Nara was born in 1977, went through winning the gold prize of GEISAI#10 organized by Takashi Murakami, holding her first solo exhibition "JUMP" at tokyo wonder site hongo, group exhibition at tokyo wonder site shibuya and second solo exhibition "refigure" at GALLERY at lammfromm.

In 2008, she stayed in New York as an overseas trainee of Pola Art Foundation. This exhibition is the first solo exhibition since she came back to Japan. Nara depicted people like a boy skateboarding, girls beating each other up and a crowd onlooking from images she picked up from magazines or TV show past years. Her main theme has been people. However, the leading image came to her mind was gravestone this time. She says she was inspired when she visited a cemetery while she was in New York.

Enami Nara’s "LIFE" will show approximately 10 new works including "cemetery" series and "interview".

Enami Nara Profile
1977 Born in Hokkaido
2001 Tokyo Zokei University, Tokyo, JAPAN, BFAs
2003 Tokyo Zokei University, Tokyo, JAPAN, Research student
2007 Tokyo Zokei University, Tokyo, JAPAN, MFAs
2008 Overseas trainee of Pola Art Foundation Selected solo exhibitions
2008 “refigure” GALLERY at lammfromm
2006 “JUMP”　tokyo wonder site hongo, Tokyo
2002 Yoseido Gallery, Tokyo

Selected group exhibitions
2007 “Tokyo paints/ my humble daily scenes”
tokyo wonder site shibuya, Tokyo, “On the Cutting Edge : Contemporary Japanese Prints”, Library of Congress, Washington D.C., “Tokyo Zokei University Postgraduate Show” Bunpodo Gallery, Tokyo
2006　　NADA Art Fair/ Kaikai Kiki Booth, Florida
2005 "50th CWAJ PrintShow" Tokyo American Club, Tokyo

Awards
2006 GEISAI#10, Gold prize, Liquitex prize, illustration prize, smart prize
2006 "TOKYO WONDER WALL 2006", ｓｅｌｅｃｔed as a finalist
2005 "TOKYO WONDER WALL 2005", ｓｅｌｅｃｔed as a finalist
2005 "Shell Art Award 2005", ｓｅｌｅｃｔed as a finalist
2004 "Shell Art Award 2004", ｓｅｌｅｃｔed as a finalist

* The text provided by Bambinart Gallery.

Opened dates: June 26 - July 24, 2010