Taiko Chandler is a self-taught artist based in Colorado whose work spans printmaking, installation, and sculpture. Born in Nagano, Japan, she trained and worked as a nurse in Japan and the UK before moving to the United States. Chandler’s professional artistic practice began in 2011 at the Art Students League of Denver.
Chandler has exhibited widely in Colorado, including a solo show at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, the Denver Botanic Gardens, and the Littleton Museum. Nationally, her work has appeared in group exhibitions and print fairs across the U.S., and internationally in a group exhibition in Japan. In 2023, her installation Blue Surge, created on site from 150 monotype prints on Tyvek, was featured in Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She has held residencies at RedLine Contemporary Art Center (2020–2022) and Anderson Ranch Arts Center (2024), and her work has been featured in Hyperallergic (reviewed by Kealey Boyd), Printmaking Today, and A Tale of Two Balconies (Smithsonian Institution & Giles Ltd., 2024).