Hanae Utamura
Hanae Utamura was born in Iberaki, Japan and is currently based between New York and Tokyo. She holds a BFA from Goldsmiths College, London (2004) and an MFA from University of the Arts, London (2010).
Utamura's prints combine visual drama with a dizzying reminder of the immensity of the natural world. The series reflects the artist’s interest in the history and politics of nuclear energy, considering the impact of its disposal as well as its revolutionary potential. The prints imagine a natural environment subjected to nuclear radiation exposure.
Selected solo exhibitions include 'The Blue' at Big Orbit Gallery, Buffalo, U.S (2019), 'Weather Constellation' at Rosenberg Gallery, Hofstra University, NY (2018) and 'Holiday at War', Shiseido Art Egg Award, Shiseido Art Gallery, Tokyo (2018).
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About Hanae Utamura
Hanae Utamura was born in Iberaki, Japan and is currently based between New York and Tokyo. She holds a BFA from Goldsmiths College, London (2004) and an MFA from University of the Arts, London (2010). In 2019 she was a visiting scholar at New York University. Selected solo exhibitions include 'Solo Show', UN/CUBE Gallery (2020), 'The Blue' at Big Orbit Gallery, Buffalo, U.S (2019) and 'Holiday at War', Shiseido Art Egg Award Exhibition, Shiseido Art Gallery, Tokyo (2018). Selected group exhibitions include ‘ecofeminism(s)' curated by Monika Fabijanska, Thomas Erben Gallery, New York (2020) and 'Image between History and Human being’, The Korean Society of Art and Media International Exhibition, Total Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea (2019).