Natsuki Takauji is a Japanese interdisciplinary artist based in Queens, NY. Her work explores displacement, diaspora, gender, and trauma healing through both personal expressions and communal participation. Her practice ranges from intricate mixed-media sculpture, multimedia art, drawing, and painting to socially engaged and large-scale public art.
After receiving a B.A. in Creative Writing from Waseda University in Japan, she realized her strong desire to explore tactile and visual expression and moved to NYC. She studied Fine Art Painting and Sculpture at The Art Students League of New York, where she is currently an instructor of Metal Sculpture and Co-Director of Works in Public program in partnership with the NYC Parks Department. She also co-founded The Artist Gardener NYC to activate community gardens through art exhibitions and programs.
Natsuki had her most recent solo exhibit, “The Chrysanthemum and the Sword” at Kapow Gallery, and also recently showcased at Japan Society, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Kinosaito Art Center, JFK Airport in New York, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum and Kameyama Art Trienniale in Japan, World Art Expo Seoul in Korea, and Oeno Gallery in Canada. She is a recipient of Ankhlave Garden Project Fellowship, Artport Residency Fellowship, Queens Art Fund Grant, Nessa Cohen Grant, and more.