Ikumi Nakada, got a degree of arts and literature from Seijo University in 2005, then graduated from Vantan Design Institutein Tokyo in 2007. Ikumi Nakada portrays children with delicate brushstrokes to recreate memories of childhood and childish innocence. Her depictions of children are based on her observations of children’s behavior. Gradually she forms a connection between her observations and her childhood memories, and channels them into her works created using soft colours and textures.