Natsuki Takauji
8 Oct. – 5 Nov. 2026
Natsuki Takauji is a Japanese native visual artist based in New York City. Her work centers on themes of memory, identity, sexuality, trauma, and catharsis through both personal expression and community engagement. Her interdisciplinary practice ranges from mixed-media, metal sculpture, and multimedia to socially engaged practice, sustainable art, and public sculpture.
She has exhibited internationally, and mainly in New York: recently at Materials for the Arts, KAPOW, Japan Society New York, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Kameyama Triennale in Japan, Oeno Gallery in Canada, and more. She teaches metal sculpture and mixed media, and leads the public sculpture program, Works in Public at The Art Students League of New York. She also co-founded The Artist Gardener NYC to activate local community gardens through art exhibits.
She received fellowships and residencies from Nespresso USA, Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, Materials for the Arts, AnkhLave Arts Alliance, Artport, Works in Public (originally known as Model the Monument). She received grants from Queens Council on the Arts, New York Foundation for the Arts, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, The Art Students League of New York, and more.
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