S H O J I   K A T O b.1969 Fukui, Japan                    EDUCATION 2007- DFA candidate, Kuvataideakatemia, The Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland 2007 MFA with the honour, Kuvataideakatemia, The Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland 2000 BFA, summa cum laude, State University of New York at Purchase College, Purchase, NY 1999 Academie voor Beeldende Vorming, Amsterdames Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, The Academy of Fine Arts, Amsterdam, Netherlands SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2009 "My Marks: First Movement: Ecoes", Galleria Huuto, Helsinki 2008 "My Marks: Prelude", Galleri Bergman, Hesinki, Finland "Echoes in Place", Gallery Grimson, Seoul, South Korea "Between Scenes and My Marks", Featured the works in collaboration with Tetsushi Higashino, IASK National Art Studio, Goyang, Seoul, South Korea 2006 "Rauma Readings", Rauma City Library, conjunction to Book Blast, Lönnström Art Museum, Rauma, Finland 2000 "Forest and Crystal", Kanazu Forest of Creation, Fukui, Japan "Mind and Matter; The Greatest Singularity", State University of New York at Purchase College, Purchase, NY: Thesis Show SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2009 Galerie Anhava, Helsinki, Finland 2008 "Made in Kuvataideakatemia", Kaiku-Gallery, Kuvataideakatemia, Helsinki, Finland. 2008 "Asia Art Network", curated by Joung, Young–Sook, Planning Exhibition Hall, KEPCO Plaza Gallery, Seoul, South Korea "ÅÖÄ," Holden Gallery, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, England 2007 "Joulukalenteri, Piirustusluokka", curated by Riikka Stewen, Taidehalli "Common Ground, Raumars 1997-2007", (cataloged), curated by Kati Kivimäki, Lönnström Art Museum, Rauma, Finland "Between Consilience", with Matt Chaumont, Kuvataideakatemian Gallery. Helsinki, Finland "Who am I now that I’m Dead", curated by Shahin Afrarrasiabi, FAFA Gallery, Helsinki, Finland "Black Snow & Paper", (cataloged), Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Barcsay Hall, Budapest, Hungary "Looser Smoother Faster", curated by Matt Ferranto, Fine Arts Gallery, Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY, USA 2006 "Camp Laboratory", ARS06, curated by Pilvi Kalhama, Kiasma Contemporary Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland "Blind Date", ARS06, curated by Mika Hannula, Kiasma Contemporary Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland 2005 "16 Rooms", curated by Eun Young Choi, Junho Lee, and Herb Tam, Hall Street Studios, Brooklyn, NY, USA 2004 "Object/ Place/ Process": Sepia International/ The Alkazi Collection, New York, USA 2003 "The Changing Same": Triple Candie, New York, USA PROJECT 2008 "Lands on the Field", collaboration with Eungyung Kim, Fljótsdalur, Iceland (Outdoor installation) 2008 "Anew: Jardin Botanique", Hotel Bloom! Brussels, Belgium (Mural Paintitng) SELECTED AWARDS AND RESIDENCY PROGRAMMES 2010 Circolo Scandinavo, Skandinavisk Forenings Kunstnerhus i Rom, Italy 2008 The Scandinavia-Japan Scandinavia-Japan Sasakawa Foundation Grant, Japan 2008 Artists Grant, Agency of Culture, Japan 2008 FRAME Finnish Fund for Art Exchange, Grant Award, Finland 2008 The Art Studio Goyang, Artist In Residence Programme, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea 2008 Skriduklaustur Artist in Residence, The Institute of Gunnar Gunnarsson, Iceland 2007 Anita Snellman Foundation Grant, Finland 2006 The Centre for International Mobility/ CIMO Fellowship, Finland 2006 Raumars Artist In Residence Programme, Rauma, Finland PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland Päivi Lipponen Trust, Finland Raumars Ry, Rauma, Finland Instituto de Artes Graficas de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico Amsterdames Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Netherlands