Ōki Izumi was born in Tokyo, Japan.
She graduated in ancient Japanese literature at the Waseda University of Tokyo. She studied painting and sculpture with Aiko Miyawaki, Taku Iwasaki and Yoshishige Saito. In 1977, she won a scolarship from the Italian Government. In 1981, she graduated at the Brera Academy after attending a course in sculpture under Giancarlo Marchese.
She lives and works in Milan (Italy).

Address: via Anfossi 8 20135 Milano, Italy
Telephone: +39 02 55193390
Email: okiizumi@archivio.it

She participated, with her works and installations, in many personal and collective exhibitions in Italy, Japan and different other countries(Progetto Venezia, Terza mostra internazionale di architettura, Biennale di Venezia(1985), Arte e Biologia, XLII mostra di Arte visive, Biennale di venezia (1986), Alla radici del sole, Triennale di Milano(1983), Giappone-Italia, giovani generazioni, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna di Roma(1992), Confini, Istituto Giapponese di cultura a Roma(1997), Arte delle Muse, 'Istituto Giapponese di cultura a Roma(1998). ). In 1999 She realized "Light oasis" in the entrance hall of the Isogo city hall in Yokohama(Japan). This work ( 2.8m in height-5.4m in width-1.0m in depth) is composed by 57 sheets of 10mm thick industrial glass and 71 glass objects remembering the slender shape of steeples.