History
| 1961 | Born in St. Albans, Great Britain. |
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| 1978 | Primary and secondary education - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. |
| 1979 | Awarded Community Services prize for 2 years voluntary work co-ordinating social activities for Craighouse Hospital Garfield Home for Handicapped Children |
| 1979-83 | B.A Hons. in Fine Art, University of Newcastle-u-Tyne, Great Britain. |
| 1983 | Set costume designer, ASM, for Newcastle University Theatre Society Founder member, choreographer, set costume designer, dancer for NU Dances Company |
| 1983 | Taught Dance/Movement/Sculpture Workshops:Bonar Hall, Dundee; Third Eye Centre, Glasgow; D.L.I Museum Arts Centre, Durham, UK. |
| 1984 | Artist in Residence in two secondary schools, Newcastle-u-Tyne, England. |
| 1984-87 | Artist in Residence/Community Artist in the Gorbals,Glasgow, Scotland. |
| 1988 | Founder Director Company Secretary of Glasgow Sculpture Studios, Scotland. |
| 1988 | Organiser participant College Lands Sandstone Sculpture Project, Glasgow, Scotland. |
| 1988 | Attended the International Sculpture Conference, Dublin,Republic of Ireland. |
| 1991 | Established Ukishima Sculpture Studio, Iwate, Japan. |
| 1992 | Consultant for Miyakoda Public Sculpture Project, Hamamatsu, Japan. |
| 1993 | Gift from the Sea, private monument, Ardeche, France. |
| 1994 | Worked on Fountain Monument for Furusato Nigiwai Plaza, Hashikami, Aomori, Japan. |
| 1994 | Private monument, Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan. |
| 1997-2000 | Member of Advisory Committee, Michinoku Mystery Film Festival, Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 1997- | Consultant for Ohkurayama Artists’Work Camp, Miyagi, Japan. |
| 1997- | Associate Member, Japan Institute of Architects, Iwate, Japan |
| 1998 | Juror for sculpture section, Iwate Prefecture Festival of Art, Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 1998 | Innitiator Festival Co-ordinator, Iwate Art Festival UK98, Iwate, Japan |
| 2000 | Awarded Best Artist Of the Year - 1999, Iwate Prefecture Board of Education, Japan |
| 2000 | 2 months working at Edinburgh Printmakers, Scotland. |
| 2001 | Co-ordinator for Hironori Katagiri`s exhibitions, lectures, and residency project as part of the Japan 2001 Festival, UK |
| 2003 | Selected for the Japanese Comtemporary Sculpture Competition, Maquette Exhibition, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan |
| 2003 | Selected for the Kajima Sculpture Competition, Maquette Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2005 | Invited speaker for the Stone Work Symposium 2005, Ohio, USA |
| 2006 | Member of Organising Committee, Tokyo Ikebukuro Art Festival 2006, Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2006 | Consultant for U.K. based Grizedale Arts’ “7 Samurai” project in Japan. |
| 2011- | Established and director, Ukishima Sculpture Studio Ltd, Scotland, U.K. |
| 2011- | Initiator of the “ Postcard Projects”, Japan and UK. |
| 2016- | Worked at the Scottish Sculpture Workshop |
Visiting lecturer in art schools, architecture departments, and various institutions in Japan since 1990, and the Fine Art Department, University of Newcastle-u-Tyne, UK in 1991. Freelance arts writer for The Japan Times (national English language newspaper)
Public Projects
| 1991 | Yurinoki-dori Sculpture Project, Hamamatsu, Japan. |
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| 1991 | "V.J.Bering Monument" Plaza, Ajishima, Miyagi, Japan. |
| 1992 | Fountain Monument, Contemporary Poet Park, Kitakami, Iwate, Japan |
| 1992 | "Moon Echo", monument for Gobanshyo Park, Ojika, Miyagi, Japan. |
| 1992-93 | Sculpture Project for NEOX, Chiba New Town Chuo, Japan. |
| 1992-93 | PACT project, Monument for the centenary of Sendai Dai-ichi High School, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. |
| 1993 | "Listen to the Wind", sandstone monument, Irvine New Town, Ayrshire, Scotland. |
| 1993 | "Gift from the Sea", private monument, Ardeche, France |
| 1994 | Private monument, Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan. |
| 1995 | Monument for the 50th Anniversary of Tsuchiyagawa Town, Iwate, Japan. |
| 1996 | Sculpture for Spash-Land Park, Shiroishi, Miyagi, Japan. |
| 1998 | Monument to Henry Dyer, School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan and the Marine Technology Centre, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland. |
| 1998 | "Waves of Affinity" Monument for UK98, British Embassy in Japan, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1999 | Sculpture for the EDA Garden Project, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1999 | Family, statue for Children`s Centre, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan |
| 1999 | Street furniture for Hirosaki City Land-readjustment Project, Aomori, Japan |
| 2003 | "Celtic Key" sculpture for Asahi Seimei Insurance Building, Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 2003 | "Lunar Cycle", light sculpture for the entrance of Sakai Hospital, Iwate-cho, Iwate, Japan |
| 2003 | "Iwate Red Data Book", Iwate Numakunai Art Road, Iwate, Japan |
| 2004 | “Resonance” for Dorchester Minamiaoyama, Minamiaoyama, Tokyo, Japn |
| 2004 | “Seven Journeys” for Nango library, Nango, Aomori, Japn |
| 2006 | “O-kaeri” for High Home Hiratsuka , Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan |
| 2007 | “Cloud 9” for Fortissimo H, Nagoya, Japan |
| 2007 | “Déjà vu”, sculpture for Good-Will Co., Ltd., Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan. |
| 2007 | “Prima Vera”, sculpture for ‘Tokyo Midtown’ development, Tokyo, Japan. |
| 2007 | “Resonance” for Praud Fujimigaoka, Fujimigaoka, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2007 | "Celtic Key", Todakyu Tamayama Factory, Tamayama, Iwate, Japan. |
| 2007 | “Duet” & “Relative Values” for Praud Shin-Urayasu, Shin-Urayasu, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2007 | “Spring”, “Primavera” & “Printemps” for Kashiwanoha Campus Art Project, Tokyo, Japan. |
| 2008 | "Moon Dance", Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2008 | "Messenger", Toyosu, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2009 | Sculpture for Rikkyo University, Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2009 | "Prometheus" for Hamadayama, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2009-16 | “British Business Award” trophy, Tokyo Japan |
| 2010 | ”Moon Dance 2010", Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan |
| 2010 | "Resonance","Icarus", sculpture for Higashi Gotanda, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2011 | "Wind and Tide", Minatomirai, Yokohama, Japan |
| 2011 | "Aphrodite", Narishima Clinic, Koma, Iwate, Japan |
| 2012 | "Moon Dance", Pallace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2012 | "Seven Days", Hori Clinic, Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan |
| 2012 | "Entrance To the Maze", Miraka Holdings Co.Ltd., Tokyo, Japan |
| 2012 | "Key of Affinity", Otemachi Financial City, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2013 | Sculpture for private house, Morioka, Iwate, Japan. |
| 2014 | Sculpture for Nanbu Irika, Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 2015 | Sculpture Bench for Sakiyama Kaizuka Jomon Park, Miyako, Iwate, Japan |
| 2015 | Sculpture for Park City Osaki The Tower, Osaki Tokyo, Japan |
| 2016 | “Envision”, 50th anniversary monument for Nichi-iko Co.Ltd, Toyama, Toyama, Japan |
| 2017 | “Duet” Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2017 | “Aphrodite”, ‘Three Graces’ for residential building, Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2018 | “Moon Dance”, for KPMG, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 2018 | “Dance of Life”, for Miura Maternity Hospital, Morioka, Iwate, Japan/td> |
| 2018-20 | “British Business Award” trophy, Tokyo Japan |
| 2020 | “William Adams monument”, British Embassy Tokyo, Japan |
| 2021 | “Duet” Proud Daikanyama Terrace, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2021 | “Symbiosis” Proud Kanamachi, Tokyo, Japan |
Solo Exhibitions
| 1983 | Dance - Sculpture Drawing. Bonar Hall, Dundee and Belford Dance Centre, Edinburgh,Scotland |
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| 1989 | Journey To The Sea, One Woman Show, Honda Clio Gallery, Sendai, Japan. |
| 1999 | Part of the Maze, Morioka Crystal Gallery, Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 2001 | Drawings Small Sculptures, Genkan Gallery, Tokyo American Club, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2001 | Light, Morioka Crystal Gallery, Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 2002 | Seventh Heaven,Bansui Gallery, Sendai, Japan |
| 2003 | One Woman Show, Moriioka Crystal Gallery, Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 2004 | Kate Thomson and Hironori Katagiri,two man show, Space TRY Gallery, Shiroganedai, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2008 | Eloquence of Material, Hillside Forum, Daikanyama, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2010 | House for an art lover, Glasgow, Scotland |
| 2019 | “Entrance to the Maze”, solo exhibition at Yorozu Tetsugoro Memorial Art Museum, Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan |
Group Exhibitions
| 1983 | Tyne Tees Northern Open, touring exhibition, England. |
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| 1983 | Movement, DLI Museum Arts cventre, Durham, England. |
| 1984-87 | Gorbals Fair Society Arts Project, Glasgow, Scotland. |
| 1985-87 | Christmas Exhibition, Compass Gallery, Glasgow. |
| 1986 | Society of Scottish Artists, Royal Scottish Academy,Edinburgh, Scotland. |
| 1986 | Open Circle - Sweinfurt Exhibition, touring West Germany. |
| 1986 | Three Community Arts Projects, Transmissions Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. |
| 1986 | The Barras, Compass Gallery, Glasgow. |
| 1988 | Torch exhibited in the SSHA Garden, Glasgow Garden Festival 1988, Scotland. |
| 1988 | College Lands Sandstone Sculpture Project, Glasgow. |
| 1989 | Work from Glasgow Sculpture Studios. Springburn Museum, Glasgow, Scotland |
| 1990 | Guest Artist, Masterpieces from the British Arts Council Collection, The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japan. |
| 1990 | 4th Japan Stone Product Concours, Oshima, Ehime, Japan. |
| 1991 | First International Japan Stone Fair, Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan. |
| 1992 | NL40 in Iwate Sculpture Exhibition, Iwate, Japan. |
| 1993 | Small Sculptures, Konishi Gallery, Kyoto, Japan. |
| 1994 | Celtic Festival, Tokyo Ryutsu Centre, Japan. |
| 1994 | Yamanashi International Centre, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan |
| 1996 | Two Sculptors - Kate Thomson Hironori Katagiri, Shirai Gallery, Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan. |
| 1997 | Invited artist, Iwate Prefecture Art Festival, Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 1997 | Celtic Festival, ASIZ Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. |
| 1997 | Discovery in Known Space, Samurai House, Shiroishi, Miyagi, Japan |
| 1997-99 | Iwate Festival of Art, annual exhibitions, Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 1998 | Affinity, Iwate Art Festival UK98, Gallery Saiensu, Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 1999 | One Woman Show, Moriioka Crystal Gallery, Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 2001 | Kate Thomson and Hironori Katagiri, Bansui Gallery, Sendai, Japan |
| 2002 | 10th Shiroishi Sculpture Exhibition, Samurai House, Shiroishi, Miyagi, Japan |
| 2002 | DaikanYama Art Fair 2002, art Front Gallery, Tokyo |
| 2002 | Charity Exhibition for Unicef, Bansui Gallery, Sendai, Japan |
| 2003 | Macquette exhibition, Japanese Comtemporary Sculpture Competition, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan |
| 2003 | Small Sculptures from Iwate sculpture Symposium in 30 Years, Ishigami no Oka Gallery, Iwate, Japan |
| 2004 | Kate Thomson and Hironori Katagiri, SpaceTRY, Shiroganedai, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2005 | Into Unknown Landscape, Bobiro Gallery, Mejiro, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2005 | Song Sook-Nam's Pictures and Kate Thomson's Sculptures, Sendai Mediateque Gallery, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan |
| 2005 | Kokaido Art Show 2005, Iwate ken Kokaido, Morioka, iwate, Japan |
| 2006 | "ART/ROOM2006", Art Front Gaqllery, Daikanyama, Tokyo |
| 2006 | Art/Room, Art Front Gallery, Daikanyama, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2006 | Tokyo Ikebukuro Art Festival 2006, Takata Primary School, Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2007 | Kokaido Art Show 2007, Iwate ken Kokaido, Morioka, iwate, Japan |
| 2007 | 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Bansui Gallery, Sendai, MIyagi, Japan |
| 2008 | Eloquence of Material, 4 man show, Hillside Forum, Daikanyama, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2008 | Spring Wind, Hillside Forum, Daikanyama, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2009 | “Lyrical Abstractions” Mellerstian House, Berwickshire, Scotland |
| 2009 | “Lyrical Abstractions 2” Hill House, Helensburgh, Scotland |
| 2009 | “RSA Annual Open”, Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 2010 | Hatsu-Uri Show, Iwate Prefecture Kokaido Civic Hall, Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 2010 | 3rd Kokaido Art Show+, Iwate Prefecture Kokaido Civic Hall, Kyu-Ishiikenreishitei, Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 2010 | Kate Thomson and Hironori Katagiri Sculpture, Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 2010 | "Christmas Exhibition", Compass Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland |
| 2011 | "Kate Thomson and Hironori Katagiri Sculpture", Hart Gallery, London, UK |
| 2011 | "Living With Art", Club 8 Sutdio Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 2011 | "Messages From the North ~Tsunami Charity Exhibition", Gallery Tamura, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2011 | "20 Years ON: Ukishima Sculpture Studio", Kyu Ishi Kenrei shitei, Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 2011 | "Mellerstain Art Gallery Summer Exhibition", Mellerstain Art Gallery, Mellerstain House, Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland |
| 2011~ | “Postcards From Japan”, St.John’s Church, Edinburgh, UK ,touring to Japan Society, New York, USA, Japan Embassy, London, UK, IKON gellery, Birmingham, UK |
| 2011 | "TOHOKU - SCOTLAND", Sculpture Court, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 2011 | "Christmas Exhibition", Kyu Ishi Kenrei shitei, Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 2011 | Postcards To Japan, Iwate Museum of Art, Morioka,touring to Fukushima Museum of Art, Minami Soma museum, Fukushima, Japan |
| 2012 | selected at "RSA OPEN 2012", Edinburgh, Scotland. |
| 2013 | “Lyrical Abstractions-Kate Thomson and Hironori Katagiri”, Space TRY, Tokyo, Japan. |
| 2013 | Maritime Exhibition, Coal Ruadh Sculpture Park, Scotland |
| 2013 | “Fumizuki-ten”, Art Gallery, Chinzanso Hotel Tokyo, Mejiro, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2013 | selected at "RSA OPEN 2012", Edinburgh, Scotland. |
| 2013 | “Christmas Show”, Kaigado Gallery, Imperial Hotel Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2014 | “Three Sculptors”, Kaigado Gallery, Imperial Hotel Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2014 | “New At 108”, 108 Fine Art, Halogate, England, UK |
| 2014 | “Kenreitei Anonymous”, Kyu Ishii Kenrei shitei, Morioka, Iwate, Japan. |
| 2014 | “Milton Mixed Winter Show”,Milton Art Gallery, Banchory, Scotland, UK |
| 2014 | “2015 “REC3.11 ～Post 3.11.What Art Can Do?”, Kyu Ishii Kenrei shitei, Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 2015 | “Invisible Matter”, Art Gallery, Aberdeen University, Scotland, UK |
| 2016 | “Lyrical Abstraction~Stone Sculpture Exhibition”, Milton Art Gallery, Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK |
| 2018 | “Iwate Art Fair”, Club Eight Studio Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 2021 | “Lyrical Abstractions-Kate Thomson and Hironori Katagiri”, Implexus Gallery, Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 2021 | “Family Portrait - 10th Spring”, Kyu Ishii Kenrei shitei, Morioka, Iwate, Japan. |
| 2022 | “Lyrical Abstraction: Kate Thomson+Hironori Katagiri”, Implexus Gallery, Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| 2022 | "Turning Tide: 30 YEARS OF UKISHIMA SCULPTURE STUDIO KATE THOMSON AND HIRONORI KATAGIRI", Ishigami no Oka Museum Gallery, and Flower and Sculpture Area, Iwate, Iwate, Japan. |
International Sculpture Symposium
| 1987 | Assistant, Lumsden International Sculpture Symposium, Scottish Sculpture Workshop, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. |
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| 1988 | Organiser participant, College Lands Sandstone Sculpture Project, Glasgow, Scotland. |
| 1989 | Invited Artist, Lindabrunn International Sculpture Symposium, Austria. |
| 1989 | Assistant, Sendai International Sculpture Symposium '89, Sendai, Japan. |
| 1990 | Assistant Artist, Park Hills Tawara Sculpture Symposium,Kansai Science City, Osaka, Japan. |
| 1990 | Invited Artist, 3rd Vermont Sculpture Symposium, Vermont, U.S.A. |
| 1990 | Invited Artist, Malta-Oshima Sculpture Symposium, Oshima, Ehime, Japan. |
| 1996 | Invited Artist, Nanao International Artist Camp, Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan. |
| 1997 | Invited Artist, NL40 Sculpture Symposium, Iwate-town, Iwate, Japan |
| 2002 | Invited Artist, Rachana International Sculpture Symposium, North Lebanon |
Public Collection
| Iwate Museum of Art, Japan |
| Yorozu Tetsugoro Memorial Museum of Art, Japan |
| Engineering Depatment, Tokyo University, Japan |
| Engineering Depatment, Strath Clyde University, Glasgow, Scotland UK |
| Stirling University, Scotland. UK |
| Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan |
| British Embassy in Japan |
| Brittish Gas, Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
| Mayfield Church, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| Miller Homes Urban, Scotland, UK |
| Rachana International Sculpture Symposium, North Lebanon. |
Work in public collections in Japan, America, Austria, Lebanon, and Great Britain
Work in private collections in Japan, Germany, France, and Great Britain.
Public Collection
| “Postcards from Japan” exhibition catalogue ISBN 978-4-9900919-2-7 C1071 |
| “TOHOKU-SCOTLAND” exhibition catalogue ISBN 978-4-9900919-3-4 C1071 |
| “Postcards To Japan” exhibition catalogue ISBN 978-4-9900919-4-1 C1071 |
| “Kate Thomson and Hironori Katagiri” exhibition catalogue ISBN 978-1-902721-44-6 |
| “3rd Kokaido Art Show +” 2010 catalogue ISBN 978-4-903165-04-2 C1071 |
| “Kate Thomson Relative Perceptions” catalogue ISBN 4-99009 19-1-4 |
| “Iwate At Festival UK98” catalogue ISBN 4-9980696-0-8 |
| “Cosmos – Sculpture Monument for Miyagi-Ken Sendai Daiichi High School” catalogue |
| “Kokaido Art Show 2005” catalogue |
| “Kokaido Art Show 2007” catalogue ISBN 978-4-903165-03-5 |
| “Filling an emptiness with public play” Japan Times, October 13, 2005 |
| “The meeting of art and architecture in Iwate” Japan Times, August.24, 2005 |
| “Dolls surreal influence Kachina beliefs inspired Horst Antes” Japan Times, May 11, 2005 |
| “A new world order in a school gym” Japan Times, November 17 2004 |
| “Emancipating Art” J Select Magazine, October 1 2004 |
| “An Eastern art show to rival Venice” Japan Times September 29 2004 |
| “Kaleidoscope of colourful fashion” Japan Times, September 1 2004 |
| ““Re-presenting the modern by any means” Japan Times May 5 2004 |
| “Sculptor who modelled open-air” Japan Times, March 24, 2004 |
| “Sculpture Symposiums – International ideas take shape in Lebanon” Japan Times, Dec. 2002 |
| “Let there be light in the urban darkness” Japan Times, September 2002 |
| “Mastering the fine art of science” Japan Times, July 3 2002 |
| “Impressionist master of time and space” Japan Times February 6 2002 |
| “Putting the regions back in the spotlight” Japan Times November 2001 |