EDUCATION

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2019 MFA, Carnegie Mellon University

2011 Post-baccalaureate studies in Glass Blowing, University of Louisville

2010 Kentucky Institute For International Studies, Florence, Italy

2010 BA in sculpture, Bellarmine University

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SOLO | DUO EXHIBITIONS

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2023 “As Below, So Above,” Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA.

2022 “HyperOBJects,” Coop Gallery, Nashville, TN. 

2021 “Proximity,” 5 Manhattan West Building, Manhattan, NY. Curated by Kendra     Roberts from Common Ground Arts.

         “Liminality,”, Moreman Gallery, Louisville, KY.

2019 “Green Hell”, Phosphor Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. 

2018 "NO SUCH THING," Powder Room, Pittsburgh, PA.

         "怪光 | kaiko," Powder Room, Pittsburgh, PA. 

2017 “Unseen: Visualizing Ecological Systems,” Schneider Hall Gallery – University of Louisville. Curated by Madison Sevilla. 

2016 “Kinetic Ambitions,” Living Arts & Science Center, Lexington, KY. Curated byJeffrey Nichols.

         "絆 - KIZUNA," Crane House – The Asia Institute, Louisville, KY. 

2016 "FLUX," Ellis Gallery, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA. 

2015 “Form & Fracture,” LexArts, Lexington, KY. Curated by Nathan Zamarron. 

         “円舞 – ENBU,” Pyro Gallery, Louisville, KY. 

2013 “源 – GEN,” Crane House – The Asia Institute, Louisville, KY. Curated by Bryan Warren.

         "IMAGINARY LANDSCAPE", I.D.E.A.S. 40203, Old Louisville Chambers of Commerce, Louisville, KY. Curated By Lara Pan.

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GROUP EXHIBITIONS

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2024 “NARS Season III Exhibition,” NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Dylan Kim.
         “Cultural Perspectives,” Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY.
         “Last Flowers,” Hildegard House + LVA, Louisville, KY. Curated by Julie Leidner.
         “Creme de la Creme,” Pyro Gallery, Louisville, KY. Curated by Bob Lockhart.
2023 “Grass Grows in the Ice Box,” Soft Projects, Ypsilanti, MI. Curated by Nathan Byrne.
         “Shamrock Pet Foundation,” Mellwood Art Center, Louisville, KY. Curated by Mary Casey.

2022 “We Did Our Best,” Naša Vec, Pittsburgh, PA. Curated by Jeff Schwarz.

         “SNAP,” Art Barn, Louisville, KY. Curated by Rebecca Nortion.

         “ALT 2,” Revelry Gallery, Louisville, KY. Curated by Mo Mcknight Howe.

2021 “Global Day of Creative Action,” Micro Galleries, HK/AUS. Curated by Kat Roma Greer.

         “This Sacred Thing,” Space Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. Curated by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.

         “ALT,” Revelry Gallery, Louisville, KY. Curated by Mo McKnight Howe. 

         “Call and Response,” 849 Gallery, Louisville, KY. Curated by Kóan Jeff Baysa.

         “Swan Song,” Phosphor Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. Curated by Centa Schumacher. 

2020 “Edge of Light,” Plaxall Gallery, Long Island City, NY. Curated by Jonathan Sims & Martina Mrongovius | Center for Holographic Arts.

         “Light Play,” Carrie Blast Furnaces, Pittsburgh, PA. Curated by Chris McGinnis. 

         “Art-In-Place,” CNL Projects, Chicago, IL. 

2019 “te·nac·i·ty | Contemporary Sculpture Awards Exhibition,“ Littman Gallery, Portland, OR. Curated by the International Sculpture Center.

         "Personal Structures - Identities," Palazzo Mora, Venice, Italy. Hosted by the European Cultural Centre.

         “HyperLocal Group Show,” Assemble, Pittsburgh, PA.

         “Above, Below, After, Until,” Miller Institute for Contemporary Art, Pittsburgh, PA.

2018 “Ten Futures,” 937 Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. Curated by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.

2017 “Tough Art 2017 Opening,” Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Curated by PJ Zimmerlink.

         “The Highest Grossing Film: The Sequel,” Powder Room, Pittsburgh, PA. Curated by MFA’18 and ’19 collective.

         “The Very Best Deserts on Planet Earth,” 937 Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. Curated by MFA’18 and ’19 collective.

2016 "Balletomane," Revelry Boutique Gallery, Louisville, KY. Curated By Mo McKnight Howe.

         "Shamrock Pet Foundation: "20th year of 'Art for the Animals'," Melwood Arts Center, Louisville, KY. Curated by Mary Casey.

         “Specters,” Actors Theatre, Louisville, KY. Curated Chuck Swanson.

         "Formal Functions: Strategies of the Abstraction," The Carnegie, Covington, KY. Curated by Matt Distel.

2015 "Deck the Walls 2015," Via Studio, Louisville, KY. Curated by Mo McKnight Howe.

         "INSIDE/OUT - Pyro Invitational Exhibition," Pyro Gallery, Louisville, KY.

         "Alumni Art Show 2015," McGrath Gallery, Louisville, KY. Curated by Emily Schuhmann.

         "Breeder's Cup Group Exhibition," LexMart, Lexington, KY. Curated by Nathan Zamarron.

         "The UGLEX Experience," TRUST Lounge, Lexington, KY. Curated by Jamez Baulding.

         "UGLEX Royalty Ball," TRUST Lounge, Lexington, KY. Curated by Jamez Baulding.

         "Young Faces in Old Spaces - Bikes, Beer, and Brats," ThinkBox Contemporary, Louisville, KY.

         “KMAC Couture: Art Walks the Runway 2015," The Green Building, Louisville, KY.

         “#UGLEX Gallery in Motion,” TRUST Lounge, Lexington, KY. Curated by Jamez Baulding.

         “Held from Beneath: An Exploration of Cultural Sustainability,” Carnegie Center, New Albany, IN. Curated By Karen Gillenwater.

2014 “Bobzilla! The Legacy of Lockhart,” Wyatt Center for Arts at Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY. Curated By Bob Lockhart.

         “Instant Installation, iii:RESURFACE,” ReSurfaced, Louisville, KY. Curated by Ezra Kellerman.

         "Pyro: Callen Exhibition," Associates in Dermatology Offices, Louisville, KY.

         "Open Studio Weekend Exhibition," Cressman Center, Louisville, KY.

         "Hero with a Thousand Faces," FirstBuild Microfactory, Louisville, KY. Curated by Theo Edmonds.

         "MAGENTA Exhibition," Modern Makers, Cincinnati, OH. Curated by Joe Hedges.

         "7th Annual Garden Sculpture Show," Yew Dell Garden, Crestwood, KY.

         "Night Light: A Multimedia Exhibition", Pyro Gallery, Louisville, KY.

         "Project 2: Defining Installation", Zephyr Gallery, Louisville, KY. Curated by Susan Jarosi.

         "King's Garden Fete", Nucleus Building, Louisville, KY. Curated by Theo Edmonds.

         "Mix + Pivot [2]", XLerate Health, Louisville, KY. Curated by Theo Edmonds.

         "Mix + Pivot [1]", Velocity, Jeffersonville, IN. Curated by Theo Edmonds.

         "Things We Brought In The Car,” The Brew House, Pittsburgh, PA.

2013 "Pyro at Jewish Community Center", Patio Gallery, Louisville, KY.

         "Pyro 10th Annual Group Exhibition", Pyro Gallery, Louisville, KY.

         "Pyro New Member show", Pyro Gallery, Louisville, KY.

         "Surface / Subsurface", Galerie Hertz, Louisville, KY. Curated By Billy Hertz

         "Collaborative Exchange Project," The Patio Gallery, Louisville, KY. Curated By Stacey Reason.

         "Welcome Neighbors: Art from Nulu," LocalSpeed - Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY. Curated By Daniel Pfalzgraf.

         "Primitive Paintings," Galerie Hertz, Louisville, KY. Curated By Billy Hertz

         "iii:Spring Meet," Swanson Contemporary, Louisville, KY. Curated By Ezra Kellerman.

         "Clusterflock," Land of Tomorrow, Lexington, KY. Curated By Nathaniel Hendrickson.

         "6th Annual Garden Sculpture Show," Yew Dell Garden, Crestwood, KY

         "By-Buy-Bye Art Sale," PUBLIC, Louisville, KY. Curated by The Louisville Visual Art Association.

         "The Striped Show," Weber Gallery, Louisville, KY. Curated by Carol Mueller.

         "Inter∞face," Land of Tomorrow, Louisville, KY. Curated By Nathaniel Hendrickson.

2012 "Compilation," South Bayly Boutique, Louisville, KY

         "5th Annual Garden Sculpture Show," Yew Dell Garden, Crestwood, KY

         "Free Public Library Pyro Show," Bernheim Gallery, Louisville, KY

         "Temporary," Crane House - The Asia institute, Louisville, KY

         "Pyro Member Show," Bristol Bar & Grill, Louisville, KY

2011 "Associate Member Show," Pyro Gallery, Louisville, KY

2010 "Affordable Art Show," 930 Art Center Gallery, Louisville, KY

         "Motherlodge Arts Festival," Rudyard Kipling Gallery, Louisville, KY

         "NEXUS," Wyatt Center for Arts at Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY.

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RESIDENCIES & AWARDS

2024 NARS Season III International Residency, Brooklyn, NY
2023 Mattress Factory International Residency, Pittsburgh, PA
2022 Louisville Visual Art Emerging Artist Award, Louisville, KY.
         Heinz Endowment Award, Pittsburgh, PA.
2021 Finalist for inaugural 21C Artadia Award, Louisville, KY.
         Lecturer & Artist in Residence at Kentucky College Art + Design, Louisville, KY.
2020 Facebook Artist in Residence, Pittsburgh, PA.
2019 Inaugural MTV RE:DEFINE Award, Dallas, TX.
         Labverde Residency, Adolpho Ducke Forest Reserve, Manaus, Brazil.
         International Sculpture Center Residency at Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton Township, NJ.
         International Sculpture Center’s Grounds For Sculpture Residency Award, Hamilton Township, NJ.
         Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award, Hamilton Township, NJ.
         Nomination for 2019 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award, Pittsburgh PA.
2018 Arctic Circle Residency, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway.
         Nomination for Dedalus Foundation MFA Fellowship in Painting & Sculpture, Pittsburgh, PA.
         Nomination for 2018 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award, Pittsburgh, PA.
2017 Tough Art Residency, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
2014 Local Use by Local Artists, Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest, Clermont, KY.
2012 Resident Artist, Asia Institute – Crane House, Louisville, KY.
2008 Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.

 

PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS

2023 Public Art Commission, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Vision Rehabilitation Tower, Pittsburgh, PA.
2022 Public Art Commission, Heinz Endowment Creative Development Award, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
2021 Public Art Commission, 5 Manhattan West Lobby Installation, Manhattan, NY.
2019 Public Art Commission, Facebook Reality Labs, Pittsburgh, PA.
         Public Art Commission, Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, PA.
2017 Public Art Installation Commission, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
2016 Downtown Public work, “ARTLIK NULU 2016”, Feast BBQ, Louisville, KY.
2015 Public Art Commission, “Breeder’s Cup Beautification Project”, LexArt, Lexington, KY.

GRANTS
 

2024 Artist Professional Development Grant, Great Meadows Foundation, KY.
         Grant to participate in the NARS International Residency Season III, Brooklyn, NY.

2023 Artist Professional Development Grant, Great Meadows Foundation, KY.       

         Travel grant to attend the Architecture Venice Biennial 2023.
2022 Heinz Endowment Creative Development Grant, Pittsburgh, PA.
2021 Artist Professional Development Grant, Great Meadows Foundation, KY.
         Travel grant to visit Fukushima and Naoshima.
2019 The Frank-Ratchye Fund for Art At the Frontier Grant, Pittsburgh, PA.
2018 Carnegie Mellon University Graduate Small Project Help (GuSH) Research Grant, Pittsburgh, PA.
         The Frank-Ratchye Fund for Art At the Frontier Micro Grant, Pittsburgh, PA

 

PUBLISHED ART WRITING AND MEDIA

2024 “Critics’ Pick,” Artforum, by Matthew Newton.
         “Dark basement or newfound conscious awareness?,” The Duquesne Duke, by Kaitlyn Hughes.
2023 “Shohei Katayama’s Installation Takes Over the Mattress Factory,” Widewalls, by Emma Riva.
         “Synergy,” by UPMC.
         “Shohei Katayama: As Below, So Above,” by e-flux.
2022 “Printed Zine Edition #1,” by Lindsey Cummins & William Smith.
2021 “Proximity,” by Brookfield Properties.
         Shohei Katayama: Q&A, Interview, Kevin Warth.
         Shohei Katayama 2021 art[squared] Featured Artist
2020 “Butterflies,” by Facebook AiR (Short Documentary)
         “Edge of Light,” by Holocenter
2019 The Tartan, “Flight,” by Sujay Utkarsh (Short write up)
         Carnegie Mellon University News, “Students’ Sculpture Takes Flight at Airport,” by Andy Ptaschinski (Media)
         MFA Candidates Unveil Pittsburgh International Airport Commission (Media)
2018 Tartan Art, “Kaikou,” by Darya Kharabi (Short write up)
2017 News Midnight, “Tough Art 2017: Shohei Katayama,” (Video)
         Ideate Reports, “Children’s Museum Observation: Nimbus Drum,” (Short write up)
         Medium.com, “Environment Studio: Project 2,” by Supawat Vitoorapakorn (Review)
2016 Louisville Visual Art, "Member Monday: Shohei Katayama," by Sarah Davis (Interview)
         Final Friday, "023 – Justin Hodges and Shohei Katayama LIVE," by Greg Swiger. (Radio Interview)
2015 Louisville Eccentric Observer, “A Q&A with artist Shohei Katayama,” by Jo Anne Triplett. (Interview)
         Daily Artebella, by Louisville Visual Art. (Review)
         Louisville Eccentric Observer, “’Enbu’ by Shohei Katayama,” by Jo Anne Triplett. (Press)
         Courier Journal, “Forces of Nature,” by Elizabeth Kramer. (Press)
2014 ArtxFM, “Shohei Katayama & William Duffy,” by Keith Waits. (Radio Interview)
         WFPL: National Public Radio Station, “Louisville Artists Open Studio Doors to Public This Weekend,” by Erin Keane. (Interview)
         Daily Artebella, by Louisville Visual Art. (Review)
2013 Louisville Magazine, “Artist class: Meet 13 Artists You Need to Know Now,” October Edition. (Interview)
         Louisville Eccentric Observer, “Pyro: New Members,” by Jo Anne Triplett. (Press)
         ArtxFM, “In The House,” by Kojin Tashiro & Christy Eubank. (Radio Interview)
         Louisville Eccentric Observer, “A&E Guide 2013: Spotlight on sculptor Shohei Katayama,” by Jo Anne Triplett. (Press)
         Louisville Eccentric Observer, “Art: Art, nature and the in-between: Exploring the origins of ‘GEN’”, by Mali Anderson. (Review)
         Courier Journal, “First-Time | Shohei Katayama, Artist,” by Elizabeth Kramer (Interview)
         WHAS-TV, “Louisville Visual Art Associations, BY-BUY-BYE Art Sale”. (TV Interview)
         Pure Uncut Candy, “Mother Nature,” by Frances Ward. May Edition (Review)
2012 Courier Journal, “’Breakfast’ brings Artists Together,” (Interview)
         Sophisticated Living Louisville Magazine, “Yew Dell Gardens,” July / August Edition. (Press)
         Pure Uncut Candy, “Natural Inclinations,” by Frances Ward. August Edition (Review)

LECTURES & WORKSHOPS
 

2024 "Navigating Turbulence," KyCAD, Louisville KY

2023 “Art and…Meditation,” Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA.
         “Make-and-Take with Shohei Katayama: Invisible Systems,” Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA.
         “Coffee Date with Shohei Katayama,” Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA.
         "Reflect and Refract: Light, Surfaces, and Perception,” KyCAD, Louisville, KY.
2022 “Cultivate, Create, Transform,” Nova Scotia College of Arts and Design, Halifax, NS, Canada.
         Artist Talk, University of Kentucky, Governor’s School of Arts Summer Session 2, Lexington, KY.
         Artist Talk, University of Kentucky, Governor’s School of Arts Summer Session 1, Lexington, KY.
2021 Artist Talk, University of Delaware, Introduction to Sculpture, Newark, DE.
         Artist Talk, Artist Breakfast, Louisville, KY.
         Kentucky Association for Environmental Education, Sheperdsville, KY.
2020 “Research as Art,” Kentucky College Art & Design, Field Research, Louisville, KY
         “Coffee With The Pros - Asian & Asian American Edition,” Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY.
2019 “SIX x ATE: North,” Eden Hall Campus Chatham University, Gibsonia, PA.
2016 OLLI, “Visual Arts: Contemporary Issues – XXI,” Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.
2015 Artist Talk, Bellarmine University, Sculpture Department, Louisville, KY.
         Artist Talk, Louisville Collegiate School, Louisville, KY.
2014 Artist Talk, I.D.E.A.S. 40203, “Eco-Sustainability & Urban Environments,” Louisville, KY.
2013 Artist Talk, Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2024 Assistant Professor of Studio Art, Kentucky College of Art and Design
                  Courses taught: Momentum + Muse: Athleticism in the realm of Contemporary Art.
2023 Assistant Professor of Studio Art, Kentucky College of Art and Design
                  Courses taught: CAP401 Senior Thesis 1, Special Topics: Digital Frontier + Resistance.
2022 Assistant Professor of Studio Art, Kentucky College of Art and Design
                  Courses taught: CAP401 Senior Thesis 1, Special Topics: Silence
2021 Assistant Professor of Studio Art, Kentucky College of Art and Design
                  Courses taught: Engage - Community Art Practices 1, Technical Immersion, CAP401 Senior Thesis 1.
         Adjunct Faculty, Kentucky College of Art and Design
                  Courses taught: Art and Nature, Visualizing Visions: Beyond the Walls.
         Digital Fabrication Technician, Kentucky College Art & Design, Louisville, KY. .
                  Assisting students in digital software and equipment.
         Project venue owner and director, Carbon Copy, Louisville, KY.
2020 PPE Fabricator, Protohaven, Pittsburgh, PA.
         Digital Rendering Specialist, Adam Kuby LLC, Portland, OR.
2019 Fabricator/Installer, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA.
2016 Art Installer/Maintenance Technician, Urban Matters Inc., Brooklyn, NY, AirBare public art, Louisville, KY.
2015 - 2021 Private Art Installer, Deven 7 Studios, Louisville, KY.
2014 - 2016 Private Art Installer, 21C Art Museum, Louisville, KY.
2013 - 2016 Project venue owner and director, ThinkBox Contemporary, Louisville, KY.
2012 - Current Self Employed Artist, Louisville, KY.
2011 - 2013 Fabricator/Installer, Land of Tomorrow Gallery, Louisville, KY.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
 

2024 Judge for Louisville Metro Area Region - 2024 Sculpture Scholastic Art Awards, Louisville, KY.
2023 Selection Committee for Bernheim Artist in Residence Program, Louisville, KY.
         Judge for Louisville Metro Area Region - 2023 Sculpture Scholastic Art Awards, Louisville, KY.
2022 Selection Committee for Bernheim Artist in Residence Program, Louisville, KY.
         Steering committee for Curate, Purchase, Inspire Program, Louisville, KY.
         Judge for Louisville Metro Area Region - 2022 Sculpture Scholastic Art Awards , Louisville, KY.
         Bellarmine Annual Student Exhibition Judge, Louisville, KY.
2013 Juror for Gheens Academy for Curricular Excellence Grant, Louisville, KY.

COLLEGE SERVICE
 

2023 Curriculum Committee, Digital Studio Equipment Transition + Training.
2022 Curriculum Committee, Digital Studio Equipment Transition + Training.
2021 Curriculum Committee, Student Extracurricular Field Trips/Activities Planning.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
 

2011 - 2016, Pyro Gallery, associate member, Louisville, KY.