Eduardo Tokeshi Namizato (born August 12, 1960, in
Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...
,
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
) is a contemporary
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
vian artist.
Eduardo Tokeshi was born on August 12, 1960, in Lima. His parents are Sara Namizato and Victor Tokeshi; he has one brother Jorge (b. 1957) and one sister Marisa (b. 1958). Okinawan Peruvian, he lived in Lima and studied at the America School of La Victoria and then in Colegio San Andrés (formerly named as Anglo-Peruvian School).
He is a graduate of the Faculty of Art of the
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (, PUCP) is a private university in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1917 with the support and approval of the Catholic church, being the oldest private institution of higher learning in the country.
The Peru ...
in 1992.
In his work, Tokeshi often combines both colonial and modern imagery. Tokeshi has represented Peru in multiple cultural events abroad such as the Bienal de São Paulo and the Biennial of art of