MARI SHIBUYA
ARTIST
MURALIST
SCRIBE
FACILITATOR
Mari Shibuya is an artist, muralist, facilitator, visual strategist, and creative process designer specializing in group facilitation that fosters collaboration, strategic visioning, and collective meaning-making. With over a decade of experience, Shibuya has led workshops and trainings for organizations across the West Coast, working with groups from small teams of 20 to large gatherings of 200. Their facilitation integrates visual language, somatic practices, and experiential learning to help teams navigate complexity, align on shared goals, and co-create strategies for impact. Rooted in the “courtship of creativity as a social technology,” Shibuya designs participatory spaces that center equity, engagement, and collective agency.
As a visual practitioner and scribe, Shibuya translates abstract ideas into tangible frameworks, using scribing and interactive visuals to guide strategic discussions, coalition-building, and culture-shaping processes. They have designed and led leadership development programs, community visioning sessions, and organizational retreats for nonprofits, foundations, and grassroots initiatives. They have supported dozens of projects with graphic recording / scribe work as well as illustration work. Based in Seattle, Shibuya also serves as co-chair of The Common Acre, supporting BIPOC land-based knowledge and cultural practices. Whether facilitating intimate dialogues, large-scale convening’s, or creative place making through murals and community activations, Shibuya cultivates spaces that foster connection, deepen understanding, and inspire collective action.