NowHere Open Studios: Maiko Kikuchi

The NowHere Studio Program is a year-long Dumbo residency, launched January 2024, that gives one selected artist a studio before culminating in a solo exhibition at NowHere’s Tribeca flagship. This year’s resident is Maiko Kikuchi, a Tokyo-born, NYC-based multidisciplinary artist and Pratt MFA whose surreal, handcrafted work spans illustration, sculpture, puppetry, and performance at venues like the Met, The Public Theater, Japan Society, and La MaMa. Following her Hyperallergic-highlighted 2024 NowHere exhibition, Kikuchi’s residency kicks off in March 2026, continuing her exploration of memory, subconscious imagery, and poetic abstraction.

Maiko Kikuchi is a Tokyo-born, New York City-based multidisciplinary artist whose handcrafted, surreal worlds span illustration, painting, sculpture, animation, puppetry, and performance — presented at venues including the Met, The Public Theater, Japan Society, and La MaMa. 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.