Naho Kawabe
born 1976 Fukuoka, Japan, live and work in Hamburg, Germany
Education
- 1999 Musashino Art Uni. Tokyo, Bachelor
- 2006 University of Fine Arts of Hamburg, Diplom
Awards/Fellowships
- 2012 Wassermühle Trittau, Sparkasse-Kulturstiftung Stormarn
- 2012 Boesner Art Award 2012, Jury's Special Award
- 2010 Shiseido Art Egg
- 2009 Japanese Government Overseas Study Programme for Artists
- 2008 Hamburger Arbeitsstipendium für bildende Kunst
- 2008 Atelierstipendium der Stadt Salzwedel, Sachsen-Anhalt
- 2006 Mecklenburgisches Künstlerhaus Schloss Plüschow
- 2005 Leistungsstipendium für Ausländische Studenten
- 2001 DAAD
Solo Exhibitions
- 2012 Blüthenstaub, Port Gallery T, Osaka (J)
- 2011 Open Secret, Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo (J)
- 2010 Most things happen in the interval, Port Gallery T, Osaka (J)
- 2009 StipendiatenArt (with Anne Rinn), Johann-Friedrich-Danneil-Museum, Salzwedel (G)
- 2005 Helgoland, Gallery IAF SHOP*, Fukuoka (J)
- 2004 dem Anschein nach, Einstellungsraum e.V., Hamburg (G)
Group Exhibitions
- 2012 Moving Surface, Künstlerforum, Bonn (J); Thermal Noise, with The Bee to Bee, Frise, Hamburg (G)
- 2011 Archive und Geschichte(n), Hamburger Kunsthalle/Galerie der Gegenwart (G); JCE: Jeune Creéation Européenne, with The Bee to Bee Net, Paris and other cities in Europpa; INDEX 11, Hamburg (G)
- 2010 Versus Whiteout as The Bee to Bee Net, Kunsthaus, Hamburg (G); come into sight, Port Gallery T, Osaka (J)
- 2009 The Bee to Bee Net, Künstlerhaus Sootbörn, Hamburg (G); Twinism. 20 years partnercity Hamburg/Osaka, Kunsthaus Hamburg/AD&A Gallery, Osaka (G/J)
- 2008 BeetoBee Net meets hulahoop, Gallery hulahoop, Hongkong (C); Einlandung, Mecklenburgisches Künstlerhaus Schloss Plüschow (G); Wir nennen es Hamburg, Kunstverein in Hamburg (G)
- 2007 Lebe wohl. Suizidalität, Kunst und Gesellschaft, Kunsthaus Hamburg (G); INDEX 07, Junger Kunstmarkt Hamburg (G)
- 2006 Migration Addict, Sculpture squer, Singapore; Joint the dots, Ben Kaufmann Gallery,Berlin (G); Plattform#3, Kunstverein Hannover (G)
- 2005 Wintergarden, Raboisen, Hamburg (G); Migration Addict, Warehouse, Shanghai (Ch)
- 2003 Sweet Tune, Hotel Stadt Altona, Hamburg (G)
- 2000 KROM, Setagaya Museum Gallery, Tokyo (J)
- 1998 World Wide Network Art, Asahi Super Dry Hall, Tokyo (J).
Festivals
- 2011 Live-Performance-Session per Skype, Void Gallery, London (GB)
- 2010 Kongress für Anders, medibüro, Michaelis-krankenhaus, Hamburg (G); Art Osaka (J)
- 2009 Kunst for Live, Kampnagel, Hamburg (G)
- 2007 loop pool, Lounge for shortfilms, Oberhausen (G)
- 2006 Singapore Art Festival, Singapore
- 2005 Berliner Kunstsalon as The Bee to Bee Net, Berlin (G); Juan Media Festival, Inchon (K)
- 2004 Stand der Dinge, Metropolis Kino, Hamburg (G)
- 2003 International Short Film Festival, Hamburg (G)
- 2000 Mukojima EXPO, Tokyo (J)