Elizabeth Akamatsu, born in Yokosuka Japan, uses sculpture depicting the natural world to capture the essence of humanity’s precarious existence on the planet.
Her work also serves as an exploration of her Japanese and Chinese heritage and experiences growing up in a predominantly white community. Additionally, she draws inspiration from classical mythology and folk tales to create narrative tropes that provide understanding and guidance. The use of basic geometric forms, which she refers to as “the sacred geometry,” plays a significant role in her art, harnessing their universal visual power to create captivating, timeless, and thought provoking pieces. Akamatsu earned her BA at California State University at Fullerton. She earned her Masters in Fine Arts from Southern Illinois. Her work is in the collections of the Eastern New Mexico University of Portales, the Schmidt Family Foundation, and the Diamond Hill Community Center in Fort Worth, Texas. She has been an assistant professor of art at both Midwestern State University and Sam Houston State University.