Lives and works between London and Tokyo

Mio Ebisu is a contemporary painter exploring the inner world and childhood memories from her travels in Japan. 

Her paintings feature plants, cityscapes, Manga-style figures, and spiritual creatures originating from her childhood dreams of other worlds. Despite being based in Tokyo, she spent time in Japan's deep mountain areas due to her parents' work, exposing her to diverse landscapes. This contrast between wild nature and urban settings inspired her to envision a unique world. 

Mio's expressive brushstrokes and incorporation of natural paint properties reflect her memories, creating immersive work.

Mio received her MA in Painting from the University of the Arts London in 2019 and a BA in Fine Arts from Musashino Art University in Tokyo in 2012.

Her work has been showcased at the Tokyo Opera City Arts Gallery and represented by the Bambinart Gallery in Tokyo, with many pieces held in private collections. She collaborated with artist Yoshitomo Nara at the Towada Arts Center and has worked with musicians like Sam Andreae, David Birchall, Otto Willberg, and Marta Forsberg in Europe. 

In 2021, she was awarded a grant from the Arts Council England's Developing Your Creative Practice program to produce her own paints.

www.mioebisu.neocities.org
@mio.ebisu
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