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Biography
	Tomoko Sato was born in Kurashiki, Okayama, in 1974. After receiving a master’s degree at Kobe University Graduate School, she began painting as a professional artist in 2000. Her concept of creation is very simple: just drawing what her eyes catch with oil on the canvas. Presently her activities expanded to hold solo & group exhibitions in Osaka and Okayama. In 2008 she was chosen to be a recipient of the scholarship of SHUOU Foundation.

Solo Exhibitions
	2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2002 2001	Gallery K, Okayama JUNPUKAI Space Venere & Galeria Arietta, Okayama LADS Gallery, Osaka Okayama Tenjinyama Bunka Plaza, Okayama Contemporary Art Space Osaka CASO, Osaka Gallery K, Okayama LADS Gallery, Osaka Contemporary Art Space Osaka CASO, Osaka Contemporary Art Space Osaka CASO, Osaka ONO Gallery 2, Tokyo ONO Gallery 2, Tokyo

Group Exhibitions
	2007 2005 2003	Submit to an exhibition of the “ CROSSROAD - sympathy for art -, Kurashiki City Art Museum, Okayama Submit to an exhibition of “ ARTLINK JAPAN 2007 ”, Florida, USA Participated in ARTLINK Project 2007, Okayama Participated in ARTLINK Project 2005, Okayama Submit to an exhibition of the 22^nd SONPO Japan Bijyutu zaidan Senbatu Shorei, Tokyo

Prize
	2008 2007 2005	A prize of the scholarship of SHUOU Foundation Selected for TOYOTA Art Exhibition ’07, Aichi Selected for SHELL ART AWARD Exhibition, Tokyo A prize of Kurashiki Gendai Art Biennale, Okayama

Biography