KATE THOMSON's C.V.
Public Commissions
Solo Exhibitions
Group Exhibitions
International Sculpture Symposia
| 1961 |
Born in St. Albans, Great Britain. |
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Primary and secondary education - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. |
| 1979 |
Awarded "Community Services" prize for 2 years voluntary work co-ordinating social activities for Craighouse Hospital & Garfield Home for Handicapped Children |
| 1979-83 |
B.A Hons. in Fine Art, University of Newcastle-u-Tyne, Great Britain. |
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Set & costume designer, & ASM, for Newcastle University Theatre Society
Founder member, choreographer, set & costume designer, & dancer for NU Dances Company |
| 1983 |
Taught Dance/Movement/Sculpture Workshops:
Bonar Hall, Dundee; Third Eye Centre, Glasgow; D.L.I Museum & Arts Centre, Durham, UK. |
| 1984 |
Artist in Residence in two secondary schools, Newcastle-u-Tyne, England. |
| 1984-1987 |
Artist in Residence/Community Artist in the Gorbals,Glasgow, Scotland. |
| 1988 |
Founder Director & Company Secretary of Glasgow Sculpture Studios, Scotland. |
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Organiser & participant College Lands Sandstone Sculpture Project, Glasgow, Scotland. |
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Attended the International Sculpture Conference, Dublin,Republic of Ireland. |
| 1991 |
Established Ukishima Sculpture Studio, Iwate, Japan. |
| 1992 |
Consultant for Miyakoda Public Sculpture Project, Hamamatsu, Japan. |
| 1993 |
"Gift from the Sea", private monument, Ardeche, France. |
| 1994 |
Worked on Fountain Monument for Furusato Nigiwai Plaza, Hashikami, Aomori, Japan. |
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Private monument, Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan. |
| 1997-2000 |
Member of Advisory Committee, Michinoku Mystery Film Festival, Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 1997- |
Consultant for Ohkurayama ArtistsfWork Camp, Miyagi, Japan. |
| 1997- |
Associate Member, Japan Institute of Architects, Iwate, Japan |
| 1998 |
Juror for sculpture section, Iwate Prefecture Festival of Art, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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Innitiator & Festival Co-ordinator, Iwate Art Festival UK98, Iwate, Japan |
| 2000 |
Awarded "Best Artist Of the Year - 1999", Iwate Prefecture Board of Education, Japan |
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2 months working at Edinburgh Printmakers, Scotland. |
| 2001 |
Co-ordinator for Hironori Katagiri`s exhibitions, lectures, and residency project as part of the Japan 2001 Festival, UK |
| 2003 |
Selected for the Japanese Comtemporary Sculpture Competition, Maquette Exhibition, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan |
| 2003 |
Selected for the Kajima Sculpture Competition, Maquette Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2005 |
Invited speaker for the Stone Work Symposium 2005, Ohio, USA |
| 2006 |
Member of Organising Committee, "Tokyo Ikebukuro Art Festival 2006", Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan |
| Visiting lecturer in art schools, architecture departments, and various institutions in Japan since 1990, and the Fine Art Department, University of Newcastle-u-Tyne, UK in 1991. Freelance arts writer for "The Japan Times" (national English language newspaper) |
Public Commissions
| 1991 |
Yurinoki-dori Sculpture Project, Hamamatsu, Japan. |
| 1991 |
V.J.Bering Monument Plaza, Ajishima, Miyagi, Japan. |
| 1992 |
Fountain Monument, Contemporary Poet Park, Kitakami, Iwate, Japan |
| 1992 |
"Moon Echo", monument for Gobanshyo Park, Ojika, Miyagi, Japan. |
| 1992-1993 |
Sculpture Project for NEOX, Chiba New Town Chuo, Japan. |
| 1992-1993 |
PACT project, Monument for the centenary of Sendai Dai-ichi High School, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. |
| 1993 |
"Listen to the Wind", sandstone monument, Irvine New Town, Ayrshire, Scotland. |
| 1995 |
Monument for the 50th Anniversary of Tsuchiyagawa Town, Iwate, Japan. |
| 1996 |
Sculpture for Spash-Land Park, Shiroishi, Miyagi, Japan. |
| 1998 |
Monument to Henry Dyer, School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan
and the Marine Technology Centre, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland. |
| 1998 |
"Waves of Affinity" Monument for UK98, British Embassy in Japan, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1999 |
Sculpture for the EDA Garden Project, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1999 |
"Family", statue for Children`s Centre, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan |
| 1999 |
Street furniture for Hirosaki City Land-readjustment Project, Aomori, Japan |
| 2002 |
"Celtic Key" sculpture for Asahi Seimei Insurance Building, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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| 2003 |
"Lunar Cycle", light sculpture for the entrance of Sakai Hospital, Iwate-cho, Iwate, Japan |
| 2003 |
"Iwate Red Data Book", Iwate Numakunai Art Road, Iwate, Japan |
| 2004 |
Sculptures for "Dorchister Minamiaoyama", Minamiaoyama, Tokyo, Japn |
| 2004 |
Sculptures for "Nango library", Nango, Aomori, Japn |
| 2006 |
Sculptures for "High Home Hiratsuka ", Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan |
| 2007 |
Sculpture for "Fortissimo H", Nagoya, Japan |
| 2007 |
Sculpture for "Praud Fujimigaoka", Fujimigaoka, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2007 |
Sculptures for "Praud Shin-Urayasu", Shin-Urayasu, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2007 |
Sculptures for "Praud Shin-Urayasu", Kashiwanoha Campus, Chiba, Japan |
| 2008 |
"Moon Dance", Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2008 |
"Messenger", Toyosu, Tokyo, Japan |
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Work in public collections in Japan, America, Austria, Lebanon, and Great Britain
Work in private collections in Japan, Germany, France, and Great Britain.
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Solo Exhibitions
| 1983 |
"Dance - Sculpture & Drawing". Bonar Hall, Dundee and Belford Dance Centre, Edinburgh,Scotland |
| 1989 |
"Journey To The Sea", One Woman Show, Honda Clio Gallery, Sendai, Japan. |
| 1999 |
"Part of the Maze", Morioka Crystal Gallery, Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 2001 |
"Drawings & Small Sculptures", Genkan Gallery, Tokyo American Club, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2001 |
"Light", Morioka Crystal Gallery, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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| 2002 |
"Seventh Heaven", Bansui Gallery, Sendai, Japan |
| 2003 |
One Woman Show, Moriioka Crystal Gallery, Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 2004 |
"Kate Thomson and Hironori Katagiri",two man show, Space TRY Gallery, Shiroganedai, Tokyo, Japan |
Group Exhibitions
| 1983 |
"Tyne Tees Northern Open", touring exhibition, England. |
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"Movement", DLI Museum & Arts cventre, Durham, England. |
| 1985/86/87 |
Gorbals Fair Society Arts Project, Glasgow, Scotland. |
| 1985/86/87 |
Christmas Exhibition, Compass Gallery, Glasgow. |
| 1986 |
Society of Scottish Artists, Royal Scottish Academy,Edinburgh, Scotland. |
| 1986 |
"Open Circle - Sweinfurt Exhibition", touring West Germany. |
| 1986 |
"Three Community Arts Projects", Transmissions Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. |
| 1986 |
"The Barras", Compass Gallery, Glasgow. |
| 1988 |
"Torch" exhibited in the SSHA Garden, Glasgow Garden Festival 1988, Scotland. |
| 1988 |
"College Lands Sandstone Sculpture Project", Glasgow. |
| 1989 |
"Work from Glasgow Sculpture Studios". Springburn Museum, Glasgow, Scotland |
| 1990 |
Guest Artist, "Masterpieces from the British Arts Council Collection", The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japan. |
| 1990 |
"4th Japan Stone Product Concours", Oshima, Ehime, Japan. |
| 1991 |
"First International Japan Stone Fair", Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan. |
| 1992 |
"NL40 in Iwate Sculpture Exhibition", Iwate, Japan. |
| 1993 |
"Small Sculptures", Konishi Gallery, Kyoto, Japan. |
| 1994 |
"Celtic Festival", Tokyo Ryutsu Centre, Japan. |
| 1995 |
Yamanashi International Centre, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan |
| 1996 |
"Two Sculptors - Kate Thomson & Hironori Katagiri", Shirai Gallery, Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan. |
| 1997 |
Invited artist, Iwate Prefecture Art Festival, Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 1997 |
"Celtic Festival", ASIZ Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. |
| 1997 |
"Discovery in Known Space", Samurai House, Shiroishi, Miyagi, Japan |
| 1997-1999 |
Iwate Festival of Art, annual exhibitions, Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 1998 |
"Affinity", Iwate Art Festival UK98, Gallery Saiensu, Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 1999 |
One Woman Show, Moriioka Crystal Gallery, Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 2001 |
"Kate Thomson and Hironori Katagiri", Bansui Gallery, Sendai, Japan |
| 2002 |
"10th Shiroishi Sculpture Exhibition", Samurai House, Shiroishi, Miyagi, Japan |
| 2002 |
"DaikanYama Art Fair 2002", art Front Gallery, Tokyo |
| 2002 |
"Charity Exhibition for Unicef", Bansui Gallery, Sendai, Japan |
| 2003 |
Macquette exhibition, "Japanese Comtemporary Sculpture Competition", Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan |
| 2003 |
"Small Sculptures from Iwate sculpture Symposium in 30 Years", Ishigami no Oka Gallery, Iwate, Japan |
| 2004 |
"Kate Thomson and Hironori Katagiri", SpaceTRY, Shiroganedai, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2005 |
"Into Unknown Landscape", Bobiro Gallery, Mejiro, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2005 |
"Song Sook-Nam's Pictures and Kate Thomson's Sculptures", Sendai Mediateque Gallery, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan |
| 2005 |
"Kokaido Art Show 2005", Iwate ken Kokaido, Morioka, iwate, Japan |
| 2006 |
"Art/Room", Art Front Gallery, Daikanyama, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2006 |
"Tokyo Ikebukuro Art Festival 2006", Takata Primary School, Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2007 |
"Kokaido Art Show 2007", Iwate ken Kokaido, Morioka, iwate, Japan |
| 2007 |
"10th Anniversary Exhibition", Bansui Gallery, Sendai, MIyagi, Japan |
| 2008 |
"Eloquence of Material", 4 man show, Hillside Forum, Daikanyama, Tokyo, Japan |
International Sculpture Symposia
| 1987 |
Assistant, Lumsden International Sculpture Symposium, Scottish Sculpture Workshop, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. |
| 1988 |
Organiser & participant, College Lands Sandstone Sculpture Project, Glasgow, Scotland. |
| 1989 |
Invited Artist, Lindabrunn International Sculpture Symposium, Austria. |
| 1989 |
Assistant, Sendai International Sculpture Symposium '89, Sendai, Japan. |
| 1990 |
Assistant Artist, Park Hills Tawara Sculpture Symposium,Kansai Science City, Osaka, Japan. |
| 1990 |
Invited Artist, 3rd Vermont Sculpture Symposium, Vermont, U.S.A. |
| 1990 |
Invited Artist, Malta-Oshima Sculpture Symposium, Oshima, Ehime, Japan. |
| 1996 |
Invited Artist, Nanao International Artist Camp, Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan. |
| 1997 |
Invited Artist, NL40 Sculpture Symposium, Iwate-town, Iwate, Japan |
| 2002 |
Invited Artist, Rachana International Sculpture Symposium, North Lebanon |