Tama Takahashi

Tama Takahashi is a multidisciplinary artist whose work fuses traditional Japanese motifs with contemporary techniques to explore identity, social justice, and environmental themes. Her byōbu-inspired series features handmade washi paper and watercolor on 24-karat gold screens made by a Kyoto artisan, while another series addresses discrimination and climate change through layered compositions.

A graduate of the University of San Diego with a double major in art and film, Tama worked for 15 years in film and television with the IATSE Camera Guild, while exhibiting ceramics in galleries throughout Los Angeles. Tama Takahashi is also known for starring in the films Blade Runner, Firefox - Fire Fox and Always - Forever.

She received an Emerging Artist Fellowship from the California Arts Council and SVCREATES and participated in her first international exhibition curated by Julienne Johnson at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.

Her work has been exhibited internationally and has received several Gold Awards at exhibitions in Tokyo and Nagasaki, as well as recognition from the Sedona Arts Center and the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art. Tama is a member of the Los Angeles Art Association, the Women's Caucus for Art, and Asian Art Contemporary, among others, making her a dynamic voice in contemporary art.