Sculptural art
Site-specific and integrated art
Community engagement and social justice
Pittsburgh Creative Corps Artist Directory
Anne Chen
Primary Discipline
Artistic Practice
Ceramic / glass
Textile / fabric / weaving
books and things, 2023. Fabric, batting, chain, countless hours of Antiques Roadshow. 14′ x 4′.
Mutton Fat, 2022. Fabric, stuffing. Various sizes.
Untitled candle sconces, 2022. Ceramic, sculpey, flock, paracord, chain, found necklaces, found bells, found cell phone charm.
Feeling Fakes, 2020. Fabric, stuffing. Various sizes.
Lazy Susan, 2022. Ikea table, childhood manga (90% Inuyasha, 10% CLAMP), mod podge, varnish, ball bearings, wood, epoxy clay, beads. 45″ x 45″ x 17″.
About the Artist
Anne Chen (b.1991, DC) is a Taiwanese-American craft artist who makes things you can touch. Her work endeavors to bring into the light the ancient histories and false narratives woven into objects. Her research explores how physical artifacts, whether stolen through colonization or having migrated in someone’s suitcase, carry unspoken values that can only be revealed through context, density of environment, and the attention of the interpreter. Curious about the diasporic migration of artifacts, her creations knock-off the objects of her Chinese-American upbringing, adopting strategies of collecting, appropriating, and deception towards generating sediment and exaggerating value. She draws from both personal and public archives to produce a range of reproductions (mis)translating these cultural curiosities into sculptural objects including but not limited to quilts, pillows, and ceramics.
Photo by Anne Chen
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Accreditations, Certifications, and/or Awards
- Pittsburgh’s People of the Year in Visual Arts, with Jaded Collective, Pittsburgh City Paper, 2022;
- Director’s Fund, with Jaded Collective, The Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, 2022;
- Opportunity Fund, with Jaded Collective, 2022;
- Teaching Artist Opportunity Grant, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, 2021
Provides Fabrication Services to Other Artists
No
Teaching Artist
Yes, all ages
Joined the Directory
April 2023
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PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
“Through my work, I'm interested in being in conversation with those who have questions about how their histories and artifacts are being displayed in public settings.”
Anne Chen
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Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
