Misawa’s Cat by Atsuhiko Misawa

Atsuhiko Misawa

Born in 1961 in Kyoto Prefecture, he was drawn to the allure of sculpture from a young age, growing up around the Buddhist statues of Kyoto and Nara. He studied sculpture in high school and college before completing his Master’s program in Sculpture at the Tokyo University of the Arts. From his childhood, he was also fond of popular music and has a deep knowledge of the subject. In 2000, he began his “ANIMALS” series, where he carved life-sized animals from wood. That same year, he held a solo exhibition at the Nishimura Gallery in Tokyo, and he has continued to have numerous solo exhibitions at various art museums to this day.

His notable awards include the 20th Hirakushi Denchu Prize in 2001, the 15th Takashimaya Art Award in 2005, and the 41st Nakahara Teijiro Prize in 2019. He currently resides in Kanagawa Prefecture and serves as a Special Professor in the Sculpture Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Musashino Art University.

Atsuhiko Misawa’s books