Taeko Maezawa (b. 1977, Shizuoka, Japan) is a mixed media artist whose work is deeply influenced by her childhood memories, nature, and the Japanese fairytale "Taketori Monogatari." This fairytale, which inspired the 2013 Academy Award-nominated film The Tale of Kaguyahime, is evident in Maezawa's art, with many of her pieces featuring ethereal natural motifs intricately woven into the composition.

Maezawa has exhibited her work internationally, from Japan and France to Bangladesh, South Korea, China, the Czech Republic, and the USA. She received her education at Kyoto University, Toho Eizo Abe Bijutsu, Tama Art University in Tokyo, and the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, France.

Her artworks transport viewers to a dreamlike, otherworldly realm, and her ability to blend her love for Japanese fairytales, the patterns of Kimono, and her personal memories and experiences makes her work truly unique.