Aiko Ikegami

1966

Aiko was born in Tokyo, Japan on October 5, 1966. She loves animals, drawing, painting and colors. She became a youngest student of Kimie Tanaka (1908-1987), a famous female oil painter in Japan. Aiko received an Associate degree in child education from Aoyama Gakuin Women's Junior College. She left Japan and landed in the U.S. in 1993. She studied psychology at Arizona State University and received the degree of Bachelor of Science in 1997. Aiko decided to study some more years. She studied Neuropharmacology at the University of Texas at Austin. She received Ph.D in Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, in 2003, with Postdoc at University of Texas at Austin 2003-2004, and Research Associate at University of Texas at Austin 2004-2005. Aiko decided to follow her heart and started painting and making children's picture books. Aiko is a member of society of children's book writers and illustrators since Dec 2013. Autobiography from Author's official website: &lt;<https://www.aikoikegami.com/about-aiko.html>&gt;

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