Faris Nakamura (b.1988, Singapore) graduated with Bachelor in Fine Arts (First Class Honours) from LASALLE College of the Arts in partnership with Goldsmiths, College of London in 2014.
Through sculptures, installations and site-specific works, Faris investigates the way people navigate and orientate themselves as they encounter space. He desires to understand the attachment and detachments people have towards spaces, how these relationships develop, and their impact.
Faris was most recently announced as the winner of the IMPART Awards, Visual Artist Category, 2020. He was awarded the Young Talent Programme Winners’ Solo, 2017/2018, the Grand Winner at the Shitsurai International Art Competition, Kobe Biennale, 2015 and was the Winston Oh Travel Award recipient, 2013.
Faris has exhibited both locally and internationally. He has showcased at venues such as Gillman Barracks (Singapore), The Substation (Singapore), ION Art (Singapore), Scotts Square (Singapore), Georgetown Festival (Penang, Malaysia), FASS Art Gallery (Turkey), Kobe Biennale (Japan), and Palazzo Ca’ Zanardi, (Venice).It is also notable that Faris is a flautist and has performed at venues such as the Esplanade Concert Hall and the Victoria Concert Hall (Singapore).


This Shade Remains The Same, Always
Faris Nakamura
2021
Emulsion on treated wood, acrylic and metal pieces
110 x 112 x 12 cm

This Ridge Leads To Nowhere IV
Faris Nakamura
2021
Enamel coated mild steel
60 x 120 x 14 cm

This Ridge Leads To Nowhere III
Faris Nakamura
2021
Enamel coated mild steel
80 x 40 x 20 cm

This Ridge Leads To Nowhere II
Faris Nakamura
2021
Enamel coated mild steel
70 x 60 x 10 cm

This Ridge Leads To Nowhere I
Faris Nakamura
2021
Enamel coated mild steel
70 x 85 x 15 cm

More Than Just The Tip
Faris Nakamura
2021
Emulsion on treated wood, acrylic and metal pieces
110 x 120 x 18 cm

I've Seen This, All Too Often
Faris Nakamura
2021
Emulsion on treated wood, acrylic and metal pieces
110 x 120 x 18 cm

Green Hills
Faris Nakamura
2021
Emulsion on treated wood, acrylic and metal pieces
85 x 70 x 20 cm

Deep Faith
Faris Nakamura
2021
Emulsion on treated wood, acrylic and metal pieces
85 x 70 x 16 cm

Be My Eyes and Tell Me What You See
Faris Nakamura
2021
Emulsion on treated wood, acrylic and metal pieces
60 x 80 x 10 cm
Gestures of Landscape
6 - 28 May 2022
Richard Koh Fine Art,
Blk 47, Malan Road, #01-26 Gillman Barracks,
Singapore 109444
Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 7pm
Closed on Sundays, Mondays & Public Holidays
Faris Nakamura – Workshopables
5 - 27 March 2022
Supernormal.space
21 Moonstone Lane,
#09-01 Poh Leng Building,
Singapore 328462
Wednesday - Sunday, 12 - 7pm
Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays
Faris Nakamura – The Periphery Of The Other
17 September - 2 October 2021
Richard Koh Fine Art,
34-1, Jalan Telawi 2,
Bangsar Baru, 59100
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm
Closed on Sundays, Mondays & Public Holidays
Faris Nakamura, Minstrel Kuik, Natee Utarit & Svay Sareth – As We Were (Selections from the Michelangelo & Lourdes Samson Collection)
16 September - 17 October 2021
Artspace@Helutrans
#01-05 Tanjong Pagar Distripark
39 Keppel Road
Singapore 089065
1 - 7pm, Tuesday - Sunday
Closed on Mondays
Free Admission
In Our Own Frame: 10th Year Anniversary
3 - 19 December 2020
Richard Koh Fine Art,
Blk 47 Malan Road,
#01-26 Gillman Barracks,
Singapore 109444
Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 7pm
Closed on Sundays, Mondays & Public Holidays
Emerging: Collecting Singapore Contemporary – Selections from the DUO Collection
11 January - 1 March 2020
The Private Museum
51 Waterloo St
#02-06
Singapore 187969
Mon - Fri, 10am - 7pm
Sat & Sun, 11am - 5pm
Closed on Public Holidays
Faris Nakamura – Nothing To Hide: Private Collection of Contemporary Southeast Asian Art
11 - 19 January 2020
Oxley Bizhub
67 Ubi Road 1, #06-04
Singapore 408730
11, 12, 18 & 19 January 2020
12 - 5 pm
Faris Nakamura – Remember This Place, For We Will Be Back Here Again Someday
4 - 19 October 2019
Richard Koh Fine Art,
Blk 47 Malan Road,
#01-26 Gillman Barracks,
Singapore 109444
Tue - Sat, 11am - 7pm
Faris Nakamura – The Camouflaged Man: Invisibility & Mimicry
24 - 27 January 2019
Richard Koh Fine Art
Booth B01
S.E.A. Focus
BLK 9, Lock Road,
Gillman Barracks,
Singapore 108937