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Education
California Institute of the Arts (2019 - 2021) - BFA - Valencia, California
Chapman University (2017-2019) - Orange, California
- National Collegiate Scholar (2017 - )
- Temple University (Study Abroad, Spring 2019) - Tokyo, Japan
‘IolaniSchool - Honolulu, Hawai’i
Selected Exhibitions
Talk Story - Solo Box Jelly Artist in Residence show - 2021
むかしむかし once upon a time - Hawaii Theatre Center - 2021
BFA Show 2020, Serving the People, - 2020
Imagine Entertainment - Beverly Hills, California - 2020
dunno - Solo Show - Valencia, California -, 2020
Wut? - Solo Show - Mori Hawaii -, 2020
Nomad Pavilion - Venice Beach, California - 2019
Open Studio - Pearl City, Hawaii - 2019
Ellipses - Design Festa Gallery, Harajuku, Japan - 2019
Satellite Art Fair - Miami, Florida - 2018
Residencies
2020-21 Box Jelly Hawaii
Awards
Chapman Departmental Show - Runner Up for Best Video Piece- Orange, California - 2018
Chapman Departmental Show - Best Ceramic Piece - Orange, California - 2018
Chapman Departmental Show - Best Installation Piece - Orange, California - 2018
Work Experience
Fish School Program Coordinator - 2021-
Blue Clay Ceramics and Drawing Instructor - 2021-
Art and Flea Hawaii intern - 2019
Artist in Residency Intern at BoxJelly Hawai`i - 2018 - 2019
Gallery Assistant - 2018, Chapman University
Painting and Drawing Studio Assistant- 2017- 2018, Chapman University
House of the Arts - Co-Head of Curation - 2018
Teaching Assistant Noriko Foundation - Chapman University - 2018
Production Design Assistant - 2017, Chapman University
808 Urban Artist Assistant - 2016
Extracurriculars
Art and Art History TikTok account @umeboi - 328K followers - 2021
Chapman University Art Club - President - 2018 - 2019
Publications
Loochoo nu Kwa Podcast - Art and Indigeneity/ Cultural Identity - 2021
アロハガール - Blog Post - 2021
Art History In The Age Of TikTok - Artland Magazine - 2020
Super Smash Hoes Podcast - 2020
Figuring it Out Podcast - 2020
It's Lit with PHDJ Podcast - Episode 117 - 2020
Homes and Homeys - Mori Hawaii - 2020
Meet Dane Nakama in Santa Clarita - Voyage LA - 2020
Art in a Time of Pandemic: How Artists and Institutions Stay Connected - 2020
Nakama’s ‘WUT?’ Explores Unknown - MidWeek Hawaii - 2020
The Satellite Experience - Chapman University Magazine - 2019
Scholarships
Lillian Disney Scholarship, California Institute of the Arts - 2019 - 2021
Dean's Project Grant, California Institute of the Arts - 2020
Diversity Grant, California Institute of the Arts - 2020
Dean’s Scholarship, Chapman University - 2017 - 2019
Student Grant, Chapman University - 2017 - 2019