Satomi Kawai

Satomi Kawai, Japan. Living and working in Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Education:
2006 Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design at The University of Iowa, IA, USA
2005 M.A. degree in Jewelry and Metal Arts, School of Art and Art History, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA 

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

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 Honorable Mention, “Thirty-first Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition,“ regional juried competition, Art Museum-RIFAE, Bergendoff Hall, Augustana College, Rockland, IL, USA (hollow ware)
2005 Honorable Mention, “Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2005,” Cheongju, South Korea (two rings and hollow ware)
2004 First Place, “S&AM Competition,” Jewelry and Metal Arts, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA (hollow ware) 

Exhibitions:
2016 “Material Girls,” invitational group show, Brockway Center for Arts and Technology, Brockway, PA
2016 “ぐるりのこと (Gururi no koto): A Contemporary Art Jewelry show by Liisa Hashimoto and Satomi Kawai,” Art Gallery ESPACE 446, Osaka, Japan
2016 “Bluestockings Collectives,” Public Space One, Iowa City, IA USA
2016 “4th Iowa Metal Gild Show,” Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
2015 “SIERAAD Art Fair,” international jewelry design fair, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2015 Happy! 25 years of Friends of Carlotta
2015 Cooperation Garnish, collaboration necklace with Nikki Couppee, traveling exhibitions in US
2014 “SIERAAD Art Fair,” international jewelry design fair, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2013 “SIERAAD Art Fair,” international jewellery design fair, Amsterdam, the Netherlands | “Ferrous,” a collaborative exhibition by Velvet da Vinci, CA, and Crafthaus
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 | "Hot Under the Collar," juried exhibition | "Art Metal Element of Korea/ Japan/ Taiwan/ U.S.A. " international group exhibition, Gallery Space Duru, Seoul, South Korea
2011 “COLLECT,” contemporary Craft art fair organized by the British Crafts Council, invitational participation 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,” 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
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
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 | “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

Professional Memberships:
Society of North American Goldsmiths
Klimt02
Crafthaus
Iowa Guild

Alternatives Gallery, Roma, Italy
No-gram (Cloud shop by Alternatives Gallery)
el. marneri galerie, Athens, Greece
Friends of Carlotta, Zürich Switzerland
Galerie CEBRA, Düsseldorf, Germany
Galerie Orfѐo, Luxembourg
Gilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Muhjo, Antwerp, Belguim
The Smithery, Columbus, Ohio, USA