Jenie Gao
jenie.org/now.html
"[Punishment is] where the law excels. Justice is a more difficult thing." - Nghi Vo, Mammoths at the Gates
Location:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Professional title:
Multidisciplinary artist, nonprofit management consultant, owner of Jenie Gao Studio LLC
What do you do?
Printmaking, installation and public art, community storytelling, and civic practice work using anti-gentrification best practices. Consulting for cultural organizations and the public sector on equitable best practices, community engagement ethics, and organizational transformation.
Why?
To create artworks that are both impactful and beneficial to communities. To build infrastructure for healthy, resilient, and community-centered organizations. To align symbolic representation with genuine systemic change.
What should we read?
Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement - Angela Davis