CONTACT
nova.jiang@gmail.com
BIO
Nova Jiang’s work engages with the evolving definition of public space. Concerned with fostering a sense of community, she often creates situations that allow people to relate in unexpected ways. She wants to inspire people’s curiosity about each other as well as their everyday surroundings through play. Quite often, she succeeds in transforming strangers into collaborators. Her most recent projects focus on sharing the tools of artistic production as well as methodologies for creative thinking.
She holds a masters degree from the Design Media Art Department, University of California, Los Angeles. She has exhibited work at festivals, galleries and museums including 01SJ Biennial, San Jose; Sundance, Park City; TEDActive, Palm Spring; Sonar, Barcelona; Glow, Santa Monica; Transitio_MX, Mexico City; Japan Media Art Festival, Tokyo; Medialab-Prado, Madrid; De Oosterpoort, Groningen; LM Projects, Los Angeles; The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh; Milan Public Design Festival, Milan among other venues. She is also the recipient of a Skowhegan Fellowship, a Black Rock Arts Foundation Grant, a Sculpture Space Grant and an Eyebeam Fellowship.