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Mars Tokyo (b. 1952 Baltimore MD) is an artist and founder of the Mars Tokyo Rubber Stamp Co. (1991-2002) The artist has worked in various media including but not limited to: watercolor, pastel, assemblage, acrylic, and miniature. From 2001-2007 the artist created over 200 miniature theaters collectively known as the Theaters of the Thirteenth Dimension. The theaters were exhibited at Maryland Hall in Annapolis MD, School 33 in Baltimore and the Senator Theater, also in Baltimore. Recently the theaters have been chosen to be included in the upcoming show, The Art of Storytelling, at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore. The artist is a self-taught art prodigy who started creating work at the age of 2. Filling a multitude of bound blank books with drawings and daily commentary, the artist has created the series called The Mars Tokyo Visual Diaries. Said diaries will also be included in the upcoming show at the AVAM. In 1995 as a member of the Women's Caucus for the Arts, Mars Tokyo presented a paper (Art vs. Commodity) at the United Nations' Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China. For additional information see http://marstokyo.com