Artist

URBAN KNIT (Shouta KANEHIRA)

Telephone After All, GREEN SPRINGS
photo:Daisaku OOZU

The Place of Reminiscent, ES CON Field Hokkaido
photo:URBAN KNIT

A Tale of Two Worlds, Atami Art Grant 2023, Acao Forest
photo:URBAN KNIT

URBAN KNIT (Shouta KANEHIRA)

Born 1985 in Hokkaido, live in Tokyo
2019: Columbia University, GSAPP

Shouta KANEHIRA is an artist and urban designer of URBAN KNIT. He brings cross-disciplinary experience in art, architecture, and urban design with an aim of empowering the local community by positive change of public spaces. After graduation from Columbia GSAPP, he worked for architectural firms in the US and established URBAN KNIT in 2022.

Major Exhibitions

Atami Art Grant 2023

Major Awards

"Chablis Wine Art Award" Semi-grand Prix, 2023

"Hokkaido Ballpark Art Prize" Granted Artist, 2022

"Tachihi Public Art Award" Granted Artist, 2022

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