Takura Suzuki was born in 1996 in Tokyo and currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. He earned his BFA in Painting from Indiana University Bloomington in 2019 and his MFA in Visual Arts from Washington University in St. Louis in 2021.

Suzuki’s work navigates the fluidity of belonging and identity in an era where borders constantly shift. Reflecting on his experience living in the United States while retaining deep roots in a transforming Japan, he visualizes the tension between what fades and what endures. By merging fragments of digital culture and advertising with classical painting motifs—such as flowers and butterflies symbolic of vanitas—Suzuki questions how we define stability amidst uncertainty. His practice reveals painting not as a finished product but as an ongoing act of searching, capturing the fragile balance between loss and renewal.

Most recently, Suzuki presented solo exhibitions at 1969 Gallery (Belonging in Transit) and Paul Smith Soho (In Praise of What Fades) in New York. His work has been exhibited internationally, including at The Hole, New York; Plato Gallery, New York; the Brooklyn Museum, New York; FOAM CONTEMPORARY, Tokyo; and N Project, Osaka. He was the recipient of the Winsor & Newton x Paul Smith Foundation International Art Prize in 2024, and his work is included in the collection of the Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art in Japan.