Junko Mizuno born in , May 27, 1973 official website www.MIZUNO-JUNKO.com Facebook www.facebook.com/junko.mizuno.31 Twitter twitter.com/Junko_Mizuno Instagram junko_mizuno_art

Books 2017 “Ravina the Witch?” (English) Titan Comics, UK 2017 “TRIAD Pop Up Book” Poposition Press, USA 2014 "Pilou, l’apprenti gigolo T.2" (French edition of Fancy Gigolo PELU Vol.2) Editions IMHO, 2014 “Ravina the Witch?” (French) Soleil, 2014 “SOL: Seasonal Print Collection” (English) Nucleus Studios Inc. , USA 2013 “Little Fluffy Gigolo PELU Vol.2” (English edition of Fancy Gigolo PELU Vol.2) Last Gasp: jaPRESS, USA 2010 "Pilou, l’apprenti gigolo T.1" (French edition of Fancy Gigolo PELU Vol.1) Editions IMHO, France 2009 “Little Fluffy Gigolo PELU Vol.1” (English edition of Fancy Gigolo PELU Vol.1) Last Gasp: jaPRESS, USA 2009 “Flare :The Art of Junko Mizuno” Editions Treville, 2008 "Cinderalla" (Spanish) Editions IMHO, France 2007 “A-ko chan no Beautiful Cinema” Enterbrain, Japan 2007 "Cinderalla" (Italian) Editions IMHO, France 2006 “Hell Babies Upgraded” Editions Treville, Japan 2006 "PURE TRANCE" (French) Editions IMHO, France 2006 “ Cinderalla” (Portuguese) Conrad Editora, Brasil 2005 "PURE TRANCE" (English) Last Gasp: jaPRESS, USA 2005 “La Petite Sirene” (French) Editions IMHO, France 2005 "Hansel et Gretel” (French) Editions IMHO, France 2005 "Fancy Gigolo PELU Vol.3" Enterbrain, Japan 2004 "Princess Mermaid" (English) Viz.LLC, USA 2004 "Cinderalla" (French) Editions IMHO, France 2004 "Fancy Gigolo PELU Vol.2” Enterbrain, Japan 2003 "Hansel & Gretel” (English) Viz.LLC, USA 2003 "Fancy Gigolo PELU Vol.1” Enterbrain, Japan 2003 "Yojouhan Yousei Zukan" Koudansha, Japan 2003 "Fireworks" East Press, Japan 2002 "Cinderalla” (English) Viz.LLC, USA 2001 "Junko Mizuno's HELL BABIES" Editions Treville , Japan 2001 "Ningyohime-den" Bunkasha, Japan 2001 "Collector File 002 Junko Mizuno's Illustration book" Viz.LLC, USA 2000 "Hansel & Gretel" Koushinsha, Japan 2000 "Cinderalla-chan" Koushinsha, Japan 1998 "PURE TRANCE” East Press, Japan Solo Shows 2017 “The Witch, The Nurse And The Wrestler” Woot Bear Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA 2017 “Ravina the Witch?” Gallery Nucleus, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2016 “Takarabune” Gallery Nucleus, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2015 “Triad” Cotton Candy Machine, Brooklyn, NY, USA 2015 “Ambrosial Affair” Narwhal Art Projects, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2014 “Belle” Atomica Gallery, London, UK 2014 “Sol: Sesonal Print Collection Release Exhibition” Gallery Nucleus, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2014 “Moony” Cotton Candy Machine, Brooklyn, NY, USA 2013 “Rising” Gallery Nucleus, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2012 “Euphoria” La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2012 “Hansel & Gretel” Gallery Nucleus, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2012 “Venus Cake” Magic Pony/Narwhal Art Projects, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2011 “Junko Mizuno’s Cinderalla” Gallery Nucleus, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2010 “Flora Delirium” Gallery Nucleus, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2010 “Deranged” Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2009 “Desert Women” Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle, WA, USA 2009 “Red Tresses and Freckles” Magic Pony/Narwhal Art Projects, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2008 “The Kappa Show” Gallery Moshi Moshi, Portland, OR, USA 1998 “Hell Babies” Gallery Art Wads, Tokyo, Japan

Group Shows 2017 “Unicorn Ⅱ” Nucleus Portland, Portland, OR, USA 2017 “31st Anniversary Drawing Show” La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2016 “Last Gasp 46th year anniversary show” 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA 2015 “Nucleus 11 Year Anniversary Exhibition” Gallery Nucleus, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2015 “Tiny Trifecta 5th annual group show” Cotton Candy Machine, Brooklyn, NY, USA 2014 “Temple of Art” La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2014 “Tiny Trifecta 4th annual group show” Cotton Candy Machine, Brooklyn, NY, USA 2013 “Tiny Trifecta 3rd annual group show” Cotton Candy Machine, Brooklyn, NY, USA 2012 “Scarygirl Anniversary Group Show” TT Underground Gallery, New York, NY, USA 2012 “Lucha Libre!” Rotofugi Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA 2012 “Tiny Trifecta 2nd annual group show” Cotton Candy Machine, Brooklyn, NY, USA 2012 “Shinkansen Conspiracy” 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA 2012 “Post Moral Neanderthal Retardist Pornography” Subliminal Projects, Los Angeles, CA, USA / TT Underground Gallery, New York, NY, USA 2011 “Kamen Rider vs Super Sentai” Japanese American Cultural and Community Center & Q Pop Los Angeles, CA, USA 2011 “Apocalyptic Mongoloid” CO Exhibitions, Minneapolis, MN, USA 2011 “The Ham Ba Ga Show” Q Pop Shop & Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2011 “Tiny Trifecta” Cotton Candy Machine, Brooklyn, NY, USA 2011 “Magical Girls” Meltdown Comics, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2011 “Art Almighty” 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA 2011 “Water Works” GR2, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2011 “Everything but the Kitchen Sync XIV” La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2011 “New Moon 2011” Myplasticheart, New York, NY, USA 2011 “What Is Q?” Q Pop Shop & Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2010 “111 at 111” 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA 2010 “Fujiyama Girls” Mondo Bizzarro Gallery, Rome, Italy 2010 “The Monster Within” GR2, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2010 “Hi-Fructose 5th Anniversary Group Exhibition” Copro Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, USA 2010 “Last Gasp 40th Anniversary Art Show” 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA 2010 “Zombies in Love” Gallery Nucleus, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2009 “Tokyo Creators Market” Superfrog Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA 2009 “Sweet Streets” Gallery Nucleus, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2008 “Pop Art Playmates” with Lisa Petrucci, Mondo Bizzarro Gallery, Rome, Italy 2008 “Explicit Fantastic” Keep Six Contemporary, Toronto, Canada 2008 “Fantasia Erotica Japonesa" Artz21, Barcelona, Spain 2008 “No Brow” Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2008 “La Femme” Gallery Nucleus, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2008 “A Cabinet of Natural Curiosities” Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle, WA, USA 2007 “Tender Succubus” Gallery Nucleus, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2007 “Bestial” Iguapop Gallery, Barcelona, Spain 2007 “Decade” Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2007 “Heart Throb” with Miss Van and Aiko Nakagawa, Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2007 “Cats” Mondo Bizzarro Gallery, Rome, Italy 2006 “The Juxtapoz Annual Group Show ‘06” OX-OP Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, USA 2005 Partridges and Pear Trees” Magic Pony Gallery, Toronto, Canada 2005 “ The Pony Project” Milk Gallery, NYC, NY, USA 2005 “Koeda Chan to Kino Ouchi show” Nihonbashi Garage, Tokyo, Japan

Curated Show 2017 “OVUM-curated by Junko Mizuno” Gallery Nucleus, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Museum Exhibitions 2017 “Mangasia: Wonderlands of Asian Comics” Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, Italy 2015 “The Art of Toys” Museum of Art & History, Lancaster, CA, USA 2014 “SuperAwesome: Art and Giant Robot” Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA, USA 2014 “Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of ” Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2014 “This Is Not a Toy” Design Exchange, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2011 “Pinatarama” Museum of Modern Art, Mexico City, Mexico 2010“SugiPOP:The Influence of and on Contemporary Art” Portsmouth Museum Of Art, NH, USA 2008 “My Little Pony Project” Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY, USA 2006 “Fumetto International” Triennale di Milano, Milan,Italy

Other Exhibitions & Events 2016 “LA/EDN” Gregorio Escalante Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2016 “Angel Dust” The Drake Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2011 “Quick & Painful” Crewest Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Hope Gallery, New Heaven, CT, USA/Rotofugi Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA/ Art Basel, Miami, FL, USA 2011 Live painting/artist-in-residence, Kidrobot shop in Cosmopolitan Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA 2011 “Help Japan fundraiser art show” Q Pop Shop & Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2010 “Small Gift” Sanrio’s 50th anniversary art show, Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, CA. USA 2008 “Krazy! The Delirious World of Anime, Comics, Video Games, Art” Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada / Japan Society Gallery, NY, USA 2008 “Fornarina Urban Beauty Show 6.0 The Call of Dreams” , France 2007 “Fornarina Urban Beauty Show 5.0 Zootrope” Milan,Italy

Awards 2007 “Japan Expo Awards 2007” French edition of “Pure Trance” (graphic novel) nominated in “Good Scenario” category. 2004 “8th Japan Media Arts Festival” "Fancy Gigolo PELU” Selected as Jury Recommended Work

Guest Appearances 2016 “DesignerCon 2016” Los Angeles, CA, USA 2014 “Lakes International Comic Art Festival” Kendal, Cumbria, UK 2011 “Rio Comicon” Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil 2011 “Fan Expo Canada” Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2008 “XIV Salon Del Manga” Barcelona, Spain 2007 “Japan Expo 2007” Paris, France 2006 “Anime Central” Chicago, IL, USA 2005 “J-popcon” Copenhagen, Denmark 2005 “I Seriernas Värld” Malmo, Sweden 2005 “Comica: Misfit Lit” The Institute Of Contemporary Arts, London, UK 2005 “International Manga and Anime Festival” London County Hall, London, UK 2005 “Angouleme International Comic Festival” Angouleme, France

Selected Press/ Reviews/ Publications/ TV appearances “The Daily Yomiuri” Japan/ “Japan Times” Japan/ “The Face” UK/ “Giant Robot” USA/ “San Fran- cisco Bay Guardian” USA/ “Chronic Art” France/ “Animerica” USA/ “Juxtapoz” USA/ “Super 7” USA/ “Metro” Sweden/ “FT magazine” UK/ “Bedeka” France/ “The Comics Journal” USA/ “Bang Magazine” France

Paul Gravett “Manga: 60 Years of Japanese Comics”/ Paul Gravett “Graphic Novels: Everything You Need to Know”/ Masano Amano “Manga Design”/ M.Sanders,F.Sawa,K.Tsuzuki “Reflex:Con- temporary Japanese Self-Portraiture”/ Peter Thaler “Pictoplasma 2: Contemporary Character De- sign”/ Paul Budnitz “I Am Plastic: The Designer Toy Explosion”/ Woodrow Phoenix “Plastic Cul- ture: How Japanese Toys Conquered the World”/ Ivan Vartanian “Full Vinyl: The Subversive Art of Designer Toys”/ Max Rippon “Sex Design”/ Agnes Giard “Dictionnaire De L’amour Et Du Plaisir Au Japon”

“Japanorama” BBC, UK/ “The South Bank Show” ITV, UK/ “Tonight” TV Asahi, Japan