Maiko Kikuchi is a Tokyo–born, New York City–based multidisciplinary artist working across illustration, painting, drawing, collage, sculpture, animation, puppetry, and performance. Kikuchi builds surreal, handcrafted worlds rooted in that liminal space between reality and the uncanny. Her puppetry and performance works, which she writes, directs, and performs herself, have been presented at leading venues including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Public Theater, and La MaMa Experimental Theatre, among others.

An MFA graduate in Sculpture from Pratt Institute, her practice layers memory, subconscious imagery, and poetic abstraction into narratives that are humorous, tender, and emotionally resonant. Her late 2024 exhibition at NowHere was highlighted by Hyperallergic, and we look forward to sharing the next chapter of her evolving practice through the residency, which will kick off in March 2026.

Learn more about Maiko Kikuchi: maikokikuchiart.com @maikokikuchi_nyc