Nagasaki-born Japanese sculptor Emi Katsuta (b. 1983) graduated from Aichi Prefectural University of Arts with a major in sculpture, and received a Master's Degree from Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Fine Arts. Defined by her signature use of bright colours and unique ability to mix reality and illusion within a wooden medium, Katsuta's artworks are inspired by local Japanese media events, including the obsession with social media.

Katsuta has carved her place in Japanese contemporary art through exhibiting in Europe, Asia and America, quickly gaining recognition for her sculptures which simultaneously invoke images of wonder and loneliness.

Selected Exhibitions:

2009 "Fresh 2009 - Emi Katsuta" - Contemporary Art Museum ISE, Japan
2015 "SoreZonre no Shiten" - Nagasaki Hamaya Art Gallery, Japan
2018 "Listening Eyes" - Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, Japan
2018 "Sore Zore no Shiten" - Matsuzakaya Nagoya. Japan
2018 "That fantastic Someone" - SEIZAN Gallery USA
2018 "Talking Eyes" - Sendai Mitsukoshi Art Gallery, Japan
2020 "That Fantastic Someone" - Mihonbashi Mitsukoshi, Japan
2020 "Then a strange thing happened" - SEIZAN Gallery, Japan
2021 "Even Kittens Attacks" - Neptune Gallery, Taiwan