Born in Greece, Myrto Karamitsou studied drawing and painting with Tassos Rigas, then continued at the Athens School of Fine Arts, under Professors Rena Papaspyrou and Panos Charalambous (Painting), Daphne Angelidou (Mosaic) and Manolis Baboussis (Photography). Her works are in various public and private collections, and have been exhibited in solo, group and international exhibitions in Europe and in the U.S. Since 2009 she lives and works in Ojai-California.