Harumi Abe is a Japanese-born artist whose work explores themes of garden, utopia, ideas about home, time, and the sublime. Raised in Tokorozawa, Japan, Abe has lived in South Florida for over two decades, drawing inspiration from both her native landscape and the vibrant ecosystems of her adopted home.

Abe has exhibited her work extensively throughout her career, with recent solo shows at Terzo Piano in Washington D.C., the Walgreen windows project by Oolite Arts, and AIRIE Nest in the Everglades National Park. Her art is collected by prominent institutions and private collectors alike, including the de la Cruz Collection, the Girls Club Collection, the Liza and Arturo Mosquera Collection, and others.

Abe has been recognized for her contributions to the arts with numerous awards, including the South Florida Cultural Consortium grant (2008, 2021) and the Sustainable Arts Foundation award (2022). She has also participated in residencies at the South Florida Art Center (Oolite Arts), Vermont Studio Center, Everglades Artist and Residence Program, and Dickinson House Residency in Belgium. She holds an MFA from Florida International University and has taught art at various South Florida colleges and Savannah College of Art and Design.

Today, Abe continues to create from her home studio in Hollywood, Florida,

where she draws inspiration from the ever-changing beauty of her surroundings.