BIOGRAPHY

Alexia Montibon was born in southern California and grew up in the Inland Empire.  She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and Art History minor cum laude from the University of Southern California.  She has published an illustrated book, Forged In Fire: Stories of Wartime Japan, which was co-authored with her mother, Rita Tomoko Montibon.  Forged In Fire is about her mother’s childhood in Japan during World War II.  For more information, please visit her Author Page.  Alexia and her husband live and work in Los Angeles.

RECENT WORK

1. ◦2016:  Self-published Forged In Fire with Rita Tomoko Montibon (e-book)
   

2. ◦2015:  Self-published Forged In Fire with Rita Tomoko Montibon (paperback)
   

3. ◦2011-2023: IdyllWyse on Etsy.com  http://www.etsy.com/shop/IdyllWyse
   

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1. ◦2008: Royal Mastodon Society, Las Vegas, New Mexico
   

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1. ◦2005: Third Annual Old Bank District Art Walk, Los Angeles, CA
   

2. ◦2000: Staff Exhibition, Borders Books and Music, Santa Monica, CA
   

3. ◦1993: “Best Foot Forward,” The Drawing Room Studios and Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (juried)
   

4. ◦1991: “California Perspective,” Modern Museum of Art, Santa Ana, CA (juried)
   

5. ◦1990: USC School of Fine Arts Faculty and Student Exhibition, Wrigley Mansion, Pasadena, CA
   

6. ◦1989: Senior Show, Helen Lindhurst Fine Arts Gallery, Watt Hall, University of Southern California