Born in Osaka in March 1956, Kiwame Kubo left Japan for Italy in 1974, seeking inspiration for his artistic future as a sculptor. Kiwame Kubo got a Diploma  in Sculpture from the Florence Academy of Fine Art in 1978. He learned traditional marble sculpture during his 9-year apprenticeship at Atelier Cervitti, Pietrasanta, Lucca, Italy. 
Kiwame Kubo returned to Japan in 1984. On his way back, he travelled overland via the southern route of the Silk Road - through North Africa, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, India, Nepal and Thailand, which were all places that inspired him and gave his craft more originality. This journey also made him aware of our modern world's preoccupation with sophisticated images. Since then, he has therefore returned to more fundamental forms of artistic expression.

Kiwame Kubo now makes sculptures from marble and granite, which are composed according to geometric principles and informed by traditional Italian craftsmanship. The pieces he produces look simple, but refined and intricate.
Kiwame currently lives in Okayama, working in Japan as a

freelancer.

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Involvement in Symposiums:

1980 The Stone Sculpture Symposium at Rappolano, Italy.

1981 The Stone Sculpture Symposium at Carrara, Italy.

1985 The Stone Sculpture Symposium at Ootuki, Kochi, Japan..

1990 The Stone Sculpture Symposium at Ikeda, Osaka, Japan.

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Exhibition:

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2008 Experience the Works with Your Hands.

            Hyogo prefectural  museum of art ,Hyogo,Japan

2010 Asuka to Nara International Exhibition Sculpture 2010

2012  Gallery I ,Fukusima, Japan.

2012 Okayama Art corridor　Okayama Korakuen,Japan.

2017 Singapore International Miniature Sculpture Exhibition,

2017 Piece exhibition of Okayama modern sculpture. NAgiMOCA,

          Okayama,Japan.

2017 Gallery Yusai ,Nara,Japan.

2017 Taiwan International Miniature Sculpture  Exhibition, Taiwan.

2019 Piece exhibition of Okayama modern sculpture.  Nagi MOCA,

           Okayama,Japan.

2020 Sculptors gathering in the Jingu Forest.  Tokyo,Japan.

2021 la mostra delle opere degli che abbiamo incontrato in

         Italia. Ashiya gallery kyoto. Kyoto,Japan.

2021 La mostra delle opere che si possono toccare.

          Kimura Ophthalmology Medical Clinic.Fukusima,Japan.

2022  JAPAN-KORIA Sculpture Exchange Exhibition 22

           Gallery SEIHO Tokyo Japan.

2024 art gallery KAWANOTEI Osaka JApan.

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Sculptural Monuments:

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1987 Amagsaki Hospital, Hyogo, Japan.

1993 Nara Center building, Nara, Japan.

1997 Nangoku city office park, Kochi, Japan.

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