Megumi Ohata is a London-based interdisciplinary artist and SFX makeup artist, of primarily Japanese heritage, with a mixed Korean background. They are renowned for their innovative works marked by unique artificial skin fabrics imprinted with their own skin textures.
Ohata achieved a First Class Honours Degree in BA (Hons) Illustration at Camberwell College of Art, University of the Arts London, in 2019. They later achieved distinction in MA Contemporary Art Practice from the Royal College of Art, London in 2023. Among their notable achievements, Ohata was a runner-up for the Batsford Prize 2019 in the fashion category and delivered an artist talk Reimagining Human Body at Tate Modern in 2023. In 2022, they were awarded The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation Arts & Culture grant for their show in 2023, as part of an artist collective.