Kotao Tomozawa

Born in 1999 in Bordeaux, France. Born to Mimìo Tomozawa, a manga artist, and her father, a French sea captain and singer, she lived in Paris until the age of five. Studied oil painting at Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Painting, and was an early recipient of the 2019 Kume Prize and the 2021 Ueno Geiyu Prize.