Born in England, Nares lives and works in New York. He was educated at Chelsea School of Art in London (72-73) and the School of Visual Arts in New York. His work is held in numerous public collections including: Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY; Hood Museum of Art, Hanover, NH; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY; The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; The Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY.