Tomoko Nagai

Tomoko Nagai is known for the fantastical worlds that she depicts in her paintings. Her signature use of candy-pastel colors depict dreamscapes often filled with teddy bears, children, animals and plants. These scenes remind viewers of fairy tale worlds where magical places and encounters with a host of imagined characters are possible. Her paintings resemble […]

Tomoko Nagai is known for the fantastical worlds that she depicts in her paintings. Her signature use of candy-pastel colors depict dreamscapes often filled with teddy bears, children, animals and plants. These scenes remind viewers of fairy tale worlds where magical places and encounters with a host of imagined characters are possible. Her paintings resemble picture book narratives that she leaves open-ended, “when I think about the different views and stories that come from different viewers, it is like a journey on a spaceship, bound for limitless possibility – it’s exciting.”