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In the Studio: Kaori Maeyama

Artist Kaori Maeyama standing in her studio at the Joan Mitchell Center surrounded by oil paintings

Kaori Maeyama is a New Orleans-based artist and Fall 2020 Artist-in-Residence at the Joan Mitchell Center. This interview was filmed at the Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans, November 2020. Learn more about her work at kaorimaeyama.com

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