Jes Fan

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Animacy Arrangement, 2018, 
silicone, glass. Image courtesy of the artist

Animacy Arrangement (Lick), 2018 Himalayan salt, and glass. Image courtesy of the artist

Animacy Arrangement (Cube), 2018, capsules, soybeans and water. Image courtesy of the artist

Testo-Candle, 2017, beeswax, Depo-testosterone, wick, silicone base. Image courtesy of the artist

Disposed to Add, 2017, performance (performers: Troizel Carr, Lucas Girino at Pioneer Works), silicone barbells. Image courtesy of the artist

Jes Fan’s work speculates on the intersection of biology and identity. Their works propose an expanded notion of biological and bodily materiality rooted via an investigation of transgender politics, body modification, and applied science. Fan is the recipient of various awards, such as the Joan Mitchell Painters and Sculptors Grant, Van Lier Fellowship at Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), Pioneer Works Residency, and John A. Chironna Memorial Award at RISD. Recent solo shows include “No Clearance in Niche” at MAD Museum, NY; “Disposed to Add”, at Vox Populi Gallery, PA; “Ot(her)” Brown University, RI. Fan holds a BFA in Glass from Rhode Island School of Design and is currently working in Brooklyn, NY. 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2018
Mother is a Woman, Empty Gallery, HK
2017
Disposed to Add, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
No Clearance in Niche, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
2016
Ot(her), Sarah Doyle Gallery, Brown University, Providence, RI

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2017
Uproot, Smack Mellon, New York, NY
Glass Ceiling, UrbanGlass, New York, NY
Timeshare, Zaha Hadid Building, NY
Set on Freedom, Queens Museum, NY
In Search of Miss Ruthless, Para Site, Hong Kong
From Dada to Tada, Fisher and Parrish, Brooklyn, NY
Threshold, Underdonk Gallery, New York, NY
Stranger Things, Outpost Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2016
Whereabouts, Glazenhuis Museum, Belgium
2014
Material Location, UrbanGlass, New York, NY