Nana was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and graduated in 2011 with a Master’s degree in Fine Art from Kingston University of London. After becoming a PhD candidate in Interdisciplinary Art in Taiwan in 2019, she returned to the UK to complete the International Artist Training Program at the Royal College of Art. In 2019, she showcased her ice block performance art piece, "Timeline" in London.
She has worked on visual design projects for various organizations, including the Taiwanese contemporary dance group Cloud Gate Culture and Arts Foundation, the Eslite Culture Foundation, and children’s theatre. In 2013, she began expanding her artistic creations to include natural materials and officially founded her independent floral studio, Urbanbotany, in Taipei in 2014. As a floral artist, she started to create more works involving natural elements. Since 2016, she has held mini solo exhibitions around the world, showcasing small, intriguing, and versatile artworks that connect with the local cultures of the places she visits. Her artistic footprints can be found in cities like Taipei, Seoul, and London.
Now based in Los Angeles, California, she focuses on observing local wild plants and natural landscapes, creating mini-sized drawings using natural materials such as minerals and plants. Sparking fresh inspiration and creating dialogues with the world she encounters.
2019
National Taipei University of Education
Ph.D. candidate
2019
Royal College of Art
International Artist Trainee
2017
Seoul National University, Korea
Ph.D. Art Exchange Student
2014
British Academy of Floral Art (BAFA)
2011
Kingston University of London
MA Fine Art
2024
Film Project Interview
by Elysian Valley Arts Collective x Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
2024 September
"Ms. Kiku's Window"
Los Angeles, Frog Town Art Walk Festival
2023
Publication:The Flower School - The Principles and Pleasures of Good Flowers
Translator of the Chinese version
2023
@Los Angeles
2022
w/ cinematographer PhilipsShum
2020
@Taipei
2019
@London
2019
Blooming Project 2: Regent floral land
@Taipei
2019
Writer
2019
@Taipei
2018
@Seoul
2018
Blooming Project 1 infinite 무궁
@Seoul
2017
Writer
2016
Christmas Window Floral Exhibition
Huashan1914 @Taipei
2014
Puppet Design @Taipei
2011-2014
Costume Visual Design @Taipei
2013
illustrator
2012
Cloud Gate Culture and Arts Foundation
Visual Design @Taipei
2013
Founded independent studio
Chinese Version 中 文
Nana出生於台灣台北市,2011年畢業於英國 Kingston University of London Fine Art 碩士研究所,2019年在台灣取得了藝術跨領域博士候選人的資格後,再度前往英國皇家藝術學院,完成國際藝術家培訓計畫,並於2019年在倫敦展出冰塊行動藝術品 - 『時間軸』。
曾為台灣當代舞蹈團體『雲門舞集』、文藝單位『誠品文化基金會』以及兒童劇場等組織,製作視覺設計,2013年開始將藝術創作延伸到自然媒材,於2014年獲得台灣文化部創業補助正式於台北登記獨立花藝工作室 - 莪本設計有限公司,以花藝師的身份執行更多與自然素材有關的創作。2016年至今,嘗試每年在世界各地快閃展出,紀錄所到之處與當地文化連結的迷你藝術展,小巧令人玩味的多變風格作品,台北、首爾、倫敦都曾留下創作的足跡。
目前定居於加州洛杉磯,聚焦於當地的野生植物與local自然景觀,以天然媒材(礦石、植物)創作迷你尺寸的繪圖。2024秋季即將以全新系列的風格作品,參加本年度的蛙鎮『藝術祭』,製造不同的火花,與萍水相逢的世界對話的方式。
2011
英國倫敦金斯頓大學 | 藝術碩士
2014
英國皇家學術花藝組織 | BAFA認證
2017
首爾大學
藝術跨域博士研究海外研習 | 國際交換生
2019
國立台北教育大學藝術跨域學系 | 博士候選人
2019
英國皇家藝術學院 | 國際研習藝術家
2011-2014 | 台北
趙自強如果兒童劇團 劇場服裝造型視覺
2012 | 台北
雲門舞集 專案視覺設計
2013 | 台北
獲台灣文化部補助 獨立工作室登記立案
2013 | 台北
誠品文化藝術基金會 宣傳品插畫家
2014 | 台北
台北故宮博物院 古文物造型玩偶設計
2016 | 台北
聖夜:台北&韓國花藝師聯名展 華山1914
2017 | 台北
出版書籍:花日子 作者
時報出版
2018 | 首爾
開花 0 金, 空氣, 水 solo展
2018 | 首爾
開花 1 無窮 solo展