Rio Umezawa

1974 Born in Mie Prefecture

1977 With her father’s love for art, RIO UMEZAWA started studying painting and handicraft from the local artist, Mr. Minerou Ohura at the age of three. RIO, who loved surrealism painters like Picasso and Dali as a child, discovered American pop art through Ohura when she was in 3rd grade which lead her to dream about going to the US to learn art someday.

1989 At the age of 15, RIO moved to America after middle school graduation to study painting.

1990 RIO entered an art high school, the Cambridge School of Weston, in Massachusetts, where she took lessons in oil painting, acrylic painting, silk screen and etching. She also tried dance, music, voice and musical lessons to expose herself to various types of art.

1992 Enrolled at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, California as a Fine Art major.

1994 To expand her horizon, RIO traveled to Australia for 1 year of working holiday.

1995 RIO returned to Japan and started working at an import trading company in Osaka. However, she leaves the job to make time for art while taking up various part time jobs. Around this time, she also slowly started her career in design.

1998 A producer of community radio station discovered RIO when she was singing ...

The Cambridge School(Art high school) of Weston in Massachusetts.

was awarded a scholarship at East Coast Art College, However,RIO choose to attend The Academy of Art university in San Francisco.

＜SOLO EXHIBITIONS＞

■2023(Mar14〜26） Solo exhibition "Vent de prontemps" at dining room La table in Osaka

■2022年(Nov.19〜27) Solo exhibition "To beautiful silence" at Gallery Ishikawa in Ginza,Tokyo

■2022(July2〜9) solo exhibition"Fusion of vision"　at Gallery Art for thought in Ginza ,Tokyo

■2022（May19〜25) Solo Exhibition" The scent of summer"　at Tokyu department store in Shibuya, Tokyo

■2022(Feb18〜24)　Wacoal × RIO UMEZAWA exhibition「Two ply yarn」
at Gallery space Engawa Kyoto in Kyoto

■2021(Nov17〜23) Solo Exhibition
"Boundless" at art salon of Odakyu department store in Shinjuku, Tokyo

■2021（Sep11～18）solo exhibition"At a small world"
at Gallery and Cafe Bar Hitototema in Kichijoji ,Tokyo

■2021（Aug17〜25日）Exposition personnelle "Bienvenue chez RIO" at Space Grenier by Uruotte in Omotesando ,Tokyo

■2021(Feb.26～Mar,7)Solo exhibition"Vitality" at Gallery Ishikawa in Ginza,Tokyo

■2020(Dec.23～29) Solo exhibition "Loivng the pray and the dance"
at Odakyu department store in Shinjyuku,Tokyo

■2020(July 15～21)Solo exhibition "Myou～The brightness" at Matsubishi department store in Tsu, Mie prefecture

■2019（Sep17～28) Solo exhibition「Time-From seven years ago til now」at Gallery ART FOR THOUGHT in Ginza ,Tokyo

■2018(Oct-Nov) S...