Nao Yamamoto uses elements from nature to explore and celebrate the power of life, both its significance and in its interconnectedness. Nao Yamamoto is a glass artist who works in Seattle, Washington. Born in Japan, she earned a BFA from Tama Art University in Tokyo in 2011, and an MFA from California State University-San Bernardino in 2014. Nao Yamamoto has won grand prize at red hot gala and received hot shop residency at Museum of Glass in Tacoma in 2018. Yamamoto was chosen to design the 2017 Mayor’s Arts Awards in Seattle Washington. She has had solo and group exhibitions in all over the United State, such as Washington, California and few others, as well as in Japan.