{"id":1911,"date":"2020-09-24T13:32:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T04:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/?page_id=1911"},"modified":"2026-05-20T19:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T10:04:14","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"I am Oneness Artist, Kota"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/about\/#CV\" >CV<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/about\/#List_Of_Works\" >List Of Works<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/about\/#Episode_0\" >Episode 0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"pl-1911\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1911-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div style=\"padding: 100px 0; \" data-overlay=\"true\" data-overlay-color=\"#000000\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-1911-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-1911-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1911-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div style=\"text-align: left;\" id=\"no1\" data-title-color=\"#000000\" data-headings-color=\"#000000\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1911-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CV\"><\/span>CV<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Kota | Oneness Artist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Base: The Hague, The Netherlands<br \/>\nOrigin: Tokyo, Japan<\/p>\n<p>Born in July 7, 1990. Self-taught.<br \/>\nAfter 3 years working at a company in Tokyo, I traveled solo around the world for about a year and a half.<br \/>\nThe experiences of that journey became a turning point.<br \/>\nUpon returning, I spent approximately 4 years in art practice in Tokyo.<br \/>\nSince the summer of 2024, I have been based in The Hague, Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Artist Statement | Kota | Oneness Artist\" href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/artist-statement\/\">Artist Statement<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1911-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"1\" ><div style=\"text-align: left;\" data-title-color=\"#000000\" data-headings-color=\"#000000\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1911-0-0-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"List_Of_Works\"><\/span><strong>List Of Works<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Solo Exhibition<br \/>\n<\/strong>Graining of the cosmos | Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Acibadem IMC | <a title=\"Graining of the cosmos | Kota solo exhibition | Amsterdam, the Netherlands | ACIBADEM International Medical Center\" href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/exhibition-2\/\">2025<br \/>\n<\/a>Cosmic Rhythm | Amsterdam, The Netherlands | The Art Of September Gallery | <a href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/exhibition\/\">2024-25<br \/>\n<\/a>U+Me | Tokyo, Japan | Atelier U+Me | <a href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/atelier-ume-3\/\"><span class=\"s1\">2024<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nIramukarapute | Nagano, Japan | Iramukarapute |<a title=\"\u30ef\u30f3\u30cd\u30b9\u30a2\u30fc\u30c8\u30d2\u30fc\u30ea\u30f3\u30b0\u4f53\u9a13 | Oneness Artist Kota | \u500b\u5c55\u7d50\u679c | \u30a4\u30e9\u30e0\u30ab\u30e9\u30d7\u30c6\" href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/iramkarapte_2\/\">2023<\/a><br \/>\nQi | Tokyo, Japan | Atelier U+Me | <a href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/atelier-ume-3\/\"><span class=\"s1\">2023<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nSublimation | Tokyo, Japan | Tsukiji-Honganji shrine | <a href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/tsukiji-hongwanji3\/\"><span class=\"s1\">2022<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nOneness | Tokyo, Japan | Ba-Wa Cafe | <a href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/solo_exhibition_202201\/\"><span class=\"s1\">2022<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Group Exhibition<br \/>\n<\/strong>Amsterdam, Netherlands | WIHH Gallery | <a title=\"\u30a2\u30e0\u30b9\u30c6\u30eb\u30c0\u30e0\u306e\u30ae\u30e3\u30e9\u30ea\u30fc\u3067\u30a2\u30fc\u30c8\u5c55\u793a\u3002\u65e5\u672c\u3068\u6d77\u5916\u306e\u30a2\u30fc\u30c8\u6027\u306e\u9055\u3044\u3068\u306f\uff1f \/ WIHH Gallery \/ \u30ef\u30f3\u30cd\u30b9\u30a2\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30b9\u30c8\" href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/ams-2\/\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">2023<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nNew York, The USA | Van Der Plas Gallery | <a href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/new-york\/\"><span class=\"s1\">2022<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nTokyo, Japan | VOSTOK | <a href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/vostok\/\"><span class=\"s1\">2022<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nBangkok, Thailand | <span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">6060 ART SPACES<\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/bangkok202203\/\"><span class=\"s1\">2022<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nMilano, Italy | M.A.D.A Art Gallery | <a href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/mads_gallery_aldila\/\"><span class=\"s1\">2021<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nFuerteventura, Spain | M.A.D.A Art Gallery | <a href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/mads_gallery_aldila\/\"><span class=\"s1\">2021<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nTokyo, Japan | Atelier JIYUDA | <a href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/exhibition_202106\/\"><span class=\"s1\">2021<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nTokyo, Japan | Gallery Kanon | <a href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/exhibition_202107\/\"><span class=\"s1\">2021<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nTokyo, Japan | Atelier JIYUDA | <a href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/exhibition_202107-08\/\"><span class=\"s1\">2021<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nTokyo, Japan | Gallery Kanon | <a href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/exhibition_202009\/\"><span class=\"s1\">2020<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nTokyo, Japan | Temple University | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B3lCk2ojibC\/\"><span class=\"s1\">2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Performance<br \/>\n<\/strong>Amsterdam, Netherlands | Street Painting | <a title=\"\u30a2\u30e0\u30b9\u30c6\u30eb\u30c0\u30e0\u56fd\u7acb\u30e2\u30cb\u30e5\u30e1\u30f3\u30c8\u3067\u30e9\u30a4\u30d6\u30da\u30a4\u30f3\u30c8 | \u30aa\u30e9\u30f3\u30c0 2024\u79cb\" href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/street_art_3\/\">2024<\/a><br \/>\nThe Hague, Netherlands | Street Painting | <a title=\"\u30aa\u30e9\u30f3\u30c0\u79fb\u6c11\u5c40(IND)\u306e\u76ee\u306e\u524d\u3067\u79fb\u6c11(\u81ea\u5206)\u304c\u30a2\u30fc\u30c8 | \u30c7\u30f3\u30cf\u30fc\u30b0\u30fb\u30aa\u30e9\u30f3\u30c0 2024\u79cb\" href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/street_art_2\/\">2024<\/a><br \/>\nThe Hague, Netherlands | Street Painting | <a title=\"\u30aa\u30e9\u30f3\u30c0\u738b\u5ba4\u306e\u524d\u3067\u8def\u4e0a\u30da\u30a4\u30f3\u30c6\u30a3\u30f3\u30b0\u30fb\u30d1\u30d5\u30a9\u30fc\u30de\u30f3\u30b9 | \u30c7\u30f3\u30cf\u30fc\u30b0\u30fb\u30aa\u30e9\u30f3\u30c0 2024\u590f\" href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/street_art\/\">2024<\/a><br \/>\nAmsterdam, Netherlands | Digital Street Art | <a title=\"\u30aa\u30e9\u30f3\u30c0\u30fb\u30a2\u30e0\u30b9\u30c6\u30eb\u30c0\u30e0\u56fd\u7acb\u7f8e\u8853\u9928\u3067\u5149\u306e\u30a2\u30fc\u30c8\u30d7\u30ed\u30b8\u30a7\u30af\u30c8 \/ \u5de8\u5320\u9054\u306e\u9b42\u306e\u6a2a\u3067\" href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/ams\/\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">2023<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nGunma, Japan | Digital Street Art | <a href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/where-the-light-is-3\/\"><span class=\"s1\">2022<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nPai, Thailand | Digital Street Art | <a href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/where-the-light-is-2\/\"><span class=\"s1\">2022<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nBangkok, Thailand | Digital Street Art | <a href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/where-the-light-is\/\"><span class=\"s1\">2022<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nTokyo, Japan | Live-painting for Design Festa vol.54 | <a href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/designfesta_54_2\/\"><span class=\"s1\">2021<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nTokyo, Japan | Live-painting | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B05NMB5j42X\/\"><span class=\"s1\">2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Events<br \/>\n<\/strong>Tokyo, Japan | Atelier U+Me | Art+Party | <a title=\"\u7d50\u679c\u5831\u544a | \u56fd\u5185\u6700\u5f8c\u306e\u30a4\u30d9\u30f3\u30c8 | \u3055\u3088\u306a\u3089\u30d1\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30fc\u300c\uff1d\u300d\u30a4\u30b3\u30fc\u30eb | 2024\u5e744\u670813\u65e5\" href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/atelier-ume-12\/\">2024<\/a><br \/>\nTokyo, Japan | Atelier U+Me | Art+Meditation | <a title=\"\u7d50\u679c\u5831\u544a | \u30ef\u30f3\u30cd\u30b9\u30fb\u30d6\u30ec\u30b9\u30b8\u30e3\u30fc\u30cb\u30fc\u7791\u60f3\u547c\u5438\u4f1a | \u4f5c\u5bb6\u306e\u30a2\u30c8\u30ea\u30a8\u3067\u7d75\u306b\u56f2\u307e\u308c\u3066 | 2024\u5e744\u670813\u65e5\" href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/atelier-ume-10\/\">2024<\/a><br \/>\nTokyo, Japan | Atelier U+Me | Art+Meditation | <a href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/atelier-ume-4\/\"><span class=\"s1\">2023<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Donated<br \/>\n<\/strong>The His Majesty The Emperor | <a title=\"Donation of Artworks | Emperor of Japan | Emperor Naruhito | Kota | Oneness Artist\" href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/artwork-donation\/\">2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Award<br \/>\n<\/strong>Luxembourg Art Prize | certificate of artistic merit | <a href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/luxembourg-art-prize-2021\/\"><span class=\"s1\">2021<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Teaching<br \/>\n<\/strong>Tokyo, Japan | Art teaching | Atelier Chicora | 2019 - 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1911-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"2\" ><div style=\"text-align: left;\" data-title-color=\"#000000\" data-headings-color=\"#000000\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1911-0-0-2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Episode_0\"><\/span>Episode 0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a title=\"The bizarre story of how I became a painter without attending art school.\" href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/about\/the-way\/\">The Way<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/en\/about\/the-way\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12827 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/03-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/03-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/03-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/03-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/03-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/03-1000x665.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/kota-yoshida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/03-230x153.jpg 230w, 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