Harumi Abe
Untitled, 2010
Oil on canvas
14 x 15 inches
acquired 2010
Biography
Born in Japan
Harumi Abe relocated herself to Miami on her own to pursue her dream of studying art. She attended Ai Miami International University of Arts and Design (2003). She obtained her MFA at Florida International University (2008). Abe’s inspiration is in everyday life. Her interests are personal and emotional. She paints about being Japanese and living in America, about being married to an American, living next to his American family and away from her home in Japan. In a strange, round about way, it is about being an American.
Awards
2008 South Florida Cultural Consortium for Visual and Media Artists
2010 residency at Vermont Studio Center
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