Taner Paşamehmetoğlu is a multidisciplinary visual artist based in Sacramento, California, whose work blends storytelling, environmental urgency, and reflection on his cultural hybridity. He primarily works with oil and acrylic paint while also incorporating digital photography and upcycled mixed media to explore themes of consumerism and sustainability. His process also frequently involves exposure to natural forces like rain and extreme heat, blurring the line between artist and environment.
In 2024, Paşamehmetoğlu completed an artist residency with the City of Sacramento’s Office of Climate Action and Sustainability, culminating in a collaborative community mural now part of the City’s Art in Public Places Collection and on display at Joe Mims, Jr. Hagginwood Community Center. His work has been exhibited throughout California, and his painting The American Dream was recently included in curriculum for Advanced Painting: Reconsidering the Portrait and Figure, a course taught at UC Berkeley.
His creative roots trace back to his upbringing as a second-generation American raised by parents from Türkiye, who are also artists. His practice further evolved through photojournalism, a long-running photography residency with Major League Soccer’s Real Salt Lake, and a career in creative advertising.
Paşamehmetoğlu works out of his home studio in Sacramento and is a member artist at Axis Gallery and Atrium 916.
Website: tanerpasamehmetoglu.com
