Lili Miura was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, and spent her early years in Tokyo, studying fine art and international business. She had a successful career as a fashion model and TV talent.

After immigrating to the United States, Lili studied fine art and graphic design. She worked as a textile designer with a major textile manufacturer in Los Angeles, where she advanced to an art director, managing the art and print production team. Seeking a new challenge, she entered a career with the advertising agency as a graphic designer and was later promoted to art director.

Following a successful career, she launched her own advertising and marketing agency, Miura Advertising, in Torrance, serving clients with international brand names and hotels. Miura Advertising also launched and published several regional magazines: The Palos Verdes Style (an affluent lifestyle magazine) and the Torrance Magazine (a business magazine for the Torrance Chamber of Commerce). Both publications received several “Best of regional publication” awards.

After two decades, Miura took a new challenge and entered a high-tech company as a director of marketing. She also consults for a few of her former clients.

In recent years, she has dedicated her time to art consulting, and one of her volunteer roles led her to become a fine art consultant to galleries. This experience deepened her appreciation for fine art and influenced her paintings.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

I am a multi-disciplinary artist. My artwork is inspired by a multitude of human emotions, resilience, and courage in times of hardship —a viewpoint from a multicultural perspective on social and cultural concerns. I often paint figurative art as a focal point, Where Metaphoric symbolism and expressive sensuality are juxtaposed with subtle messages in the background. I layered in imaginary objects and poems to further infuse my vision of cross-cultural art.