Mitsu Salmon creates performance and visual works that fuse multiple disciplines. Her work starts with personal or familial stories and branches out to speak to contemporary issues such as diaspora, labor, and the environment. Salmon received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2014, and her undergrad degree from NYU. She has participated in artist residencies at Taipei Artist Village (Taiwan), Incheon Art Platform (Korea), Guildhall (NY) and PAM (LA) as well as locally in Chicago at Links Hall, High Concept Lab, and the Chicago Cultural Center.