Taiko Chandler is an artist living and working in Denver, Colorado, USA. Chandler works primarily in printmaking, expanding beyond flat prints into three-dimensional installations, predominantly site-specific. Chandler's practice extends to other mediums. Born in Nagano, Japan, she trained and worked as a nurse in Japan and the United Kingdom before moving to the United States. Chandler began her professional artistic practice at the Art Students League of Denver. work is grounded in printmaking, expanding into installation and sculpture, predominantly print-based. Born in Nagano, Japan, she trained and worked as a nurse in Japan and the UK before moving to the United States. Chandler began her professional artistic practice at the Art Students League of Denver.
Chandler has exhibited widely in Colorado, including solo exhibitions at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, with additional presentations at the Denver Botanic Gardens and the Littleton Museum. Her work has been presented nationally in group exhibitions and print fairs across the United States, and internationally in Japan.
In 2023, her installation Blue Surge, created on site from a series of monotype prints on Tyvek, was featured in Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She has participated in residencies at the RedLine Contemporary Art Center (2020–2022) and the Anderson Ranch Arts Center (2024). Her work has been featured in Hyperallergic (reviewed by Kealey Boyd), Printmaking Today, and A Tale of Two Balconies (Smithsonian Institution & Giles Ltd., 2024).