Nami Okada creates works that blend abstraction and figuration through a distinctive technique of layering acrylic paint and repeatedly carving into it.
Her pieces are a collage of places she has visited and landscapes she has seen, woven together to form entirely new scenes.
The gradients born from the layers of paint create spatial boundaries and emit a luminous glow.
Much like the Impressionist painters who sought to capture the interplay of light and color, Okada seems to pursue these elements within the landscapes she creates.
This radiance, imbued with a cosmic and ontological vision, may symbolize her search for an eternal moment.
In 2023, her major exhibitions included:
- “Mother New York“ (New York, USA)
- NANJO SELECTION vol.2 “A Whiter Shade of Pale“ at N&A Art SITE (Tokyo, Japan)
- “New Horizons: From History to the Future,“ the 10th Anniversary Exhibition at Arts Maebashi (Gunma, Japan)
- Solo exhibition “Flow of Time“ at Ginza Tsutaya Books (Tokyo, Japan)
In 2024, her works will be presented at:
- WHAT CAFÉ Exhibition Vol.37 (Tokyo, Japan)
- Meet Your Art Festival (Tokyo, Japan)
- Takasaki Museum of Art (Gunma, Japan)
- Art Miami (Miami, USA)
Nami OKADAKunihiko NOHARA
ART MIAMI 2024
2024/12/03 -2024/12/08
1 Herald Plaza (NE 14th Street & Biscayne Bay), MIAMI
Nami OKADA
Curated Exhibition
2024/11/23 -2024/12/26
Takasaki Museum of Art,Gunma
Nami OKADA
WHAT CAFE EXHIBITION vol.37：Canvas of a Narrative
2024/09/13 -2024/09/29
WHAT CAFE, Tennoz
Hideki IINUMA / Rei ITAYA / Nami OKADA / Ryosuke KAWAHIRA / Mikako TAKAHASHI / Takaoki TAJIMA / Mika CHIBA / Keitoku TOIZUMI / Takayuki NIWA / Gekko NUMATA / Kunihiko NOHARA / Saori HASEGAWA / Osamu WATANABE
Laissez-faire
2024/07/31 -2024/08/13
Daimaru Umeda Store, 3rd Floor East Event Space, Osaka
Nami OKADA
The eternal moment
2024/07/03 -2024/07/20
gallery UG Tennoz
Nami OKADA/Takaoki TAJOMA/Kunihiko NOHARA
Art Vancouver Contemporary Art Fair 2024
2024/04/11 -2024/04/14
Vancouver Convention Centre East
Shigeo IZUMI/Nami OKADA/Takaoki TAJIMA/Kunihiko NOHARA/ Misako MAEGAKI/Tomoko WADA/Osamu WATANABE
UG [OSAKAN] vol.2
2024/04/03 -2024/04/23
gallery UG Osaka Umeda
Nami OKADA/ Ryosuke KAWAHIRA/ Takaoki TAJIMA/ Keitoku TOIZUMI/ Kunihiko NOHARA/ Hiroya YOSHIKAWA
CONTEMPO × gallery UG : Extended Edition
2024/04/01 -2024/05/05
gallery UG Macau
Nami OKADA/Ryosuke KAWAHIRA/Takaoki TAJIMA/Keotoku TOIZUMI/Kunihiko NOHARA
UG [TOKYOITE] vol.1
2024/03/15 -2024/03/30
gallery UG Tennoz
Nami OKADA/Ryosuke KAWAHIRA/Takaoki TAJIMA/Keitoku TOIZUMI/Kunihiko NOHARA/Hiroya YOSHIKAWA
ART FAIR TOKYO 2024
2024/03/08 -2024/03/10
Tokyo International Forum Hall E / Lobby Gallery Booth No. N046
Junko ASANO/ Takashi ONISHI/ Nami OKADA/ Ryosuke KAWAHIRA/ Takaoki TAJIMA/ Keitoku TOIZUMI/ Takayuki NIWA/ Gekko NUMATA/ Nobuko NUMANO/ Naoki NOMURA/ Kunihiko NOHARA/ Saori HASEGAWA
UG [OSAKAN] vol.1
2024/02/21 -2024/03/12
gallery UG Osaka Umeda
Nami OKADARyosuke KAWAHIRATakaoki TAJIMAKeitoku TOIZUMIKunihiko NOHARAHiroya YOSHIKAWA
Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition gallery UG×CONTEMPO
2024/02/01 -2024/03/30
Sands Gallery, Macau
Nami OKADAKunihiko NOHARA
Mother × gallery UG ART Exhibition
2023/10/27 -2023/12/31
Mother New York, 77 10th Street Brooklyn
Nami OKADA
flow of time
2023/10/14 -2023/11/03
GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS, Art Wall
Nami OKADA
Arts Maebashi 10th Anniversary Exhibition – New Horizon: Vision of the Future
2023/10/14 -2024/02/12
Arts Maebashi and various facilities around downtown Maebashi
Nami OKADAKunihiko NOHARA
artKYOTO 2023
2023/10/06 -2023/10/09
Former Imperial Villa, Nijo Castle
Nami OKADA
VOID
2023/08/04 -2023/08/26
gallery UG Tennoz
Nami OKADA
【N&A Art SITE】 Nami OKADA 「Whiter Shade of Pale」
2023/07/03 -2023/07/29
N&A Art SITE
Junko ASANOTakashi ONISHINami OKADALIN Chia-hung
Laissez-faire Vol.10
2023/04/01 -2023/04/15
gallery UG Tennoz
Nami OKADATakaoki TAJIMAKeitoku TOIZUMIKunihiko NOHARA Sakiko ASAOKA Chihiro NAGASHIMA
D-art,ART 2022 / Daimaru Kyoto
2022/10/12 -2022/10/24
Daimaru Kyoto 1F / 6F
Takashi ONISHINami OKADATakaoki TAJIMAMitsuaki TACHIBANAKunihiko NOHARANaoki NOMURA
D-art,ART 2022 / Daimaru Kobe
2022/10/05 -2022/10/10
Daimaru Kobe 1F Main stage side special venue / 1F CAFFERA
Nami OKADA
reflection
2022/07/01 -2022/07/23
gallery UG Tennoz
Nami OKADATakaoki TAJIMAKunihiko NOHARA
D-art,ART 2022
2022/06/15 -2022/06/20
Daimaru Shinsaibashi / PARCO shinsaibashi
Nami OKADATakaoki TAJIMAKunihiko NOHARA
art stage OSAKA 2022
2022/06/03 -2022/06/06
DOJIMA RIVER FORUM
Nami OKADAKunihiko NOHARA
ART FAIR TOKYO 2022
2022/03/11 -2022/03/13
Tokyo International Forum
Nami OKADATakaoki TAJIMAKeitoku TOIZUMITakayuki NIWAKunihiko NOHARA
Gallery Colection
2022/02/01 -2022/02/28
gallery UG Tennoz
Junko ASANOHitomi OSHIMANami OKADAMika CHIBATakayuki NIWAGekko NUMATAKunihiko NOHARATomoko WADA
NEXT GENERATION ART KYOTO
2021/11/03 -2021/11/08
Daimaru Kyoto
Nami OKADAMika CHIBAKunihiko NOHARA
VOLTA BASEL 2021
2021/09/20 -2021/09/26
Switzerland
Nami OKADA
dimensions
2021/07/23 -2021/08/08
gallery UG Tennoz
Junko ASANOShigeo IZUMITakashi ONISHINami OKADARyosuke KAWAHIRAMikako TAKAHASHITakaoki TAJIMAMika CHIBATakayuki NIWAGekko NUMATANobuko NUMANOYoshikazu HIRAMATSUMisako MAEGAKITomoko WADAI Chao Wang Hiroko ICHITSUKA Kana UCHIDA Yurika ISHIYAMA Kao MORIMOTO
Lassez-faire
2020/11/13 -2020/11/28
gallery UG Tennoz
Nami OKADARyosuke KAWAHIRATakaoki TAJIMAMika CHIBATakayuki NIWAGekko NUMATANobuko NUMANOKunihiko NOHARAYoshikazu HIRAMATSUMisako MAEGAKIOsamu WATANABE Yurika ISHIYAMA Hiroko ICHIZUKA Takako YUKI
ART colours Vol.33 Summer Exhibition
2020/07/01 -2020/09/21
Park Hotel Tokyo
Junko ASANONami OKADAMikako TAKAHASHITakaoki TAJIMAMika CHIBATakayuki NIWAGekko NUMATANobuko NUMANOKunihiko NOHARAYoshikazu HIRAMATSUMisako MAEGAKITomoko WADA
“Spring Breeze -spring has come- ” ART colours Vol.32 Spring Exhibition
2020/03/24 -2020/06/30
Park Hotel Tokyo
Nami OKADATakaoki TAJIMAKunihiko NOHARA
VOLTA New York
2020/03/04 -2020/03/08
Metropolitan West, NY
Nami OKADA
FACING EACH OTHER
2020/02/10 -2020/02/15
gallery UG Bakurocho
Junko ASANONami OKADARyosuke KAWAHIRAMikako TAKAHASHITakaoki TAJIMAMika CHIBATakayuki NIWANobuko NUMANOKunihiko NOHARAMisako MAEGAKITomoko WADA Yurika ISHIYAMA Hiroko ICHITSUKA Kako MORIMOTO
ONE ART TAIPEI 2020
2020/01/17 -2020/01/19
The Sherwood Taipei
Junko ASANONami OKADAKunihiko NOHARATomoko WADA Hiroko ICHITSUKA Yasuhito KAWASAKI
ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA 2019
2019/09/06 -2019/09/08
Hotel Okura Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Nami OKADARyosuke KAWAHIRAMika CHIBA Filipa Tojal Yukie OSA Kimi SAKAKI Kazuma TAKAHASHI Rin TAMO Sakiko MARUYAMA Kako MORIMOTO
KONSHIN-TEN
2019/07/08 -2019/07/14
gallery UG Bakurocho
