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Read more about the article A challenge to my community: speak up for what you care about
Antonio Berni

A challenge to my community: speak up for what you care about

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:September 7, 2015
  • Post category:All/Art Career/Art Residencies/Understanding Value

It's not a loud voice, but it's an extremely prevalent one in our culture. I have friends who choose not to talk about things like politics on Facebook or at work, because the…

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Read more about the article How do we define true human progress?
Trigger Finger, Ink Drawing by Jenie Gao

How do we define true human progress?

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:September 2, 2015
  • Post category:All/Art Career/Art Residencies/Everyday Allegories/Exhibitions/Understanding Value

August 29th was the one-year anniversary of me leaving my corporate job. I left to pursue my artwork. On a deeper level, I left to make myself better and more…

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Read more about the article To my friend who lost her daughter and what you taught me about love

To my friend who lost her daughter and what you taught me about love

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:August 25, 2015
  • Post category:All/Art Career/Art Residencies/Everyday Allegories

Sunday, July 12th, was a picturesque, idyllic day. It started with a promising fourth (?) date. We made breakfast in the morning, then walked around Madison's Art Fair on the Square. Then…

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Read more about the article To the man who attacked me, here’s how my week went
Painting study.

To the man who attacked me, here’s how my week went

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:August 14, 2015
  • Post category:All/Art Career/Art Residencies/Everyday Allegories

Painting studies, pain aux raisins, and reading under the trees and a summer breeze. On Monday, a man with a knife attacked me in my neighborhood. On Tuesday, I talked…

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Read more about the article False starts

False starts

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:July 10, 2015
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Yesterday evening, towards the end of my run, a homeless woman stopped me to help jumpstart her car. My jumper cables were bad, so I went and got new ones.…

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Read more about the article Learning to See: Reception
Photos courtesy of Pedro Castro.

Learning to See: Reception

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:May 5, 2015
  • Post category:All/Art Career/Art Residencies/Exhibitions

Art is nothing without dialogue. At the end of the day, I am little more than the applicator of colors on paper. So it is both humbling and special to see that…

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Read more about the article Preview of Solo Show at Ploch Art Gallery

Preview of Solo Show at Ploch Art Gallery

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:April 10, 2015
  • Post category:All/Art Career/Art Residencies/Exhibitions

I have been back in the States now for two weeks, and my first bit of business has been preparing for a solo show at Ploch Art Gallery at Sharon Lynne Wilson…

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Read more about the article What Feral Dogs Can Teach Us About Humanity

What Feral Dogs Can Teach Us About Humanity

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:March 24, 2015
  • Post category:All/Art Career/Art Residencies/Chile/Everyday Allegories/Stories/Understanding Value
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Stray dogs overrun the cities and towns of South America. Their presence is so normal that when I asked a local about them, he answered my question with a question,…

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Read more about the article What does the existence of 5 Chilean Pesos suggest about wealth?

What does the existence of 5 Chilean Pesos suggest about wealth?

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:March 20, 2015
  • Post category:All/Art Career/Art Residencies/Chile/Stories/Understanding Value

Contemplate this for a moment: 10,000 Chilean pesos is the equivalent of $16.30 US Dollars. Over the course of my voyage in Chile, I have acquired many 5 peso coins,…

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Read more about the article Like the Grown-Ups (v2)

Like the Grown-Ups (v2)

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  • Post published:March 17, 2015
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Estoy estancada. I'm stuck. I've used up most of my paper, but am dissatisfied with my drawings here in Castro, Chiloé. The setting is tranquil. I am restless. On the…

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