Keteleer Gallery is very pleased to announce the representation of Japanese artist Nami Yokoyama.
Nami Yokoyama (b. 1986, Gifu, Japan) is a contemporary Japanese painter based in Aichi (JP) whose work examines the relationship between words, value, memory and identity. After completing her BFA (2010) and MFA (2012) in painting at Aichi University of the Arts, she developed a practice centred on still lifes and neon motifs that question how language shapes perception. Her oeuvre also extends to other media, including delicate ceramics and intimate drawings.
Nami Yokoyama has exhibited internationally in exhibitions across Japan, Europe, and Asia. She had solo exhibitions in Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu (2021-22) and the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (2019). Her work has been included in group exhibitions at the Toyota Municipal Museum of Art; The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto; Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto; Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art; Mori Art Museum; Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery; and many more. Yokoyama has also participated in major international art fairs such as Frieze Seoul, further establishing her presence within the global contemporary art scene. She was awarded the Nissan Art Prize – Audience Award in 2017.
Yokoyama's first solo exhibition with the gallery will open September 5th, 2026.
Image:
Nami Yokoyama
Shape of Your Words [in Gifu 2025/3/17], 2025
Oil on linen
130.3 x 162 cm
Mar 13, 2026
