Join us for an artist talk with Singaporean Chinese artist and educator, Jia Sung as she talks about her process creating work that explores notions of identity and language, cultural dislocation and belonging. Jia will also be reading some of her poetry and selling her beautiful zines, tarot cards and prints at the end of the event.

ABOUT JIA SUNG

Jia Sung is an artist and educator, born in Minnesota, bred in Singapore, now based in Brooklyn, and received a BFA from RISD in 2015. She is currently a 2018-2019 Smack Mellon Studio Artist and Van Lier Fellow, and an art director at Guernica.

Her paintings and artist books have been exhibited across North America, including the Knockdown Center, RISD Museum, Wave Hill, EFA Project Space, Lincoln Center, Yale University, and MOMA PS1, and in publications including Hyperallergic, Jacobin Magazine, Asian American Writers Workshop, and The Guardian. She has taught workshops at organizations like the AC Institute, Abrons Arts Center, and Museum of Chinese in America.

*Note: We will not be accepting any walk ins. Please RSVP through Eventbrite! Donations go towards making the Makers Series possible.