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
2026:
- Tomorrow is Not Better on the Other Side of the Grass / Bruno's (Studio Route 29) / Queens, NY
- The Sleepover / White Columns Online #35
2025:
- Words That Start / Studio Route 29 / 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
University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design
- Spring 2026 / Graphic Design 1: Creative Technologies
- Spring 2025 / Art, Design, and Digital Culture
- Spring 2024 / Graphic Design 1: Creative Technologies
- Fall 2023 – Present / Drawing 1A: Collage
- Fall 2024 / Graphic Design 2: Design Systems
- Spring 2021 – Fall 2023 / Print 1A: Screen Printing
Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University
Awards
- 2025: Illuminate the Arts Grant / Philadelphia, PA
Residencies
- 2018: The Range / Saguache, CO
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