OVERVIEW

Nanami Inoue was born in 1996 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, where she currently lives and works. She graduated BA oil painting Nagoya University of the Arts in 2019 and received her MFA in oil painting from Kyoto University of the Arts Fine & Applied Arts field in 2021.

By repeating the singular act of drawing lines, Inoue attempts to free the painting from being bound to the idea that a painting must necessarily be a drawing of something. Inoue’s physically repetitive actions may seem mechanical, but the more precise she aims to become, the more apparent it becomes that she is not a machine. This difference turns into a visual image through the tracks she leaves behind in her paintings. In an age where we are required to create 1 from 0, the inadvertent and slight differences that make up Inoue’s works allow us to become aware of the infinity that lies between 0 and 1.

HISTORY

2024
‘Forgotten Water’, anonymous studio, AIchi, Japan
‘Fish don’ t know they’re in water’ KOTARO NUKAGA, Tokyo, Japan
2023
‘|||||||||||’, biscuit gallery karuizawa, Nagano, Japan
‘Achilles and the Tortoise’, M5 GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan
2022
‘Maybe so, maybe not’, KOTARO NUKAGA, Tokyo, Japan
2021
‘EQUABLE’, ex-chamber museum, Tokyo, Japan

2025
Collectors IV: Trigger and Mirror ‘, Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
‘Trash, Pencils, and Art’, UNKNOWN HARAJUKU, Tokyo, Japan
2024
‘Inaugural Group Exhibition’, niso gallery, London, UK
2023
‘Kansai Voice vol. 2’, nichido contemporary art, Tokyo, Japan
2022
‘over and over’, MOGANA, Kyoto, Japan
‘ARToVILLA MARKET’, FAB CAFE SHIBUYA, Tokyo, Japan
‘POLYPHONY’, Arario Gallery, Shanghai, China
2021
‘non-painting’, YEBISU ART LABO, Aichi, Japan
‘ART AWARD TOKYO MARUNOUCHI 2021’, Marunouchi Bldg. 3F corridor, Tokyo, Japan
‘young okazaki vol.1’, MtK Contemporary Art, Kyoto, Japan
‘perspective Koga Miura×Nanami Inoue two-person exhibition’, biscuit gallery, Tokyo, Japan
‘DAWN-EXPOSITION 2021.04-‘, GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS GINZA ATRIUM, Tokyo, Japan
2020
‘S-2Ds’, ex-chamber museum, Tokyo, Japan
‘ARTISTSʼ FAIR KYOTO 2020’, The Museum of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Ryutaro Takahashi Collection, Japan

WORKS

NEWS

KOTARO NUKAGA to participate in 'KOGEI Art Fair Kanazawa 2025'

KOTARO NUKAGA is pleased to announce our participation in ‘KOGEI Art Fair Kanazawa 2025’, Japan’s only art fair dedicated to crafts held in Hyatt Centric Kanazawa, Kanazawa, Japan from November 28 to 30.   KOTARO NUKAGA will present works by four artists: Mariko Kobayashi, Nanami Inoue, Yohei Chimura and Teppei Miyake.  Mariko Kobayashi employs textile-based methodologies,

Nanami Inoue will participate ‘Collectors IV: Trigger and Mirror’ at Fukuoka Art Museum

Nanami Inoue will participate in ‘Collectors IV: Trigger and Mirror’ at Fukuoka Art Museum from September 13 – September 28, 2025. Featuring 46 representative works from the collections of entrepreneurs Masamichi Toyama and Koichiro Yoshida, the exhibition will exhibit Inoue’s “SUHU_6” from Toyama’s collection.   【EXHIBITION DETAILS】 Title: Collectors IV: Trigger and Mirror Venue: Fukuoka

anonymous art project to exhibit at art fair 'Taipei Dangdai 2025'

Nanami Inoue, Kazuhito Kawai, Rei Kizumoto, Tomona Matsukawa, and Keita Morimoto will participate in the art fair “Taipei Dangdai 2025” from Friday, May 9 to Sunday, May 11, 2025 at the booth of anonymous art project curated by Miwa Kutsuna. ◾️EXHIBITION DETAILS May 8 VIP Preview  14:00-19:00 May 9 Public View  11:00-18:00 May 10 Public

KOTARO NUKAGA to participate in 'ART FAIR TOKYO'

KOTARO NUKAGA is pleased to announce our participation in Japan’s largest art fair “ART FAIR TOKYO”, to be held at the Tokyo International Forum from March 7 to 9 with a lineup of 9 international artists including Gentaro Ishizuka, Nanami Inoue, Kazuhito Kawai, Tomona Matsukawa, Keita Morimoto, New York based artist Esmaa Mohamoud, Nir Hod,

KOTARO NUKAGA to participate in 'KOGEI Art Fair Kanazawa 2024'

KOTARO NUKAGA is pleased to announce our participation for the first time at KOGEI Art Fair Kanazawa 2024, an art fair held in Hyatt Centric Kanazawa, from November 29 to December 1, 2024. In this art fair, KOTARO NUKAGA will present works by 4 artists: Nanami Inoue, Kazuhito Kawai, Yuki Tawada and Fuku Fukumoto, and

KOTARO NUKAGA to participate in 'THE ARMORY SHOW 2024'

KOTARO NUKAGA is pleased to announce our participation at THE ARMORY SHOW 2024, an international art fair held in Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, from September 6 to September 8. For our first show in this art fair, KOTARO NUKAGA will present works by international artists: Keita Morimoto, Tomona Matsukawa, Nanami Inoue, Kazuhito Kawai,

Nanami Inoue ‘Fish don't know they're in water’

KOTARO NUKAGA Three is pleased to present ‘Fish don’t know they’re in water’ a solo exhibition by Nanami Inoue, from July 20 to September 7. This is Inoue’s second solo show at the gallery, following ‘Maybe so, maybe not’ in 2022, and will feature “Rim,” a new series of beaded drawings, works in her most

KOTARO NUKAGA to participate in 'Tokyo Gendai'

KOTARO NUKAGA is delighted to announce its participation in Tokyo Gendai from July 5(Fri) to July 7(Sun),2024. ■EXHIBITION DETAILS VIP Preview (by invitation only) 7/4(Thu)2pm-5pm Vernissage 7/4(Thu)5pm-8pm General Admission 7/5(Fri)11am-6pm 7/6(Sat)11am-6pm 7/7(Sun)11am-5:30pm ■ARTIST Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho Nanami Inoue Maiko Kasai Takehito Koganezawa Tomona Matsukawa Tomokazu Matsuyama Joel Mesler José Parlá Carlos Rolón Yuichiro

Nanami Inoue to participate in 'over and over' at MOGANA in Kyoto

Nanami Inoue to participate in “over and over” at MOGANA, the most luxurious hotel in Kyoto. The exhibition will feature Kengo Kito, a contemporary artist who has received acclaim in both Japan and abroad for his works that attune our sensitivity to color through the use of everyday objects such as hula hoops and scarves.

Exhibition Announcement - Art Fair Tokyo 2022

KOTARO NUKAGA will be exhibiting at ART FAIR TOKYO 2022, held at the Tokyo International Forum from March 11 (Fri). At this art fair, KOTARO NUKAGA will exhibit works by Tomokazu Matsuyama, Yuichi Hirako and seven other artists. Tomokazu Matsuyama’s new work “People With People,” is a large-scale work from his signature series “Fictional Landscape.”