| Mito Elias | |
| Birth Name: | Fernando Hamilton Barbosa Elias |
| Birth Place: | Praia, Cape Verde |
| Occupation: | Poet, artist, visual artist |
Fernando Hamilton Barbosa Elias, also known as Mito or Mito Elias is a Cape Verdean artist, visual artist, poet and performer. He has a workshop in Melbourne, Australia.
Fernando Hamilton Barbosa Elias was born in Praia, on the island of Santiago in the Cape Verde Islands.
He studied art in Lisbon, Portugal, from 1989 until 1992, and did not return to Cape Verde.
Elias has a workshop in Australia.[1]
He moved to Australia in 2013, and worked as a visual arts tutor at Footscray Community Arts in Melbourne. He also established Fandata Studio in Sunshine, in the western suburbs of Melbourne.