Jean Nagai is an artist (b.1979 Seattle, WA) and has spent the last few years in New Mexico and California. He received a BA from The Evergreen State College in ’04 and his work has been shown mostly along the West coast.
By engaging in a meditative process by which the sum of many individual dots accumulate to form a larger synergic whole, Jean’s work both creates and explores a spiritual microcosm and macrocosm that shifts between the physical, digital and political landscape.
EDUCATION
The Evergreen State College | BA 2004
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
The Past and Present Are Present Chins Gallery Bangkok, Thailand
There Is No Center Pt2 Gallery, Oakland, CA
2017
All Are Welcome Portland State University, Portland, OR
2016
Ultramarine Stable Gallery Olympia, WA
Cyan Essence Open Gallery Portland, OR
2015
Correctional Fluid Salon Refu Olympia, WA
2014
Whiteout Privilege 2 The Stable Gallery Olympia, WA
Gridlord Las Cruxes Austin, TX
2012
American Dreamer Flat Color Gallery Seattle, WA
2011
Ultimate Alternative Waver Northern Gallery Olympia, WA
2007
Puget Sounds SOIL Gallery Seattle, WA
2006
White Haze Western Washington University Gallery Bellingham, WA
DUO EXHIBITIONS
2020
Seven Translations For Twilight (with Lilah Rose) Pt2 Gallery Oakland, CA
2018
Avalon (with Lilah Rose) Hilde LA, Los Angeles, CA
In Time Pt2 Gallery Oakland, CA
Psychotropic Seas Oregon State University Fairbanks Gallery Corvallis, OR
2017
Dots, Rocks, and Landscapes Salon Refu Olympia, WA
2015
Hydra (with Lilah Rose) site specific installation Olympia, WA
2014
The Well of Eternal Rose House (with Lilah Rose) Stable Gallery Olympia, WA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
Group Show Wing Luke Museum Seattle, WA
2020
CUBED The Hole New York, NY
Collaboration With Spirit SOIL Gallery Seattle, WA
2019
5 Year Mini Galerie Amsterdam, Holland
By and By:Hope For Future Durden and Ray Los Angeles, CA
2018
Group Show Richard Heller Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Side Eye:Visions of Periphery Spring Break Art Show New York, NY
Rude Assembly Campbell Projects Sydney, Australia
2017
Out of Sight Vital 5 Productions, Seattle, WA
RESET Athen B Gallery, Oakland, CA
2015
Sun Spots Big Medium Austin, TX
Co Lab Athen B Gallery Oakland, CA
Black, White & Wet Paint Open Gallery Portland, OR
2014
Fantasia 2014 Rhinoceropolis Denver, CO
2013
Associations Nelson Street Gallery Atlanta,GE
Battle Hearts Western Washington University Bellingham, WA
MURALS
2017 Coyote Leaving the Burning City SODO Track Seattle, WA (with Baso Fibonacci)
2016 Nutritional Food (with students of NOVA School) Thurston County Food Bank, Olympia, WA
2015
Artesian Commons Well Artesian Well Olympia, WA
Black Lives Matter Salon Refu Olympia, WA
2013
Trayvon's Rainbow Northern Gallery Olympia, WA
RESIDENCIES
2017 Tappan Collective Residency Los Angeles, CA
2016 Historic RAIR Roswell, NM
2007 Stairwell Gallery Providence, RI
GUEST LECTURER
2016 North Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
2011 The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA
2006 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA