Kumi Ito

Kumi Ito was born in Aizu Wakamatsu, Japan in 1942 She graduated from the Women's Junior College of Fine Art in 1963, and devoted herself to painting full time in 1995. Kumi Ito created idyllic scenes of children and families playing together, which she places in an old-style Japanese environment. Kumi Ito's paintings are relaxed, serene, and playful, but they are also full of rich and vibrant color. Kumi Ito has exhibited in America, her native Japan, and abroad.