Jennifer Chai Shear (b. 1987 Taipei, Taiwan) is an interdisciplinary artist, educator, and facilitator at Studio Route 29. She currently lives in Philadelphia, PA.

Edu

  • 2020 – 2023: MFA Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University / New Brunswick, NJ
  • 2005 – 2010: BFA Pratt Institute / Brooklyn, NY


Recent Exhibitions

2025:

  • Words That Start / Studio Route 29 and Artyard / Frenchtown, NJ

2024:

  • Files / Kunsthalle Zurich / Zurich, Switzerland
  • Unlife Part 2 / Soft Opening / London, UK

2023:

  • Unlife Part 1 / Soft Opening at Paul Soto / Los Angeles, CA
  • Harm Reduction Collection / LACA / Los Angeles, CA


Teaching

  • Spring 2026: Graphic Design 1: Creative Technologies / UPenn
  • Fall 2023 – present: Drawing 1A: Collage / Rutgers University
  • Spring 2025: Art, Design, and Digital Culture / UPenn
  • Fall 2024: Graphic Design 2: Design Systems / Rutgers University
  • Spring 2024: Graphic Design 1: Creative Technologies / UPenn
  • Spring 2021 – Fall 2023: Print 1A: Screen Printing / Rutgers University


Awards

  • 2025: Illuminate the Arts Grant / Philadelphia, PA


Residencies

  • 2018: The Range / Saguache, CO

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