Edi Matsumoto

Edi Matsumoto was born and raised in Japan. Her maternal great-grandfather was a traditional Japanese artist who painted birds, flowers, and snow-capped mountains using an ink brush technique. She grew up in an environment where art was valued. Her interest in art was cultivated at an early age.

She moved to the U.S. in 1993 and earned a Master's degree in Nursing, and she has been working in the healthcare field for over 25 years.

Encouraged by her family, Matsumoto began taking art classes at a community college. In 2018, she earned her second Master's degree in Fine Art from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.

Matsumoto plans to continue working in the healthcare field because she enjoys what she does and feels that she contributes to society. However, she discovered the joyful fulfillment of painting, and she intends to become a full-time artist, pursuing her interest in portraits, figures, and other domains. She hopes to contribute to the world in a different manner.

2018 MFA in Painting, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
2000 MSN in Nursing, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

Solo exhibitions:
2020 Goddesses and Warriors, Visual art and Haiku poetry, Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, CA
2018 Lives in Our Hands, Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, CA

Selected Juried Group Exhibitions:
2020 Spring Online Juried Show, American Women Artists,
Spring Salon Online Exhibition, International Guild of Realism