BORN
July 29, 1992 in Binghamton, NY
EDUCATION
National Taiwan University, Chinese Language Division, Taipei, Taiwan, 2016-2017
Nine months of advanced level intensive Mandarin courses (TOCFL Lv.4 fluency)
Student of Master Chinese Calligrapher Wu Wensheng, Taipei, Taiwan, 2015-2017
Chinese Calligraphy (1000 hrs) and Stone Seal Engraving (500 hrs)
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY: Fine Art, BFA, 2015; Mathematics, BA, 2015
RESIDENCIES
2022 Gallim Moving Artist Residency, Brooklyn, NY Feb 2022
2021 Fire Island Artist Residency, Fire Island, NY Summer 2021
2019 Book Artist Residency, the Center for Book Arts, New York, NY 2019-2020
2018 店面 Storefront Residency, the WOW Project, Wing On Wo &Co, New York, NY 2018-19
EXHIBITIONS
2033 Queer Love; La MaMa Galleria, Lehman College Art Gallery; New York, Bronx; New York
2022 (Un)Fixed group exhibition, SoMad, New York, NY
Unfolding Forms, Center for Book Arts, New York, NY
i love you more than you’ll ever know, Solo exhibition at Skånes Konstförening, Malmö, Sweden
2021 Bodeguita 718, Amor Prohibido, Harlem, New York
2020 RBPMW Members Show, Elizabeth Foundation, New York, NY
Portrait: Identity and Expression, Site Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2019 Storefront Residency window display, Wing on Wo & Co, New York, NY
2018 Chinese Medicine in America, Museum of Chinese in America, New York NY
2017 12 x 12 Exhibitions, Provincetown Art Association Museum, Provincetown, MA
2015 Thesis Exhibition, Experimental Gallery, Tjaden Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Gift Whores, Experiemental Gallery, Tjaden Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Thesis II, Tjaden Gallery, Tjaden Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2014 Thesis I, Tjaden Gallery, Tjaden Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Crystal Eyes, Crystallize, Crystal Lies, Tjaden Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2013 Cornell In Rome Group Exhibition, Cornell Rome Campus, Lazio, Italy
2012 Decepticons, Experimental Gallery, Tjaden Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
MCMXCII, Experimental Gallery, Tjaden Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
PERFORMANCES
2023 Year of the Gay Rabbit, QNA Down the Rabbit Hole, Los Angeles, California
2022 Years Flowing by Like Water, Welcome to Chinatown Gala, Manhattan, NY
Reflection, Bushwig, Knockdown Center, Queens, NY
Crystal Monkey Calligraphy, Palm Heights Supper Club, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Jocky Calligraphy, The Houseparty, Live Arts New York
tiger bb cvnt, performance, Inter Arts Center, Malmö Sweden
Pussy Calligraphy, performance, Skånes Konstförening, Malmö, Sweden
Slay-sian Tiger Calligraphy, performance, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
2021 Butterfly Lovers, collaborative performance, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Whispers to the Ocean In Fuschia: A Tribute to Anita Mui’s 似水流年, Cherry Grove, NY
Offering, Center for Book Arts Benefit, New York, NY
2020 Cooking with Crystal Monkey, WOW Project 4 Year Anniversary, New York, NY
Cawigraphy, Virtual performance for Bubble_T as part of New York Live Arts’ The Houseparty with Everybooty, New York, NY
Chan & Chong Presents: Titantic, Co-Production with Wo Chan, Abrons Art Center, New York, NY
Integrating Identity with Vincent Chong, Solo live calligraphy performance, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
2019 永恆之愛 Evelasting Love, with Clara Lu, Movement Research at Judson Church, New York, NY
Mulan IV, the Live Action Pride Fantasy, drag show Co-Directed with Wo Chan, Museum of Chinese in America, New York, NY
永安和, Live Calligraphy at WOW Project 3rd year anniversary, DCTVNY, New York NY
The Monkey King and Queen Write Spring Couplets, Chinese New year performance at BUBBLE_T at MoMA PS1, and Lunar New Year Celebration at Abrons Art Center
PUBLICATIONS
2023 I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know, Forthcoming Artist Book with Plush Press
Interview with Sin Theta Magazine
2022 Trans History in 99 Objects, Christina Linden
2021 Moonlight Photosynthesis, Cover Art for Chen Chen’s Your Emergency Contact has Experienced
and Emergency, BOA Editions, fall 2022
Feature in Vol 01, Just Femme & Dandy
Feature in Dis-Orient, Queer Asian Social Club
2018 A Rose By a Different Name, Banana Mag 005
AWARDS
2021 NYFA City Artist Corp Grant, NYFA Grants, NY
NYSCA/NYFA Fellowship in Craft and Traditional Art, NYFA Grants, NY
2016 Huayu Enrichment Scholarship for Mandarin Studies in Taiwan, TECO Taiwan
2nd Place, Chinese Calligraphy Competition for Foreigners, Taiwan Taxation Bureau
2014 Foreign Language and Area Studies Grant, Cornell University Asian Studies Department
2013 Albert Murray Memorial Scholarship, Cornell University Dept. of Art
2012 David R. Bean Prize in Fine Art, Cornell University Dept. of Art
Kip Brady Prize in Printmaking, Cornell University Dept. of Art
WORK EXPERIENCE
Multidisciplinary Artist, Present
Studio Assistant, Harlan and Weaver Inc. New York, NY 2018-2021
Freelance printer, 10 Grand Press, New York, NY 2019-present
Print Monitor, Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, New York, NY 2018-present
Bookbinder, Small Editions Inc. New York, NY 2018-2019
TEACHING
2021 Non-Adhesive Bookbinding, Workshop of RRR Fellows, WOW Project, New York, NY
Intro Seal Carving, Soft Surplus, Brooklyn, NY
2019 Chinese calligraphy of queer terms, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
Rainbow Fans, Chinese calligraphy workshop for pride, Metropolitan Museum of art, New York, NY
WOW Project residency led 16 calligraphy and bookmaking workshops free and open to public centered around QTPOC community members.
2018 “Advanced Print Media,” Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2017 Teaching Artist in Residence, calligraphy classes for childremMuseum of Chinese in America
2016 Pop up Calligraphy workshop, View Art Center, Old Forge, NY