Osamu WATANABE

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Biography

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1980　Born in Yamaguchi, Japan
2003　Graduated from Tokyo Zokei University, Department of Design


■Selected Solo exhibition

2021　”ULTRA SWEETS” - gallery UG Tennoz, Tokyo
2021　 “Sweets Deco Art: Kingdom of Sweets Exhibition” - Akita Prefectural Art Museum, Akita, Japan
2020　Osamu Watanabe Museum of Sweets”- Huis Ten Bosch Museum, Nagasaki, Japan
2019　“Sweets exhibition” - Nagoya city Science Museum, Aichi, Japan
2018　“Osamu Watanabe exhibition MUSEUM CAKE”- Art 1 new Museum, Jakarta, Indonesia
2016　“Osamu Watanabe exhibition Pure Land” - Okazaki World Children Museum , Aichi, Japan
2015　“Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty” - Japanese American National Museum, L.A., U.S.A
2015　“Osamu Watanabe exhibition Sweet Wonderland-Sweets park-”- Aspirante, Yamaguchi, Japan
2014　“Osamu Watanabe Sweet sentiment” - Pola Museum Annex Tokyo, Japan
2014　“Osamu Watanabe Sweets kingdom-Sweet fantasy quest” -Takasaki city Museum , Gunma, Japan
2013　“Welcome to the small world” - Takamatsu Art Museum, Kagawa, Japan
2013　“Osamu Watanabe Sweet god”- Hyogo Prefectural Maruyamagawa Kouen Museum Hyogo, Japan
2012　“Osamu Watanabe OHARA DECO” Ohara Museum of Art -Okayama, Japan
2012　“Osamu Watanabe Museum of Sweets” Kiyosu city Haruhi Museum- Aichi, Japan
2012　Solo exhibition- Nagoya Matsuzakaya, Aichi, Japan
2012　“Osamu Watanabe Museum of Sweets” - Odakyu Department Shinjuku store, Tokyo, Japan
2010　“JAPAN” - Modern Art Center of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey
2010　“Super KAWAII-ism” - Shiga Kogen Roman Museum, Nagano, Japan
2009　“Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale” -Niigata, Japan
2009　“Metaphors of Un/Real - Animamix Biennial” MOCA Shanghai, China
2007　“Art with five senses” -Nagano Prefectural Shinano Art Museum Nagano, Japan


■Selected Group Exhibitions

2022　ART@Daimaru - Daimaru Kyoto, Kyoto
2022　”World Contemporary Art Exhibition”- Daimaru FukuokaTenjin, Fukuoka
2022　”Laissez-faire”- gallery UG Tennoz, Tokyo
2021　”Tanagokoro”- Daimaru Kyoto, Kyoto
2021　”Tanagokoro - Enjoy art through the sense of touch”- SIXIÈME GINZA / GINZA SIX, Tokyo
2021　”Precious time” - +ART GALLERY Shibuya Scramble Square, Tokyo
2021　”Precious time” - ParkHotelTokyo, Tokyo
2020　”KIRINJI” - gallery UG Tennoz, Tokyo


■Selected Art Fair

2022　ONE ART TAIPEI - The Sherwood Taipei , Taiwan
2021　ART ART KOBE 2022 - Daimaru Kobe , Hyogo
2021　ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA 2021 - HakataHankyu, Fukuoka


【Public collection】
Ohara Museum of Art, Okayama, Japan
Kiyosu city Haruhi Museum, Aichi, Japan
Shiga Kogen Roman Museum, Nagano, Japan
Takasaki city Museum, Gunma, Japan
Okazaki World Children Museum, Aichi , Japan
Hirano Museum of Art, Shizuoka, Japan
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Artworks

Unicom
15.5×33.5×21 cm
ミクストメディア
2021
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Heavenly
18×15×22 cm
mixed media
2021
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Pegasus
27.5×21×9.5 cm
mixed media
2021
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Prancing unicorn
39×21×29 cm
FRP
2020
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白くま
26.5×38×22 cm
FRP
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Happiness
18×13×23 cm
FRP
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Sweet alphaca
56×52×21 cm
FRP
2018
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Chocolate otter
12.5×31×23 cm
FRP
2018
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Syachihoko
25×20×13 cm
FRP
2017
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Cream painting -Choju Kaboku-zu Byobu-
144×324 cm
FRP
2020
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Cream painting -Choju Kaboku-zu Byobu-
144×324 cm
FRP
2021
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Marilyn
91×91cm
FRP
2021
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Strawberry Carp
30×30 cm
mixedmedia
2021
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Cream painting -nami-
27.3×41 cm
mixedmedia
2021
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Cream painting -Niji-
27.3×41 cm
mixedmedia
2019
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Exhibitions

飯田美穂Hideki IINUMAJunko ASANOShigeo IZUMIRyosuke KAWAHIRATakaoki TAJIMAMitsuaki　TACHIBANAKeitoku TOIZUMITakayuki NIWAKazuko NEISHIKunihiko NOHARANaoki NOMURATomoko WADAOsamu WATANABE 永島千裕

Laissez-faile

2025/08/06 -2025/09/02

gallery UG Osaka Umeda

Osamu WATANABE

“The Genealogy of Sweetness”

2025/07/25 -2025/08/09

Rei ITAYAJunko ASANOTakaoki TAJIMAGekko NUMATANobuko NUMANOKunihiko NOHARAOsamu WATANABE

ART TAICHUNG 2025

2025/07/04 -2025/07/06

Millennium Hotel Taichung, Room #917

Osamu WATANABE

”The Museum of Sweets”

2025/06/21 -2025/09/07

the Wood One Museum of Art, Hiroshima

Osamu WATANABE

The Sweet Peach-Blossom Spring

2025/06/04 -2025/06/14

Daimaru Tokyo 10F, ART GALLERY 1

Rei ITAYAJunko ASANOShoichi OKUMURATakaoki TAJIMAMika CHIBAKeitoku TOIZUMITakayuki NIWANobuko NUMANOKunihiko NOHARAMisako MAEGAKIOsamu WATANABE 奥村彰一

Chill Art Summer [ART colours vol.44]

2025/05/19 -2025/08/24

Park Hotel Tokyo (25th Floor)

Osamu WATANABE

A Sweet and Enchanting Exhibition

2024/11/20 -2024/12/10

gallery UG Osaka Umeda

Junko ASANO, Hideki IINUMA, Naoki SHIMOYAMA, Takaoki TAJIMA, Mitsuaki TACHIBANA, Ena NAGAO, Yoshitaka NAKAHATA, Takayuki NIWA, Kunihiko NOHARA, Naoki NOMURA, Osamu WATANABE

TANAGOKORO TEN

2024/10/30 -2024/11/19

gallery UG Osaka Umeda

Hideki IINUMA / Rei ITAYA / Nami OKADA / Ryosuke KAWAHIRA / Mikako TAKAHASHI / Takaoki TAJIMA / Mika CHIBA / Keitoku TOIZUMI / Takayuki NIWA / Gekko NUMATA / Kunihiko NOHARA / Saori HASEGAWA / Osamu WATANABE

Laissez-faire

2024/07/31 -2024/08/13

Daimaru Umeda Store, 3rd Floor East Event Space, Osaka

Osamu WATANABE

Kingdom of Sweets Ⅱ

2024/06/29 -2024/09/01

Takasaki Museum of Art

Ryosuke KAWAHIRA/ Takaoki TAJIMA/ Kunihiko NOHARA/ Osamu WATANABE

Quartet

2024/04/24 -2024/04/30

Matsuzakaya Shizuoka North Building the second floor Blanc CUBE

Shigeo IZUMI/Nami OKADA/Takaoki TAJIMA/Kunihiko NOHARA/ Misako MAEGAKI/Tomoko WADA/Osamu WATANABE

UG [OSAKAN] vol.2

2024/04/03 -2024/04/23

gallery UG Osaka Umeda

Osamu WATANABE

fantasy

2024/01/06 -2024/01/13

gallery UG Tennoz

Junko ASANONaoki SHIMOYAMATakaoki TAJIMAMika CHIBAKeitoku TOIZUMIKunihiko NOHARASaori HASEGAWAYohei YASHIMAOsamu WATANABE Yohei YASHIMA Miho IIDA Chihiro NAGASHIMA Andy Warhol Yves KLEIN Sam FRANCIS Yoshitomo NARA

gallery UG’s Collection

2023/10/04 -2023/10/12

gallery UG Tennoz

Junko ASANOTakaoki TAJIMAKunihiko NOHARANaoki NOMURATomoko WADAOsamu WATANABE Ena NAGAO Takami MIYAOKA

ONE ART Taipei 2023

2023/01/13 -2023/01/15

Hotel Metropolitan Premier Taipei

Ryosuke KAWAHIRATakaoki TAJIMAKunihiko NOHARAOsamu WATANABE

TIAF JEJU 2022 _Tamra International Art Fair 2022

2022/12/22 -2022/12/25

ICC JEJU (International Convention Center Jeju)

Osamu WATANABE

Osamu WATANABE Solo Exhibition

2022/12/13 -2022/12/28

gallery UG Tennoz

Takashi ONISHINaoki SHIMOYAMATakaoki TAJIMAKunihiko NOHARAIkki MIYAKETomoko WADAOsamu WATANABE

Art@DAIMARU

2022/04/20 -2022/04/25

Daimaru Kyoto

Junko ASANORyosuke KAWAHIRATakaoki TAJIMAKunihiko NOHARAOsamu WATANABE Yu Chuan Takaoki MIYAOKA

ONE ART TAIPEI

2022/01/14 -2022/01/16

Taipei

Junko ASANOHitomi OSHIMATakaoki TAJIMAKunihiko NOHARANaoki NOMURAOsamu WATANABE Naoki SHIMOYAMA Takaoki MIYAOKA

ART×ART　KOBE

2021/10/21 -2021/10/25

Daimaru KOBE

Junko ASANOKunihiko NOHARANaoki NOMURAOsamu WATANABE

ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA 2021

2021/09/22 -2021/09/26

Hakata Hankyu 8F Exhibition Hall, 7F Event Hall "Muse

Junko ASANOTakaoki TAJIMATakayuki NIWAKunihiko NOHARANaoki NOMURAMisako MAEGAKIOsamu WATANABE Ikki MIYAKE Kentaro MATSUKUMA

TANAGOKORO TEN

2021/08/19 -2021/09/15

SIXIÈME GINZA / GINZA SIX 2F

Ryosuke KAWAHIRATakaoki TAJIMAKunihiko NOHARAYoshikazu HIRAMATSUOsamu WATANABE Kana UCHIDA

Precious Time

2021/07/18 -2021/08/01

+ART GALLERY Shibuya Scramble Square

Osamu WATANABE

ULTRA SWEETS

2021/06/22 -2021/07/11

gallery UG Tennoz

Junko ASANOKeitoku TOIZUMINobuko NUMANOKazuko NEISHIKunihiko NOHARATomoko WADAOsamu WATANABEI Chao Wang Kako MORIMOTO

Precious Time

2021/06/07 -2021/11/14

Park Hotel Tokyo

Junko ASANOTakashi ONISHINaoki SHIMOYAMATakaoki TAJIMAMika CHIBAKeitoku TOIZUMITakayuki NIWAKunihiko NOHARAIkki MIYAKEOsamu WATANABE Hiroshi MORI Gensho SUGAWARA Yohei YASHIMA HK Yu Chan Hokuto ICHIBAYASHI Takami MIYAOKA

KIRINJI

2020/12/11 -2020/12/26

gallery UG Tennoz

Nami OKADARyosuke KAWAHIRATakaoki TAJIMAMika CHIBATakayuki NIWAGekko NUMATANobuko NUMANOKunihiko NOHARAYoshikazu HIRAMATSUMisako MAEGAKIOsamu WATANABE Yurika ISHIYAMA Hiroko ICHIZUKA Takako YUKI

ART colours Vol.33 Summer Exhibition

2020/07/01 -2020/09/21

Park Hotel Tokyo

Junko ASANOTakaoki TAJIMATakayuki NIWANobuko NUMANOKunihiko NOHARAOsamu WATANABE Sachiko

TANAGOKORO TEN

2020/06/17 -2020/06/23

Daimaru Sapporo Store, Hokkaido

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