Nana Chen

Nana is an Ikenobo flower artist and a multidisciplinary visual artist. With over thirteen years of experience in floral practice and teaching, her long-term relationship with plants has shaped her approach to flower arrangement — not merely as a formal aesthetic, but as a way of creating dialogue between nature, space, and people.
She is currently based in Frogtown, Los Angeles, living near the river where nature and community intersect. Much of her creative inspiration comes from the places she has lived, as well as from the accumulation of diverse cultural backgrounds and life experiences. Through her work, she seeks to engage in conversation with local communities, allowing art to exist as part of everyday life rather than as an isolated display.
During her childhood, Nana lived with her grandparents, who grew up in Taiwan during a period strongly influenced by Japanese education. Their daily rhythms, language, and sense of aesthetics deeply shaped her perception of nature and everyday life. These subtle yet lasting cultural memories later became an important foundation for her engagement with Ikenobo flower arrangement and artistic practice.
Her work combines the study of natural materials with a long-term exploration of Easte...

2011
Kingston University of London
Master Degree of Fine Art
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2017
Seoul National University, Korea
Ph.D. Art Exchange Student
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2019
National Taipei University of Education
Ph.D. candidate
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2019
Royal College of Art
International Artist Trainee

2025
LA River Fest, Community Teaching Workshop representing Frogtown Arts, Los Angeles

2024
Art Along The River, Film Project Interview, Elysian Valley Arts Collective × Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
Frog Town Art Walk, “Ms. Kiku’s Window”, Los Angeles

2023
Publication: The Flower School – The Principles and Pleasures of Good Flowers, Translator (Chinese Edition)
Gathering, Frogtown, Los Angeles

2022
Collaborative Project with Cinematographer Philips Shum

2020
Blooming Project 3: Timeline, Taipei

2019
TIMELINE, Royal College of Art (RCA), London
Blooming Project 2: Regent Floral Land, Taipei
Publication: Flower Aesthetics, Writer
Down Town Shape, Taipei

2018
Blooming Project 1: Infinite (무궁), Seoul
Blooming Project 0: Gold, Air, Water (금·공기·물), Seoul

2017
Publication: Blossom Days, Writer

2016
Christmas Window Floral Exhibition, Huashan 1914 Creative Park, Taipei

2013
Founded independent studio Urbanbotany, Taipei
Illustrator, Eslite Corporation, Taipei

2012
Visual Design, Cloud Gate Culture and Arts Foundation, Taipei

2011–2014
If Kids Theatre, Costume & Visual Design, Taipei