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JUNKO MIZUNO b. 1973 in Tokyo, Japan. Lives and works in San Francisco, California, USA. Born in 1973 Tokyo, Japan, Junko Mizuno is an internationally acclaimed artist who works within fine and commercial art worlds. As an accomplished illustrator, Mizuno began her career as an emerging graphic novelist in Japan with her manga adaptions of Grimm’s Fairy Tales Princess Mermaid , Cinderalla and Hansel & Gretel and her original comic series Pure Trance . As a rare female comic creator in Japan, Mizuno pioneered stories of powerful female protagonists within imaginary worlds that are equal parts American psychedelia, contemporary kawaii and gothic horror. Mizuno’s sweetly titillating horrific depictions of classic tales appealed to international audiences and she soon developed an intense cult following worldwide. Her most recent narrative work includes Hell Babies, Ravina the Witch and the series Little Fluffy Gigolo Pelu . SELECTED EXHIBITIONS * denotes solo exhibitions 2015 Ambrosial Affair , NARWHAL, Toronto, ON* 2014 Belle , Atomica Gallery, London, UK* Moony , Cotton Candy Machine, Brooklyn, NY* 2013 Rising , Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA* 2012 Hansel & Gretel , Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA* Euphoria , La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA* Venus Cake , NARWHAL, Toronto, ON* 2011 Junko Mizuno’s Cinderella , Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA* Kamen Rider vs Super Sentai , Japanese American Cultural and Community Center & Q Pop, Los Angeles, CA Apocalyptic Mongoloid , CO Exhibitions, Minneapolis, MN Magical Girls, Meltdown Comics , Los Angeles, CA Art Almighty, 111 Minna Gallery , San Francisco, CA Water Works, GR2 , Los Angeles, CA Everything but the Kitchen Sync XIV , La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Quick & Painful , Crewest Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Hope Gallery, New Heaven, CT; Rotofugi Gallery, Chicago, IL Pinatarama , Museum of Modern Art, Mexico City, Mexico NARWHAL 2104 Dundas St West Toronto, ON, Canada 647.346.5317 narwhalcontemporary.com [email protected] 2010 Flora Delirium, Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA* Deranged, Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA* 111 at 111, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA Fujiyama Girls , Mondo Bizzarro Gallery, Rome, Italy The Monster Within , GR2, Los Angeles, CA HiFructose 5th Anniversary Group Exhibition , Copro Gallery, Santa Monica, CA Zombies in Love, Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA Small Gift, Sanrio’s 50th anniversary art show , Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, CA SugiPOP:The Influence of Anime and Manga on Contemporary Art , Portsmouth Museum Of Art, NH 2009 Desert Women , Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle, WA* Red Tresses and Freckles , NARWHAL, Toronto, ON* Sweet Streets , Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA Hard Left 2 , Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Berlin, Germany 2008 The Kappa Show , Gallery Moshi Moshi, Portland, OR* Pop Art Playmates , with Lisa Petrucci, Mondo Bizzarro Gallery, Rome, Italy Explicit Fantastic , Keep Six Contemporary, Toronto, ON Fantasia Erotica Japonesa , Artz21, Barcelona, Spain No Brow , Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA La Femme , Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA Hard Left , Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Berlin, Germany A Cabinet of Natural Curiosities , Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle, WA Krazy! The Delirious World of Anime + Comics + Video Games + Art , Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC; Japan Society Gallery, New York, NY My Little Pony Project , Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY Fornarina Urban Beauty Show 6.0 The Call of Dreams , Paris, France 2007 Tender Succubus , Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA Bestial , Iguapop Gallery, Barcelona, Spain Decade , Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Heart Throb , Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Cats , Mondo Bizzarro Gallery, Rome, Italy Fornarina Urban Beauty Show 5.0 Zootrope , Milan, Italy 2006 The Juxtapoz Annual Group Show ’06 , OXOP Gallery, Minneapolis, MN 2005 Partridges and Pear Trees , Magic Pony, Toronto, ON The Pony Project , Milk Gallery, New York City, NY Koeda Chan to Kino Ouchi show , Nihonbashi Garage, Tokyo, Japan 1998 Hell Babies , Gallery Art Wads, Tokyo, Japan* ART FAIRS 2006 Fumetto International , Triennale di Milano, Milan, Italy NARWHAL 2104 Dundas St West Toronto, ON, Canada 647.346.5317 narwhalcontemporary.com [email protected] PUBLICATIONS 2010 Pilou, l’apprenti gigolo , (French edition of Fancy Gigolo PELU ) Editions IMHO, France 2009 Little Fluffy Gigolo PELU, (English edition of Fancy Gigolo PELU ) Last gasp: jaPRESS, USA Flare: The Art of Junko Mizuno , Editions Treville, Japan 2008 Cinderella , (Spanish) Editions IMHO, France 2007 Ako chan no Beautiful Cinema , Enterbrain, Japan Cinderella , (Italian) Editions IMHO, France 2006 Hell Babies Upgraded , Editions Treville, Japan PURE TRANCE , (French) Editions IMHO, France Cinderella , (Portuguese) Conrad Editora, Brasil 2005 PURE TRANCE , (English) Last gasp: jaPRESS, USA La Petite Sirene (French) Editions IMHO, France Hansel et Gretel , (French) Editions IMHO, France Fancy Gigolo PELU Vol.3 , Enterbrain, Japan 2004 Princess Mermaid , (English) Viz.LLC, USA Cinderella, (French) Editions IMHO, France Fancy Gigolo PELU Vol.2 , Enterbrain, Japan 2003 Hansel & Grete l, (English) Viz.LLC, USA Fancy Gigolo PELU Vol.1 , Enterbrain, Japan Yojouhan Yousei Zukan , Koudansha, Japan Fireworks , East Press, Japan 2002 Cinderella , (English) Viz.LLC, USA 2001 Junko Mizuno's HELL BABIES , Editions Treville, Japan Ningyohimeden , Bunkasha, Japan Collector File 002 Junko Mizuno's Illustration book , Viz.LLC, USA 2000 Hansel & Gretel , Koushinsha, Japan Cinderellachan , Koushinsha, Japan 1998 PURE TRANCE , East Press, Japan SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY Print: HiFructose, USA Toronto Life, Canada The Daily Yomiuri, Japan Japan Times, Japan The Face, UK Giant Robot, USA San Francisco Bay Guardian, USA NARWHAL 2104 Dundas St West Toronto, ON, Canada 647.346.5317 narwhalcontemporary.com [email protected] Chronic Art, France Animerica, USA Juxtapoz, USA Super 7, USA Metro, Sweden FT magazine, UK Bedeka, France The Comics Journal, USA Bang Magazine, France Publications: Gravett, Paul, Manga: 60 Years of Japanese Comics Gravett, Paul, Graphic Novels: Everything You Need to Know Amano, Masano, Manga Design Sanders, M., F. Sawa, K. Tsuzuki, Reflex:Contemporary Japanese SelfPortraiture Thaler, Peter, Pictoplasma 2: Contemporary Character Design Budnitz, Paul, I Am Plastic: The Designer Toy Explosion Phoenix, Woodrow, Plastic Culture: How Japanese Toys Conquered the World Vartanian, Ivan, Full Vinyl: The Subversive Art of Designer Toys Rippon, Max, Sex Design Giard, Agnes, Dictionnaire De L’amour Et Du Plaisir Au Japon Television: Japanorama BBC, UK The South Bank Show ITV, UK Tonight TV Asahi, Japan AWARDS, RESIDENCIES & LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS 2011 Artistinresidence, Kidrobot shop, Cosmopolitan Hotel, Las Vegas, NV Rio Comicon , Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil Fan Expo Canada , Toronto, ON 2008 XIV Salon Del Manga , Barcelona, Spain 2007 Japan Expo Awards French edition of “Pure Trance” (graphic novel) nominated in “Good Scenario” category Anime Expo 2007 , Paris, France 2006 Anime Central , Chicago, IL 2005 Jpopcon , Copenhagen, Denmark I Seriernas Värld , Malmo, Sweden Comica: Misfit Lit , The Institute Of Contemporary Arts, London, UK International Manga and Anime Festival , London County Hall, London, UK Angouleme International Comic Festival , Angouleme, France 2004 8th Japan Media Arts Festival Fancy Gigolo PELU, selected as Jury Recommended Work NARWHAL 2104 Dundas St West Toronto, ON, Canada 647.346.5317 narwhalcontemporary.com [email protected]
