Biography.
Mei Shibata is an award-winning artist whose lifelong exploration of color, light, and perception has been shaped by her multicultural background and multidisciplinary career. Born in Tokyo, educated in Boston, and with art studios in New York and Nice, Mei has painted since youth, earning early recognition when she won 1st place in the National Peace Poster Competition and had her work was exhibited and sold by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.
Her academic studies in physics and medicine inform her understanding of how the brain interprets hue and light, adding a subtle intellectual depth to her vivid, contemporary compositions. Alongside a long career leading creative and strategy teams in major advertising agencies and in her own firm, Mei has maintained a sustained studio practice that unites scientific insight, cultural influence, and decades of visual experimentation. Her work has received numerous awards across fine arts, design, and storytelling, reflecting a mature artistic voice grounded in both experience and innovation.
2025 List of Exhibits and Shows
1. Monmouth Gallery, New Jersey, USA
45th Annual Juried Exhibition (March 2 2025-April 13 2025)
2. MVA Gallery, Pennsylvania, USA
The Splendor of Blue Group Exhibit (March 5 2025-April 3 2025)
3. Laguna Gallery, California, USA
Women in Art 2025 (March 6 2025-March 30 2025)
4. Alliance for the Arts, Florida, USA
39th Annual All Florida Exhibition (March 7 2025-March 29 2025)
5. Superfine Art Fair, New York, USA
April 24 2025-April 27 2025
6. Perseus Gallery, New York, USA
Summer Spectrum (June 10 2025- June 16 2025)
7. Agora Gallery, New York, USA
Summer Idyll (July 16 2025-July 22 2025)
8. Chelsea Old Town Hall, London, England
Women in Art Biennale (September 11 2025-September 14 2025)
9. Art3F Monaco, Monaco
September 12 2025-September 15 2025
10. European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM), Barcelona, Spain
Interconnecting Lines (September 18 2025-September 21 2025)
11. Agora Gallery, New York, USA
New York, I Love You! (October 8 2025-October 11 2025)
12. Monat Gallery, Madrid Spain
Interstice (October 6 2025-October 29 2025)
13. Red Dot Miami, Florida, USA
Perseus Gallery Gallery (December 3 2025-December 7 2025)
14. Context Miami, Florida, USA
Steidel Contemporary Gallery (December 3 2025-December 7 2025)