What God Looks Like
My mother once told me the story of a cartoon she saw in a newspaper some years ago, which explained God. In the cartoon, God is a faceless, featureless oval on a table. People come…
Still from Artist Talk at ALL
Our Relationship with Power: Why It Matters & What We Can Learn
Did you miss my show at Arts + Literature Laboratory? Here's a recap of why I chose to focus on power and a video of the story I told at the reception.…
Lessons of departure: the heart and mind of a rural town in a tourists’ economy
Lanesboro Arts Center is beautiful. The space is bright, open, welcoming, and full of activity. They regularly host artists and writers to use the space as a getaway to focus on projects,…
Ink drawings of Trees by Jenie Gao
A welcome interruption: a letter for busy people
We are a culture in transit, both for the joy and the agony of it. Our long work commutes depress us, while ideas of travel and escape excite us. In…
Flat Pictures of High Places - ink and watercolor drawing by Jenie Gao
Rules are made to be…
I'm a lover of paradox, for those who didn't know, especially the man-made ones. In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, you need a parking permit to keep your car on the street at night.…
"The Substance of Your Beauty," ink and watercolor drawing by Jenie Gao
Art and Leadership: the power and purpose of creativity
I recently wrote an article called “The Myth of the Starving Artist—and what it can teach us about job security.” In it, I discuss how society’s attitude towards art parallels…
The love affair of art & politics-and the culture they create
The chase. The game. Love it or hate it, love it and hate it. Choose to play, choose not to play. There's no getting away from it. Our existence depends on…
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How to comfort your mother and still be true to yourself
My mom, like most parents, worries about my happiness and wellbeing, which means she spends a lot of time thinking about me being unhappy and unwell. Funny how that works, right?…
"The Light Within Us We Do Not Use," 20 x 30 in drawing, by Jenie Gao
The myth of the starving artist–and what it can teach us about job security
"What do you do?" This is the number one small talk question we ask people, on par with discussing the weather. It's a question we either don't care about at…
"A Circulatory System," Ink and Watercolor Drawing, 10 x 14 inches, by Jenie Gao
How to Catch a Counterfeit (or how to focus on what matters)
Back when I started working in manufacturing, I had a boss who would ask our team: "How do you catch a counterfeit?" The answer? "Study the real." There are infinite…
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