Fumiko Nakashima

Who is Fumiko Nakashima?

Fumiko Nakashima is a Japanese artist who lives in Mexico, primarily working on surrealist pieces in watercolor. She began exhibiting works in various galleries in Japan but has since settled in the Colonia Roma neighborhood of Mexico City. Her interest in Mexico came when she was seventeen, visiting the countries two times to study culture and language before moving permanently in 2010. She has exhibited works in Mexico City, which include the painting of an old trolleybus in the Colonia Hipódromo neighborhood and organizing an event called Pray for Japan in response to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.