Honami Yano was born on a small island in Japan. During her college years spent in Kyoto, she went on an exchange program to the Rhode Island School of Design. Received the master degree at the Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media. After graduation, she worked for it as a researcher assistant for three years.

瀬戸内海島生まれ。ロードアイランドスクールオブデザイン交換留学、京都精華大学卒業。2017年東京藝術大学大学院映像研究科修了。同大学院にて助手を３年務め、現在名古屋大学未来社会創造機構特任助教。