CV / Profile
SHOTARO SANADA
2000
– Born in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture
2019
– Graduated from Koyo Gakuin High School
2024
– Graduated from the First Laboratory of Aesthetics, Department of Art Studies, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts
2025
– Master of Emerging Design and Informatics course, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, the University of Tokyo
Solo Exibiton
2022
– “from” art brewing gallery – haco, Tokyo
2023
– “ACROSS” Bumpodo Gallery, Tokyo
– “Drawing Solo Exhibition” Nezu Curry lucky, Tokyo
2024
– “OVER” STREET DREAMS STUDIOUS TOKYO, Tokyo
– “Shotaro Sanada Solo Exhibition” NIGHT ART FAIR TAIPEI, Shin Kong Mitsukoshi A11 Legacy MAX, Taipei
– “Process Landscape” GINZA SIX, Ginza Tsutaya Books Art Wall, Tokyo
2025
– “BETWEEN：Landscape and You” TERRADA ART COMPLEX Ⅱ Tokyo International Gallery, Tokyo
Group Exibiton
2020
– Geisai 2020 “geidai×collection Vol.0” WEB
2021
– “The 15th Geidai Art Plaza Grand Prize Exhibition” Geidai Art Plaza, Tokyo
2022
– “The 16th Geidai Art Plaza Grand Prize Exhibition” Geidai Art Plaza, Tokyo
– “Tokyo Geidai ART FES 2022” WEB
– “Art Olympia 2022 Selected Works Exhibition” Kiyu Kaku, Shizuoka
– Geisai 2022 “=” Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo
– Geisai 2022 “Dimensional Transition: Morphological Abstraction” Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo
– “What’s Geidai? Exhibition of Geidai Award Winners” Geidai Art Plaza, Tokyo
2023
– “The 17th Geidai Art Plaza Grand Prize Exhibition” Geidai Art Plaza, Tokyo
– “The 32nd All Japan Art Salon Painting Award Exhibition” The National Art Center, Tokyo
– “Arts Students STARS” Shibuya Scramble Square +ART GALLERY, Tokyo
– Five Geisai 2023 “Re:stART” Tokyo University of the Arts Arts & Science LAB., Tokyo
– “Exhibition of Paintings by Geidai Students from Their Childhood” Nezu Curry lucky, Tokyo
– “What’s Art? Exhibition of Geidai Award Winners” Geidai Art Plaza, Tokyo
– “Ueno Machi Festival” Ueno Marui & Ueno 6-chome Shopping Street, Tokyo
– Geisai 2023 “Process Landscape” Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo
– “WHAT CAFE EXHIBITION.vol28” Warehouse TERRADA WHAT CAFE, Tokyo
– “Arts Students STARS vol.2” Tokyu Plaza Shibuya +ART GALLERY, Tokyo
– “NexTech Week 2023 AI & Artificial Intelligence EXPO” with ARAYA Makuhari Messe, Chiba
– “ICHIT Exhibition” maison shintenchi, Aichi
– “Tokyo Geidai ART FES 2023” WEB
– “SAYONARA YOROSHIKU 2023” Tokyu Plaza Shibuya +ART GALLERY, Tokyo
2024
– “ART SESSION by Ginza Tsutaya Books NEW YEAR PARTY” GINZA SIX Ginza Tsutaya Books GINZA ATRIUM, Tokyo
– “The 18th Geidai Art Plaza Art Award Exhibition” Geidai Art Plaza, Tokyo
– “Kirameki Sculpture Festival Art Flea Market” Nezu Hello Bee, Tokyo
– “AFT art market” ART FOR THOUGHT, Tokyo
– “moment of us” Sensing Touch of Earth
– “NIGHT ART FAIR TAIPEI 2024” Shin Kong Mitsukoshi A11 Legacy MAX, Taipei
– “University of Tokyo Production Exhibition 2024 Extra” University of Tokyo, Tokyo
– “Born New Art in Osaka” Hankyu Men’s Osaka Contemporary Art Gallery, Osaka
– “SHIBUYA Machibiraki 2024 OPEN ART -Shibuya Independents Exhibition-” Tokyu Plaza Shibuya, Tokyo
– Film “Love Violence” Inspiration Painting Special Exhibition, Cine Libre Ikebukuro, Tokyo
– “Beautiful Foolishness ~Born to Play~” Geidai Art Plaza, Tokyo
– “ART SESSION by Kyoto Tsutaya Books” Kyoto Takashimaya S.C. Kyoto Tsutaya Books Art Wall, Kyoto
– “University of Tokyo Production Exhibition 2024” University of Tokyo, Tokyo
– “WHAT CAFE EXHIBITION vol.39: Tokyo Emerging Directors U40” Warehouse TERRADA WHAT CAFE, Tokyo
2025
– “Planar Representation of Linear Time” KUMA GALLERY, Tokyo
– “xlab Showcase 2025: We Matter” University of Tokyo, Tokyo
Selected・Prized
2021
– “The 15th Geidai Art Plaza Grand Prize” Selected
2022
– “The 16th Geidai Art Plaza Grand Prize” Art Plaza Award
– “Tokyo Geidai ART FES 2022” Selected
– “Art Olympia 2022” Awarded
– “What’s Geidai? Exhibition of Geidai Award Winners” Invited
2023
– “The 17th Geidai Art Plaza Grand Prize” Selected
– “The 32nd All Japan Art Salon Painting Award” Selected
– “Art Students STARS” Selected
– “What’s Art? Exhibition of Geidai Award Winners” Invited
– “Google Japan × Gen Z Artists” First Round Artist Selected
– “Art Students STARS vol.2” Selected
– “JR East Beyond Stations Initiative” Permanent Artist Selected
– “Tokyo Geidai ART FES 2023” Excellence Award
2024
– “The 18th Geidai Art Plaza Art Award” Selected
– “ART SESSION by Ginza Tsutaya Books NEW YEAR PARTY” Selected
– Film “March 11” (Director: Momoka Endo) – Grand Prix, Fukushima 12 Municipalities Student Film Contest
– Lead Role in Film “Niwatori Hajimete Toya ni Tsuku” (Director: Yuri Kurihara)
・Salon de Printemps Award, Tokyo University of the Arts
・TOHO Student Film Festival Nomination
・Tokyo Student Film Festival Nomination
・Kyoto International Student Film Festival Nomination
– “Super Interdisciplinary Conference 2024 Tokyo-Kanto” Yamagata University Award
– Kuma Foundation – 8th Term Scholarship Creator Selected
– “Born New Art in Osaka” Selected
– “Pen BREAKING 2024” Art & Design Selected
– “WHAT CAFE EXHIBITION vol.39: Tokyo Emerging Directors U40” Selected
Installation of Artwork
2023
– Permanent Painting Installation Cafe Sensing Touch of Earth, Tokyo
– Large Mural Installation slide sunset, slide sunset village, Chiba
– Permanent Painting Installation Gallery & Bar salon de surtout, Okinawa
– Semi-Permanent Large Mural Installation JR East Nagano Station, Nagano
– Permanent Painting Installation Araya Corporation Headquarters, Tokyo
– Permanent Painting Installation Roppongi Yoshioka Restaurant, Tokyo
– Permanent Painting Installation Hakuba Village Happo Lounge by Spicy, Nagano
2024
– Permanent Painting Installation Alpen Corporation Headquarters Building, Aichi
– Permanent Large Painting Installation Prime Shin-Yokohama Building Lobby, Kanagawa
– “ExpAInter” Installation Amazon Japan AWS Startup Loft Tokyo, Tokyo
– Permanent Painting Installation Laurus International School (All Floors), Tokyo
– Permanent Painting Installation Jetstroke Corporation, Chiba
– Permanent Mural Installation Nakano City ZENYA Population Engagement Facility, Nagano
– Permanent Painting Installation in All Guest Rooms Nakano City ZENYA Population Engagement Facility, Nagano
– Permanent Painting Installation Shin Kong Mitsukoshi A11 the gallery room, Taipei
– Permanent Painting Installation Utonic Corporation, Tokyo
– Permanent Large Mural Installation Brasserie L’écrin, JR Ueno Station, Tokyo
– Permanent Painting Installation Cafe & Bar Genomic Giraffe, Tokyo
– Permanent Painting Installation Sukiyaki Asai, Tokyo
– Permanent Painting Installation Tatsuma Education Foundation Koyo Gakuin High School, Hyogo
– Special Street Piano “Unkai Piano” Installation SORA terrace cafe, Ryuoo Mountain Resort, Nagano
– Permanent Painting Installation JR East “Railway Day” Hokuriku Shinkansen Extension Commemoration, JR Nagano Station Control Center, Nagano
– Permanent Painting Installation Izakaya Sakanayadokoro Jubou, Tokyo
– Permanent painting installation Hayashi Warehouse Co., Ltd. Headquarters Building, Fukuoka
– Permanent Mural Installation in Bathhouse Shiga Kogen SACHINOYU HOTEL, Nagano
– Permanent Painting Installation JR East Nagano Shinkansen Vehicle Center, Nagano
– Permanent Painting Installation in Stationmaster’s Office JR East Nagano Control Center, Nagano
2025
– Permanent Painting Installation in the Research Area of the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan), Tokyo
– Permanent Painting Installation in Itakura Ryokan, Akakura Onsen, Myoko Kogen, Niigata
– Permanent Painting Installation in Hamee Corporation Headquarters, Kanagawa
– Permanent Painting Installation in Sakamoto Clinic, Chiba
– Permanent Painting Installation in XTX Corporation Office, Tokyo
Appearance
2021
– Authored and published “The 51st Geidai Relay Column” (August 31, 2021), Tokyo University of the Arts
– Featured in the opening panel discussion of “Geisai 2021” (with Kazuki Sawa & Masashi Sada), Geisai2021 Executive Committee
2022
– Name published in “Bijutsu no Mado” Magazine, Issue No. 167
– Performed as a vocalist at the “Geisai 2022” Tate-Yokocho Stage Live, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo
2023
– Authored and published in Tokyo University of the Arts Guidebook “MAPPING GEIDAI 2023”, Tokyo University of the Arts
– Live painting performance “ACROSS feat. JPCO”, Bumpodo Gallery, Tokyo
– Name published in “Sankei Shimbun Newspaper”
– Live painting performance “WHAT CAFE ART EXPERIENCE”, Terrada Warehouse WHAT CAFE, Tokyo
– Performed as a vocalist at the “Geisai 2023” Kaneboshijin Stage Live, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo
– Public talk “135th Anniversary of JR Nagano Station – Art Dialogue with Nagano College of Art”, JR Nagano Station, Nagano
– Live painting performance at NexTech Week 2023 AI & Artificial Intelligence EXPO, Makuhari Messe, Chiba
– Unveiling ceremony of the large-scale artwork “Renkei Junichu” at JR Nagano Station, JR Nagano Station, Nagano
– Featured in abn Nagano Asahi Broadcasting “abn Station” special segment
– Published in “Shinano Mainichi Shimbun Newspaper”
– Published in “Hokushin Local Newspaper”
– Special lecture for “Ueda Kyoyukai”, Ueda City Library, Nagano
2024
– Guest lecture at “Marunouchi Platinum University”, Mitsubishi Estate 3×3 Lab Future, Tokyo
– Lead voice actor (Designer Man) in the animated film “Niwatori Hajimete Toyani Tsuku”, directed by Yuri Kurihara
– Appeared as Hibiki Namima in the film “March 11”, directed by Momoka Endo
– Featured in “2024 Tokyo University of the Arts Graduation & Completion Works Collection”, Tokyo University of the Arts
– Graduation performance “Appendix”, 100BANCH, Tokyo
– Panel talk “Shotaro Sanada × Yusuke Hayashi × Tatsuya Mori × Junya Asai”, 100BANCH, Tokyo
– Workshop at “STEAM FAIR 2024”, Laurus International School of Science, Tokyo
– Featured on BS Fuji’s “Break Zenya – Next Generation Artists”, Episode #416
– Performed at the “Geidai School Anthem Revival Project”, Tokyo University of the Arts Sogakudo Hall, Tokyo
– Guest speaker at “Ota City Challenge Project – Be Yourself!”, Haneda Airport PiO PARK, Tokyo
– Artwork exhibition & live painting at “Tokyo Motor Collection”, Akihabara UDX, Tokyo
– Featured in “BRUTUS” Magazine, Issue No.1007 “Fragments of the Future Experienced by Emerging Artist Shotaro Sanada”
– Guest representative Sanada family at the “Sanada Yukimura Memorial & Gratitude Festival”, JR Ueda Station Plaza, Nagano
– Live performance “PLAY/PAINT/ENGINEER-ing”, Sensing Touch of Earth, Tokyo
– Live painting performance at “NIGHT ART FAIR TAIPEI”, Shin Kong Mitsukoshi A11 Legacy MAX, Taipei
– Live painting performance at “JETSTROKE FESTA” JETSTROKE, Chiba
– Guest lecturer at “Office Wise International Student Program”, Musashino University, Tokyo
– Guest lecturer for “Nagano City Mirai Hakken Project” JR East Workshop, JR Nagano Station, Nagano
– Appeared on Fuji TV’s “Sanma no Todai Hōtei-shiki”
– Guest lecturer at “Mita Kokusai Gakuen High School ISC Program”, Mita Kokusai Gakuen High School, Tokyo
– Founder & host of YouTube Channel “Artoone!”, WEB
– Host of Kawasaki FM “Mokuyou Ranrikkopai”, aired every third Thursday of the month (13:30-14:00), 79.1MHz
– Speaker at the “10th Applied Physics Society Ultra-Integrated Electronics Industry-Academia Collaboration Committee Research Meeting”, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo
– Live painting on “Unkai Piano” at SORA terrace cafe, Ryuoo Mountain Resort, Nagano
– Featured in “The University of Tokyo Newspaper” – “Campus Spotlight: Shotaro Sanada”, Monthly UT Newspaper
– Live painting performance & artwork donation at JR East “Railway Day” – Hokuriku Shinkansen Fukui Extension Commemoration, JR Nagano Station, Nagano
– Published in “Shinano Mainichi Shimbun Newspaper”
– Published in “Hokushin Local Newspaper”
– Live painting performance “Shotaro Sanada meet JPCO in Odawara”, Marudai Transport Warehouse Odawara Castle Office, Kanagawa
– Featured in “BRUTUS” Magazine, Issue No.1018 “Windows and Paintings – The Spatial Study of Art through Windows”
– Featured in “Pen” Magazine, Issue No.599 “BREAKING #15 – Shotaro Sanada”
– Live painting performance at “Nagano City Mirai Hakken Project” – Hosted by JR East, JR Nagano Station, Nagano
– Interview featured in “& Premium” Magazine, Issue No.133 “Movies That Make Us Reflect on Love”
2025
– Panel talk & live painting performance “Softening the Latest Technologies?!”, National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) , Tokyo
– Appeared on NHK E-Tele “Asagaya Apartment”
– Live painting performance “Shotaro Sanada ‘I Against AI'”, Hamee Corporation, Kanagawa
– Live performance “Asyatt. Shotaro Sanada × Yujin Honda”, Niseko, Hokkaido.
– Live performance “Kanisasare Ayako × Shotaro Sanada”, Geidai Art Plaza, Tokyo.
Other Works
2020
– Participated in the special exhibition “Geidai Student Atelier of Support Exhibition”, Geidai Art Plaza, WEB, Tokyo
2021
– Created elie “Geidai Students Explain Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ – Sunflowers by Van Gogh”
– Provided artwork for clothing e-commerce platform “ICHIT”, WEB
– Planned “Tokyo University of the Arts Geisai 2021 Opening”, Geisai Executive Committee
– Served as Executive Committee Chairperson for Geisai 2021, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo
– Represented Tokyo University of the Arts in the “Five Arts Project”, WEB
– Participated in the special exhibition “Illustrated Encyclopedia Wonderland!” direct sales exhibition, Geidai Art Plaza, Tokyo
2022
– Designed the main visual for Nakacho Art Series #6 “rhythmos”, Nakacho House, Tokyo
– Created various designs and the main visual for YouTuber “Ocha no Oyu Quartet”
– Created Trb. Kasama & Konno “3.11 Flowers Bloom – A Tribute by Two Trombonists from Tohoku”
– Designed the jacket for Ennyu Natsuki’s 1st single “ParaPara”
– Created Trb. Kasama & Konno “Haru no Yobu Koe wo Kiku (Sakura – A Tribute to Miharu Takizakura)”, Keiko Takashima
– Calligraphy for the traditional Japanese music concert “Omoya no Kai – Sai”, Yamauchi Residence, Kyoto
– Served as curator for “Dialogue with Sculpture vol.viii-ii: The Experimental Star”, HIGURE 17-15 cas, Tokyo
– Designed and wrote texts for “Dialogue with Sculpture vol.viii-ii: The Experimental Star” exhibition, HIGURE 17-15 cas, Tokyo
– Designed the main visual for Kaito Muramatsu’s Solo Concert & Research Presentation “MUSICIENCE”, Act City Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
– Designed for the live performance “Oyaji vs. Hatachi”, Syoku-yabo Farm, Kanagawa
– Created the main visual for the music group “Juyokocho”
– Organized and designed the “Vegetable Room” installation project with Koga Yano & Tsubasa Ikeda
– Conceptualized and designed “Dimensional Transition: Morphological Abstraction”, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo
– Designed the concert “Dialogue and Poetry”, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo
– Provided artwork for e-commerce platform “art brewery – haco”, WEB
– Designed the main visual for “miniTua-Wind Ensemble 1st Concert”, Urawa City Cultural Hall, Saitama
– Designed the main visual for “Symnapse” Composition Exhibition”, Tokyo Concerts Lab, Tokyo
– Illustrated and designed for the literary book “Muscle Tanka Association”, Tokyo Ryutsu Center, Tokyo
– Provided artwork for “FAT collection” NFT, WEB
– Designed uniforms for the futsal team “MRSO FC. Shiroyama”
2023
– Designed the main visual for “Tokyo University of the Arts Oboe Department Regular Concert”, Hikifune Cultural Center, Tokyo
– Designed the main visual for “Tokyo University of the Arts Euphonium & Tuba Department Regular Concert”, Hokutopia, Tokyo
– Designed Takumi Uchida’s 1st album “Prayer”
– Designed the main visual for the JPCO Orchestra Band
– Participated in the media project “POST-FAKE”, POST-FAKE projects, Tokyo
– Created Trb. Kasama & Konno “Miharu Futatabi”
– Designed the main visual for “Wakana LAST LIVE”, Roppongi C*LAPS, Tokyo
– Designed the logo for artist Ross Moody
– Conceptualized and designed “Process Landscape” (Yasai Room), Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo
– Created a large-scale mural through a residency at Slide Sunset Village, Chiba
– Designed the main visual for “Tokyo University of the Arts Noh Special Performance”, Tokyo University of the Arts Noh Theater, Tokyo
– Created a public mural at “WHAT CAFE EXHIBITION vol.28”, Terrada Warehouse WHAT CAFE, Tokyo
– Participated in “Geidai School Anthem Revival Project” (as a singer), Directed by Sayaka Takada
– Provided artwork for “Google Japan × Gen Z Artists”, Google Japan
– Designed the main visual for Takumi Uchida’s Composition Exhibition “Poetry and Song”, Kameido Cultural Center, Tokyo
– Designed the label and calligraphy for Sake Chikura no “Eki” Junmai Ginjo Sake”, Shinshu Cloud
– Created a large-scale artwork residency at JR East Nagano Station, Nagano
– Illustrated and designed for the literary book “Muscle Tanka Association”, Tokyo Ryutsu Center, Tokyo
– Designed the helmet for Ski Cross Japan Representative Rin Nakanishi
– Co-developed and released the web app “ExpAInter”, ARAYA
2024
– Designed the main visual for “Tokyo University of the Arts Percussion Ensemble”, Kawaguchi Comprehensive Cultural Center, Saitama
– Designed the main visual for “Quon 1st Live”, Keystone Club Tokyo, Tokyo
– Designed the main visual for “Oto no Tamayura Tokyo Geidai Acanthus Tokai”, Denki Bunka Kaikan The Concert Hall, Aichi
– Installed “ExpAInter”, Amazon Japan AWS Startup Loft Tokyo, Tokyo
– Presented research at “Transdisciplinary Science Conference 2024 Tokyo-Kanto”, Bellesalle Shinjuku Grand, Tokyo
– Earned a curator certification
– Designed the main visual for Shinji Tsukada’s Solo Concert “Primo”, Nayuta Hall, Shizuoka
– Created in-film visuals for Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra Opera “Yu-zuru” (100th anniversary of composer Ikuma Dan), Yokosuka Arts Theatre, Kanagawa
– Served as art director for Mai Ohtani’s 1st digital single “zero”
– Created a large-scale painting residency at ZENYA Art & Stay, Shinshu Nakano, Nagano
– Established First Atelier as a business entity, Tokyo
– Designed the jacket for Ross Moody’s 1st single “Kaigan-sen”
– Organized and designed the installation project “moment of us”, Sensing Touch of Earth, Tokyo
– Created a mural for Brasserie L’Ecrin, Atre Ueno Station, JR Ueno Station, Tokyo
– Became the manager of STREET DREAMS Night Bar (open every third Saturday), STREET DREAMS STUDIOUS TOKYO, Tokyo
– Released a collaborative product with Caseplay
– Served as producer for “The University of Tokyo Production Exhibition 2024 Extra”, University of Tokyo, Tokyo
– Provided artwork for “SHIBUYA Machibiraki 2024 OPEN ART – Shibuya Indépendants Exhibition”, Tokyu Plaza Shibuya, Tokyo
– Created a special collaborative artwork with the film “Ai ni Ranbo” (directed by Yudai Morigaki), Cine Libre Ikebukuro, Tokyo
– Designed educational materials for Tatsuuma Ikueikai Koyo Gakuin High School, Hyogo
– Established Second Atelier as a business entity, Niigata
– Designed the helmet for Super Formula & Super GT Racing Driver Kakunoshin Ohta
– Exhibited at JST Science Agora 2024, Araya Visionary Lab with PGV, Telecom Center Building, Tokyo
– Served as producer for “The University of Tokyo Production Exhibition 2024”, University of Tokyo, Tokyo
– Designed the main visual for “Tokyo University of the Arts Internal Concert – Composition Department 2024”, Tokyo University of the Arts Sogakudo Hall, Tokyo
– Created a large-scale mural residency at Shiga Kogen Iyashi no Yado SACHINOYU HOTEL, Nagano
2025
– Designed the Official New Year’s Card Main Visual for Ginza Tsutaya Bookstore at GINZA SIX