Y A S U H I T O
K A W A S A K I
Born in Saga Prefecture in 1983, Yasuhito Kawasaki earned a Master's degree in casting from Kanazawa Art University in Ishikawa, Japan, in 2010. He began his career at a casting company from 2010 to 2013, where he had the opportunity to work on casting artworks by Yoshitomo Nara and Takashi Murakami, which significantly influenced his artistic development.
Kawasaki became independent in 2013. His artworks often focus on self-portraiture and are created using FRP (fiberglass-reinforced plastic). In 2018, he met his wife, a ceramic artist, and began creating works in ceramics while also starting to paint. However, during the coronavirus pandemic, he shifted the subject matter of his artworks to explore themes of “closed space and the inner world.” He has been drawing in a narrative style, akin to a page from a book, telling stories based on his reflections on family, his surroundings, and his inner self, all while feeling isolated from the outside world. He often finds inspiration in mythology, with a recurring motif being the “Apple” from the story of Adam and Eve.
Currently, he creates his works in a studio located in Takeo City, Saga Prefecture, Japan.
Solo Exhibitions
2025 [Blue Blue Bear] at Touch Gallery, Hong Kong
2025 [BEAUTIFUL LIFE] at Thinkspace, Los Angeles
2025 [Scarlet] at Suomei M50 gallery, Shanghai
2024 [Apple] at Secret Fresh gallery, Philippines
2023 [On the table] at Soft Corner art, Seoul
2023 [Hello Bear-chan !!] at Thinkspace, Los Angeles
2021 [Continuous] at Touch Ceramics Gallery, Hong Kong
2020 [You Are an Owl, I Am Almost a Bear] at Touch Ceramics Gallery, Hong Kong
2019 [Self-portrait from home] at ART PROJECTS Gallery, Hong Kong
2014 [AITSUNANTE? HATENA] at Fukagawa Bansho gallery, Tokyo
2012 [Contemporary Japanese new identity] at Fukagawa Bansho Gallery, Tokyo
Group Exhibitions
2024 [UNCANNY CUTENESS] Group show at Tang Contemporary Art, Singapore
2022 [Across The Pond] Group show at Espacio Gallery, London
2022 [GROWTH] Group show at Thinkspace, Los Angeles
2022 [UNITY] Group show at VOLERY Gallery, Dubai
2022 [EXODUS] Group show at K11 MUSEA, Hong Kong (curated by gallery Ascend)
2022 5-Artist Exhibit, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles
2022 Art collector starter kit VIII, Group Show, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles
2021 Kawaii Taipei 2021, FNG-ART & Apportfolio Group Show, Taiwan
2021 THE LITTLE PRINCE 75TH ANNIVERSARY GROUP SHOW,Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles
2021 15 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles
2020 KAWAII Art Exhibition by APPortfolio, Beijing and Shanghai
2020 YASUHITO KAWASAKI × TOMOKO KAWASAKI at THZ Gallery, Taiwan
2017 +PROJECT / Kun-Rui WU × Yueh-Ting TSAI × Yasuhito Kawasaki at THZ Gallery, Taiwan
2017 Modern girl / Tatsuhito Horikoshi × Kohei Yamada × Yasuhito Kawasaki at HiArt, shanghai
2016 WORK・PLAY・LIFE at THZ Gallery, Taiwan
2015 Oita Toilennale 2015 at wazawasa building, Oita Prefecture, Japan
2010 ART AWARD TOKYO at Gyoko-dori Underground Gallery, Tokyo
Art Fairs
2025 Taipei Dangdai
Art Busan
Art Central Hong Kong
Art Madrid
2024 SCOPE Art Miami
West Bund Art and Design
Art Taipei
UVNT Art Fair
Art Central Hong Kong
2023 KIAF Seoul
West Bund Art and Design
Art Central Hong Kong
Art Taipei
2022 Art Taipei
Art Taichung
2021 Art Taipei
Art Taichung
One Art Taipei
2020 Art Taichung
2019 Art Central Hong Kong
One Art Taipei
2018 ART FORMOSA /taipei
2015 Young art Taipei
KIAF Seoul