Bio
Taiko is an artist, based in Denver, who works in printmaking, installation, and more recently sculpture.
Taiko was born and raised in Japan, and first worked as a nurse in Japan and the UK; she has also lived in several U.S. cities. After taking her first class (printmaking) at the Art Students League of Denver in 2011, she has been absorbed in art. Her professional journey is directly influenced by the transition she experienced, moving from Japan to the West.
Taiko’s work has been exhibited at galleries, museums, and nonprofit organizations throughout Colorado (including the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver Botanic Gardens), as well as at numerous shows and print fairs across the U.S. Her installation, created on-site from 150 Monotype prints on Tyvek, was part of the “Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence” exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, in 2023.
Her work is part of private and public collections in the U.S. and Japan, including the Cleveland Clinic Art Program, University of Colorado Denver Business school, and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (NY).
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