BIO

PAINTER born in Aichi, Japan in 1992.

Mio spent her childhood in the United States, where she began tap/hip-hop dance and other forms of physical expression. As she grew older, she became aware of her synesthesia, and began painting out of a desire to see the visual colours associated with the sounds of her favorite bands.

Mio creates visual art informed by her synesthesia, in which sound, emotion, and colour are inherently intertwined. Rather than simply translating emotions or music into visuals, her practice draws inspiration from the structures of the world she lives in—human relationships, urban environments, and the underlying frameworks of society itself. Through abstract painting, she seeks to explore and express the connections between things, how they relate, and the broader systems that shape contemporary life.

With colour, music, and emotion inherently connected in her perception, Mio aims to create new sensory experiences that transcend conventional boundaries through visual expression.

1992年愛知県生まれのPAINTER/DANCR。 

幼少期を過ごしたアメリカで身体表現を開始する。 

年を重ねるにつれ自身がシナスタジア（共感覚）である事を自覚し、好きなバンドの音から連想される映像的色彩目で見たいという欲求から絵画制作を開始。 

共感覚という特性を活かし、感情や音から影響を受け、色・形・エネルギーといった視覚的要素に変換し作品制作を行なっている。

笠井は単に音や感情を視覚的に変換するだけではなく、人間環境や都市風景、そして社会の根底にある構造といった自信を取り巻く世界からインスピレーションを得て制作を行なっている。

これらは現代社会や人間性に対する一種の理想像として、作品に落とし込まれる。

抽象絵画を通して、物事の繋がりや関係性、人間構造を探求・表現し、視覚芸術を通して感覚間のつながりや新たな知覚体験を提示することを目指している。

CV               

Born in 1992 Aichi, Japan
moved to Maryland , USA 1995-2000
back to Aichi/Kyoto , Japan
Resides and works in Berlin, Germany from 2025

Education/training:
2018-2022:Fashion Techniques/ Fashion Techniques, Nagoya Mode Gakuen College of  Fashion, Aichi, Japan


Solo exhibitions:
2022: ヒカリノヨウナモノ = Something like a light, LILLT, Aichi, Japan
2024: SHISEN -wave your LIFELINE-, INHERIT GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
2024: talking about inside of us, C7C GALLERY AND SHOP, Aichi,Japan
2024: before we get left behind, TOUTEN BOOK STORE Gallery space, Aichi, Japan


Two person exhibitions:
2021: Mio Kasai×Kanji Okuoka Collaboration exhibition, IN THE LONG RUN ,  Gifu, Japan


Group exhibitions:
2020: 路上×路常×路情＝ROJYO×ROJYO×ROJYO , MARUICHI GALLERY, Gifu, Japan
2024: 土(soil)×音(sound)×体(body), Groove Doughnuts galleryspace, Kyoto, Japan
2024: STUDIO HAIDENBAN GROUP EXHIBITION, Hankyu MEN’S OSAKA Contemporary Art Gallery, Osaka, Japan
2024: OPEN ARTIST’S STUDIO STUDIO HAIDENBAN, Kyoto, Japan
2024: BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, PARCO Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

ART FAIR
2025: BAAM BERLIN, Monopol Berlin, Berlin, Germany