Mart Hemingway

Mart Hemingway is a self-taught acrylic painter, based out of Tokyo, Japan. Growing up with a love and passion for art, he began to pursue creative image making after leaving high school, studying art, design, fashion design and illustration at university. After running a design agency in the UK, Mart decided to move to Japan to pursue his love of Japanese popular culture. In 2014 he relocated to Tokyo City and has since worked on children’s books, artwork for musicians and had paintings exhibited at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum.

While experimenting with a multitude of subject matter, Mart has always maintained a deep interest in retro video games, attempting to create paintings that capture the excitement and joy that many felt playing their first video games, and the unique world created using pixels.

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Batley School of Art and Design (Graphic Design)
Huddersfield University (Illustration)
University of Birmingham (Linguistics)

Design Festa Gallery, Harajuku, Tokyo (May 2024)
"MEEE" Gallery, Nakano, Tokyo (Feb 2024)
"Atari" Gallery, Koenji, Tokyo (Jan 2024)
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Ueno, Tokyo (June 2023)
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Ueno, Tokyo (June 2020)
Design Festa, Odaiba, Tokyo (May 2019)
Sekaido Art Museum, Ueno, Tokyo (July 2019)