Background
Ito was born in Berkeley, California on April 27, 1918 to Japanese parents, but returned to Japan with her family in 1923 to receive a traditional Japanese art education and escape discrimination.
Ito was born in Berkeley, California on April 27, 1918 to Japanese parents, but returned to Japan with her family in 1923 to receive a traditional Japanese art education and escape discrimination.
University of California, Berkeley.
Though tangentially involved with the Chicago Imagists, her style diverged and synthesized cubism and surrealism. Five years later, the Itos returned to California, where Miyoko went to the University of California, Berkeley and studied art There, she was exposed to the ideas of the School of Paris, Hans Hofman, and cubism, all of which influenced her later work.
Though imprisoned in the American concentration camps during World World War II, Ito was granted her diploma.
After her release, she studied at Smith College and the Art Institute of Chicago. She was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1977.