Events in the Life of Nobuo Sato

1926     ・Born in 1926 in Kanagawa prefecture

1942     ・Graduated from Yokohama City Tsurumi Industrial High School

1962     ・Received the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Award at the All-Japan New Year’s   Card Print Competition

1964     ・Awarded the Encouragement Prize at the Japan Print Association Exhibition

・Received the Newcomer Award at the Kokugakaiten ( Japan National Exhibition)

1965     ・Exhibited at the Japan Contemporary Print America tour ( sponsored by Oregon State  University)

・Received Kokuga prize at Kokugakaiten ( Japan National Exhibition)

1966     ・Became a member of the Japan Print Association

・Exhibited at the International Print Biennial Exhibition in Krakow, Poland (acquired by the   Rozo city Museum of Art)

・Exhibited at the Japan Contemporary Print 10 Artists Exhibition at the OU Museum,   Oklahoma

1967      ・Exhibited at the Japan Contemporary Print America Tour (sponsored by Oregon State  University)

・Displayed “Spring,” “Autumn,” and “Moth” from the International Graphics Arts Society  (IGAS) in New York

1968     ・Exhibited at the Newcomer Printmaker 10 Artists Exhibition at Ginza Matsuya, Toyko

1969     ・Exhibited at the Pistoia International Biennial Print Exhibition, Italy

・Exhibited at the Japan Contemporary Print America Tour (sponsored by Oregon State   University)

1971     ・Invited and displayed to the “Constellation of Prints” Selected 20 Artists Exhibition at Yoshii　Gallery, Tokyo

・Exhibition at the “World of Prints” Exhibition at the Art Gallery in Minnesota, USA

1973     ・Japan Contemporary Print Canada Exhibition

・Copperplate Print Five-Person Exhibition at Shirota Gallery, Tokyo

1974     ・Invited to to the Contemporary Mezzotint Artists Exhibition （sponsred by Oxford University)   in London

1975    ・Exhibited at he Copperplate Print Exhibition of the “Young Generation” in Paris, France

・Exhibition at the Grand Opening  of Gray Art Gallery, New York University

1976     ・Copperplate Print Two-Person Exhibition at Gallery Balance, Netherlands

1977     ・Copperplate Print Two-Person Exhibition at Suzuki Graphics, New York

1978     ・Invited to the “Asahi Bijyutsu Exhibition ‘78-’79” (Asahi Shinbun Nagoya)

・Exhibition at the Japan Contemporary Print Mexico Tour

1979     ・Invited to the “1st-3rd Chinuchi Exhibition”(Chunichi Shinbun Nagoya)

1980     ・Invited to the Contemporary Japanese Famous Printmaker China Tour Exhibition (People’s  Publishing House) in Beijing and Nanjing

1983     ・Exhibited at the 1^st Bulgaria International Print Biennial Exhibition in Plovdiv

1984     ・Exhibited at the 1^st Republic of China International Print Exhibition in Taipei

・Participated annually in the Nihon Graphics Exhibition at Nihon Gallery Tokyo Main Store

1985     ・Exhibited at the 10^th Switzerland International Print Triennial Exhibition in Granges,    Switzerland

1987     ・Exhibited at the 2^nd Bulgaria International Print Biennial Exhibition in Plovdiv, Bulgaria

1989     ・Exhibited at the 9^th Sweden Print Triennial Exhibition in Gothenburg, Sweden

1993     ・Exhibited at the 1^st Egypt International Print Triennial Exhibition in Giza, Egypt

1997     ・Nobuo Sato Copperplate Print Exhibition at Gallery So, Tokyo

2004     ・Nominated as an Honorary Member of the Japan Print Association

・Exhibited at Gallery Hakuzen, Nagoya

2005     ・Passed away on January 2^nd

Exhibitions:

22 solo exhibitions held both domestically and internationally

Group Exhibitions:Numerous group exhibitions participated in

Collections:

Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Oita Prefectural Art Hall, Museum of Modern Art New York (MoMA), New York University, Honolulu Museum of Art, Oregon State University Art Museum, Rozo City Museum of Art (Poland), International Graphics Arts Society (IGAS, New York), Egypt Universal Print Art Museum