Kaoru Shibuta

Born in Hokkaido in 1980. He graduated from Pan Make-up School in 2000 and Kanebo Make-up Institute in 2003. He grew up in the great nature of Hokkaido. He is interested in sound and improvises and synesthetics how sound appears in color and shape. He has presented his work at artist-in-residences and museums around the world, including Center for Art and Culture Espronceda Barcelona, Centre d'arts Santa Mònica, Barcelona(CASM), Russian National Center for Contemporary Art (NCCA), and the Elisabeth Jones Art Center (Portland),etc.

【Awards】
2026 INTERNATIONAL ART & DESIGN COMPETITION 2026 3rd place, Accademia Riaci (Florence)
2025 SHIBUYA AWARDS, A LIFE Award, Tokyo
2023 JK-G COMPETITION Grand Prize, BISUNJAE GALLERY, Seoul, Korea
2021 The 13th Paper Art Festival Grand Prize (Fuji Paper Art Museum, Shizuoka)
2021 EX-TEMPORE PTUJ 2021 Special Jury Prize (PTUJ, Slovenia)
2021 SHIBUYA AWARDS, Shibuya Sound Music Awards, Tokyo
2019 The 14th Arte Laguna Prize BASU FOUNDATION Award, OUT OF BLUE Award, Arsenal, Venice.

【Exhibition】
2026 "VENICE ART BIENNIAL 2026", "PERSONAL STRUCTURES", European Cultural Centre Italy, Venice

2025 "FLORENCE BIENNALE 2025", Fortezza da Basso, Florence

2025 LARNACA BIENNALE 2025, Larnaca Municipal Art, Cyprus

2025 The Wrong Biennale, Alicante, Spain

2025 "Hiroshima Art Galleries Week 2025" ,Hiroshima

2025 "Shibuta Kaoru × no Youseok", mART Center, Seoul, Korea

2024 Tale Within Threads, Art:1 New Museum, Jakarta

2024 "Yes, We Can", Japan-Korea Exchange Group Exhibition, Bisunjae Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2024 "THE ART HOUSE Exhibition feat. Kaoru Shibuta", Tokyo Tower Gallery　

2024 "VENICE ART BIENNIAL 2024", "PERSONAL STRUCTURES", European Cultural Centre Italy, Venice

2024 "Sea Sky Nature", Takamatsu Shioe Museum of Art

2024 『Symphony of Serenity : A Tranquil Ensemble』Brunswick Art Gallery × Guminggu Gallery, London

2024 "MUSIC LOVES ART 2024 - MICUSRAT", Kansai Electric Power, Nakanoshima Daibiru, Osaka

2023 "LONDON ART BIENNALE 2023", Chelsea Old Town Hall, London

2023 "Dance Notation of the Wind and Waves" Munakata Miare Art Festival, Munakata City

2023 "Salol Lun Kamuy", Hasu no hana Gallery, Tokyo

2022 "Lenny's", between the arts gallery, Tokyo

2022 『Chianciano Biennale』 Museo d'Arte Chianciano Te...