Taro Takizawa

Taro Takizawa is an artist specializing in printmaking, wall vinyl installations, drawings, and 2D designs. His work blends both Western and Eastern aesthetics, with a deep appreciation for traditional printmaking processes and the art of mark-making. Takizawa is fascinated by the fusion of contemporary studio practices with traditional methods, exploring the boundaries between printmaking and installation art.

He earned his BFA with a printmaking emphasis from Central Michigan University and completed his MFA in printmaking at Syracuse University. Takizawa has exhibited his work both nationally and internationally, such as the Grand Rapids Public Museum, LUX Center for the Arts, the China Printmaking Museum, Tyger Tyger Gallery, and Kai Lin Art in Atlanta, GA. He has also participated in several artist residencies, including those at the Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, Morgan Conservatory, GoggleWorks, Lawrence Arts Center and the Newport Art Museum.
Takizawa currently serves as the Assistant Professor of Art at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Education

MFA in Studio Art/Printmaking, Syracuse University.
BFA in Studio Arts/Printmaking, Central Michigan University

Specialization in Teaching

Printmaking: relief printing, intaglio, monotype, lithography, and screenprinting.
Drawing

Research Interests

Printmaking, drawing, vinyl installations.

Honors & Awards

2024 2nd Place at The New South V, Kai Lin Art, Atlanta, GA
2023 Print Santa Fe 5x5 Honorable Mention

2022 Provost’s Purchase Award
Purchased on behalf of Dr. Clarenda Phillips, Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, from the Full Court Press Juried Print Exhibition
of the Americas.

The SGCI Emerging Printmaker Award

2019 Gamblin Emerging Artist Award
Working Artist Grant/Art Purchase Award

2018 ArtPrize Artist Seed Grant
Awagami Paper Award
Saltonstall Fellowship

2017 ArtPrize Artist Seed Grant
Bruce Manwaring Award
Living Arts of Tulsa Fellowship