Satomi Kawai
- INquire
Ring 16
Porcelain, linen cord, glass beads
$80
Ring 1
Porcelain, glass, leather, cotton thread
$120
Ring 2
Rawhide, cotton thread, sterling silver
$200
Solid to Fluid
R17
Silver, acrylic paint, resin
$95
Solid to Fluid
R18
Silver, acrylic paint, resin
$95
Solid to Fluid
R19
Silver, acrylic paint, resin
$95
Solid to Fluid
R20
Silver, acrylic paint, resin
$95
Solid to Fluid
R21
Silver, acrylic paint, resin
$95
Solid to Fluid
R22
Silver, acrylic paint, resin
$95
Solid to Fluid
R23
Silver, acrylic paint, resin
$95
Line
R4
Blackened silver, white ink
$180
Line
R5
Blackened silver, white ink, gold leaf
$140
Earrings 1
Copper, resin, stainless steel
$110
Earrings 4
Copper, resin, sterling silver, stainless steel
$180
Earrings 5
Sterling silver, resin on kozo paper
$240
Bio-Femininity III
ER 5
Etched/blackened copper, white ink, silver
$140
Line
ER 18
Blackened silver, white ink
$90
Earrings
E2-18
Oxidized copper, turquoise and hematite beads
$90
Earrings
E1-18
Oxidized copper, coral beads
$85
Earrings
E6-18
Oxidized copper, coral beads
$85
Earrings
E4-18
Oxidized copper, coral beads
$85
Earrings
E3-18
Oxidized copper, coral beads
$90
Brooch 8
Copper, pigment, cotton thread, silver
$60
Brooch 10
Copper, pigment, sterling silver, ink
$150
Brooch
Biofemininity III (B12)
Silver, white ink
$98
Brooch
Dots (B15)
Copper, silver, white ink, stainless steel wire
$160
Brooch
Biofemininity III (B23)
Copper, silver, stainless steel wire
$160
Brooch
Dots (B25)
Copper, silver, white ink, stainless steel wire
$260
Brooch
Oo Talking I
Silk worm cocoons, sterling silver, silicone, coral beads, silk thread, tie tac pins
$380
Brooch
Oo Talking II
Silk worm cocoons, sterling silver, silicone, coral beads, silk thread, tie tac pins
$380
Growing II
Etched/blackened copper, resin, cotton thread
$600
Brooch 12
Etched copper, silver
$75
Brooch 14
Copper, silver, white ink, stainless steel
$80
Brooch 15
Copper, silver, white ink, stainless steel
$75
Pendant 4
Etched/blackened copper, white ink, brass
$65
Pendant 5
Etched/blackened copper, white ink, brass
$65
Line Necklace
(N2)
Blackened silver, white ink, gold leaf, brass chain
$200
Necklace 2
Steel, pigment, pearls, ball chain, cotton thread
$500
Necklace 5
Copper, resin, cotton cord
$200
Necklace 4
Copper, white resin, sterling silver, cotton thread, brass
$200
Pendant 1
Steel, enamel, linen cord
$75
Necklace 2
Copper, white resin, cumin, linen cord
$200
Wall Tile 03-2016
Copper, white ink, brass
Art dimensions: 4.75" x 4.75"
$270
Wall Tile 04-2016
Copper, white ink, brass
Art dimensions: 4.75" x 4.75"
$270
Wall Tile 07-2016
Etched copper, white ink, brass
Art dimensions: 5.5" x 5.5"
$350
Symbiosis I
Monoprint
Art dimensions: 8.5" x 7"ea
$300 Framed
Connection and Division I
Monoprint on kozo paper
Art dimensions: 20" x 29"
$985 Framed
Fall and Winter
Monoprint on kozo paper
Art dimensions: 22" x 30"
$925 Framed
Spring and Summer
Monoprint on kozo paper
Art dimensions: 22" x 30"
$925 Framed
Symbiosis II
Monoprint
Art dimensions: 10.5" x 7"ea
$300 Framed
Symbiosis III
Monoprint
Art dimensions: 7" x 10.5"ea
$300 Framed
- 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."Press - 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
MEMBERSHIP
Society of North American Goldsmith
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