Mia Ohki (b. 1995)

Raised in Alberta, currently working in Ontario​​

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Solo

2026 Project: FEELMO

2025 Project: Une Femme En Vaut Deux

2022 Project: In The Canadian Snow

2018 Project: I Know What It Looks Like

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Group

Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival - Haiku Artist 2026

Art Gallery of St. Albert - Staircase Feature Exhibition 2024

Vancouver Mural Festival - Jacquie Comrie Mural Assistant 2023

The Sticky Show Vancouver 2023

Sheer x ChaShaMa - "Unapologetically Here" 2022

Vancouver Mural Festival - "Protect Our Trees" 2022

Pure Sunfarms - "Flowerhood" 2022

The Works Festival - "Negotiating “Asian-ness” in Canada" 2019

Alberta Branded Showcase - "Faconner" 2018

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Published

CBC Arts - Holiday Illustration 2022

A Yellowhead Institute Red Paper - "Cash Back" Illustrations

The Texas Observer - Cover Illustrator Sept/Oct 2020

CBC - Indigenous History Month Illustrations

Glass Buffalo Magazine - Winter 2019 Illustrator

Man Repeller - "Creating The World We Want To See" Illustrations

CBC Arts - Tattoo Article Contribution

MJLifestyle - Article Illustration in Issue 02 Women of Progress

Later Media - Illustration for Indigenous Peoples Day

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Books

Mataashita "Place & Memory" Illustrations

Toronto NAJC "The Japanese Canadian Book of ABC's" Co-Illustrator

Pavana Reddy "Without Darkness" Poetry Book Illustrations

Tall Feathers "Wisdom of the Elders" Booklet Illustrator

Darcie Little Badger "A Snake Falls to Earth" Cover

Pavana Reddy "where do you go alone" Poetry Book Illustrations

Emma Hayes "Begin Within" Poetry Book Cover
Edward Valladao "50 Poems, 100 Moons" Poetry Book Illustration

Y the G "For Believers, Non-Believers & Plain Ole' Peace Seekers" Cover

Courtney Space "Mirrors & Smoke" Poetry Book Illustrations

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Special Projects

Canada Council for the Arts - Peer Assessor

Métis Nation of Alberta - Mâmawi Nistam Climate Risk/Vulnerability Report Illustrator

Art Gallery of St. Albert - Culture Days Guest Artist at Paul Kane High School

ATB Financial - Community Map for Fort McMurray

Today At Apple - Art Lab, Drawing Inspiration from Nature with Mia Ohki

Language Foundry - 500+ Illustrations for Language Flashcards

Ryerson University Yellowhead Institute - Logo

Jane Goodall Institute - "Uncovering Common Ground" Illustration

Powell Street Festival - 2020 Artist

Kit & Ace - International Women's Day Tote

Knixwear - Fertility Tattoos for #FacesofFertility

Bandana of the Month Club - November 2020 Artist

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Interviews and more

NAJC - Northern Lights Conference 2024 Panelist

CBC RadioActive with Jessica Ng

CBC Arts - Exhibitionists

Art Gallery of Alberta - Friends of the AGA

TIX - Artist Profile

Japanese Canadian Artists Directory

She Explores - Artist Feature

SHEER - Artist Feature

Book Riot - Book Cover Design Feature

CBC Radio Interview with Adrienne Pan