Matsumi Takano
Japan
She was born in Kyoto. Her father was a painter. From the age of seven, she taught herself oil painting in her father’s studio. Her paintings gradually became part of her breath and body—her life. That was the beginning of her life as a painter. After graduating from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Kyoto Seika University, she began teaching oil painting at an art school and participated in numerous exhibitions. She has won many awards, including one by Japan’s Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology. She does not leave her art for even one moment. She always expresses everything she has experienced through paint. She finds inspiration for her art in nature and in human history.
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