Kawai, Satomi (approximately 1960 - )
Dates
- Existence: approximately 1960 -
Biography
Satomi Kawai was born in Wakayama, Japan where she learned that women’s virtues were modesty, obedience, and harmonizing to their families. She moved to Iowa City, Iowa in 1999 to pursue an MFA at the University of Iowa. She graduated in 2006 and continued to live in Iowa City where she worked as an artist and Zumba instructor. Through her art, Kawai interrogated what it means to be a woman in personal and environmental contexts. She specialized in wearable art and incorporated metalsmithing, printing, stitching, and felting into her practice. In 2018, Kawai embarked on the Women:Hood Project in which she interviewed women from diverse contexts about their experiences of womanhood and both created and invited responsive artworks.
Places
- Japan (Place of Birth)
- Iowa City (Iowa) (Residence)
Found in 45 Collections and/or Records:
Rachel Cole interview recording, 2018
Video recording of an interview with neuroscientist Rachel Cole about her education, career trajectory, and her experiences as a woman in the sciences.
Rachel Cole interview transcript, 2018
Transcript of interview with neuroscientist Rachel Cole about her education, career trajectory, and experiences as a woman in the sciences.
Rebecca "Becky" Bucklin interview recording, 2022-02-16
Video recording of an interview with public health researcher Becky Bucklin about her upbringing, education, and cross-cultural experiences with her Iraqi husband and in-laws.
Rebecca "Becky" Bucklin interview transcript, 2022-02-16
Transcript of an interview with public health researcher Becky Bucklin about her upbringing, education, and cross-cultural experiences with her Iraqi husband and in-laws.
Sayuri Sasaki Hemann interview recording, 2018-09-09
Video recording of an an interview with artist Sayuri Sasaki Hemann in which she discusses her international childhood, and career in television and visual arts.
Sayuri Sasaki Hemann interview transcript, 2018-09-09
Transcript of interview with artist Sayuri Sasaki Hemann in which she discusses her international childhood, and career in television and visual arts.
Thi Lan Ahn Kim interview recording, 2018
Video recording of an interview with Thi Lan Ahn Kim, a homemaker and Iowa City resident, about her experiences of gender growing up in Vietnam and moving to the United States.
Thi Lan Ahn Kim interview transcript, 2018
Transcript of an interview with Thi Lan Ahn Kim, a homemaker and Iowa City resident, about her experiences of gender growing up in Vietnam and moving to the United States.
Violet Austerlitz Virnig interview recording, 2018-12-08
Video recording of an interview with Violet Austerlitz Virnig, focusing on her perception of womanhood as a transgender woman living in Iowa.
Violet Austerlitz Virnig interview transcripts, 2024-06-25
Transcript of an interview with Violet Austerlitz Virnig, focusing on her perception of womanhood as a transgender woman living in Iowa.
Vivian Ta interview recording, 2022-10-11
Video recording of an interview with Vivian Ta about her experience of womanhood as a daughter of Vietnamese immigrants. Ta discusses her childhood in Washington state where he parents owned restaurants and her career in education at the University of Iowa.
Vivian Ta interview transcripts, 2024-06-26
Transcripts of an interview with Vivian Ta about her experience of womanhood as a daughter of Vietnamese immigrants. Ta discusses her childhood in Washington state where he parents owned restaurants and her career in education at the University of Iowa.