Fall 2026 Visiting Artist ColloquiumWendy Maruyama

Furniture maker, artist, and educator Wendy Maruyama has spent more than five decades creating innovative, boundary-pushing work. Rooted in traditional craft, her early pieces explored feminist ideas through furniture and material culture. In recent years, her practice has expanded beyond studio craft into the realm of social practice, addressing urgent global issues through art. Her ongoing wildLIFE Project confronts the endangerment of elephants—an issue that is deeply personal to her.