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Profile

1998
Produced solo exhibition of Koske Ota (autistic student). Since then, held every year.
2001
Accepted to 86th Nika exhibition for the first time. Since then, send work every year.
2002
Received Saint Petersburg art academy prize at exhibition of Russia international palace. Produced and sold postcard for coral reef conservation, and donated earnings to WWF. Produced solo exhibition of Miho Inoue (student with down's syndrome).
2003
Received Carrousel de Louvre grand prix and Tricolor art peace prize same time at France Louvre museum of revolution of beauty exhibition. Held parent and child exhibition, "Sawako Kido and Azusa Matsuzawa" at Fukuoka Shintencho, Gallery SEL.
2004
Held solo exhibition at Los Angeles.
2005
Received 90th memorial prize at 90th Nika exhibition.
2006
Send work to Asia international art exhibition on and after them, send work every year.
2007
Produced Kosuke Ota (the intellectual handicapped because of autism) 2nd work book publishing memorial exhibition.
2008
Held solo exhibition, "View of soul" at Tokyo Ginza, Asahi art gallery. Send work to Asia international art exhibition at China, Kong tong city university art museum. Produced solo exhibition (cutout works) of Kozue Hoshisaki (autistic student).
2009
Held event, "Sawako Kido's talk and visual show", titled "For unknown possibility, Road to Artist Kosuke Ota" at Fukuoka, Onojo Madokapia Hall. Held 2 person exhibition, Sawako Kido and Azusa Matsuzawa at Fukuoka Shintencho, Gallery SEL.
2010
Received fine work prize at Painting exhibition of Japan and Guilin, China.
2011
Held Solo exhibition at Shinjuku Hilton Tokyo "Hiltopia art square". Supported publishing MIho Inoue's art work book "Fuwa Fuwa" (published by Karansha).
2012
Received Tokyo gallery grand prize at World gallery grand prix of Buyers guide 2012. Held a charity exhibition for helping East Japan “Exhibition of Sawako Kido, Kosei Obata and Azusa Matsuzawa” at Gallery SEL in Shintencho, Fukuoka. Send works to 36th Exhibition of International arts association at Tokyo metropolitan art museum, 3rd Heart art exhibition (sponsored by Kagawa prefecture, cooperated by Kagawa association on intellectual disability) at Sunport hall Takamatsu with Kosuke Ota and Kozue Hoshisaki et al.
2013
Produced commemorative exhibition of publishing Kozue Hoshisaki's art work book "fairy tale cat paper".
2016
Produced commemorative exhibition of publishing Masaki Nii (student with Down Syndrome)'s art work book "Rainbow of my color".
2017
Held solo exhibition of small works at Shanghai Fugetsusha.
2018
Held joint exhibition of Sawako Kido and Kozue Hoshisaki at Shanghai Fugetsusha.
Held joint exhibition of Sawako Kido, Kozue Hoshisaki and Communication-Art at Caelum Gallery in New York.
2019
Held joint exhibition of Sawako Kido, Kozue Hoshisaki and Communication-Art at Shanghai Fugetsusha.
Held joint exhibition of Sawako Kido and Communication-Art at Shanghai Fugetsusha.
Held joint exhibition "Japanese 4 Women’s Art Show IN BROOKLYN" at OSSAM Gallery in New York.
2021
Painted "Ascending dragon" on cloth curtain of Kasahoko dedicated to Kushida Shrine at the Hakata Matsubayashi Festival.
2023
Produced commemorative exhibition of publishing Ippo Motomura (autistic student)'s art work book "The First Step".
2024
Produced commemorative exhibition of publishing Kozue Hoshisaki's art work book "Chojugyoga" at Tokyo Kotsukaikan.
Started an online art course for people with disabilities. Please contact us if you are interested in taking the course. I will explain in detail.
Sawako Kido

The present：Art director of education for handicapped, Chief director of work for volunteer party "Communication-Art of Specified Nonprofit Corporation", that support art activity of handicapped, as a go-between, Preside over The Matsuzawa Art Workshop, Member of Onojo City Cultural Federation.

Kido Sawako portrait