Jes Fan

BornNationalityBased In

N/AN/ABrooklyn, Hong Kong

Biography

Jes Fan (b. Scarborough, Canada) lives and works in Hong Kong and Brooklyn, USA. Fan originally trained in glass making, but has expanded his practice to encompass diverse mediums and approaches. From videos to sculptures, his trans-disciplinary practice speculates on the intersection of biology and identity in relation to the materiality of the gendered and racialised body. ...

Selected Artworks

Jes FanFragrant Harbour, 2022190 x 114 x 79cm75000 USD

Jes FanI think about Lam Qua everyday III, 201930.5 x 28.2 x 13.8cm6500 USD

Jes FanWounding, 2022223 x 134 x 71cm80000 USD

Awards

Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant2022

Gold Art Prize2021

NYFA/NYSCA Artist Fellowship (Sculpture/Craft)2020

Emerging Artists Fellowship, Socrates Sculpture Park.2019

Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship, Jerome Foundation2019

Emergency Grant Foundation for Contemporary Arts2017

Joan Mitchell Painters and Sculptors Grant Recipient2017

Edward and Sally Van Lier Fellowship, Museum of Arts and Design2017

Creative Glass Center of America Fellowship, Wheaton Arts2016

Award of Excellence, RISD Glass Department2014

John A. Chironna Fellowship, RISD2013

Biennals

Venice Biennial2022 - Venice

Liverpool Biennial2021

The Biennale of Sydney2020 - Sydney