Kara Tanaka received her MFA from the California Institute of the Arts in 2008, BA from the University of California, Irvine in 2005, and a Postgraduate Diploma from Goldsmiths College, University of London in 2006. Recent solo exhibitions include Simon Preston Gallery, New York, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo, NY, LAX>ART, Los Angeles and upcoming at Collezione Maramotti, Reggio Emilia, Italy. Her work has been included in numerous group exhibitions both nationally and internationally including the California Biennial (CB08) at the Orange County Museum of Art in Newport Beach. Tanaka recently was awarded an ARC grant from The Durfee Foundation.