(1852–1934) was a yà Âga artist in Meiji to Shà Âwa Japan.
Born in Edo in 1852, as a child he began to study under , before moving to Osaka prior to his grandfather's appointment as bugyà  (magistrate). Continuing his education under , after returning to Edo he studied for a time with before learning yà Âga from , in around 1868.
Initially sponsored by Katsu Kaishà «, with Tokugawa support he studied political law in the United States of America in 1871, travelling the following year to France and Italy. In Venice, he turned to the study of painting. Returning to Japan in 1881, he worked for the Ministry of Finance Printing Bureau before resigning over a disagreement and opening a school for painting in Kà Âjimachi.
In 1889, he participated in the formation of the , the first domestic art association to champion western-style painting. Within a decade the association had been eclipsed by Kuroda Seiki's .
Kawamura Kiyoo often painted in western-style oil on traditional Japanese supports of silk and wood. He died in Tenri in 1934.