Jennifer Chai Shear (b. 1987 Taipei, Taiwan) is an interdisciplinary artist and educator based in Ambler, PA. She also works as a facillitator at Studio Route 29 in Frenchtown, NJ.

Edu

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


Group Exhibitions

2026:

  • Tomorrow is Not Better on the Other Side of the Grass / curated by Hop Peternell and Lydia Glenn-Murray / Bruno's / Queens, NY
  • The Sleepover / curated by Hop Peternell and Lydia Glenn-Murray / White Columns Online

2025:

  • Words That Start / curated by Otto Bonnen / Studio Route 29 / Frenchtown, NJ

2024:

  • Files / curated by Hop Peternell and Lydia Glenn-Murray / Kunsthalle Zurich / Zurich, Switzerland
  • Unlife Part 2 / curated by Maren Karlson / Soft Opening / London, UK

2023:

  • Unlife Part 1 / curated by Maren Karlson / Paul Soto / Los Angeles, CA
  • Harm Reduction Collection / curated by Keko Jackson / LACA / Los Angeles, CA


Teaching

  • University of Pennsylvania – Graphic Design 1
  • University of Pennsylvania – Art, Design, and Digital Culture
  • Rutgers University – Drawing + Collage
  • Rutgers University – Graphic Design 2
  • Rutgers University – Screen Printing

Residencies

  • 2018: The Range / Saguache, Colorodo

Awards

  • 2025: Illuminate the Arts Grant

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