TOZAWA Satomi

Teaching Staff (Liberal Arts Core)

Title Assistant Professor
Research Fields Social Education / Multicultural Coexistence
Education
2023
Doctoral course (Education), Hokkaido University
2011
Master’s (Arts), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
2009
Master’s (Music), Brandon University, Brandon, Canada
2006
Bachelor’s (Music), Hokkaido University of Education
Selected Professional Experience
2025 – Present
Assistant Professor, Akita University of Art
2023 – 2025
Research Specialist, Hokkaido University
    International Cooperation Promoter, JICA Hokkaido
2017 – 2021
Adjunct Lecturer, Kurihara Gakuen Kitami College of Information Business
2016 – 2018
Full-time Lecturer, Kurihara Gakuen Okhotsk College of Social Welfare
2013 – 2015
Full-time Lecturer, Kushiro Special School, Hokkaido
2011 – 2013
Piano Instructor, MacEwan University, Edmonton, Canada
2009 – 2011
Lecturer, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Selected Bibliography <Musical Performance>

<Premiere>
2014
Performance of “enquete-art no tame no kokumin to kokka [People and State for Questionnaire Art]” by MATSUMOTO Yuichi. Hokkaido
Performance of “Ode to Number 14” by SUZUKI Mihoko. Edmonton, Canada
2009
Performance of “Flesh Colour for Piano and CD” by Michael Vincent. Brandon, Canada

 

 <Selected Recital>
2014
Duo Recital: “Spring Adventure”. Edmonton, Canada
Solo Recital:“Tozawa Satomi Piano Recital: Contemporary Music of Japan and Canada”. Hokkaido
2012
Chamber Music Recital: “Spring Treats”. Edmonton, Canada
Duo Recital: “Winter Treats”. Edmonton, Canada
2011
Joint Recital: “Autumn Piano Recital”. Edmonton, Canada

 

<Selected Publications>
2024
Chiiki syakai ni okeru Socially Engaged Art wo katsuyou shita gurobaru shimin kyoiku no karikyuramu kochiku[Curriculum Development for Global Citizenship Education utilizing Socially Engaged Art in Local Communities]. Jissen Bijutsu Kyoiku [Practical Art Education] Vol.18, pp. 30-35. The Japan Practical Art Education Society
2023
Sekai to tsunagaru ongaku hyogen: kansei teki komyunikeisyon to gurobaru zinzai ikusei [Musical Expression, which Connect with The World: Sensory Communication and Development of Global Human Resources]. Creating Music Culture (Electronic Version) Vol.23. Ongakubunkasouzou
2021
Chiiki no sasutenabiritei ni okeru aato sentaa no yakuwari: geijutsu katsudo wo kaishita syakai housetsu [Role of Art Center in Sustainability of The Zone: Social Inclusion through Artistic Activities]. Journal of Zone Design Vol.17, pp.133-151. The Association of Design about Strategy for Zone Industry and Zone Brand
2020
Tabunka komyunitei ni okeru aato no yakuwari: sosyarii engeijido aato no shiten kara kangaeru chiiki zukuri [Role of Art in Multicultural Community: Regional Development from a Perspective of Socially Engaged Art]. Journal of Zone Design Vol.15, pp.133-151. The Association of Design about Strategy for Zone Industry and Zone Brand

 

<Selected Presentations>
2022
Fostering Global Competency through Art: Virtual Cultural Exchange between Canada and Japan. Creative City Summit Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
2021
Bundanka sareru chiiki ni okeru geijutsu katsudo no igi [Significance of Artistic Activities in a fragmented Zone]. Tenth National Conference of The Association of Design about Strategy for Zone Industry and Zone Brand
The Roles of Art in Everyday Life: Socially Engaged Art and Community Development. Sixteen International Conference on The Arts in Society (Online Conference)

 
Courses Taught Art Theory and Art History
History of Western Art
Aesthetic
Introduction to Museology
Exhibitions and Displays
Museum Collections
Collections Care
Curation Practicum
Basic Seminar

Further details (in Japanese) can be found at the following link: TOZAWA Satomi (Japanese page)