Born in Tokyo, Kumiko Matsushima graduated from Waseda University with a degree in Economics. After working for a record company and as a freelance journalist, she moved to California and earned an MBA from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. She then worked as a Product Manager at Cartier Japan and as a Japanese-English interpreter and translator, including bilingual voice-over work for CNN News.
Moving to New York City in 1999, she was inspired by the beauty of Manhattan and began painting. In 2003, she was admitted to Pratt Institute, graduating with Highest Honors in Painting in 2005. That same year, she returned to Japan and held two solo exhibitions in Tokyo.
In 2009, she moved to Hong Kong, where she painted, photographed, participated in group shows, and organized charity art events for the American Women's Association of Hong Kong until July 2020. From August 2020 to January 2021, she studied Art Therapy at Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore. Due to a family matter, she returned to Hong Kong in mid-January 2021. While in Singapore, she had been awaiting her husband to join her, but his move was delayed due to several factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic. She and her husband finally relocated to Singapore in late April 2021.
Kumiko Matsushima has held several solo and group exhibitions in New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Singapore, and has won numerous awards for her paintings and photographs.
Works on display from 16 February to 15 March 2025
Venue: LivingwithArt Midview City
18 Sin Ming Ln, 01-10/30 Midview City, Singapore 573960
