Michi Imaki

Michi Imaki was born in 1944 in Kobe, Japan. She studied Commercial Design at Musashino Art University. She started her career as a picture book artist in 1973 with her book “Asobōyo no ehon” (The Let’s Play Picture Book) published by Fukuinkan Shoten. Her picture books, in which she also uses embroidery, are mainly for pre-school children.

Some of the main titles are: Hikori fune ni noru" (Hikori Sails the Seas), "Hikori hatake ni iku" (Hiroki Goes to the Fields), "Chibidako Takorasu" (Takorasu the Little Octopus) ,"Takorasu to Maika-chan" (Takorasu the Octopus and Maika) published by Kodomonotomo, “Agarime sagarime” (Eyes Up Eyes Down), “Shippo no kiraina neko” (The Cat that didn’t Like His Tail) published by Fukuinkan,"Tochi no ki" (The Horse Chestnut Tree) and "Nankukurun Nankukurun " published by Soen, etc. From 1990 she started working with lithograph and etching. In 1995 she held her first personal exhibit at the Setagaya Keyaki Museum.