nana endo

English below

岩手県盛岡市生まれ。やたら引越しの多い人生を歩む。
幼少期より家族の影響で、華道や茶道、書道、琴などの日本伝統芸術に取り組む。また七歳より演劇を始め、大学時代は舞台芸術を専攻。海外のエンターテインメントを学ぶべくアメリカ、オーストラリア等に留学。

その後広告代理店にてプロデューサーとして勤務し、退職後にアメリカ・オレゴン州に移住。
草月流いけ花・師範として、現地でフラワーデザイン事業を営みながら、

オレゴン州立大学でカリグラフィーのクラスを受け持つ。
帰国後、フリーランスのプロデューサー、ストーリーテラーとして、主にスタートアップ企業の仕事を行う。
2021年より個人でアート創作を開始し、精力的に制作を行う。

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- AWARD

最優秀賞受賞　Grand Prize | Nov 2023
国立新美術館「躍動する現代作家展」 選出展示

"12th Dynamic Contemporary Artists Exhibition

at The National Art Center, Tokyo

グランプリ受賞　Grand Prize | Apr 2024

DIGITAL FRONTIER GRAND PRIX 2024

ベストインタラクティブ受賞　 Best Interactive | Apr 2024

DIGITAL FRONTIER GRAND PRIX 2024

MVP賞　 MVP | Feb 2024

Neighbors. DHGS THE DAY

-展示実績
オリジナル絵本「LIFE CLOCK」
絵本展 gallery kissa 主催（浅草橋）
絵本展　文喫 主催（六本木）
「GREEN LAVA」デジタルハリウッド大学大学院  展示会 出展
「EMERALDA」落合陽一 監修／主催「メディアアート展」出展

​「Qi」アメリカ NY市マンハッタン"NOHO M55Gallery"主催／LOVE Exhibition 展示会 出展

​「Qi - nana endo 個展」 Article Atelier & Gallery / 熱海市

「光る足跡 Qi」 "躍動する現代作家展 at 国立新美術館" 

国立新美術館 / 東京

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Based in Tokyo, born in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Her mother's side of the family is a Shinto shrine. Since her childhood, she has been involved in traditional Japanese arts such as Ikebana(Japanese flower arrangement), tea ceremony, calligraphy, and Koto (Japanese harp) under the influence of her family. Nana's perspective, way of thinking, and view of the world is greatly influenced by these.

And She also has a strong interest in the performing arts, and began theater at the age of seven. After Graduate Nihon University college of Art,  She worked as a producer at an advertising agency till moving to Oregon, USA. After she moved to U.S.A., she worked as a master of Ikebana and ran a floral design business there. She also taught Japanese calligraphy classes at Oregon State University in Portland city. In 2021, she began creating art privately, and has been actively involved in the production process.
 

● Original Picture Book "LIFE CLOCK" Exhibited at Picture Book Exhibition by gallery kissa (Tokyo)

Exhibited at Picture Book Exhibition by Bunkitsu (Tokyo)

● Media Art Series "Glowing"

"GREEN LAVA"
Exhibited at Digital Hollywood University Graduate School Exhibition

"EMERALDA"

 Exhibited at "Media Art Exhibition" supervised/hosted by Yoichi Ochiai