Mitiko Murata

I am a Japanese-Brazilian artist born and raised in a Japanese colony in Sao Paulo state, Brazil. I have been raised as a bilingual child that have always loved to draw and paint. During my childhood, my drawings used to be published in the "Sakubum" books that were sent to Japanese people's houses throughout the colony.
Nonetheless, I have started later in life to study the history of art and all major artistic techniques with renowned teachers in Brazil.
Art is a full-time companion in my life. When I see flowers and tree barks, reflections, shadows and everything that surrounds me, I think about compositions that I could use in my paintings. Most times, the art of painting itself guides me in determining what colours I should use, what lines and shapes I should draw and so on.
The final result is always a surprise to me, sometimes not even close to what I have envisaged when I started, therefore I am never fully satisfied with the art I just created, would this perhaps be a process of evolution?

2019-present: Member of the Hertford Art Society (hertfordartsociety.co.uk)
1992 Sculpture with Professor Angel San Martin
1989-1992 Watercolor with Professor Ubirajara Ribeiro
1989 Painting with Professor Rodrigues Coelho
1989 Sculpture with Professor Mauricio Giuseppe Prati
1989 Watercolor with Professor Norberto Stori
1989 Teory of the color in the M.A.M with Professor Evelyn Loewens
1988 Print with Professor Antnello L,abatte
1983-1988 Drawing and Painting with Professor Angel San Martin
1987 Painting with Professor Luigi Neviani

April-May 2020: The Spring Show 2020 at The Hertford Art Society (hertfordartsociety.co.uk)
1984 Collective Art Exhibition Paulista School of Arts and Decorations
1985 SNAP Collective Art Exhibition - Honour Mention
1985 SNAP at Town Hall City Barra Bonita -Small Bronze Medal
1985 Collective Art Exhibition at Town Hall City Casa Branca - Large Silver Medal
1985 SNAP Collective Art Exhibition at Town Hall City Mirandopolis - Small Gold Medal
1985 Collective Art Exhibition Albert Santos Dumont Military Society of Sao Paulo - Small Bronze Medal
1985 Collective Art Exhibition Pablo Picasso Saloon - Large Bronze Medal
1985 Collective Art Exhibition UNAP - 1st Acquisition Prize
1985 Collective Art Exhibition Guido Vergani City Minas Gerais - Selected
1985 Saloon Leonistico of Art City Santos - Selected
1985 IX Collective Art Exhibition at Town Hall City Franca - Selected
1985 Collective Art Exhibition Brigadeiro Edwardo Gomes - Large Silver Medal
1986 Collective Contemporary Art Exhibition - Selected
1986 Collective International Art Exhibition Bienal Pavillion - Large Siver Medal
1986 Collective Art Exhibition of Marine Bienal Pavillion - Small Gold Medal
1986 Collective Art Exhibition at Town Hall City Casa Bra...