COMPANY

About Us

Printing Studio ARTIE offers services for the data creation of works using scanning and duplicate printing. We always challenge the latest in printmaking with artists pushing beyond the boundaries of conventional printing. We started as a silkscreen print studio which was set up in the U.S. in 1987, and then we returned to Japan in 2001 to launch our very own "Archival®" Giclee printing studio.

AWARDS

Artie's works have won top honors at international competitions for specialized printing. The Special Graphic Industry Association (SGIA) Expo is held annually in the U.S., where printers from all over the world showcase their specialty works as the main event. Artie won "Best in Show" award in 2008 and 2009. We even earned the jury's special award in 2009.
Artie's representative Izumi Kato has received the award in the "Silkscreen art printing category" for three straight years starting in 1998 in Los Angeles. Now we receive high scores in quality in the "digital printing” category.

Introduction of Awards.

A partial image.

Title
"World Map"
Size
85cm×230cm
Artist
Yoshitaka Amano
Material
Archival® MAX 365g (100% cotton paper)
Medium
Mixed media with Silkscreen and Archival
Award name
"Best in show", "Andre Schellenberg Award"
Award Certification Organization
SGIA (Speciality Graphic Imaging Association)

A partial image.

Title
"Water Warrior"
Size
70cm×50cm
Artist
Yoshitaka Amano
Material
Stainless board
Medium
Mixed media with Silkscreen and Archival®
Award name
"Best in show", "Andre Schellenberg Award"
Award Certification Organization
SGIA (Speciality Graphic Imaging Association)

COMPANY PROFILE

COMPANY PROFILE

Company name
Artie, Inc.
Representative
Izumi Kato
Established
Feburuary 2001
Capital
10,000,000 yen
Business
Fine Art studio, printing, scanning.
Main Bank
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Address
Seiko Roppongi 4F, 7-21-22 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032
("The National Museum of Art" main gate diagonally opposite)
TEL
03-6721-1850
FAX
03-6721-1860
E-mail
info@artie.co.jp

HISTORY

Inheritance
Founder, Izumi Kato’s ancestors started as Japanese traditional gold lacquer craftsmen of the trade name “Minojo” in the Edo era. As the generations passed, our productions evolved from Gold Lacquer to Fine Art prints.
1987
Established 1987 Kato Art Studio, silkscreen print studio in Los Angeles
1997
Won Honor Awards for three consecutive years at SGIA in the U.S.
2001
Established 2001 Fine Art Print Studio, Artie, Inc. and "Archival" trade mark registration in Japan.
2007
Moved to Shiba, Minato-ku. and expanded services to framing, book and card making.
2008
Won "Best in show" at SGIA "World Map" by Yoshitaka Amano
2009
Won "Best in show" at SGIA "Water Warrior" by Yoshitaka Amano
2013
Moved to Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo

ACCESS

Seiko Roppongi 4F, 7-21-22 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032
("The National Museum of Art" main gate diagonally opposite)

7 minutes walk from Roppongi Ooedo Line station (Exit 7),
7 minutes walk from Roppongi Hibiya Line station (Exit 4a),
8 minutes walk from Nogizaka Chiyoda Line station (Exit 5)