Tasha Kusama

Tasha Kusama is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at ArtCenter College of Design, specializing in Illustration. She graduated from ArtCenter in 2008 with a BFA in Fine Art/Painting. Her work spans fine art exhibitions and commercial projects, with clients including The Skirball Museum, MoCA, Uniqlo, and Hermes. She has taught figure drawing workshops and classes at ArtCenter Extension from 2008–2012, focusing on composition, painting, and figure studies.

Her art explores themes of identity, contemporary culture, and mixed-media techniques, with works featured in galleries in New York, Los Angeles, and Copenhagen. Major exhibitions include Hi-Fructose, Juxtapoz, and ArtCenter’s Dot magazine. Her commercial collaborations span fashion, retail, and publishing.

Notable artworks include Sometimes Ima Baby, Sometimes Ima Tiger, Millenial Blood, Sweat + Tears, and TUFFLOVE, combining acrylic, oil, gold leaf, and mixed media. She has no listed scientific awards or grants but maintains an active creative practice and teaching portfolio.