver, ink, gold leaf

    SKA161025C
    Ring 14

    Porcelain, glass, cotton

    SKA140411C
    Necklace 2

    Copper, pigment, hematite

    SKA140401C
    Brooch 9

    Copper, sterling silver, coral

    SKA140410C
    Earrings 4

    Copper, cotton, silver

    SKA140404C
    Earrings 5

    Copper, pigment, hematite, silver

    SKA140409C
    Earrings 3

    Copper, pigment, resin

    SKA150705C
    Earrings 7

    Copper, cotton, coral, silver

    SKA140408C
    Pendant 1

    Steel, enamel, copper, graphite

    SKA140412C
  • Biography/Statement
    ​"I would like to invite you to join me as I explore life and nature as a contemporary jewelry artist.

    I grew up in a rich natural environment in japan, and I have always enjoyed observing nature.  I learned traditional Japanese cultural practices, including flower arrangement, tea ceremony and calligraphy.  Also, my grandmother encouraged me to develop my artistic appreciation when I was a little girl.

    With this background, I today live in Iowa, which is a big state in the middle of the North American continent.   I feel a strong tie to nature wherever I am, and I enjoy traveling and experiencing different environments. I am fascinated by the mysteries and wonders of life and nature, and how matter changes in different circumstances.

    Substances in and outside of the body consist of solid and fluid, and something in between.  Also, substances transform as a solid becomes fluid, and fluid becomes gas.  Over time, matter changes color, pattern, shape/ form, and substance.  This macro process in an external environment- nature- is reflected by the micro environment in our own bodies, including cell activity.  By exploring the internal environment, I focus my observations on several layers of personal femininity, including the physical, emotional, and psychological quality of being a woman.

     My home is my body.  My body is connected to nature. As I observe life and nature, I see moments I want to capture in my art.  These moments become jewelry pieces, and they can be shared when the jewelry pieces are worn.  Ultimately the wearer is reconnected to nature."
    Past Exhibitions
    Formations
    Press
    Female jewellery designers take Japan to the rest of the world
    ~Financial Times
  • ​EDUCATION
    2006
    M.F.A. degree in Jewelry and Metal Arts, School of Art and Art History, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
    2005
    M.A. degree in Jewelry and Metal Arts, School of Art and Art History, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA

    CONTINUING EDUCATION
    2008 spring semester – 2013 spring semester
    Mono Print, Advanced Lithography, and Graduate print workshop (by Professor Robert Glasgow, Fall semester), School of Art and Art History, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
    2009
    Summer workshop “nOw sOurce,” (by Professor Ruudt Peters), Ravenstein, the Netherlands
    2007
    Intensive Summer Course at Alchimia (a private school of Contemporary Jewellery), Florence, Italy

    TEACHING & OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE
    2012 fall semester 2011spring semester  2010 spring semester
    Slide presentation at Professor Kee-ho Yuen’s classes; Graduate workshop, Advanced Jewelry and Metal Arts, Mold Making, and Introduction to Jewelry and metal Arts, School of Art and Art History, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA USA
    2008 - 2012
    Adjunct instructor, Jewelry: Metalsmithing I and II, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
    2008
    Slide presentation at Mixed Media class by Ben Anzelc, School of Art and Art History, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA (Fall semester)
    2007
    Slide presentation at Metals Graduate Workshop, School of Art and Art History, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA (Fall semester)
    2006
    Graduate Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Jewelry and Metal Arts, Jewelry and Metal Arts, School of Art and Art History, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA (co-teaching, Fall semester)
    2006
    Invited a Japanese metal artist, Minato Nakamura, professor and the owner of May Flower Atelier, Tokyo, Japan, to Jewelry and Metal Arts program, School of Art and Art History, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA and assisted as a translator of her lecture and workshop
    2005
    Graduate Studio Assistant, Jewelry and Metal Arts, School of Art and Art History, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (Spring semester)
    2004
    Invited a Japanese metal artist, Yasuki Hiramatsu, Professor Emeritus at the Tokyo National University of Arts and Music, Tokyo, Japan, to Jewelry and Metal Arts program, School of Art and Art History, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA, and assisted as a translator of his lecture and workshop

    HONORS & AWARDS
    2010
    Design in Jewelry Award, “Nature by Design: New Directions in Fiber & Jewelry,” national juried biennial exhibition, Larson Gallery, Yakima Valley Community College, Yakima, WA, USA
    2007
    Juror’s Special Mention in Jewelry, “Iowa Crafts 38,” statewide-juried exhibition, MacNider Art Museum, Mason City, IA, USA (ring)
    Honorable Mention, “Thirty-first Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition,“ regional juried competition, Art Museum-RIFAE, Bergendoff Hall, Augustana College, Rockland, IL, USA (hollowware)
    2006
    Co-first Place, “S&AM Competition,” Jewelry and Metal Arts, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA (ear-ornament)
    2005
    Honorable Mention, “Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2005,” Cheongju, South Korea (two rings and hollowware)
    Invited to create two trophies for Motohiro Kisoi Award, International Rescue System Institute, Kawasaki, Japan
    Second Place, “S&AM Competition,” Jewelry and Metal Arts, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA (hollowware)
    2005
    Honorable Mention, “Lois Jecklin Annual Metals Competition,” Jewelry and Metal Arts, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA (necklace)
    2004
    First Place, “S&AM Competition,” Jewelry and Metal Arts, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA (hollowware)

    ONE-PERSON EXHIBITION
    2007
    “Mimetic of Life,” Galleri Puckeln, Stockholm, Sweden
    2006
    “East Meets West; Meeting with America and Metalsmithing,” Wakanoura Art Cube, Wakayama, Japan
    2005
    “East Meets West,” one-person exhibition, M.C. Ginsberg, Iowa City, IA, USA

    GROUP EXHIBITION
    2017
    JOYA: Art Jewellery Fair, Santa Monica Arts Center, Barcelona, Spain
    SOFA (Sculpture Objects and Functional Art and Design) Chicago, exhibiting at Charon Kransen Arts booth, Festival Hall, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, USA
    2016
    “ぐるりのこと(Gururi-no-koto)” invitational two-person show by Liisa Hashimoto and Satomi Kawai, Espace 446, Osaka, Japan
    “Material Girls,” invitational group show, Brockway Center , Brocklway, PA, USA
    2015
    “SIERAAD Art Fair,” international jewellery design fair, Amsterdam, the Netherands
    “Happy!” 25th Anniversary exhibition of Friends of Carlotta, Zurich, Switzerland
    “Cooperation: Garnish” (collaboration necklace with Nikki Couppee) traveling exhibitions; Velvet da Vinci, Equinox Gallery, Baltimore Jewelry Center, Brooklyn Metal Works, Thomas Mann’s I/O Gallery
    2014
    “SIERAAD Art Fair,” international jewellery design fair, Amsterdam, the Netherands
    2013
    “SIERAAD Art Fair,” international jewellery design fair, Amsterdam, the Netherands
    “Ferrous,” a collaborative juried exhibition by Velvet da Vinci, CA, and Carfthaus
    2012
    “Ho! Ho! Ho!” and “Adventure Box,” invitational participation in a Christmas group exhibition, Friends of Carlotta, Zurich, Switzerland
    “Voyage 6,” invitational group exhibition, El. Marneri Gallery, Athens, Greece
    “The Body Adorned,” on-line juried exhibition by Society of North American Goldsmiths, USA
    http://exhibitions.snagmetalsmith.org/bodyadorned/satomi-kawai
    “Behind the Brooch,” on-line juried exhibition by CraftHaus, USA
    http://crafthaus.ning.com/group/behind-the-brooch
    “Metal Element of Four Countries 2012; Korea/ Japan/ Taiwan/ USA,” Gallery Space Duru, Seoul, South Korea
    “Hot under the Collar: a Survey of Contemporary necklaces,” Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Phoenix, AZ,USA
    2011
    “COLLECT,” contemporary Craft art fair organized by the British Crafts Council,  hosted by Alternatives Gallery (Rome, Italy), Saatchi Gallery, London, United Kingdom
    “Sparkle Plenty 7: Oran/ism,” invitational group show juried by Dan Di Caprio, Quirk gallery, Richmond, VA
    “From Minimal to Bling : Contemporary Studio Jewelry,” invitational participation in a biannual group show, the society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA
    “The third Iowa Guild Exhibition; Raising Expectations,” invitational  participation in a regional group exhibition, LUX Center for the Arts in Lincoln, NE, and Cedar Rapids Museum of Art (CRMA) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    2010
    “Nature by Design: New Directions in Fiber & Jewelry,” national juried biennial exhibition, Larson Gallery, Yakima Valley Community College, Yakima, WA, USA
    “GALEX 44,” national juried exhibition, Galesburg Art Civic Center, Galesburg, IL, USA
    2009
    “Jewelry in Motion,” national juried exhibition by Gail M. Brown, Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA, USA (special event in a fashion show format, in connection with the Society of North American Goldsmith conference)
    “The second Iowa Guild Exhibition,” invited to a regional group exhibition, the art salon, Figge Museum, Davenport, IA, USA (September-October)
    2008
    “2008 Japan Jewellery Art Competition,” international juried exhibition, Japan Jewellry Designer Association, Ueno-no-Mori Museum, Tokyo, and Itami City Craft Center, Hyogo, Japan
    2007
    “Craft Forms,”13th Annual international juried exhibition of contemporary craft, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, USA
    “Topeka Competition 28,” national juried exhibition, Alice C Sabatini Gallery, Topeka, KS, USA
    “Thirty-first Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition,“ regional juried exhibition, Art Museum-RIFAE, Augustana College, Rockland, IL, USA
    “Iowa Crafts 38,” statewide juried exhibition, MacNider Art Museum, Mason City, IA, USA
    2006
    “Craft Forms,”12th Annual international juried exhibition of contemporary craft, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, USA
    “2006 Japan Jewellery Art Competition,” international juried exhibition, Japan Jewellry Designer Association, Ueno-no-Mori Museum, Tokyo, and Itami City Craft Center, Hyogo, Japan
    “Reinterpreting the Vessel,” national juried exhibition, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
    “Thoughts Materialized,” national juried students’ exhibition, Society of North America Goldsmith, Mars Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
    “Thirtieth Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition,“ regional juried competition, Art Museum-RIFAE, Bergendoff Hall, Augustana College, Rockland, IL, USA
    “GALEX 40,” national juried exhibition, Galesburg Art Civic Center, Galesburg, IL, USA
    “12 x 12,” national juried exhibition, Todd Gallery of Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, USA
    “A Season of Art: Jewelry, Metalsmithing, and Sculpture,” Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
    “Mimetic of Life: Material Explorations/Objects for Contemplation,” two-persons show (Satomi Kawai and Jillian Moore), Art Gallery West, Art Building West, School of Art and Art History, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
    2005
    “Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2005,” international juried exhibition, Cheongju, South Korea
    “Topeka Competition 27,” national juried exhibition, Alice C Sabatini Gallery, Topeka, KS, USA
    “Iowa Crafts: 37,” state-wide juried exhibition, MacNider Art Museum, Mason City, IA, USA
    “La Petite VIII,” national juried exhibition, Alder Gallery, Coburg, OR, USA
    “Creativity, Craftsmanship, Innovations,” group exhibition, Galleries Downtown, Iowa City, IA, USA
    2004
    “Metals A-Go-Go”, national juried students exhibition, Society of North America Goldsmith, Florida International Museum, St. Petersburg, FL, USA
    “Craft Forms,”10th Annual international juried exhibition of contemporary craft, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, USA
    “The University of Iowa and Kyung-Geum Metalsmith Association Exhibition” Kepco Plaza Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
    ”Creativity, Craftsmanship, Innovations,” group exhibition, Galleries Downtown, Iowa City, IA, USA

    PUBLICATIONS
    “Behind the Brooches: A Closer Look at Backs, Cathces, and Pin Stems” by Lorena Angulo, Schiffer Publishing, PA, USA, February 2014
    “Showcase 500 Art Necklaces,” Lark Books, Asheville, NC, USA (Juror: Chughi Choo, photograph of a necklace), July 2013
    “The Body Adorned,” the photo of a group of body ornament, Society of North America Goldsmiths, October 2012
    “Madam Figaro Greece,”  the photo of a model worn “Connection and Division Necklace,” December 2012
    “Metal Element of Four Countries 2012;Korea/ Japan/ Taiwan/ U.S.A,” exhibition catalog, South Korea
    “500 Metal Vessels,” Lark Books, Asheville, NC, USA (Juror: Fred Fenster, photograph of a hollowware)
    “500 Earrings,” page 91 and 122, Lark Books, Asheville, NC, USA (Juror: Alan Revere, photographs of two ear ornaments)
    “2006 Japan Jewellry Art Competition,” page 43, exhibition catalog, Tokyo, Japan (photograph of a ring)
    “500 Necklaces,” page 386, Lark Books, Asheville, NC, USA (Juror: Marjorie Schick)
    “The Art & Craft of Making Jewelry,” page 139, Lark Books, Asheville, NC, USA (Juror: Joanna Gollberg, photograph of a ring)
    “Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2005,” page 26, exhibition catalog, Cheongju, South Korea, (photographs of two rings and hollowware)

    COLLECTIONS
    Necklace, Olnick-Spanu Collection, New York, USA
    Necklace, 2013 Fondazione Cominelli Permanent Collection, San Felice del Benaco, Italy
    Ring, Alice & Louise Koch Collection of Rings, Geneva, Switzerland

    REPRESENTATION
    Alternatives, Contemporary Jewellery, Roma, Italy
    El. Marneri Gallerie, Athens, Greece
    Friends of Carlotta, Zurich, Switzerland
    Galerie CEBRA,  Düsseldorf, Germany
    Galerie Orfèo, Luxembourg
    The Smithery, Coloumbus, OH, USA
    Gilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA

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