Aya Kawato
Japanese · b. 1988
Painting
DESCRIPTION
Born in Nara, Japan in 1988, Aya Kawato studied traditional Japanese dyeing and weaving in Kyoto before completing an exchange program at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. She earned her PhD from the Department of Intermedia Art at Tokyo University of the Arts in 2019. Her practice centers on the theme of "Control and Imperfection," exploring perception, cognition, and neuroscience through meticulous grid paintings.