My Picture Book Cafe
by Akemi Emma Ito

Akemi Emma Ito is a mixed media illustrator. Originally from Japan, and now living on the West Coast of Canada, her creative style and drawings are influenced by both Eastern and Western cultures. She works in gouache, watercolor, and pen and ink. Her favorite lunch ritual involves coffee and a daily sketch. 

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Cards (and prints) are available at:

-Nikkei Museum Gift Shop

-Dr Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Garden Gift Shop

-Redbubble- online

https://www.redbubble.com/people/akemiemmaito?ref=artist_title_name

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Exhibitions:

-Group Exhibition, Stride Burnaby Art Festival, Burnaby BC- Mar 2026

-Group Exhibition, You are here 2026 Calendar Exhibition, Silk Purse   Gallery, West Vancouver,  Jan- Feb 2026

-Group Exhibition, You are here 2026 Calendar Exhibition, District Library   Gallery, North Vancouver,  Sep 2025- Jan 2026

-Solo Exhibition, Wicked Cafe 16th Ave, Vancouver- Sep 2025

-Solo Exhibition, Nikkei Museum, Burnaby BC- Nov 2019

-Solo Exhibition, Burnaby Neighborhood House, Burnaby BC- Jul 2019

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Artwork:

-You Are Here Calendar, North Van Arts- 2024, 2025, 2026

-Public Art, Donald Storywalk, City of Port Coquitlam- 2022

-Holiday Card, BC Children's Hospital, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

-New Year Card, Powell Street Festival Society, 2020

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