Masao Nakahara (b. Saitama, Japan, 1956) lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany. He received degrees from Nihon Art School, Tokyo (1980), and Düsseldorf Art Academy (1988). Following a thirty year career hiatus, during which time he worked as a translator, Nakahara returned to public recognition in 2021, when at the invitation of his long-time friend Yoshitomo Nara, he was included in tomodachi to: With Friends at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, an exhibition celebrating artists of Japanese descent who studied at the Düsseldorf Kunstakademie. Nakahara’s recent solo exhibitions include Walk in the Maze Forest, Sens Gallery, Hong Kong (2023); Daydreams and Memories, Althuis Hofland Fine Arts, Amsterdam (2022); and Departure and Arrival & Fear and Hope, ES 365, Dusseldorf, Germany (2021).