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ABOUT

     I'm Nami, an Okinawan-American artist. I was born in California, raised in Florida, live in Virginia, and work in Washington DC. 

     I make drawings and paintings influenced by both my doomsday cult upbringing and my Okinawan background. My work has been described by viewers as "bizarre," "unsettling," "nihilistic," "abominable," and "very upsetting to my friend Daniel."

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Twitter: @namioshiro

Instagram: @namioshiro

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

Corcoran College of Art + Design

Bachelor of Fine Art in Fine Art, 2012

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Devour HourDWIGHTMESS Cartooning & Comic Arts Compound, Silver Spring, MD

2024

Great TribulationsFoundry Gallery, Washington, DC

2023

Lives of Noisy DesperationRare Bird Coffee Roasters, Falls Church, VA

2023

The Breadless Circus, Great Hall Gallery (National United Methodist Church), Washington, DC

2023

Off We Go to Paradise, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA

2023

See You at Doomsday, The Anxious Tomato, Virtual

2022

Idolatry of the Ugly, Rhizome DC, Washington, DC

JURIED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Life in Color, Sitar Arts Center, Washington, DC (curated by John Deardourff, Kelly Richman-Abdou, Martina Loncar, and Maria-Victoria Checa)

2024

Small Works 2023, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Grace R. Freedman)

2023

Parallel Play, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA (curated by Audrey Miller)

2023

DC Art Now!, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC

2023

Not Limited to the Human Condition, Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, Washington, DC (curated by Sara Khambalia)

2023

Luminous, Falls Church Arts, Falls Church, VA (curated by Tara Barr)

2023

Outside Forces, Art Enables, Washington, DC (curated by Marissa Long)

2022

Wild, Falls Church Arts, Falls Church, VA (curated by Tara Barr)

2022

Courage in Color, Gallery Underground, Arlington, VA (curated by Tara Barr)

2022

Artists' Choice: Regional Juried Group Show, Foundry Gallery, Washington, DC

2022

A Space Between, Del Rey Artisans, Alexandria, VA (curated by Brittany Baron)

2022

Under the Sea and Over the Rainbow, Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA (curated by Boriana Kantcheva)

2022

Women in Art, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Virtual (curated by Lori McBride)

2022

The Janssen Data + Art Festival Exhibition, Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, NJ (curated by Julian Jimarez Howard)

2022

WOMEN (only), BROUHAHA Art Gallery, Virtual (curated by Philip George)

2022

Perceive You, Shoebox Projects, Virtual (curated by Kristine Schomaker)

2022

Black + White, Falls Church Arts, Falls Church, VA (curated by Beverly Ryan)

2022

WITHIN, Art Fluent, Virtual (curated by Amy Matteson Neill)

2022

Mona Lisa Tears, Corcoran College of Art + Design, Washington, DC

2012

White Walls, Corcoran College of Art + Design, Washington, DC (curated by Lynn Sures)

2010

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Art Bank 2023 Grant, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities

2023

Helena Foundation Young Artist Membership Grant, Foundry Gallery

2022

Courage in Color Juror's Choice Award, Honorable Mention, Gallery Underground

2022

The Janssen Data + Art Festival Award, Finalist, Zimmerli Art Museum

2022

MEDIA

"Meet Nami Oshiro," Canvas Rebel, May 2023

"Nami Oshiro," Creative Habits Podcast, Interview, June 2022

PUBLICATIONS AS ARTIST/WRITER

CoverHill Rag, Capitol Community News, June 2023

“Athena Birthed from the Skull of Zeus Fully-Formed on the Jersey Shore,” The Bleachy Times: Issue 7, December 2021

"Tell Us How You Really Feel" (artist), UNCANNY VALLEY – ARCHIVE 001, Rick Quinn, November 2021

"Unsent Love Letters," Sad and on the Internet, Patrick Forsythe, June 2013

WORKSHOPS

"Graphic Novel Camp," Rhizome DC, Washington, DC

2023

"Make Your Own Comics," Rhizome DC, Washington, DC

2022

"DIY Comics: From Cover to Cover," Life Pieces To Masterpieces, Washington, DC

2018

"Kenilworth Watercolor Collages," Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, Washington, DC

2017

"Life Stories in Comics," Life Pieces To Masterpieces, Washington, DC

2014

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Arts Educator & Administrator, Life Pieces To Masterpieces, Washington, DC

April 2018 - Present

Illustrator, Freelance, Falls Church, VA

January 2013 - Present

Writer & Illustrator, ClassHero, Vancouver, WA

September 2021 - December 2021

Art Teacher, Life Pieces To Masterpieces, Washington, DC

July 2013 - August 2016

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