{"Id":7848,"Name":"Edi Matsumoto","Biography":"\u003Cp\u003EEdi 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.\u003Cbr /\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003E Edi Matsumoto holds a bachelor\u0027s degree in anthropology from Tsukuba University in Japan. After traveling around Southeast Asia exploring cultures and volunteering at the Mother Theresa\u0026rsquo;s Home for the Dying Destitutes in Calcutta, India, she came to the U.S.\u0026nbsp;She earned a Master\u0027s degree in Nursing, and she has been working in the healthcare field for over 25 years.\u003Cbr /\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003E Encouraged by her family, Matsumoto began taking art classes at a community college. In 2018, she earned her second Master\u0027s degree in Fine Art from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.\u003Cbr /\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003E Matsumoto\u0026rsquo;s work has won awards and has been shown at galleries and museums locally, nationally and internationally including the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, the Triton Museum of Arts in Santa Clara, and Pacific Grove Art Center among others.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003E 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.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMatsumoto is a member with distinction at American Women Artists.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003E Her additional work can be seen on her website\u0026nbsp;www.EdiMatsumoto.com.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E","Awards":"\u003Cp\u003E2020 \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; Represent, Finalist, See Me, New York, NY\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Women Artists Making Their Mark, Top 20 artists, O\u0026rsquo;Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Spring Online Juried Show, American Women Artists, August \u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Top 15% Bold Brush Painting Competition in April/June/August, FASO\u003Cbr /\u003E2019 \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; ARC Salon, Finalist in Portrait Division, Art Renewal Center, NJ\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;2nd place, Bay Area Masters Exhibition, Peninsula Museum of Art, Burlingame, CA\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;2nd place, Realism \u0026ndash; Human, Category 34, American Art Awards, Hollywood, CA\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;3rd place, Portrait of Someone Not Famous, Category 32, American Art Awards, Hollywood, CA\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Celebrating Genius of the Women, Women in the Arts, Orlando Public Library, Orlando, FL\u003Cbr /\u003E2018 \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; Expressions of Clinician Well-Being Art Show, Top 30 artists, National Academy of Medicine, Washington, DC\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Honorable Mention, Health Equity, Monterey County Health Department, Salinas, CA\u003Cbr /\u003E2017 \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; Spring Show, Academy of Art in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Honorable Mention, Sustainable Art, Monterey County Health Department, Salinas, CA\u003Cbr /\u003E2015 \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; Spring Show, Academy of Art in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Honorable Mention, Big Blue Life Paint Out Monterey, Monterey Bay Plein Air Painter, Monterey, CA\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003E2013 \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; Spring Show, Academy of Art in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA\u003C/p\u003E","HasAlbums":false,"HasPortraits":false,"HasRelationships":false,"HasArticles":false,"HasDepictedPlaces":false,"HasLetters":false,"HasLibraryItems":false,"HasProducts":false,"HasSignatures":false,"HasVideos":false,"HasMapLocations":false,"TotalArtworks":23}