Takahiro YAMADA's Artworks
Takahiro YAMADA
Painter and translator I mainly draw black and white pen drawings of cats, with animals as the theme. I aim to express the warmth and liveliness of animals through simple art materials. Since the 2020s, I have also been exploring the fusion of digital and analog, such as in the "Vermeer Cat" series.
1983 Born in Kobe
1988 Moved to the United States and grew up in Ottawa, Illinois
1994 Returned to Japan and grew up in Kobe
2003 Moved to the UK and studied abroad at the University of Birmingham
2007 Graduated from the Faculty of Law, Kansai University
Major solo exhibitions
2024 “THE CATS” Art & Frame, Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi Main Store (Tokyo)
2024 “THE CATS” Art Frame & Solutions, Isetan Shinjuku Store (Tokyo) 23’
2023 “THE CATS” Miki City Horimitsu Museum of Art (Hyogo)
2022 “THE CATS” Gallery La-Mu (Osaka)
2018 Yamada Takahiro: The World of Pen Drawings, Sanyo Department Store (Hyogo)
2015 Nishiwaki City Okanoyama Museum of Art, Yamada Takahiro Exhibition <Pen Drawings> (Hyogo)
Major Art Fairs
2024 Kobe Art Marche, Meriken Park Oriental Hotel (Hyogo) 23’ 22’18’ 17’
2024 Art Fair Asia FUKUOKA, Fukuoka International Center (Fukuoka) 23’
2023 World Art Dubai, Dubai World Trade Center (Dubai, UAE) 22’ 21’19’
2021 URBAN BREAK ART ASIA, COEX (Seoul, South Korea) 20’
2019 Art Busan, BEXCO (Busan, South Korea), Daegu Art Fair, EXCO (Daegu, South Korea)
Major Group Exhibitions
2025 TIMELESS ARTIST Daimaru Kobe Store Gallery TOART (Hyogo)
2022 Any Kobe with Arts (Hyogo) 21’
2019 Miniature Kobe Exhibition Gallery Shimada (Hyogo) 18’-14’
Major awards received
2025: Daniel Smith Award at the 38th Watercolor Federation Exhibition
2020: Speaker of the House of Representatives Award at the 39th International Open Competition Nihon-Genten Exhibition
2019: Muse Award at the 78th Watercolor Federation Exhibition
2016: Salon d'Automne Award at the 17th Japan-France Contemporary Art World Exhibition
![Gifts from Cats Exhibition 2021 [The Special ]](/cmsb/uploads/thumb2/top_006.jpg)
