▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁T aken aga ▁also ▁taught ▁briefly ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Den ver ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁She ▁currently ▁lives ▁and ▁works ▁both ▁in ▁William st own , ▁MA ▁and ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁her ▁studio ▁is ▁located . ▁ ▁Work ▁Although ▁a ▁print maker ▁early ▁in ▁her ▁career , ▁T aken aga ▁is ▁primarily ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁oil ▁and ▁ac ry lic ▁paint ings . ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁exhib iting ▁her ▁work ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁Her ▁paint ings ▁rely ▁on ▁the ▁repet ition ▁of ▁d ots ▁in ▁s atur ated ▁colors ▁to ▁form ▁various ▁patterns ▁and ▁create ▁swe eping ▁or ▁spir aling ▁movements . ▁The ▁center ▁or ▁horizon ▁of ▁these ▁paint ings ▁often ▁is ▁l ighter , ▁creating ▁a ▁l umin ous ▁effect . ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁several ▁years , ▁T aken aga ' s ▁pen chant ▁for ▁a ▁ne on - br ight , ▁even ▁gar ish ▁p alette ▁has ▁changed ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁her ▁mother ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁The ▁m uted ▁" tw il ight ▁p alette " ▁of ▁gray s ▁and ▁bl ues ▁reflect s ▁T aken aga ' s ▁m our ning . ▁The ▁artist ▁has ▁remarked ▁that ▁" the ▁colors ▁got ▁ic ier ▁and ▁col der . ▁I ▁think ▁these ▁grey ▁paint ings ▁have ▁some ▁sense ▁of ▁f ading -- ▁sh iny , ▁ha zy , ▁sh ifting ." ▁▁ ▁Due