Karis Takaki

Karis Takaki is a mixed media painter whose work explores material, geologic time, and ecosystems of memory. Using earth and plant pigments, botanical dyes, rust, graphite, clay, and stitching, she creates layered works shaped by natural processes and the physical qualities of her materials. Her practice centers on the stories held within place, the ways landscapes carry traces of time and change, and the unseen within the material world.

Takaki holds an MFA in Photography and Video from the University of Florida and works from her studio at Manufacturer’s Village in East Orange, New Jersey.